The Rocky Mount Herald
VOLUME 3, NO. 10
R.T. Fountain To
J Broadcast Talk
d Hon. R. T. Founnun, candidate for
d; United States Senate to succeed
£k;nalor J. W. Bailey, will deliver
wv "ddress in the interest of his
Wndidncy over WPTF, Raleigh, on
Monday night, Marobt9, from 8 to
8:30 o'clock. It is that he
will discuss many of the campaign
| speeches and senatorial record of
Senator Bailey.
Scholarship Is
Offered To Club
Members Of State
A one-year scholarship to State
College will be awarded the North
Carolina 4-H club "member who grows
and exhibits the bes), baby beef
- calf in 193.K
In addition to the animal's show
ing at the Staje Fail- in the fall,
paid L. R. Harrilj, 4-H club leader
at, Stat# College, the club member's
record and activities during the
year will be considered.
Any l>ona fide olnb member is
eligible to compete, but to receive
the scholarship he must have his
application, to enter college approved
on or before the opening of the
fall term following his- receipt cf
tli eaward.
• The scholarship, to be applied on
a course in dairying or animal hus
bandry, is offered by the North Car
olina division of the National Cot
tonseed Products Association.
CHAIN LETTERS
APPEAR AGAIN
. Remember last year's chain letter
craze? There is a new kind now.
It is the quilt-square chain. It has
been suggested that the severe win
ter may be responsible for this new
chain letter. It has often been said
that a cold spell of weather is a good
. time either to piece quilts Or quilt
quilts; Or it may be that those who
started it want themselves and their
1 friends to be prepared for another
severe winter, by. having some new
quilts. i
Any way,, the object of the letter
game is to get enough squares to
make a homo-made quilt.
The letter contains a Jist of five
names and the recipient is request
ed to piece a quilt square by the
pattern which is enclosed and Bend
it to the perso«-*lu»Bo nftme appears
first on the list and to send fet
r ters with paper patterns to the
others, removing the first name and
adding her name to the last. As
each name attains first place on the
list, that person js supposed to re
ceive enough quilt squares for a
quilt.
If no weak links develop,
there will, at least, be enough cover
» for next winter!
SMrTHFIELD°MAN DIES
WITH MENINGITIS
Spinal meningitis claimed a vic
tim in Smithfield. last Thursday,
when Charlie C. Hamilton, 48, died
at the Johnston County Hospital,
where he was taken from his homd
one mile from Smithfield, on Tues
day.
Mr. Hamilton, the week before,
a suffered' an attack of what he
thought was earache. His condition
was not thought to be serious enoug.i
to call a physician until Tuesday
when it was found that meningitis
( had developed.
\ He is survived by his wife, four
1 children, his aged father and three
* I. brothers and a sister.
hjpRINCETON CLASS GETS
/ MESSAGE FROM KING
The children in Miss Annie Rose
: Suotherland's Seventh grade in the
\ Princeton School have received
1 quite a thrill in handling a message
m from His Royal Magesty, King Ed
ward VIII of England.
m When King George V died. Miss
■ Southerland in behalf of herself
■ and her Seventh grade sent a mes-
M sage of condolence to the family of
M King Edward, and a reply has been
received, dated January 31st, 1936.
The stationery on which the note
« is written is heavily bordered in
■ black and in the upper left hand
« cornel is the ensign of the Royal
f Palace.
\ SUPERIOR COURT
OPENED IN JOHNSTON
Around 100 criminal cases are o;i
docket for the two weeks term of
criminal court which opened in
Johnsfctm County Monday. Judge F.
A. will preside over thle
court instead of Judge N. A. Sin
clair who assigned to Johnston
for the spring, term.
Eight slot machine cases are cal
. endarod for Friday, March 6. The
, grand jury recommended that
(" these cases be speeded up in order
y that there might bo an interpreta
\ ; tion of the slot machine law.
I Casualties
"Man who never saw a motor car,"
j runs a news item. Hospitals, of
f course, are full of these.—Punch.
Perfect
A ; e-.. et v. Liv ia one whose fav-
Oi'.': r..dij ; : igram is your own.
—Rochester Times-l T non.
Hold Final Rites
For Mrs. Burroughs
Funeral services for Mrs. S. D.
Burroughs, who di>d at her home in
Betlifl Sunday morning, were con
ducted there Monday morning at
10:30 o'clock, interment following nt
'he old Burroughs home place, uonr
Williamston on the Everetts ltoad.
