The Rocky Mount Herald
VOLUME 3, NO. 37
F'pe Showing For Local
Building and Loan Assn.
Washington, D. C., August 31, 1>
36. —An increase of 8.6 per cent
home mortgage loans made by sav
ings and loan associations of Rocky
Mount and accepted for insurance
by the Federal Housing Adminis
tration during July, was reported
here today by George E. Palmer,
in charge of savings, building and
loan activities as Special Assistant
to the Administrator.
("This is represented by 20 loans
ntade by these associations and ac
cepted for insurance, totalling
SIOO,BOO as of August 1," said Mr.
hPalmer. "This compares with a to
tal of $92,800 on July 1. As an
■indication of the residential build
ting activity in the general commun
jity of Rocky Mount, it is interest
ing t onote that 11 of these loans
[amounting to $64,900 were for the
[construction of_ new homes.
\ "Savings, building and loan asso
ciations nationally have steadily
LSeen increasing their activities in
'cooperation with the Federal Hous
ing Administration. During the
past month, they added $6,456,035
to their total of loans accepted by
the Administration, bringing their
grand total to $63,096,231. This is
approximately one-fifth of all the
business done by the Federal
Housing Administration through all
of the approved lending institutions.
There are now 893 of these asso
ciation sactive in this program."
s Among the associations active in
the program are the Builders Fed
eral Savings and Loan Association
of Bocky Mount and the First Fed
eral Savings and Loan Association
of Bocky Mount.
f  City Gets Cash
For Road Work
I
I /Rocky Mount Has Allocation Of
It * $7,590 For State Highway Main
ly tenance Work
§ Rocky Mount today had an allot
ment of $7,500 for maintenance of
State highways passing through it,
according to announcement from
Vance Baise, chief highway engin
eer, of Raleigh.
The allocation of this sum camo
#. along with a number of others an
nounced at the same time, and all
except appropriation is used up
with the allocations. Winston-Sal
em's money $22,800, lead the list.
Raleigh, Bept. 9.—Vance Baise
chief highway engineer, announced
allocation today of funds to various
municipalities of the state for main-
V tfnance of state highways passing
through them with Winston-Salem
leading the ilst with $22,800.
The allocations used up all but
$31,1)23 of the $500,000 lgeislativo
approriation, with the balance being
reserved for emergencies.
The funds were distributed on a
basis of population mileage of high
ways in limits, and needs.
Other allottments included: Char
lotte $22,400, Durham $22,150, Ra
leigh $21,800, Asheville $18,100;
. Greensboro $15,000, Wilmington sll,-
fT Ws, High Point $10,710, Burlington
$6,000, Elizabeth City $765, Fayetto
ville, $4,100, Oastonia $86,760,
Ooldsboro $7,300.
Einston $1,625, Lexington $5,500,
Lincolton $1,500, Shelby $4,550 Thom
asville, $4,590, W.ilson $4,200, Con
cord $6,000, Edenton SSOO, Green
* ville, $3,060, Henderson SI,OOO,
Hendersonville $1,200, Hickory $4,-
200, Lumberton $1,050, New Bern
$620, Newton $1,650, Rocky Mount
$7,500, Salisbury $5,355, Statesville
$4,400, Tarboro $5,250 and Washing
ton S7OO.
Hold Rites Fo:
Wife of Pastor
Mrs. J. W. Morgan Buried Her#
After Sunday Services
Funeral services for Mrs. J. W.
Morgan, 38, wif e of Rev. J. W.
Morgan, Beaufort Baptist minister
who died at a local hospital Satur
day following injuries sustained in
.automobile accident near Dur
ham, were held from the First
Baptist church of this city yester
day afternoon at 3:30 o'clock with
Dr. J. W. Kineheloe, pastor of
the church, officiating. Burial fol
lowed in Pineview cemetery.
Surviving besidos her husband and
her parents are her sisters, Mrs. R.
