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Mo VOLUME 3, NO. 45 Will Mark Sit el Of First Schea Elizabeth City AUo OU Btorker For Site Qf Vint L»w-Makini Aamblj Historic markers commemorating the first school and the first assem bly in North Carolina hare been authorized, B. Bruce Etheridge, di rector of the Department o 1 Conser vatioa and Development, announced yesterday. Texts lor theae two markers, re cently completed by the of historians headed by Dr. C. C. Crittenden, geerstary of the State Historical Comiftfrsion, hav e own completed and forwarded to the foundry £o rc as ting. They will be erected in Elizabeth City, the loca tion of these two Important events. The first school was taught by Charles Griffin, 1705-08. Legend for the marker is as follows: Charles Griffin taught in this county the first known school in N. C. f 17(K)-w. The marker commemorating the first assembly will read: "The Albe marle County Assembly, initial law making body in Carolina, first met, 1665, in this area." Counting the two completed, 89 texts for markers in the cooperative project in which the State Histor ical Commission, the State Highway and Public Works Commission, and the Department of Conservation and Development are participating have been prepared. 70 o fthe plates hate been cast and most of these have been erected. The markers are scat tered throughout the State from Hen drson to Currituck and to Bruns wick County. Additional markers for other counties are under prepara tion. —e E. L. orame, Jr. Meets Tragic Death The body of Robert Lee Brame, Jr., 20, of Durham wss found Sun day. four days after his tragic death Wednesday night, when his automobile apparently plunffed off the Lookout mountain highway in Colorado. The body was discovered by three Denver youths who were hiking up the mountain. ' Young Brame and his bride or two weeks, went to Denver several days ago enroute to Seattle, Wash., where he was to work with a paper prod ucts company. w „ . .. Wednesday night,, Mr. Brame left his bride in a Denver hotel, while he drove to the top of Lookout Mountain to buy souvenirs. It is thought that on the way down the mountain he was blinded by the heavy fog and drove off the high- Brame, the son of Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Brame, was a popular mem ber of the Durham younger set. He received his education in Durham schools and attended the University of North Carolina last year. More recently, until his marriage on October 17 to Miss Lorena Perry, his childhood sweetheart at Junior high school, he was associated with his father's business in Durham. Young Brame was especially fond of athletics and while at Durham high school was a member of the track team and the athletic associa tion. While playing softball last summer at Forest Hills in a city league game, he fell into a ditch while chasing a foul, breaking his neck. He was believed, however, to have fully recovered from the in jury. He was an active member of the Y. M. C. A. and, while a student in high school, took an outstand ing part in Hi-Y work. He was al so a member of the, First Baptist church. At Durham high school, from which he was graduated in 1934, he was especially interested in science and music and was very popular with his fellow students. The high school annual said of him upon his graduation, "He owes his popularity to his ability to sing a happy note." Brame and Miss Perry, the daugh ter of Mrs. Nettie Perry, were mar ried Saturday night, October 17 in Danville, Va., leaving that night for the west. The young man's fa ther said he had talked with hi 3 so n Tuesday by telephone in Den ver, CoW^ YounjWßrame, in addition to his father and mother, is survived by three brothers, J. 8., Charles and Thomas, all of Durham. The body is enroute to Durham for burial and it is thought will ar rive Thursday afternoon. If so the funeral will be held Friday after noon. FREAK EGG BROUGHT TO JOHNSTONIAN-SUN Two Eggs In One Presented By Selma Man To Editor—Layed By Barred-Rock Hen *H. L. Brown, of Selma, Route 2, was in Selma last Saturday and presented something new in the way of hen fruit. It was a large egg within an egg. When the egg was broken it was found that enclosed within the outer shell was another perfectly formed egg with as natural a shell on it as the one in which it was enclosed. There is a partition between the outer egg shell and the inner