Mrs. Burroughs, a native Jhis
county, had been in ill health for
some time. She was about 78 years
old.
, Following the death of her hus
band, "Mrs. Burroughs left this co
unty about 25 years ago to live
with her children. She wAs n Miss
Smith, of Robersonville, before mar
riage, and her family was promi
nent in this section.
She is survived by the following
children, Mrs. Tom Blount, of Zeb
ulOu; Eli Burroughs and Mrs. John
Etheridge, both of Bethel; Miss Dor
othy Burroughs of Rocky Mount;
Mrs. Davis, of Washington, and Ho
mer Burroughs, of Winston-Salpip.
JOSEPH H. RAY
I DIES NEAR ZEBULON
Joseph H. Bay, 74, died suddenly
at his home Wednesday, February
215. After a period of declining
health. He was a native of Franklin
County, a member of Hopkins Cha
pel Church and Sandy Hill Council,
No. 203, Junior Order.
Funeral services were conducted
Thursday afternoon from his church
by the pastor, Rev. A. D. Parrish
and interment was in the church
cemetery. Surviving are six children,
J. D. Ray, F. N. Ray, J. A. Ray,
Mrs. C. D. Johnson and Mrs. M. O.
Privette of Zebulon and Mrs. Hettie
Doyle of Wake Forest; two brothers,
M. T. Ray of Raleigh and G. W. Ray
of Zebulon; three sisters Mrs. Mary
S. Patterson and Mrs. Bettie Perry
of Zebulon; and Mrs. A. A. Perry of
Ft. Stockton, Texas; 39 grand chil
dren and 12 great grand children.
| SHOTWELL NEWS °
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Birthday Dinner
On Sunday, February 23, Miss Nel
lie Seley entertained at her home
here with a joint birthday dinner
in honor of her cousins, Mr. and
Mrs. G. D. Flowers of KnightdaTo.
Hr. Flowers' birthday being Febru
ary 19, and Mrs. Flowers' being the
26 of February.
The tr.ble was decorated in the
center with a huge birthday cake
bearing "Happy Birthday."
Mr. and Mrs. Odell Johnson and
son of Wendell were guests of Mr.
aud Mrs. Vernon Johnson, Thurs-
Mrs. Lythra Holland of Ports
mouth, Va., was a recent visitor here
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lon
nie Maye.
Hubert Douglas and children went
to Wendell Friday afternoon.
W. H. Seley and T. E. Seley were
in Cldyton. Wednesday on business.
Mrs. Laura Sexton and daughter
of Zebulon visited with Mrs. Sex
ton's mother, Mrs. L. L. Duob, Thurs
day.
Miss Florence Hodge and Mrs.
Joseph Medlin accompanied Mr. and
Mrs. Atkins to Raleigh, last Satur
day.
Mrs. Charlie Martin and son of
Central visited Mrs. Martin's daugh
ter, Mrs. Clevie Perry, Wednesday.
.Mrs. L. B. Barrow, who has been
on an extended visit with her cou
sin, Mrs. W. H. Seley, has returned
to her home in. Raleigh.
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Wilder visit
ed Sunday in Bailey.
Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Green of Sel
ma were guests of Mrs. C. F. Faison
Sunday.
W. H. Harris, Miss Connie Lee
Seley and Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Brid
ges went to Raleigh, Thursday.
Millard Strickland attended servic
es at Central Baptist church, Satur
day and Sunday.
Mrs. W. M. Brown and Clyde
Green, both of Corinth, visited Mon
day afternoon with Mrs. C. L. Fai
son.
Miss Hettie Pearl Seley spent
Wednesday night here, with her con
sins, Misses Nellie and Connie Lee
Seley.
W. C. Strickland went to Wen
dell Saturday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Jimmie Johnson ,of
Central were visitors of Mr. and Mrs.
P. P. Parrish Friday. Mrs. Johnson
remained for a few days visit. •
Worth Bridges was a dinner guast
Sunday of Clarence Faison.
Miss Mozelle Smith of Durham
and Coy L. Martin of Eagle Rock
were here a while Sunday after
noon.
Pullen Seley of Durham spent part
of last week-end here.
P. P. Parrish i* confined to his
home with influenza.
Guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs.
E. P. Strickland were, Mr. and' Mrs.
J. C. Williams and family of Wen
dell and Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Love
lace and family of Central section.