C. Harris, Dreweryville, Va.; MI3S
Elizabeth Clay, Scotland Neck; and
Miss Mildred Clay, WJiitakers; and
three brothers, George and Wiley
Clay of this city, and Albert S.
Clay of Whitakers.
Active pallbearers at the service
were E. L. Davis, G. M. Paul, W.
•H. Taylor, Richard Bloodgood, H.
D. Paul, and Leland Swain.
Honorary pallbearers included Dr.
A. L. Daughtridge, Dr. L. W.
Kornegay, Dr. D. L. Knowles, and
the deacons of the First Baptist
church of Beaufort and of the First
Baptist church of this city.
Mr. and Mrs. Coy Morris and
son Dave of Washington, D. C. re
turned Monday after a short visit
with Mr. Morris' mother, Mrs. J. T.
Morris.
Jasper Cummings
Wins First Prize
Jasper Cummings, a loyal suppor
ter of the Bocky Mount Red Sox,
was rewarded for his faithfulness
Saturday by holding the lucky tick
et for first prize at the Field and
Community Day held at Briles park.
Commings won a radio offered by
the baseball club to the holder of
the lucky rain check. Howard Gunn,
another familiar fan at Brileß park,
won the bridge lamp given as sec
ond prize. James E. Star* ' loft
the park with the fishing rod and
reel which went to the third place
winner.
1 Th e drawings were made at home
plate following the game. Miss
Ann Whitley was called on to draw
the tickets.
High School Band
To Play At Duke
Blackbird Musical Organization In
vited To Take Part In Homecom
ing Day
As a result of the recognition ob
tained through state-wide activities
in parades, contests, festivals, and
concerts, the Rocky Mount high
school band has been invited to take
part in the Homecoming Day cele
bration of Duke University, Septem
ber 26.
The band, which is under the di
rection of H. Vernon Hooker, di
rector of instrumental music in tho
city schools, will take part in the
Durham celebration and then be thu
guest of the university at the
Duke-Colgate football game. Along
with several other bands from va
rious sections of the state, the
Rocky Mount group will be given a
dinner.
Last year the high school ban!
here won the class D championship
in the state contest. Hooker has
been recently appointed a member
of the state band and orchestra com
mittee to make arrangements for the
1936-37 music contest festival held
annually at the Woman's college in
Greensboro.
According to Hooker the following
will be eligible to play in the high
school band this coming year; Rob
ert Adams, John Adams, Billy Bass,
Marcus Beard, Hugh Battle, David
Braswell, Phyllis Bryan, Arnold
Capps, Lenox Craft, Burt Duty,
Norman Harper, Mack Jordan, Eth
elene Lamm, Linwood Lewis, James
Minter, Henry Owen, Lacy Pad
gett, Robert Williams, James Wil
liamson, John Williamson, Carlyle
Willis, Raymond Wor, Marguerite
Williamson, Dewey Weaver, Charles
Worsley, William Bennett, Charles
Waller, Tom Goalsby, Irvin Thomas
Billy Avera, Robert Hughes, Har
dy Duke, Pell Lea, Geraldine Bry
an, M. D. Bryan, Harry Andrewj,
Shirley Boyer, Billy Arie, Henry
Battle, and Sidbury Smith, Phil
ip Temko, and Herbert Knight.
Woman Jailed
On Assault Charge
Wilson, Sept. s.—Another chapter
in a love triangle occurred hero
Friday morning when Lula Joyner,
38-year-old Wilson woman, threw
the contents of a bottle of disinfect
ant into the face of Ernest St*ll
ings, 38-year-old Wilson man, and
then attempted to commit suicide
after she was jailed here, by taking
a bichloride of mercury tablet in her
cell there.