egg, and this space surround ing the inner egg was filled with the white part of the egg. The shell of the inner egg had grown to that of the outer shell on one" side. Fest Accomplished For Since 1928—Wilkinson Praise. Workers For the second time since t Bocky Mount eommunity chest w founded i n 1928 that organized cha itable institution has exceeded i yearly goal according to the fin figure* for the 1936 drive release today. Chest officials revealed today th $10,072 had been given or pled* during the campaign whish w prolonged beyond its set dates b cause of the necessity of obtainii the goal of $10,500. The only oth time that the goal was reached w in 1934. Last year the drive end frith a considerably sum lacking. W. S. Wilkinson, chairman of t drive, in speaking for the commu ity chest said: "Our appreciation is great for t response made by the public to t eommunity chest. The five agenci which we serve, the Boy Scou Girl Scouts, Associated Charities, M. C. A., and Salvation Army, a deeply grateful for the support t citizens of this city have offer to their programs. "Obtaining the goal was mai possible only through the wholj hearted cooperation and unselfii spirit of all th« workers who too part in the drive. Kach and each individual worker seeme to realize the necessity of reachin the goal and gave unsparingly c their time and effort to obtain thi end. "I hesitate to mention th e work I any one person or persons in tl drive for each merits special re ognition. However, the interest &i work shown by T. W. Coleman ai the staff of the chamber of coi merce headed by Secretary E. Austin were outstanding. Much th« success of the campaign was d to their efforts. "In spite of the fact that we we over the goal, the community che feels that further cooperation cou be shown by the public. There ar still a number of persons here who] are in a position to contribute but who refuse to do so on one ground or another. The public is becoming better educated every year to the | worth of the community chest, but there are still many who could in crease thy. work-af. the-Jdheat-if they would contribute. The community chest is just what the name implies —an organization supported by the citizens for the good of the entire community." Officials of the campaign pointed to the low operating expenses of the drive this year as a contribut ing factor. I>r. R. G. Flowers Stands Convicted Dr. Ralph C. Flowers, dentist for the R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., for the past 10 years, past president of the North Carolina Exchange Club and a magician of parts was found guilty by a jury in Forsyth Super ior court, Tuesday night of the rob bery of S7OO worth of gold from the office of a dental supply company in this city, in broad open daylight, September 11. Wednesday morning Judge Arm strong sentenced Flowers to seven to 10 years in the state prison. The negro Leroy Blackman, and stacks up to his name, who it was alleg ed was a confederate of the dentist was given five years. Flowers was arrested September 23, after Blackman, his handy-man, had been taken into custody. Black man pleaded guilty to the charge and testified against Flowers, whom the negro described as "brains" of the robbery. Blackman said he thought the hold-up was a "joke." Acting upon instructions from Flowers, he said, he entered the o®ice of the dental company on the third floor of a bank building here and held up Frank Shoaf, in charge at the time. He said he used a pair of pliers, forcing Shoaf to enter another room on the same floor. Flowers, it was charged, then entered the dentist office and stole th e gold. Flowers vigorously denied the charges. He said he entered the building in which the dental office was located prior to the robbery for the purpose of purchasing head ache powders, that he obtained the powders and left and knew nothing about the robbery. An appeal to the Supremo court was taken by counsel for Dr. Flow ers and his bond was fixed at $lO,- 000. WILLIAM GRAY BURIED AT WELDON SUNDAY Weldon, Nov. 3.