Misses Nellie and Connie Seley
spent Monday with Mrs. D. C. Par
rish.
Joseph and Ray Montague were in
Florida last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Rudfords and family
of Kenly and fir. and Mrs. Bryant
and family of Knightdale have mov
ed in the community.
Mrs. N. A. Wilder went to Wen
dell one day last \Veek.
Among those visiting with Mrs. L.
L. Doub Sunday were Miss Bessie
Doub, a friend and Miss Pattie
Doub of Greensboro. Miss Connie
Seley, Mr. and Mrs. T. T. Brown
and daughter of Raleigh, and Mr.
and iftrs. Sexton and daughter of
ebulon.
ROCKY MOUNT, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY. MARCH 6, 1936
Harold D. Cooley
Speaks On Bill
Representative from Fourth District
Makes Ringing Address In Con
gress As to Farm Legislation
Speaking in the United Stato3
House of Representatives in Wash
ington on February 20 Harold D.
t'ooiey outlined his position on the
pending legislation, since passed and
signed by the president, and his
position on the entire farm question.
Sine? his tall; was so timely r.t
this time the entire address is being
printed here:
"While 1 do not find myself in
accord with the political and econ
omic .philosophy of the majority op
inion in the Butler case, I accept
that opinion as the law of the ifcind.
1 have no quarrel with the court,
nor with our system of government.
I still believe that it is the best
system yet to be devised by the
mind of man. While I have confi
dence in the court, likewise I have
an abiding faith in the final judg
ment of the American people, who,
after all, constitute 'the court of
last resort.' In this democracy the
people are supreme and they, alone,
have the right to review decisions
of the Supreme Court.
"We may not nt all times agree
with the decisions of the Supreme
court, but I predict that the day
will come % when we will thank God
for the court and its powers. It is
a vital and a necessary part of our
great system of government. But
certainly the Supreme courts deci
sion in the triple A case has not
relieved us of the duty and the re
sponsibility of attempting to deal
with what we consider a national
problem of great magnitude,—if we
can deal with it within the frame
work of the constitution.
"While I am willing for the states
of the union to remain clothed in
the glorious garments of sovereignty,
I am unwilling to regard the ad
riculture problem as merely a prob
lem of local concern. The fallacy
of the statement that it is only lo
cal, and not national, is more fully
realized when we study the bill now
under consideration.
'I am sure that from the stand
point of immediate relief to the
farmer, this bill will not bo near
ly as effective as was the triple A.
From the standpoint of immediate
relief, I am frank to state that it
is even a poor substitute for tho
trjfple A, but at the same time, it
(wrtwdered* the- best that we en"
enact, under the present circumstan
ces, and I am sure that it will mean
much to the welfare aud happiness
of those whom T have the honor to
represent and to the people of the
nation as a whole. While it is not
what the farmers want, I anticipate
with confidence that they will em
brace to afford relief to agricul
ture.
Farmers Want Control
"What the farmers want is con
trol. They know that unless they
are able to control production or
increase consumption, no farm pro
gram will succeed. They know that
surplus crops depress the price of
their commodities, and they are
sick and tired of producing sur
pluses which the world does not
want and cannot buy. The theme
song in all agricultural programs,
in recent years, lias been, 'Without
control no farm program can suc
ceed.' In other words, the farmer
wants 'equality for agriculture.' This
is the cry of every farmer and ev
ery farmer's friend. It is the beau
tiful pledge and promise of every
party's platform and yet it is only
a hope, the consummation of which
is 'devoutly to be wished.' 'Equality
for agriculture' shall yet be achiev
ed and the blessings and burden of
government shall yet be fairly and
equitably distributed. In the lan
guage of that great Democrat who
adorns the White House, 'we shall
not retreat.'
"If, by remaining in session, we
can devise a better plan than the
one under consideration, a more ef
fective plan for aiding the stricken
farmers of the nation, I, for one,
am willing to stay here until the
end of the year.