In a quarrel early in the morning,
Lula attempted, according to tho
charges against her to disfigure StaJ
lings by throwing the poison in his
face, was arrested and placed in
jail here under SSOO bond. Shortly
afterwards she burned up two mat
tresses in her jail cell and several
sheets so that Sheriff S. G. Gunter
had to put her in the insane cell
here. Shortly after that, Lula turn
ed th e water on in the cell an 3
flooded it, and while Deputy Gunter
had Negro jail attendants mooping
the place up Lula took a bichloride
tablet and fell unconscious to the
floor.
It was not known how she man
aged to get th e tablet, as she was
searched before she was placed in
jail.
She was rushed to a local hospi
tal, where a stomach pump was us
ed and doctors said her condition
was not serious. She was placed
back in jail tonight.
Around a year ago Lula and Stal
lings were found parked in an au
tomobile on the highway near here
by Stallings' wife and both were
wounded by a gun in Mrs. Stal
lings hand.
Miss Clara Howard of Wilming
ton, who has been spending some
time with the family of her aunt,
Mrs. Will Todd, left Tuesday for
Louisburg, where she will attend
college again this year. Miss Myr
tle Barnes also returned to Louis
burg College.
ROCKY. MOUNT, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1936
Two Men Have
Narrow Escape
Miraculous Escape Made By Pair In
Face Of Moving Train
Two men miraculously escaped
death today when a southbound pas
senger train of the Atlantic Coast
Line struck the truck in which they
wore occupants at a crossing in
Whitakers.
Garland Harrison, 21 of Weldon,
a helper to W. L. Hazelwood, also
of Weldon who was driving the
truck, was in a local hospital suf
fering from a head injury and
bruises and lacerations about the
body. Examinatio has Inot yet been
completed to determine the exact
natur e of the head injury but his
condition was said by hospital of
ficials as "not thought to be criti
cal."
Hazelwood apparently jumpel
clear of the truck before it was
struck by the tran. He was unable
to tell much about the accident be
cause of his shocked condition. He
was not injured.
The accident happened at the
crossing just out of the Whitakers
station at approximately 9:30 A. M.
The passenger train was about half
an hour late in its schedule.
The truult and trailer carried a
cargo of bricks and is owned by a
Weldon concern. The truck was
damaged considerably while the trai
ler apparently was not damaged to
any extent.
Car Hits Horse
Girl Is Injured
Miss Dorothy Purvis, 16, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. D. L. Purvis of
Rocky Mouut route No. 1, wag in a
local hospital today suffering from
bruises of the upper abdomen sus
tained when her car ran into a horse
yesterday afternoon.
According to the victim, she was
driving her father's car on a dirt
road near Easonburg iwhen two
horseback riders approached on the
opposite side of the road. The one
horse, with William Culpepper
mounted, turned in front of tho
car. When the machine collid3d
with the horse it turned and threw
Miss Purvis against the steering
wheel. Culpepper was not injured.
With Miss Purvis in th e car were
her brother, Bill; a sister, Edith,
and Yank and Kathleen Perry.
The injured girl was reported by
hospital officials as recovering sat
isfactorily.
Move UnderwayTo
Kill Appeal Notice
Asheville, Sept. B.—Solicitor Zeb
V. Nettles said today he would
make a motion before the supreme
court in Raleigh tomorrow asking
dismissal of an appeal notice made
for Martin Moore, 23 year old ne
gro convicted of slaying Helen Clev
enger on July 16 in the Battery
Park hotel here.
Nettles said a copy of the notice
had been served upon Sanford W.
Brown, Asheville lawyer who aided
in the negro's defense. Moore is
under sentence to die in the gas
chamber on October 2 for the slay
ing of th e New York university
student.
Brown said the motion was basjd
upon the solicitor's contention that
Judge Don Phillips should not have
given the Negro 45 days for per
fecting an appeal, but should have
limited the appeal to 15 days. Tho
15 day period expired last Saturday
and no steps toward perfecting it
have been made.
Brown said he had not been em
ployed in the case since the convic
tion. The Asheville chapter of th»
national association for the advance
ment of colored people discussed fi
nancing the appeal, but thus far
has retained no attorney.
