PAGE FOUR
PARAGRAPHS ON
NATIONAL PROBLEMS (
(Continued from d aire one) !
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34 per cent greater than in 1932,
according to the Department cf j
Commerce, and retail trade is ex- j
panding toward the volume, if nut j
the money volume, of 1929. Bus 1 .-1
ness earnings reflect market gains,
the banking structure no longer di*- ;
turbs and bank reserves are far j
in excess of needs.
Now, we come to the other side
of the picture. One of the prob- ■
lems is the persistence of uuent- J
ployment, with no one really know-'
ing just how many persons are real
ly out of work. The American Fed
eration of Labor, in May, said 11,-
259,000 and the National Industrial
Conference Board said 9,649,000 in
March. However, both sources in
dicate a drop of around four mil
lion since 1933, and while this is
encouraging the future cannot be
bright until some way can be found
to provide work for these people.
Largely becaus eof the unemploy
ment the Federal government, ex
pending huge sums for relief, ope
rates at a deficit. Naturally, such
a condition cannot exist forever.
Moreover, from a business stand
point, these expenditures are not
normal and represent artificial stim
ulus to trade that may be later with
drawn. Disbursement of borrowed
money is said to equal five per cant
o fthe national income. While help
ful to business today the money
must bo repaid at a later date
when, it is hoped, private spend-1
ing factors will be sufficient to main
tain the recovery gait.
Another factor that complicates
the outlook is the disastrous drought
in the grain belt. This is transi
tory, wo presume. While its effect
on farmers is mixed the probabil
ity exists that it means higher pric- ]
es for urban dwellers and indus
trial workers, thus cutting down
their buying power in relation io
other purchases and thus adversely
reacting on trade and industry.
The fight of both parties to win
the farmers' votes is the outstand
ing feature of the campaign. While
the New Deal won great support
in agricultural centers and was
given the edge in the battle some
weeks ago, the Republicans seem
to be making some gains in persuad
ing farmers that they will be just
»s well off, if not better, under
Landon. One of the effective argu
ments being used in the increase
in imports of agricultural products,"
coupled with the allegation that the
New Deal has sold out the farmer
to foreign producers. As this charge
is backed by figures showing in
creased imports, it seems to t>o
having weight and the Democrats
are planning a counter-offensive to
show farmers, by their arguments, i
that the drought is responsible for
part of the imports and that the
reciprocal trading treaties, while
while giving some concessions to for
eign countries, have secured larger
gains for our farmers. It will be
the big argument of the campaign in
the farm belt.
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The light between John L. Lewis
and his independent committee f>r
industrial organization and the
American Federation of Labor, which
holds to craft organization, ap
proaches a crisis that will probably
be marked by a major split next
month. At least, the parent organ
ization has suspended the unions
that are backing Lewis unless they
come to terms and President Green
insists that the battle is not over
the type of organization but dem
ocratic rule, pointing out that the
policies of the Federation hava
been determined by an affirmative
voto of 18,000 to 10,000. While we
see no likely chance of a compro
mise agreement it would be better
for labor generally if the striving
leaders could manage to get together
o naome basis and prevent the di
vision of labor's strength.
The campaign moves apace. Pre
sident Roosevelt and his advisers
are ready to launch a vigorous of- '
fensive and Republican speakers are
busy attacking the New Deal and its
works. Governor Landon has not
expounded his view# on many issues
or amplified his statements, except 1
to explain his labor views in a
letter replying to an inquiry from
Norma Thomas, Socialist candidate.
He recognizes the right of labor
anions to promo • organization l>y
sending in organizers. President
Roosevelt's proposed t'ntr of the
drought area may be undertaken
soon an dhis inspection of flool
damaged areas in the East postpon
ed until later.