"The triple A was predicated upon
the idea that the federal government
had a right to control production,
prevent surpluses, and thereby con
serve the fertility of the soil. This
bill is predicated upo nthe idea that
the federal government has the right,
working through the agencies of the
state, to preserve the fertility of
the soil, and, as an incident there
to, to control, remotely, the produc
tion of great surpluses which are
wasting, depleting and destroying
the fertility of the soil. Then, you
say: 'You are .attempting to do in
directly what you were prevented
from doing directly.' That is not al
all necessarily true. The control Of
the production of a particular agri
cultural commodity, or of particu
lar agricultural commodities, may be
considered as a lcoal matter and
yet, at the same time, the conser
vation of the fertility of the Amer
ican soil, a national resource of
first importance, may still be con
sidered a problem national in its
scope, and one with which the fed
eral government may deal. Certain
ly, when we think of soil fertility
we cannot think of it as anything
else but a problem which is as na
tional in its scope as is the very
••atioh itself. The snow, the wind,
the rain, the flood waters and the
turn to page four)
Mussolini Monument in Ethiopia
Some of troops that ure Invading Ethiopia erected this
monument to 11 Duct- at Maknle after the capture of that city. An image
of the premier adopt is the pile.
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The Governor Should Take Lead
It is unfortuftate that the attitude of the Governor of
Georgia should cause the chief executives of other tobac
co states to refrain from taking action on the tobacco Sit
uation. It is thie it would be much better if the Govern
or of Georgia Would join in, but his failure to join in
should not be sufficient grounds for the governors of North
Carolina, South Carolina and the Governor of Virginia to
refuse to act. An army that thinks it is defeated before
going into battle, is already defeated.
The 1986 crop of tobacco should not be taken from the
farmers without giving the farmers a reasonable price for
same, regardleds of what the Governor of Georgia decides.
The Government of the United States has the strength and
is able to protect its citizens.
Agriculture |s a national problem.
It is unfortinate that the Governor of North Carolina
is not willing tl> take a lead in this matter.
HO|V ABOUT THE GYMNASIUM?
We have ha# several inquiries to know when the gym
nasium woifid lie constructed. Preparations are going for
ward for the cdhstruction of the stadium, but we, as well as
iiwiuireife' ttave nofrhmxl when preparations are to
go forward for the gymnasium.
Now the advocate of this bond issue always stressed the
importance of the gymnasium and the soft pedal was gen
erally put on the stadium. Now why the city should con
struct the stadium before the gymnasium, we are not able
to answer. Probably the city manager may be able to give
us some information.
The public was led to believe that the govertiment was put
ting up part of the money, now we are told that the govern
ment is to have no part in the stadium.
Mrs. J. L. Sfiiter
Taken By Death
Mrs. J. L. Suiter, civic and social
leader in the city and wife of J. L.
Suiter, director for North Carolina
of the Federal Housing Administra
tion, died suddenly at the home.
She was 52.
Mrs. Suiter had been in poor
health for three years but death
came unexpectedly. She was stricken
and died before the doctors arriv
ed at the home. She was quite ac
tive and attended the regular ser
vices of the First Methodist church
of which she was a member.
Funeral services were held from
the home, 123 North Church street,
with Rev. G. W. Perry, pastor of
the First Methodist church, presid
ing and Rev. F. H. Craighill of the
Church of the Good Shepherd assist
ing. Burial "followed ia Garysburg
where short services were conducted.
Mrs. Suiter was the former Mary
Virginia James, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. J. F. James of City Point, Va.
She was married to Joseph L. Suiter
on October 7, 1908. She has been a
resident of the city for the past 18
years.
She is survived by her husband
J. L. Suiter who arrived here from
his office in Greensboro; three dau
ghters, Isabel Suiter who teaches
school in Wilson county, Mary Jano
Suiter and Alice Suiter of the home;
two sons, Joseph L. Suiter, Jr., who
is working in Spartanburg, S. C., and
James Battle Suiter of the home;
a brother, Robert L. James of Brad
ford, Va.; and two sisters, Miss
James Miss Alice James and Alice Em
ily James, both of City Point, Va.
All immediate members of the fam
ily were here for the services.
Have a Heart
The manufacturers of artificial
limbs are enjoying a boom in busi
ness because of motor accidents. If
you drive carefully, you just take
bread out of the mouths of the wood
en-leg make's little ones.—New-
Yorker.
Hardest Hit
One of the hardest hit of Ameri
can classes, depression or no depres
sion. are the pedestrians.—Norfolk
Virt,ini..n-Pilot.
Buried With His
Hammer Friends
Two "old friends" of Joe Haynes,
! 94-year old blacksmith were buried
in the grave with him at Memphis,
Tenn,. Monday. They were his ham
mers. t »
The blacksmith had used them for
45 years. Before he died Sunday
his last request was that they "go
with him." The hammers were plac
ed by his side in the casket.