Legion Installs
New Officials
Installation Ceremonies to be Staged
In Recorders Courtroom At 7:33
Installation of officers was slated
to be principal feature of a meet
ing of the Coleman-Pitt post (No.
58) of the American Legion when it
meets tonight at 7:30 o'clock in taa
recorders courtroom.
Officers to be installed include
the following: Palmer V. Boyd,
commander; L. H. Howell, first
vice commander; J. W. Reid, sec
ond vice commander; H. W.
Cutchin, third vice commander;
George W. Batchelor, adjutant and
finance officer; Paul E. Mallison,
service officer; R. C. Williams,
guardianship officer; A. B. Mallor,
sergoant-at-arms;
Roscoe T. Hatch, chaplain; T. A.
Avera, historian; J. R. Ellen,
athletic officer; Jim F. Avent,
child welfare officer; B. E. Foun
tain, Americanism officer; C. C.
Gray, graves registration officer; 8.
D. Bennett, employment officer; T.
E. Morgan, chairman, sons of the
legion.
T lie  fficers were chosen at a ro
cent meeting of the post.
When a Fish Catches a Man—
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U nASSAuTHORES COUNTRY CLUB
Lew Lehr, comedian of the newsreels, reversed the order of orthodox
fish pictures by posing with a 430 pound tuna fully dressed as a fisherman,
with himself hanging by his heels from the fish rack. His unique exhibit,
which causeji much hilarity, won first prize at Nassau Shores Country
club at Amityville, L. 1., during • recent contest.
What Adolph Hitler Seeks
Adolph Hitler's announcement today that Germany
wants her colonies back is his second official one. He
proclaimed that plan March 28, 1935 but left the date
vague. It remained vague today. The following infor
mation, compiled by The Associated Press, reveals
the German colonies, taken by the Allies for their
own or under mandate, have an area of 1,032,757
square miles. They are as follows:
German East Africa, 370,000 sq. miles, Belgium
and British mandate.
German S. W. Africa, 322,400 sq. miles Union of
South Africa.
Cameroons in Africa, 305,400 sq. miles, French and
British mandate.
Togoland in Africa, 34,439 sq. miles French and
British mandate.
Caroline Islands in Pacific, 560 sq. miles Japanese
mandate.
Marshal Islands in Pacific, 158 sq. miles, Japanese
mandate.
Nauru Island in Pacific, 8 1-2 sq. miles, Australian
mandate.
The three steps which apparently remain in Hitler's
program were outlined as follows:
1. Return of the colonies, several times the area of
Germany.
2. Enlargement of the Reich to include all German
speaking peoples.
Expansion to make Germany strong economically.
WANT NO MORE BONDS
The Edgecombe County Board of Education has decided
to postpone the calling of an election on the question of
issuing bonds for additional school buildings and remodel
ing and adding to old ones indefinitely. The amount asked
for was $245,884.63.
This amount is a very sizeable sum though we have been
accustomed to dealing in such large figures and lose sight
of such amounts. We have always believed that since the
agitation for this bond issue that if the board of educa
tion would make an investigation, they would find that
the majority of the citizens of Edgecombe County were
against it. We do not believe Edbecombe county will issue
more bonds until the heavy road debt has been paid or lift
ed in some manner.
It is clearly the duty of the State to assume part o fthe3e
bonds which have been used in the State Highway system.
The State having taken the funds and left the bonds on
the county.
We believe the election on the bond issue, if it had been
held, would have been just an expense and nothing else be
cause the peopl edo not believ in a quarter of a million
bond issue at this time.
YOUNG POLICE OFFICERS
Recently the police force was increased and we are in
formed that one of the officers employed was not 21 or if
21 had just attaind his majority.
There has been some criticism of the board in employing
an officer so young.
