The Rocky Mount Herald
VOLUME 3, NO. 16
Future Farmers
Hosts At Banquet
Nearly Hundred In Attendance :»t
Affa" In West Edgecombe
With near\£ 100 persons in at-J
•'tendance, members of the West Ed-
M chapter of the Future
Farmers of Ameriea entertained
their fathers and guests at a father
and-son banquet at the West Edge
combe high school.
Those heard on the program in
cluded N. E. Gresham, Efjgecombe
funty superintendent of schools;
B. Chestnutt, district supervi
sor of agriculture; Leslie Calhoun,
Edgecombe county, and Dr. W. W.
Green, Tarboro, both of the board
of education; M. A. Cap p.*,
of the local school com
mittee; Dr. C. H. Peters of Bocky
- Mount; and . G. Feezor, princi
pal of the West Edgecombe school.
"We're following the right course
toward solving the problems of the
country today," declared Superin
tendent Gresham. "We are develop
i* ing a better and more scientific
group of farmers . . . than we have
ever had before in the history of
the nation."
Mr. Chestnut pointed out the en
rollment of 10,000 vocational agri
culture students in the state and
130,000 in the nation as evidence of
the sMad.v growth of the Future
Farmers of America, saying that
"our boys need to be trained to
solve our problems. . .
' Mr. Calhoun, prominent Edgo
combe planter and member of th«t
board of education, in praising' the
school averred. "We cannot all go
to college and be professors, but we
can become good farmers."
j' John Wesley Bone
I Succumed Tuesday
John Wesley Bone, a well-known
'•"retired farmer of the Oak Level
community, died Tuesday afternoon
of pneumonia, at home. In spite of
his 93 years, he was active until
• few days before his death.
Funeral services were held from
the OKk Level Baptist church,
Thursday afternoon st 3 o'clock,
by Bev. 'Guy B. Moore, pastor,
•ssicML by Bev. L. D. Hayman of
tke Nashville Methodist church.
Bone was the last Confederate
-..veteran of Nash Coonty. He was a
member of Company 1, ,30th regi
ment. He enlisted at the beginning
of the wtt and surrendered at Ap
pomattox. During the war he was
wounded twice, once intthe hand,
and once in the «*est.
In 1868 he was married to Zil
loh Pridgen of Nash County, who
him to the grave 23 years
>w a *°-
Surviving are two sons, J. M. and
B. E. Bone of the Oak Level com-
F munity; two brothers, J. N. Bone
and T. A. Bone of the same com
munity; and the following grand
children: Walter J. Bone, Nashville;
Charles Wesley Bone, Raleigh; El
oise Bone, Whitakers; Elain Daugn
tridge, Belmont; and John A.
Daughtridge, a student at Wake For
est College; and five great grand
children.
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Mrs. J. H. Lanier
Passed Away Sat.
Mrs, J. Henry Lanier, 66, Edg;-
*' combe County resident of the Pleas
ant Hill section, died at home short
ly after midnight Saturday morning.
Mrs. Lanier, who before her fir:it
marr'age was Molly Boyd, of Nash
County, was buried in the Brake
Cemetery in Edgecombo County
Sunday. Funeral services were con
ducted from the home at 2:30 o'-
clock in the afternoon with Eld?r
A. B. Denson, Primitive Baptijt
minister, officiating.
Surviving are her husband, J. 11.
Lanier, five sons, James L. Joe
S. and Bernice one son by
a former marriage, John Harper,
and one stepson, Ed Lanier, all of
Bocky Mount; two'daughters, Mrs.
A. M. Daughtridge, here Mrs. G
C. Daughtridge, New Londan, Conn,
two brothers, John and Will Boyd
of New Bern, and one sister, Mrs.
Laura Harrell, of Goldsboro.
Mrs. Hoblitzell
Died Monday
Nashville. —Following funeral ser
vices canducted here from the home
of her nephew, Bruce J. Downey,
Miss S&Ua A, Hoblitzell, 86, who
died was laid to rest in
her native State, the Green Mount
>. Cemetery of Baltimore, Maryland.