—William A. Gray, 64, died at his home near here Sat urday morning at 11:30 following an illness of only a few days from blood poisoning. Funeral services were held from the residence Sunday afternoon with Rev. Gordon Price officiating. In terment followed in the family buri al ground. Survivors are his widow, one dau ghter Mrs. Ferguson of near here, two sisters Mrs.' Butler and Mrs. Charlie Cook both of near Roanoke Rapids and four brothers, Ben Gray, and Tom Gray both of Roanoke Rap ids, John Gray of Norfolk, Va., and Henry Gray of near here. ROCKY MOUNT, CAROL! mm I . ■P mve Triumphed B spoken and Nation still Bcracy, with President Roose- Bp ■ich the great common people Bower by coming out and ex- Mge. One man's vote is the Bote when the individual votes Hgment and is not influenced Bward. B r d to four mare years of rea- Besident Roosevelt. President B n t that seems to understand B He realized there could be Btil, the farmers of the Nation Bring man a reasonable return Blr. Landon for he did not fail B he stood. He did not promise ■that he would not do anything Bt the best thing for he coun- Bin Kansas, in fact, the people B?ht it best. ■narkable and to turn down |Has don eso much for the Na tion and take up a new aifi untried man, would be like changing horses in mid stream, which is never advisable. The South has a peculiar cause for rejoicing over the result of this election, For President Roosevelt is the only President in the history of this Republjp, that undertook to lift the South up m the way of weeing that we received better prices for our crops. He saved us from poverty and Revolution. IS ONE WINDOW SILL ENOUGH? Since the National election is over and everybody seems to be satisfied with the results, barring a few, according to the vote, may be call attention again to the importance of the city of Rocky Mount making sonue provision for parks and recreation grounds while land is cheap and be fore permanent buildings are constructed thereon. This should not be a matter that has to be taken into the municipal election. The aldermen of the city ought to see and appreciate the need for this. The cheapest money Rocky Mount could spend, would be making provisions for parks and playground for the use of Rocky Mount and the adjoining territory. There is only one bench in Rocky Mount up town that a citizen can feel free and easy to sit down on, and that is back of the police station, which is generally used by those waiting on the court. The window sill at Five Point Drug Store will take care of about three provided they are not too large and this is the point where all public matters for the Edgecombe side are discussed in a public way. Are we not entitled to more than this? FAIR IS ONE OF BEST The Rocky Mount Fair is in full progress this week, and has had, up to the present date, a large attendance It is one of the best fairs Rocky Mount has ever had, and the aimusements have been of high order and entertaining. The midway, the March of Progress, Cetlin & Wilson Shows, Inc., has been good clean shows and wholesome amusements for everybody, and rides suitable for the old and young. • » Services Are Held For P. H. Collie Spring Hope Resident Buried Fol io wine Rits From Home Spring Hope, Nov. 4.—Funeral services for P. H. Collie, 85, who died at a Richmond hospital Sunday from pneumonia, were held Tuesday afternoon from his home with Rev. M. F. Hodges, pastor of the Gib son Memorial church officiating as sisted by Dr. W. R. Cullom of the Baptist church. Hobart Brantley and John C. Matthews of the Masonic order also took part in the servic es. Burial followed in the family lot near here. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. P. H. Collie; four sons, W. C. Collie of Greenville; J. S. Collie of Bailey, P. N. Collie and Short Colli© of here; thro© daughters, Mrs. Florence Bass of Nashville, Mrs. Lula Sykeg of Momeyer, and Mrs. C. E. Par ker of Zebulon; two brothers, Ruff Collie, well known as the 92-year old lone surviving confederate of Nash and Franklin counties, and John Collie, 90, both of near Spriflg Hope; and a sister, Mrs. Betty Bass of near Nashville. Also surviving are ' r >o grandchildren and 17 great grnnd children. A, FRIDAY, Services Held For Mrs. Braswell Elm City. Oct. 31.—Funeral servic es for Mrs. W. C. Braswell, 38, were conducted from the home Thursday evening with Rev. G. B. Starling offifciating, assisted by Rev. G. C. Wood. Interment followed in the Cedar Grove cemetery. Mrs. Braswell died at her home Wednesday night after an illness of several days. She is survived by two brothers, J. M. Braswell and Milton Braswell, and a sister, Miss Ruby Braswell. Pallbearers for the services were Wesley B. Doles, Clayton Williams, W. M. Wells, Carol Dixon, Isaac Cobb, John L .Dixon, Norman Short, and Luther Bryant. SCULPTOR DIES Chicago, Oct. 30.