The duty of a policeman requires calm thoughtful delib
eration and courage and at times great discretion must be
exercised. It is probable that this young officer has all
the necessary qualifications that a good police officer should
have, but the Scripture says "that wisdom comes with
years." There is nothing that counts like experience.
Whether or not the board of aldermen could absolve it
self of all blame should this young officer in the course of
his duty, from the lack of experience, be shot down or
vice versa. This matter has been called to our attention by
several interested citizens of Rocky Mount, which has
caused us to mention it in our editorial column.
SCHOOL CHILDREN NEED BRIDGE
There has for many years been maintained a perfect path
that leads from the river road or the Norfolk highway to
the training school and there are many homeowners, who
front on this road or path.
While this road was open, a public colored school building
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Weed Offerings
Four Millio
Board Postpones
School Election
Edgecombe County School Solons Re
fuse Applications For Buildings
Members of the Edgecombe coun
tv board of Education voted inde
finite postponement of calling for
an election on the question of erect
ing school buildings to the extent
of $245,884.63 in a meeting yester
day in Tarboro.
Seven communities had requests
before the board, but each was re
fused when the school directors vo
ted not to call an election.
Tarboro asked for the largest
grant. A colored school building and
an addition to the white high school
was asked by the Tarboro school of
ficials. The estimated cost was given
as $93,500.
R. M. Wilson, superintendent of
schools in Rocky Mount, asked for
an appropriation of $82,355 in or
der to build a colored elementary
school and an addition to the white
high school. The estimated cost of
the colored elementary building was
presented as $61,500, while the ad
dition to the high school was esti
mated at $20,855.
Leggiett asked for a vocational
building at a cost of $20,448.43.
Conetoe sought a similar structure
costing $17,964.56. South Edgecombe
wants a gymnasium costing $14,264.53
and West Edgecombe is seeking :.n
$8,259.31 addition. An auditorium at
Pinetops costing $9,092.75 was also
put before the board for approval.
Mt. Airy Judge
Cited to Court
Recorder Llewellyn Allegedly Struck
Lawyer in Politic*! Argument
Mount Airy, Sept. 7.—A warrant
was issued here today for the ar
rest of Harry H. Llewellyn, judge
of Mount Airy Recorders Court, on
charges of assualt, public disturb
ance, and use of profane and it
decent language in a public place,
in the presence of women and chil
dren.
The charges were preferred bj-
Attorney A. B. Carter, on whom
the alleged assault was mad e at an
eating place outside of town Sunday
evening. The quarrel followed a dis
cussion of the outcome of the Dem
ocratic convention held at Dobson
Saturday. Llewellyn was said to
have been in an intoxicated condi
tion at the time.
Judge Absent
Papers for the arrest of the judg
were in the hands of Sheriff John
ID. Thompson today but Llewellyn
was absent from the city. Trial of
the case has been set for Wednes
day afternoon before Magistrate T.
W. Davis at 2 o'clock.
It is understood that the contest
between Martin Bennett of this
city and Newt Martin of Dobson for
the Democratic nomination for
House of Representatives, was be
ing discussed by Attorney Cartel,
Judge Llewellyn, and R. C. Llewel
lyn prominent local banker. Senator
Fred Folger was said to have been
struck in the face by Judge Llewel
lyn when he attempted to step be
tween the two.
Attorney Carter, accompanied by
his wife and some friends, had gone
to the eating place for Sunday eve
ning supper.
R. C. Llewellyn greeted him and
was discussing the convention out
come when Judge Llewellyn, aftsr
a few words, committed the al
leged assault.
McDonald Makes
Request Clear
Asked State Board To Take Defi
nite, Understandable Action On
Charges
Dr. Ralph \V. McDonald, defeat
ed candidate for governor, denied
yesterday he had asked the State*
Board of Elections to "reopen" its
primary investigation but said he
had asked it to take "definite and
understandable action" in regard to
irregularities disclosed by investiga
tions.