Although a native of Maryland,
Miss Hoblitzell had made her home
here for the past fourteen years.
She is survived by one niece, Miss
Marianne Nelgon of Lynchburg, Va.,
and three nephews, Bruce K. Nel
son of Covington, W. Va., Bruca
Hoblitzell of Louisville, Ky., and
Bruce J. Downey of Nashville.
Funeral services were _in charge
of Bev. Francis Craighill of the
Bocky Mount Episcopal church, Rev
L. D. Hayman of the local Metho
dist church and Rev. S. T. Ha
bel, Jr., pastor of the Enfield Bap
tist church. Pallbearers were: L. L.
Davenport, W. J. Bone, J, N. Sills,
P. H. Bnnn, S. C. Cockrell and
C. L. Benson.
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Here is a view of the City of Rocky Mount float as it appeared in the 19f}5 Gallopade
parade. The float was the grand sweepstakes prize winner. The Queen pi' Gallopade:
rode in this float.
Stunt Night
Staged Here
Ei|ktwn Special Performances Giv
en For South Edgecombe Aaaocfo
tion.
Macclesfield, April 13.—Eighteen
stunts were given Stunt Night just,
held here for the benefit of the
South Edgecombe Athletic Associa
tion.
Five outside organizations compet
ed, namely, the Presbyterian Aux
iliary of Pinetops, Presbyterian
Auxiliary of Macclesfield, Methodist
Missionary Society, of Pinetops,
Christian Missionary Society of
Macclesfield and the Pinetops Book
Club. The Chriitian Missionary So
ciety of Macclesfield presenting
"The Kitchen Orchestra with tho
Clrorus Sextet," was chosen winner.
The seniors, juniors, sophomores
and freshmen were in competition,
the sophomores winning with The
Human Ford."
Individual stunts were presented
by Evelyn Webb, Frank Batts, Nor
ris Crisp, William Phillips, Agn>'S
Dunn, Joseph Owens, and the Pine
tops Toy Orchestra. William Phil
lips giving Mrs. Jot Harper's Favor
ite Selection" was judged best.
Judges were B. L. Corbett of
Macclesfield, Will Cobb of Pinetops,
and W. W. Eagles of Crisp. Miss
Buth Boberson of the high school
faculty was supervisor.
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Francis Williams
Dies In Hospital
Former Newspaper Editor And Ore
Of Davidson's Oldest Alumni
Succumbs Here
Francis Marion Williams, 81, for
mer newspaper editor and publisiier
at Newton and more recently an
Asheville resident, died at a lo.'al
hospital where he had received
treatment for about ten days.
Mr. Williams, a native of Gast >u
county and pditor of the Newton
Enterprise until some years ago,
was believed to have been one of tho
oldest living alumni of Davidson
college. He was graduated there in
1897, and went to Newton shortly
afterward where he ran a newspapsr
for about 35 years.
A short funeral service was con
ducted from Buliuck'g undertaking
parlor with Reverend Norman
Johnson, pastor of the First Presby
terian church, officiating. Final ser
vices were conducted at Newton
Tuesday at 3 P. M., and Rev. Mr.
Johnson was one of the officiating
ministers there. ,
Mr. Williams had prostatic hyper
trophy, and entered the local hos
pital March 30.
He was engaged in newspaper worn
for more than a quarter of a cen
tury and was postmaster at Newton
during the administration of the
late President Woodrow Wilson. He
lived there from 1879 to 1928 when
his wife, the late Mrs. Fannie Ran
som Williams died. Some time af
terward, lie went to Asheville to
live with R. R. Williams, well-known
attorney who is his son.
He had been spending part of his
winters here and had come to Roc
ky Mount this time about Decem
ber, 1935, entering the hospital
March 30.
Two of Mr. Williams' editorials
found their way into the democrat
ic party national handbook about 19-
10.
Besides R. R. Williams, Mr. Wil
liams leaves five other, sons and
daughters, M. M. Williams, Lenior
city manage; D. M. Williams, of
Durham; Mrs. H. L. Hicks and Fan
nio Williams, both of Rocky Mount;
Mrs. Carl Thompson, of Davidson;
and Mrs. M. B. Adderholt, of Shelby,
Mississippi.