Politicians are carefully studying
the drought and trying to figure
out its political significance,. In
Kansas, Governor Landon urged
business men to help preserve the
livestock breeding herds, threatened
by the drought, but made no move
to seek Federal funds for relief,
although Senator Capper, running
for renoinination, was not back
ward in making vigorous appeals to
W'PA and the Department of Agri
culture for funds. He got the same
response that was made in 1934 and
Federal money is flowing into Kan
sas again, as in other States whore
the farmers need assistance.
DROWNS TEACHING
GIRL TO SWIM
New Orleans.—While teaching iiis
?l-year old daughter, Magnolia, to
swim in Lake Pontehartrain, Ches
ter Hall, 39 sank beneath the wat
er and drowned. The girl manag
ed to get to shore alone. N
A STRANGE COIL
Osage City, Kansas.—Poking his
head under the hood of an auto
to check the oil, Andy Anderson,
filling station attendant, noticed a
strange coil —a six-foot snake.
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Numbers 1) and (3): Scenes from the magnificent Skyline Drive in Shenandoah Nation?* Park. Num
bers (2) and (6): Bridle Trails and trout streams in Shenandoah National Park. This .'ark will he
formally dedicated by President Roosevelt on July 3rd at Big Meadows, Virginia, atop the Blue Ridge
Mountains. Number (4): The famous Horseshoe Bends of the Shenandoah River, as seen from the crest
of the Massanutten Range near Woodstock, Virginia Number (5): A typical scene from one of the sin
famous Caverns in the Shenandoah Valley. Number (7): The famous "Valley Pike" or U. S. 11, the
great three-lane highway that traverses the heart of the Shenandoah Valley. Number (8): Natural
Bridge, "God's Miracle in Stone." One of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World, near Lexington.
Virginia, on U. S it.
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Bureau Proposes |
Peanut Research
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Establishment Of Test Farm Set As
Objcctice of Farmers' Organization
Greenville, Aug. 7.—The execat- j
tive committee of the North Caro
lina Farm Bureau, after giving
careful study to the future State
Farm Bureau program, has decidil
to add a.s cno of its major objoc- 1
tves, the establishment of a t it
fa;.n in the center of the peanuc
to l>e devoted entirely to re
sarch work for the aid and benefit
of peanut growers, E. F. Arnold,
executive secretary, said today.
Jt was brought out at the meet- j
ing yesterday that the peanut crop
is the only one of the major caoh
crops of North Carolina that does
not have the full advantage of ex
perimental work conducted on test
farms in the growing area.
Secretary Arnold, on being ask?d
what was the center of the peanut
area, stated that this was r.ot
given consideration, but that North
ampton County would probably be
considered. He said the develop
ment of the peanut program would
be left to the committee appointed
yesterday, consisting of the fol
lowing members: B. D. Stevenson,
Pendleton; B. B. Everett, Palmyra;
J. ,T. Smitlnvick, Windsor; K. C.
Holland, Edenton.
In addition to going on record for
a test farm for peanut growers the
executive committee approved the
executive committee approved the
diversion payment on peanuts as (ho
best method of supplementing ch>>
soil conservation program in secur
ing parity prices.
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A "SWEET" MISTAKE
Norwich, N. Y.—F. E. Lothridge
: s convinced he did a "sweet job"
-,i painting his house recently. Mix
j ing the paint himself, he later not
iced swarms of bees, flies ind
bugs stuck fast to the uewly
palntea surfaces. Investigation
showed that instead of adding oil
to the paint, he had used a can of
maple syrup.
WEARS HIS WARDROBE
Kansas City.—lt was easier for
Carl August Johansen, 7-'>-year old i
Swede to wear his wardrobe than
to carry it. With the mercury at j
108 degrees, the man was weru'ing,
a tweed overcoat, three suit coats j
and a felt hat and explained that \
he was roaming the country and
had no place t ostore his winter
clothes.
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QUICK THINKING
Evansville, Ind.—When W. u.