—Laorado Taft, noted sculptor, died at his home today. He was stricken with a par alytic stroke a week ago. Hig death came at 9:30 A. M. (Eastern Standard Time). With him when he succumbed were his wife, Mrs. Ada Bartlett Taft, and his three daughters, Mrs. Paul H. Douglas of Chicago, Mrs. Raymond Smith, of Greensboro, N, C., and Mrs. Roger Crane of Corton-On-lludson, N. Y. OVEMBER 6, 1936 Roosevelt Re-Elected By Almost Reco Party Rally Held As Several Talk About 10® Persons Present At Se»- , enth Ward Session Staged ia > ' city ' 1 ] A democratic rally in the seventh ward here with about half a %ozen speakers participating and urging the necessity of furthering the democra tic interests in the coming general election was history today. About 100 persons attended th e gathering at which several well-known local men spoke. The meeting was conducted in Al bert Forbes store on Falls road with Mr. Forbes and E. T. Moore, jointly arranging for the session and pre siding last night. Speaking were Millard F. Jones, M. P. Dawson, Mark Hannah, Norman Dennis, and R. T. Fountain, all of this city. Mr. Moore today explained the main idea stressed at last night's gathering was that the democratic interests nationally and in the state should be furthered in Tuesday's election. J. P.*s Perform Moat Wayne Weddings (By Ralph Howl&nd) This marriage business is "quite thes berries" insofar asf Wayne" magistrates are concerned. But sometimes the familiar phrase ":ee you Saturday" causes the esquires to belatedly pat their pocketbooks. For when a couple is married on credit, there is no hope of ever collecting. And the magistrate has no legal comeback. There were 635 marriage licenses issued in Wayne county in 1935 and a casual investigation Friday indi cated that at least 75 percent of the couples had the eternal knot tied be fore magistrates. And it's not much of a drop from Bill Ormand's on the first floor to the magistrates' row below. One usually can find a j. p., ready to oblige. You see, a j. p., can't charge to perform a marriage. H e can only hint and tell the bride and groom that he'll take "whatever you think it's worth." Sometimes he gets noth ing, sometimes 50 cents and some times a dollar. Once upon a time u magistrate got $3, "Se e You Sattidy'' Colored folk, characterized in plays and books by the legendary "See you Sattidy" phrase, often employ the same three words after a ceremony. But, says one of the magistrates —H. S. Toler—they never come back. Sometimes the wedding party promises to "remember" the author ity but, aided with convenient mem ory, there is never a return visit. Brides Sometimes Pay Hard but true, refusal to marry a couple simply because there is no monetary return for the officiating, is grounds for impeachment. And, may it please the doubter there have been occasions when the bride paid for the ceremony. Trac' ed back, it was found that she, too bought th ( > license. What happened after that is unknown. While a permanent record a marriage is kept in the --unty of fices, there have '.fen occasions when couple had no particular de sire for a. certificate of marriage and ieft the legal proof wholly in the hands of the legally appointed officials. Now it is simply a matter of con jecture as to why promises to pay never are kept. It may be that the two involved persons find later that they have been disillusioned, or it may be that they are busy carry ing out the dictates of Dame Ro mance that they simply forget it, or it may b e that they believe the j. p., did them a dirty trick. And all the magistrate can do is to sit back, wonder what he could have done with the mone ythat the wedded pair should have paid him but simply wouldn't. POOR HEALTH FATAL FOR J. A. THOMAS, 74 J. A. Thomas, 74, well-known Edgecombe county farmer of No. 12 township died in a local hospi tal following an illness of several months and declining health of sev eral years. Funeral services were held from the home with Rev. J. A. Satteifield, Presbyterian minister, officiating and Rev. A. E. Simerly, pastor of the FHrst Christian church assisting. In terment followed in Pineview ceme tery. lie was a member of the Mission ary Baptist church and of the Junior Order, whose members took part in the services. He had lived in Edge- Combe county all his life. He is