He was the last of a large fam
ily, offspring of the late William
Williams and Susan Williams, of
Gaston county, and was a widower.
ROCKY MOUNT. NORTH CAHni. NA FT? t DAY, APRIL 17, 1936
Not Above Criticism
The two uSvr Parties of this Democratic
and Republican are made up of the indiviuuc: |oters Oi tilts
country, and while the parties may be right, ' as we have
always thought and believed, that the great principles of
the Democratic Party are eternal and; rigkt,. pet we know,
at times the individual gets out of line, ana we do not
agree with the -thought expressedl by some Democrats and.
Republicans that if a man says he is a Democrat, his
acts should not be criticised by a Democrat or If a man is a
Republican, that his acts should not be criticised by a Re
publican.
The life-giving and vitalizing spirit of th« Democratic
Party is that Democrats disagree among tHemselves on
principles, and in this contention, neither one has the
right to read the other out of the Party. Nether one of
the Parties are above criticism because they are run by hu
man beings and at times these human beings need criti
cism—constructvie criticism.
NEED SPECfAL SESSION—NOW
While we have urged herebefore that the Legislature
should be called into extra session immediately to meet the
requirements of the new Agricultural Act, we deem it of
sufficient ijmportance to call to the attention of the pub
lic again, the necessity of the Governor calling an extra
session of the Legislature immedately.
The farmers should not lose this year's tobacco and cot
ton crop by failure of taking advantage of this law. With
quick action, there is plenty of time.
Commerce Body
To Hold Banquet
Representative Of U. S. Treasury
Will Address Sectional Trade
Group
Tarboro, April 14. —Plans were
virtually complete today for the 14th
annual banquet of the East Carolina
Chamber of Commerce hero Thurs
day night at which Marshall Diggs,
assistant comptroller of the United
States treasury department, will de
liver the principal address.
Approximately 100 Tarboro resi
dents and several hundred other''
from points throughout the section
are expected to attend. This will be
the first time the annual affair has
been held in this city and the first
time in many years a high govern
ment official will have spoken her?.
Both the Rotary and Kiwanis
clubs with membership totaling
about 50 have agreed to forego their
regular weekly meetings in order to
meet with the chamber.
Although the subject of Mr.
Piggs' address was not announced,
it was Understood he will speak on
some phase of government spehding
under the Roosevelt administration.
The address Is expected to be non
partisan in character.
The banquet will be followed by
a public dance at the high school
gymnasium with the orchestra of
Richard Gardner, now engaged at
the .Lord Baltimore hotel, Baltimore,
Md., furnishing music. The affair
is expected to. attract several hun
dred dancers from widely scattered
parts of Eastern Carolina.
The banquet will be held in the
banquet hall of the parish house of
Calvary Episcopal church, starting
at 7 o'clock.
(From "Under the Dome" News &
Observer)
WAGON—Wake County has voted
for only one winning candidate for
Governor in a Democratic primary
since 1916, and that one was unop
posed. In 1932, Wake backed Rich
ard Tillman Fountaiu. O. Max
Gardner had no opposition in 1928.
Further hack, in 1924, the county
went for Josiah William Bailey by
a small majority; Angus W. McLean
was elected. And in 1920. Wake
swpported Gardner, who was defeat
ed by Cameron Morrison. It wis
in 1916 that the county backed a
winner, Governor Bickett,
Young People
Hold Meeting
League Convenes At New Bern;
Plans Made For Summer Confer
ence
New Bern, April 13.—Miss Peggy
Zerback, of Rocky Mount, was
elected president of the Young Peo
ples League of Albemarle Presby
tery at a meeting here attended bv
90 representatives from the Presby
terian churches in the region.
Miss Zerbach succeeds Miss Vir
ginia Hayes, of Wilson, who was
elected last April for a two-year
term but who resigned because of
the pressure of her private
duties. High tribute to Miss Hayes
and also to Miss Eleanor Shelton, of
Washington, also retiring from
young peoples leadership after five
years of active service, was paid by
Rev. S5. T. Piephoff, of Wilming
ton,. chairman of the committee to
direct young peoples work in tha
presbytery.