Yearwood drove his automobile on j
to the tracks in front of an on- j
rushing locomotive, ho had pres-'
ence of mind enough to turn his f,u- i
tomobile down the tracks, step |
on the accelerator and keep going j
until the engineer had time to
stop the train. He waa unhurt.
Rebate
Waiter—Would you mind jot
tling your bill, sir? We're closing j
now.
Patron—But I haven't been serv
ed yet.
Wiater—Well, in that case,
there'll be only the cover charge.
THE ROCKY MOUNT HERALD, ROCKY MOUNT. NORTH CAROLINA.
33 Acres Added To
Clayton Nursery
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■ | Raleigh, Aug. s.—Recent eomple
-1 tion of a deal to add 33 acres ut
I land to the state forest nursery
i near Clayton in Johnston County,
i together with a purchase of 63
j aches last year, adds greatly to the
'capacity of the station, State For
'j ester J. 8. Holmes announced to
day. The 96 acres were purchased
' from the liquidating agent of the
old Raleigh Bank & Trust Company,
■ i and lie immediately across tlie
[ highway from the nursery which has
; been op> rated for a number of years.
Provisions are already being mada
' for an expansion of tae nursery. A
Side camp ;roin the Civilian Con
' servation Corps has been establish
ed at tno nursery and is carrying
i out an extensive program of devel
opment, part of which includes an
enlargement of the water supply by
boring a new well on the recently
acquired property, the construction
of new plant beds and erection of
necessary buildings.
The State forester said the en
largement of the nursery plant will
provide facilities for transplanting
beds, the alternation of beds for
better protection against plant
diseases, the production of a larg
er number of seedlings and other
improvements.
One of the plans for utilization of
the nursery addition is the estab
lishment of experience and demon
stration plots. The State forester
hopes to provide through these de
monstration plots examples of re
forestation, using various types of
forest trees where the rate of
growth and general practicability
of reforestation can be exemplified.
He hopes to carry on practical ex.
perimeuts as extensively as avail
able funds will permit.
During the last several years
there has been a steady growth in
the demand for forest seedlings,
Mr. Holmes said. From indications
this condition will continue and with
enlarged facilities at the nursery hp
hopes to be able to fill all orders.
With probably between one and two
million acres in North Carolina need
ing reforestation by planting, the
t'orresti r is of the opinion that thero
should be a demand for huge num
bers of forest seedlings over a per
iod of many years.
JArs CELEBRATE NEWS
! Toyko.—A three-day official cele-'
! bruti n was held here, in which
j the populace enthusiastically joined,
( when notice was received that Ja
pan would be host to the Olympic
| games in 1!H0. Lantern processions,
1 mass-meetings and displays of lire
works attested the spirit of cele
bration wim which the news was re
ceived.
MORE WHISKEY DRUNK
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I According to D. Leith Colviu,
I presidential candidate of the Prohi
! bition Party, the United States now
I spends $3,250,000,000 for alcoholic
beverages as compared with $2,400,-
000,000 a year in the "old days."
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Very Nice
"What I liked about the hotel
was the way they treated the live
j stock. Why, they treated the poul
! try better than they did the guests I
I "How's thatf
| "Well, they don't pluck the poul
, try while they're still alive."
Dorfbarbier. i
Wake Girl Wins
High Honors
, Miss Martha W. Smith, of Ra-
I , leigh Route 3, was one of three
i; outstanding women students 'n
• | chemistry, who received graduate
• scholarships, provided by Francis P.
| Garvan, president of the Chemical
i! Foundation. The announcement was
, 1 recently made by the Women's Ser
i vice Committee.
i Miss Smith, the daughter of Mr.
. and Mrs. A. Myatt Smith, received
i oil' full scholarship of S6OO for the
. study of biological chemistry at tli*
. University of Michigan. A secoi d
sehoralship of S6OO was divided be
tween Miss Stutzenberg, of Chicago
and Miss Olson, of Baresford, S. D.,
! who will carry on investigations in
the some field, in the State Uni
versity of lowa.