Born in Cape Girardeau, Mo., Hay
nes learned the blacksmith trade
from his father, an emigrant from
Ireland who lived to be 108 years old.
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CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATIONS
The United States Civil Service
Commission has announced open
competitive examinations as follows:
Flat-bed bookkeeping machine ope
rator, $1,620 a year.
Associate research physiologist,
Air Corps, Material Division, Wright
Field. Dayton, Ohio, $3,200 a year.
Principal agricultural research
writer, $5,600 a year, special agri
cultural research writer, $3,800 a
year, agricultural research writer,
$2,900 a year, agricultural research
writer (radio), $2,900 a year, De
partment of Agriculture.
All States except Colorado, lowa,
Maryland, Minnesota, South Dakota,
Vermont, Virginia, and the District
of Columbia have received less than
their quota of appointments in the
apportioned departmental service in
Washington. D. C. The position of
associate research physiologist is not
affected by the State apportionment
law.
Full information may be obtained
from the Secretary of the United
States Civil Service Board of Exami
ners at the post office or customhouse
in any city which has a post office
of the first or the sceond class, or
from the United States Civil Ser
vice Commission, Washington, I). C.
Terrible
When the flood was over and
Noah had freed all the animals, he
returned to the ark to make sure
that all had left. He found two
snakes in the corner crying. They
told him their sorrow. "You told us
to go forth and multiply upon th«
earth and we are adders.—The Anna
rolis Log.
PARAGRAPHS
PROBLEMS AT
Negro Confesses
To Jones Murder
Mystery Of Slaying Of Eagle Rock
Merchant Cleared By Uooch
Admissions
Nathaniel Goocb, 19-year-old Ne
gro of near Wendell, made a full
confession in jail in Raleigh that
lie shot and fatally wounded Wil
liam F. Jones, 00, a merchant of
Eagle Rock.
Gooch intimated in his confession
that ho killed Jones because of a
grudge he held against him and not
in an attempt to rob the merchant—
Ji" th ory first advanced in the case.
County Jailer K."R. Williamson
and Deputy Sheriff Clyde R. Weath
ers, in addition to tho Coroner, woro
present when Gooch admitted tho
slaying, for which lie was arrest
id on the day after it oecured.
In confessing, said the Coroner,
Gooch turned to Frank Good Son, Ne
gro youth also held as a suspect, and
apologized to liim for an attempt to
"frame" him. Goodson was released.
Jones was shot fatally on Satur
n'_'', T lu'aiy 11, when lie was
called out of his bed at a late houf
by a Negro who said he wanted to
make a i urchase in the ston;. Jones
sTept in the rear of his store.
Deputy Weathers, who had worked
unceasingly on the case for nearly
two months, gathered evidence 'o
show that Gooch held a grudife
against the merchant because Jones
had refused to testify in his be
half when lie was hailed into court
on a charge of assaulting another
Negro youth. The fight occurred in
Jones' store.
Meyer Successful
In Suicide Attempt
Enfield Merchant Dies Here After
Taking Lysol
i Joe Meyer, 52, Enfield, died at a
local hosintal where he had been
rushed in an effort to save his
life after he had allegedly taken
four ounces of lysol in a suicide at
tempt.
Meyer was a merchant in Enfield
ever since he finished high school
there. He took the lysol and three
doctors who were rushed to him or
dered him to the local hospital for
treatment. He died about one hour
after being admitted here.
His brother, Otto Meyer, stated
that business worries were the prob
able causes for his action.
Hs is survived by his wife, Hen
nie and two children. Seven broth
ers and three sisters also survive.
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FIRST CHURCH OF
CHRIST, SCIENTIST
"Christ Jesus" was the subject of
the Lesson-Sermon in all churches
and Societies of Christ, Scientist, on
Sunday, March 1, 1936.
The Golden Text was from Isa
iah 9:6. "Unto us a child is born,
unto us a son is given: and the
government shall be upon his shoul
der."