Plans were made for the summer
conference of youjjg people to bv>
held at Neuse Forest near New Bern
Reports were given of the local or
ganization. Chief speaker was Dr.
B. K. Tenny, of Atlanta, secretary
of stewardship of the Presbyterian
general assembly, who spoke on ste
wardship upon his introduction by
Rev. R. fJ. CcClure, local minister.
Presiding was Miss Hayos, who
also responded to the address of
welcome extended by Miss Catherine
Latta, local president. Short talks
were made by Misses Faith Whitlosk
of Tarboro; Mary Herring of Wil
son; and Shelton, of Washington.
Luncheon was served in the Sunday
school building.
Mrs. Sarah Deans
Buried Thursday
Mrs, Sarah Deans, 84, died
during the night Tuesday at the
home of her son, A. A. Dean?, in
Nash County of infirmaties of old
age. She had been ill several
months.
Funeral services were from the
home Thursday at 2 4 t. M., with iu
terment nearby.
Surviving are five children: D. S.
Deans. Mrs. W. E. Joyner, Mrs. D
R. Brantley, Mrs. G. G. Batehe
lor; a brother, George Cooper; and
a sister, Johnnie Cooper, all of
Nash County,
Tarboro Girl Is
Struck By Truck
. Tarboro, April 11.—Anne Rhodes-,.
14, of this city was in a critical
condition with injuries received
when a truck hit her late Friday.
'Confined to a local hospital, the girl
took a turn for the worse today af
ter being thought at first not seri
ously hurt. Physicians planned ta
X-ray her skull which they said pos
sibly was fractured,
j John H. Everette,. Conetoe youth.
,and driver of the truck, was or
dered to police court Mbnday morn
ing to answer reckless driving
charges. State Highway Patrolman
Qtley Leary> who investigated tho
'case, said although the truck had
igood brakes, it traveled 210 feet
jafter striking the girl. She was
struck as she attempted to cross a
jstreet on the outskirts of town.
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Negro's Body Is
Recovered In Tar
I
Ilavid Leach, Alleged Still. Opera
tor, .Dead Several Months,. Round.
In River/ Here
A. Wilson county Nogroi identified
as one who jumped; into Tar river
at; Coopers township. Januarp 21 as
two Nash ABC board employees Wero
endeavoring: to arrest him as an al
leged' liquor stli looeraton has boon
taken out of the Tar river at thx>
dam at Bocky, Mtaunt miUs here,,
drowned..
David Leach,, the Negro, was dis
covered only FHday evening; by
Clyde Blanohardi a local boy, who
saw a body floating, face down
wards, down, tHe xiver. He no tided
police and later Chief O. P. Hedge
petit: and! Police.©flicer B. L. Rogers
went to the' river bridge to, attempt
.to identify hiim
The swollen condition of the riv
er prevented; anyone's reaching *iim
at fifcst,. aJtliongh efforts were made
to recogpize him by airing 4jld
glasses..
Finally Sunday afternoon, as a
crowd' variously estimated at from
1,000 to 2,000 came and went, tho
Negroe's body was taken from L hj
river *t the dam where a small body
af roefey Jjtnd came above water Jev
e Mre Chief J. B. Sorsby, aided by
several firemen, got in a boat and
went to the little strip of land to
get the body which the wife of the
dead man later identified apparent
ly. _ _
Assistant Police Chief P. C.
Zimmerman and Poliee Officers Sog
ers, H. N. Hcdgepeth, and Motor
cycle Officers J. B. Bobinson and G.
N. Williams were at one time engag
ed in handling the crowd and keep
ing the road cleared. The crowd was
composed of both Negroes and whit
es and was said by officers to have
totalled at one time between 1,000
and 2,000 persons.
A corner's jury, empanneled by
Nash Coroner M. C. Gulley, of
Nashville, came to the verdict that
no evidence of foul play existed,
that the Negro, a former employe
of the Norfolk-Southern railway
company, had come to his death by
drowning.