Miss Smith, 20, and a native of
Wake County, worked her way thru
the North Carolina State College of
Agriculture and Engineering, where!
she was graduated in June. She
was chosen by the State College
Woman's Club as "the most out
standing co-ed," and won high hon
ors throughout her college course.
In her senior year she was presi
dent of the Women's Student Gov
ernment, vice president of Phi Kap
pa Phi, and corresponding sacre
tary of the Pine Burr Society. She
is a member of th: national chem
ical fratetnity Gamma Sigma Epsi
lon. Miss Smith' is now engaged in
the chemical analysis of peach leav
es at the North Carolina State Col
lege Experiment Station.
She will take up her studies at
Ann Arbor, this fall.
Internal revenue increases heav
ily; liquor tops tobacco tax.
CHEVROLET BUILD
12TH MILLION
Flint, Mrch., Aug. s.—Spurred by
a record-breaking demand continu
ing month after month, the produc
tion of Chevrolet cars and trucks
passed the 12,000,000-mark here to
day, the last million of that 'ill
time total having been built in al
most exactly eight months. The
announcement was made by M. E.
Coyle, president and general man
ager of the Chevrolet Motor Co. The
number of cars and trucks built
since introduction of the 1936 mod
el is now 1,182,000, he said.
Achievement of the 12th million
car milestone in the company's his
tory was hastened, Mr. Coyle said,
by the sustained demand which these
products are enjoying all over th.j
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I LEGAL ADVERTISING i
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North Carolina,
Edgecombe County
SUMMONS
Archibald F. Simon vs. Alma S.
Simon
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT
Action having been filed in the
Superior Court by the above named
plaintiff, against the defendant,
and it appearing that the defendant
after due diligence cannot bo found
in the State of North Carolina, the
defendant will take notice that the
plaintiff is sue'ing for absolute
divorce, and unless she appears be
i fore the Clerk of the Superior
I Court, within 30 days from the
I date hereof, and pleads or demurs
to the complaint now filed in the of-
I flee of the Clerk of the Superior
Court, the relief therein demanded
will be granted.
This July 23th, 1936
C. F. Rich, Atty.
A. T. Walston Clerk Superior
Court
Jul3l-A2l)
j North Carolina,
I Edgecombe County
SUMMONS
Charlie Braswell vs. Catherine Bras
well
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT
Action having been filed in the
Superior Court by the above named
( plaintiff, against the defendant,
•and it appearing that the defendr
ant after due diligence cannot be
found in the State of North Caro
lina, the defendant will take notice
that the plaintiff is sueing for ab
solute divorce, and unless she ajH
pears before the Clerk of the Su
pe'rior Court, within thirty days
from the date hereof, and pleads or
demurs to the complaint now filed
S in the office of the Clerk of the
Superior Court, the relief therein
demanded will be granted,
n This July 28th, 1936.
I C. F. Rich, Atty.
A. T. Ralston, Clerk Superior
Court
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CARD OF THANKS
We wish to extend our heart
felt gratitude, to our friends and
to the doctors who have been s;>
faithful, for the kndness and love
shown us during- the long illn?ss
and death of our father and grand
papa. And for the beautiful flow
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is our prayer.
The Children and Grandchildren
of the late W. A. Richardson.
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FRIDAY, AUGUST 7193Q
HUGE DEVIL FISH LANDED
Sarasota, %la.—After a battle
15 hours, thirteen fishermen la;
ed a 5,000-pound devil fish. The !
had towed small fishing boats
circles around the Gulf of Mei
for hours. It was 19 feet long
feet thick and had a mouth circu
ference of 3 feet.
BABY DROWNS IN BRINE
England, Ark.—Little Pater/ F
mondson, 8-months old, drown
when she toppled into a jar -
pickle brine. children pi
ing in the same /!m summoned
child's mother but all efforts
resuscitate her
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