Among the citations which com
prised the Lesson-Sermon was the
following from the Bible: "And
when he had called unto him his
twelve disciples he gave them pow
er against unclean spirits, to cast
them out, and to heal all manner
of sickness and all manner of dis
ease. These twelve Jesus sent forth,
and commanded them .saying, Go
not into the way of the Gentiles, and
into any city of the Samaritans en
ter ye not: Behold, I send you
forth as sheep in the midst of wol
ves: be ye therefore wise as s»v
pents, and harmless as doves. (Mat
thew 10: 1, 5, 161
The Lesson-Sermon also included
tho following passage from the
Christian Science textbook,
and Health ith Key to the Scrip
tures" by Mary Bak»r Eddy "Jesus
established his church and main
tained his mission on a spiritual
foundation of Christ-healing. He
taught his followers that his reli
gion had a divine Principle, whici
would cast out error and heal both
the sick and sinning. He claimed no
intelligence, action, nor life separate
from God. Despite the persecution
this brought upon him, he used his
divine power to save men both bod
ily and spiritually." (Page 136)
Correct?
It seems that modern statesmen
can't tell a lie, either. The correct
name for it is an 'official denial."—
Minneapolis Star.
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WASHINGTON
A NARROW VICTORY
IMPORTANT TESTS AHEAD
CONGRESS SEES THE END
INDEPENDENT MERCHANTS
A 15-YEAR FIGHT
REVENUE INCREASES .
CONSIDER REORGANIZATION
PROPOSE BROADER TAXES
GOLD IMPORTS A SURPLUS
RELIEF AND THE BUDGET
By Hugo Sims, Special Washington
Correspondent
As cli iirly pointed out in this
column last week the TVA deci
sion of the Supreme Court was aa
I'Xtn m -ly narrow victory for the
New Deal and leaves no indicatioa
of the Court's attitude toward the
social and "power-yardstick" pro
gram. TJic decision, however, tend
ed tn ch 'k wide-spread criticism of
thr Superior Court and lessened the
prospect of a determined effort to
restrict its powt r.
While many critics of the New
Deal lmve declared that this was
its aim anil that adverse decisions,
by close votes were courted in an
effort to affect popular Bentiment,
rite fact is that the President, since
| his famous '"horse and buggy"
i speech discussing the NRA decision,
i has apparently been inclined to ac
cept the present situation, taks
what he can get in the way of "de
cisions," while waiting the oppor
tunity to replace members of the
Court.
Other important tests await New
Deal legislation, which now has two
favorable decisions to its credit and
six adverse decisions scored against
it. The next case to come before
the Supreme Court will be heard
during the week of March 2nd, when
the Court will consider the,right of
the Government to condemn land
for PWA slum clearance in a ca?a
arising in Louisville, Ky. One week
later the Court will take up tho
Guffey Coal Conservation Act pass
ed by Congress after the President
asked members to forego all ques
tions as to its constitutionality.
Further down the line but coming
up for determination, is the fight
of the Duke Power Company to re
strain construction with* PWA
funds of a publicly owned and op
erated hydro-electric plant at Buz
zard Roost, S. C» An injunction was
granted by the district court but
| reversed by a circuit court of ap
peal from where the case will movo
to the supreme tribunal.
Congressional leaders retain their
confidence that the 74th Congress
will adjourn sometime around May
Ist. When the session opened Cou
gress expected that neutrality legis
lation aud provision for work relief
through the fiscal year 1936-37, plus
the regular appropriation bills, wouid
constitute its task. The end of the
AAA compelled the passage of a
farm bill and the necessity of find
ing new sources of revenue for the
payments being made to farmers.
Passage of the bonus was consid
ered certain when Congress conven
ed with the general idea that new
taxes for this purpose would be
avoided. While no one can tell how
long it will take Congress to pass
relief legislation or complete action
on a tax bill, these questions of
themselves will not be sufficient to
prolong the session past the tenta
tive date of adjournment. Unless
members can be kept steadily at
work on these measures, however tha
likelihood arises that zealous advo
cates of pet measures will bring
them up, particularly in the Senate.
Among the probabilities: Senator
Wagner's low-cost housing and slum
clearance projects in the large cities
Senator Robinson's bill to support
independent merchants against com
petition from chain stores and pos
sible legislation to control muni
tions that may be fostered by the
"peace at any price" group whicn
failed to secure a permanent neu
trality law.
For fifteen years "equally for ag
riculture" has been a battle-cry
throughout the land. The newly
emphasized soil-conservation mea
sure is the fifth major legislative
attempt to settle the issue. First,
there was the McNary-Haugen bill
to subsidize exports through the
collection of an "equalization" fee.
Twice President Coolidge vetoed the
principle in legislation. Then came
the agricultural marketing act, with
its $500,000,000 Farm Board revolv
ing fund, which passed away amid
tumbling wheat and cotton prices
after sustaining severe losses. The
AAA, of recent memory, went fur
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