On the jury were P. D. Yates,
here; G. E. Yarboro, here; G. M.
Shaw, near here; Jerry Smith,
Nashville; Eddie Edwards, between
Red Oak: and Nashville; and Millard
Braswell, Castalia.
It wis- understood the body was
rather badly decomposed, but ilie
jury indicated it found no signs of
violence having been exhibited on
the Negro, who was 38.
On January 21, M. A. McLin and
Cuthrell Cooper were raiding in
Coopers township, came on a 80-
gallon outfit and several hundred
gallons of beer. They saw the Ne
gro, whom they were going to ar
rest as the operator of the still. He
was ordered to stop reportedly but
as they tried to get him lie jumped
into the river, which was unusually
high following heavy rains. This, so
far as was learned, was the last tim?
he was seen until the local yout!i
saw him Friday.
Samuel E. Perry
Is Buried Here
Former Local Architect Died In
Norfolk, Va. Hospital
Samuel E. Perry, 56, former lo
cal architect and a first class tele
graph operator, was laid to rest in
a local cemetery following Christin
Science services, held here.
The service was a Masonic funer
al.
Mr. Perry who until four years
ago made Boekv Mount home, died
early Sunday morning in a Norfolk,
Va. hospital where he had been for
a two-year period. He lived here
about sixteen years.
He belonged to the Memphh,
Tenn., Blue Masonic lodge and nad
received some higher Masonic honors
at Wilmington.
Services were conducted from the
home of Mrs. Eva S. Harris, moth
er of Mrs. S. E. Perry, who was
[ May Dee Harris before her mar
riage.
| Besides Mrs. Perry, Mr. Perry lea
[ ves one child, little Ava Louise
Perry, and a sister, Mrs, Thomas
Bass, of Nashville.
Galiopaae Dates
1936 Edition M
J. W, Gr.ssom To
Run For Judge
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Mr. Grissom, when seen by the
reporter, stated: That in announc
ing his candidacy for Judge of the
Recorder's Court of Nash Coun'.y
he does so of his Own volition and
not at the behest or urge of friends I
as is so often stated by candidates
in auuountnug for public office. He
states, however, that he would no:
be so u. grateful as not to express
here Us very great appreciation for
the many offers of supps»l .that they
have come to him from friends tu.
out the county since Indicating his
intention to seek the nomination.
He states that he is seeking the of
fice for two reasons, namely; tkis
honor that it carries and the salary
that it pays.
If nominated and elected he
promises to endeavor to try and
to decide each case by the evidence
introduced from the witness stand
according to the rules of law and
evidence then prevailing, and will at,
all times refrain from usurping tli9
powers of the legislature by attempt
ing to amend the laws or change
the rule of procedure. He states
that -it is his understating uf the
law that no person can be brought
in court to stand trial for crime,
except under warrant duly issued
or by bill of indictment found by
the grand jury, and most certainly
not by motion as now practiced in
some of our courts. He doeg.njt
believe that the machinery of the
criminal courts should be used for
the collection of money 'or civil
debts; neither does he bleieve chut
it should be used as a 'club' to
prevent any person from availing
himself of a civil remedy at law.
He states further thst, he believes,,
and it shall be his purpose, if elect
ed, to dispose of the cases coining
before tHe court with as much dis
patch as possible, in order to re
lieve both litigants and
of the tremendous loss of time now
experienced in many of our courts.
Mr. Grissom says that his quaii-.
ficjitions to discharge the duties of
the office ars, of course, to be de
cided by the voters in the primary-
He was born and reared on a faun
in Vance County, North Carolina
moved to Nash County in eariy
childhood, where he continued tc
work on the farm until grown. His
education was acquired by his own
efforts, having read law under pri
vate instructors for sometime, com
pleted his law course at Wake For
est College, and located for the
practice of his profession in the
city of Rocky Mount, where he has
had experience in both State and
Federal Courts.
Mr. Grissom was married in 1011
to Miss Ethel Cootey of Nashville.
They have one child, Miss Nellie
Grissom, who is at present a mem
ber of the High School faculty of
Leggetts, North Carolina.