Raymond C. Maxwell, executive
secretary of the board, said after
receipt of the letter that McDon
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SI.OO PER YEAH
Mor e Than 3,000,000 Pounds Al
ready Sold—Tuesday Average la
$23.58
Tuesday's Figures
Average $23.58
Poundage 454,473
Cash receipts $107,275.59
An unofficial totalling of Tobacoo
Board of Trade figures shows up un
til today's sale roughly 3,200,000
pounds of bright-leaf crop goinff
through acutioneer's hands here has
given producers about $770,000 for
an averago of almost $24 a hundred.
Tuesday's average, which droppod
from the record-setting on e of Mon
day ($25.39), still did not go under
$23 a hundred pounds, and today
virtually 400,000 pounds of leaf
were being secured for domestic and
foreign companies through the buy
ers here. Prices unofficially appeared
a little better, and the biddiug
among buyers was pronounced
strong.
Exact figures for total offerings
this season, starting September 1,
are p0undage—3,196,776; cash re«
ceipt5—5766,243.25; and average- 1 —
$23.97 cwt.
Monday resulted in a record high
for this year insofar as average wa«
concerned here, while the largest
amount on sale in a day came open
ing day when nearly 800,000 pounds
produced the largest cash receipts of
the fall about $190,000.
Tho lowest average this fall was
higher than $22.80, while the lighest
offerings wor e about 270,000 pounds
for about $61,000. This was Septem
ber 2.
Still in evidence today were num
erous S3O piles, and infrequent S4O
piles also wer e to be seen here.
Sales Supervisor George P. Arring
ton issued official figures and esti
mated today's golden weed offerings
at 400,000 pounds.
Democrats Open
Headquarters
Raleigh, Sept. 9.—"1 have never
seen a campaign get off to such a
fast and enthusiastic start."
So declared State Democratic
Chairman J. Wallace Winborne of
Marion one week after he had op
ened State Headquarters on the
tenth floor of the Sir Walter Ho
tel here. Mrs. J. B. Spilman of
Greenville, state Vice-chairman in
charge of the organization ot Dem
ocratic women, was equally as pleas
ed with the initial progress. Tho
two had spent the greater part of
the week in the field and said they
were speaking from first hand infor
mation, not from second-hand re
ports.
"The Ninth Congressional District
rally at Taylorsville and the great
24-county Democratic rally at For
rest City proved that Western North
Carolinians are determined to give
President Roosevelt, Clyde Hoey
and the other Democratic nominees
the greatest majorities w© evor
have polled in that section," said
Chairman Winborne. "The only fly
in the ointment is the fear that tho
wide-spread popularity of our candi
dates will cause some of us to sfet
over-confident and that the major
ties will be cut down. . . . There
is no danger of defeat but we won : t
be satisfied with a mere victory
this year. W e want a landslide."
'•ln B'ranklin Roosevelt and Clyde
Hoey the women of North Carolina
have two Democratic fcandidates who
appeal strongly to women," said
Vice-Chairman Spilman. "Each is a
liberal, each has a life-long record
fighting for those very things in
which women are the most inter
ested. . . I believe there will be a
larger Democratic womena vote cast
this fall than ever before."
Even before headquarters opened
Mrs. Spilman began her organiza
tion work in a number of ea3tern
counties and last week, between ral
lies, she worked with the chair
man, vice-chairman and woman
leaders in eight western counties—
Alexander, Lincoln, Catawba, Burke
Caldwell, Cleveland, Gaston and
Rutherford. Before November thera
will be an active women's organiza
tion in every county of the state,
she predicted.
"In the past the women have been
casting about 45 per cent of the
Democratic vote in this State," said
the Vice-Chairman. "This year we
hope to cast as many votes as *Ue
men."
Mr. and Mrs. Sexton Liles of
Baltimore are herp on a two weeks
vacation visiting Mr. Liles' Mother
Mrs. Sarah Liles and other rela
tives. *