survived by three sons, W. J.. J. L., and W. C. Thomas, all of Edgecombe; two daughters, Mrs. Ada Dickens and Mrs. Annabelle Newsome, both of Edgecombe; and a brother, J. 11. Thomas of Florence, S. C. His wife died about three months ago. Presidential Vote Out of 531 Electoral Votes ROOSEVELT 523 LANDON 8 Necessary to elect 26(5 POPULAR VOTE ROOSfiVELT 19,334,959 LANDON 11,940,389 NORTH CAROLINA VOTE 1,285 out of 1,855 Precincts ROOSEVELT 435,290 LANDON 117,488 FOR ufITsENATOR 749 out of 1,855 Precincts BAILEY 250,203 PATTON 71,212 FOR GOVERNOR 1,082 out of 1,855 Precincts HOEY 332,235 GRISSOM 141,876 Women Elected To House Posts i . Four Are Returning, Fifth To Be gin First Term; Mrs. Kaha Defeated Washington, Nov. 4.—Returns to ' day Bhowed four womea__tfl l aba&Lul. M ' Ninety-four women sought nation • al and state posts in the election, i Sixty-six of them campaigned un • der the banners of th? Republican ! and Democratic parties. Isabelle Greenway, a member of ' the feminine contingent in the House last term, did not seek reelection. ■ Her place was won by a man. ' SCOTLAND NECK WOMAN DIES AT HOME Miss Becky Burgess, 81, of Scot ■ land Neck, an aunt of a local wom i an, Mrs. G. B. Andrews, died in > Scotland Neck, friends learned here Miss Burgess was the only imme i diate member of her family. She had been an invalid for four years, 1 and had made Scotland Neck home for about 20 years. She belonged to the Baptist church there. Surviving are nephews and nieces, Mrs. Andrews, who Hvqs on Villa I street; Miss Laura Jones, of Scot land Neck; L. T. Jones, Greenville; . Paul Jones .Williamston; and W. H. , Jones, Hobgood. [ Terraces recently constructed in . Randolph County have withstood the heavy rains in recent weeks and [ have won favor with farmers. NOTICE Those desiring to subscribe to The Rocky Mount | Herald may do so by sending SI.OO with name and address to The Rocky Mount Herald, Rocky Mount, N. C. f ; Name 1 • Town State Route No SI.OO PER YEA* President Receives Overwhelming Vote of Confidence. Greatest Ma jority Since Monroe President Franklin Delano Roose velt was triumphantly returned to office Tuesday when the voters of the nation (rare him a thundering majority over Go*. Alf M. Isuidon of Kansas. Present incomplete ro> turns (Wednesday) indicate thai Roosevelt and Garner carried eiMgr state sav e two in New England, a possible third. The indicated jority will be the largest givenS I president since Monroe. } State Ticket Elected In the state almost the hH story of overwhelming victory told, with the Republicans ttnoweS under all over the state by ham ) majorities. Accurate figures could notl J be learned, but indications are than Hoey and the entire state and counl ty ticket received large majorities There was som scratching on thi' gubernatorial ticket all over tfco } state, but this disaffection did not > reach alarming proportions. Vote on Amendments Little could be learned as to th* fat A of the constitutional amend ments, but the scattered returns in -5 dicate that all five have been m&do c a part of the basic law of the state. ALDERMANIC COMMITTEE INSPECTS FINAL DRAFT I Hope of action on the proposed remodeling of the old Masonio building on Northeast Main street . for a new city hall was revived to« day with an announcement that th# building committee of the board of aldermen is inspecting the fiul draft of the plans for the remodel : Ing. I Surviving are her step father, 8, - B. Weavej, a half-sister, Miss K&th* '• erine Weaver; her grandmother, Mr*. - Marion Dozier; seven aunts and » four uneles. f NEW BUSINESS OPENS e IN ROCKY MOUNT The Virginia-Carolina Auction Company, formerly of Norfolk, Vir ginia will open their new place of E business on Rose Stroet in the city of Rocky Mount in the three story > building, formerly known as the - Burnett© Garage. i This company will conduct auo e tion sales of used furniture. Also - private sales and they have an ex e perienced force for the carrying on i, of auction business. 6 It is expected that many dealers, i as well ag individuals will attend these sales from time to time, i, They will conduct the general auc -1 tion business, which will include - general merchandise. The Raleigh Kiwanis Club donat ed $67 in prizes for the recent Wake County Jersey calf club show. i o e Good pietures, properly selected i and hung, will give atmosphere to a room.—Miss Pauline Gordon.