E. L. Vick Is
Dead At Woodland
E. L. Vick, father of Mrs. O. K.
Joyner, teacher at the Rocky Mount
high school, died suddenly at his
home in Woodland friends learned
here.
Mr. Vick was buried Tuesday fol
lowing services at 3 o'clock in the
afternoon at Woodland Baptist
church.
He had been in ill health and had
a heart attack.
Several children survive besides
Mrs. Joyner, and Mrs. Vick his wife,
also survives.
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With the strains- of "You Are In
vited, Well he Delighted" the Roc
ky Mount Oallopadeers have start
ed the hall rolling for the 1936 Gal
lopade which will be held May 27-
28-29 with the announcement of a
tentative program for the threo day
festival which is expected to at
tract thousands of visitors to the
city
Local people are busy preparing
for the three day celebration and
promise the Gallopaders that a fine
show will be held for the many
people expected for the celebration.
The tentative program includes on
May 27 a real old time barn dance
to be held in a local warehouse with
two string bands offering the Ryth
ums for the older people to show thw
younger generation just how muc/*
fun they had in the old days. The
Barn Dance will feature a grand
march led by two well known people
in colonial costume.
May 28 will see the Big Parade at
11:00 A. M. including 40 Floats,
15 Bands and Drum Corps, Clowns,
30 Horse Back Riders, and many
outstanding features that go to com
plete a Parade. Plans now call for
a three mile long parade and taking
one nd one half hours to pass afty
given point. The afternoon of May
28 will feature Band Concerts by the
visiting Bands, a Base Ball Game
of the Piedmont League. At night
the Gala Carnival Street Dance will
take place in the main business tfls
trite of the eity. Two well knofa
Orchestras will furnish the musie
for the Street Dance. Loat year
thousands enjoyed the merry making
at the dance and more are expected
this year. A large space will be pro
vided for, to take care of the
crowds.
[ 29 will feature the Dedication
of the new Mvqicipal Stadium with
many notables iq attendance. Al
derman A. J. Mima is chairman of
of the dedication committee and
promises an outstanding ceremony.
The Little Theatre Players will pre
sent a colorful Pageaqt out-of-door*.
An Air Circus has been planned with
many visiting pilots from till over
North Carolina. Friday May 29
will also feature a Base Ball game*
between Rocky Mouyt and Durham.
On Friday night the Gallopade Ball
and crowning of Krng and Queen of
Gallopade will take place in a local
warehouse with, a Nationally known
Orchestra furnishing the music.
Rocky Mount will: play host
thousands o£ people from all Eastern
Carolina on Gallopade days and a
cordial invitation hjj# been issued to
everyone te come to Rocky Mount
on May 27*28-29 to,help us celebrate
the second, annual Gallopade.
Pitt Farmers
To Ask Compact
Greenville, April 14.—Pitt Connty
farmers will ineet at the courthouse
Ijere this afternoon at 2 o'clock to
make plans for a mass delegation
to call on Governor Ehringhaus at
the Capitol in Raleigh to ask when
he will call a special session of the
Legislature to enact a State tobacco
compact bill.
E. F: Arnold, county farm agent,
who returned here today from Wash
ington, reported that Senator R.
R. Reynolds had joined the Pitt
County Tobacco Production Associa
tion, becoming the 1,001 member.
More than 1,000 farmers are ex
pected to attend the meeting to»
morrow.
Interest Is Seen
In Yard Improving
Mrs. Eflie Vines Gordon, Nash home
demonstration agent reports gr»at
interest is being shown in the yard
improvem nt work in the county.
She said, 'Great interest is bein;{
shown in the yard improvement
work in Nash County as is being
demonstrated by the men and wo
men of the county. The women have
studied laying off the yards, mak
ing lawns' and screen and founda
tion plantings. Many excellent re
sults are in evidence. It is also in
teresting to see a greater apprecia
tion of the native blooming trees
and shrubs shown by the quantities
that are being planted.
"During the last two weeks 195
Nash county men and women have
gone on tours to view the lovely
gnrden at Williams' Manor in Frank
lin county. There were flvo tours
with 15 clubs participating.