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PAGE TWO The Rocky Mount Herald Published Every Friday at Rocky Mount, North Caro- 1 da*, by The Rocky Mount Herald Publishing Company *«hlication Office: Second Floor Dairiels Building, Hocky Mount, Edgecombe County, North Carolina TKD J ORBEN News Editor and Manager M. PACKARD Assistant Editor Subscription Rates: One Year, $1.00; 6 Months, 60s ■aterrd as second-class matter January 19, 1934, at the post office at Rocky Maunt, North Carolina, under the Act of March 3, 1879 ♦/•'►'ti'ing rates reasonable, and furniahed to pros pective advertisers on request EXAMINING SERVANTS FOR DISEASES The Sanitorium Sun The Republic of Nicaragua seems to have stolen a march on many states of the more advanced United States, including North Carolina, by requiring that all servants must be examined by public health officials before they can obtain employment. A law to that effect was passed a few years ago in New Jersey. Shortly afterward an arrest was made under it, the defend-! ants, sentenced, and an appeal was taken! to higher courts. There, if memory serves, | the matter remains, becalmed in the foggy stillness of constitutional law. Nicaragua's forward step in the direction of better health conditions was announced a few weeks ago by Dr. Roberto ■minister of public health, who added tnai free treatment for the cure of certain dis eases would be provided for those requiring it. This action, Dr. Gonzales explained, was aimed at typhoid, dysentery and so cial diseases, but 110 doubt it will prove beneficial in improving the tuberculosis situation in that country and will likewise aid in general health improvement. Dr. McCain touched upon a phase of the servant problem in North Carolina, and the problem in this state, of course, is not un like that in other states—in his most re cent biennial report. Discussing the preva lence of tuberculosis in Negroes and the per il involved for the white population, he wrote: "Tuberculosis among Negroes is the most serious problem with which we have to deal. The death rate among Negroes is 3.2 tfn ■ f hnt o the whites. Although Negroes comprise only 28 per cent of the population of North Carolina, 53.7 per cent of the tu berculosis deaths occur among Negroes. "Since Negroes are nursemaids, cooks, food handlers and personal servants in oth er rncit os in the homes of the white pop ulation, their tuberculosis problem also vi tally concerns the white population of our Stfi.f not onlv in a humanitarian sense, but also for their own safety. One of the greatest sources of infection ajnong the w t-Mri. >s the Negro servant." The work of curing tuberculosis and oth er diseases is showing results that are ex tremely gratifying to those whose lives are devoted t» health building. The disease prevention campaigns are also playing their t»art in reducing mortality and increasing human happiness. Food handlers in public restaurants and certain other groups serving the general public must convince the prop er ai norities that they are free of contagi ous diseases. It would seem a wise move to provde this measure of safety and protec tion to every child and adult who is served by a domestic servant. COAL Give „ur ECG SPLINT COAL a trial and if you are not con vinced it Is the best you have ever bought w P will refund your money and it will only coat von $7.50 a ton CONSUMERS ICE AND FUEL COMPANY PHONE 496 IF THERE WERE NO BANKS these are only a few of the questions uiy' which would confront you: ' • How can money and valuables be safeguarded against loss? • How can bills be paid without transporting cash ? • Where can money be borrowed at reasonable rates? This Bank, as a part of the present day American banking system, provides these essential services and makes them everyday conveniences in the life of our community. ssssssssss*sssssssss The Planters National Bank And Trust Company ROCKY MOUNT, N. C. COURT NOT IMMUNE TO CHANGE ' Oxford Ledger History records many changes in the size of the Supreme Court of the United States. These changes were made, of course, for political expediency on the part of the ad ministration. Even though his proposals for judicial re form are more brazen than some of his pre decessors in office, the following recapitula tion of changes, as printed by the Morgan ton News-Herald, will shed light on an is sue that is often discussed recently: The Supreme Court of the United States was established in 1789 with six members. In 1801, twelve years later, the member ship of the Supreme Court of the United States was reduced to five (5). In 1807, five years later, the member ship of the Supreme court of the United States was increased to seven (7). In 1837, thirty years later, the member ship of the Supreme Court of the United | States was increased to nine (9). In 1863, during the War Between the ' States, the membership of the Supreme Court of the United States was increased to ten (10). - In 1866, just three years later, the mem bership of the Supreme Court of the United States was reduced to seven (7). In 1869, also a three-year interval, the membership of the Supreme Court of the United States was increased to nine (9) and has been at that figure ever since. FAIR AND PROPER The News and Observer There is no reason in the world why the telephone system should pay Asheville and| Hickory a franchise tax and not pay such a] tax to other cities in North Carolina. Andj if the telephone system can pay it in these towns, it can afford to pay it in the other cities and towns in the State. Smoothest working, so far as rates and taxes are concerned, of all utilities in > America, the big telephone monopoly has !j in most cases escaped any municipal fran i chise taxes for years, although other util ities have been paying such taxes to cities and towns. This Legislature should end the condition under which th etelephone system , has paid a franchise tax to towns where it ■ had to and paid none in towns where it could escape paying. This morning the Senate Utilities Com ' mittee should give a favorable report to the , bill permitting towns and cities in the State i, to tax exchanges at the rate of one per cent i of their gross receipts and speed the bill on its way to passage. The measure would only give to all cities what the system has • agreed to pay to some cities. Such a fair and proper bill should be promptly passed. Lespedeza seed are scarce and high. Bet ter buy what you need now. Influenza is becoming prevalent here. Doctors say avoid getting wet, and having wet feet and to keep the body in the best physical condition. FOR SALE PURE GEORGIA SYRUP AND MOLASSES WHOLESALE, IN CANS AND BARRELS W. H. DAVIS 329 W. McDonough St. Savannah, G. A. THE KOCKY MOUNT HEKALD, ROCK* MOUNT, NORTH CAROLINA Valentine Warns Of War Menaces United States Is In More Danger Of War Than In 1918, He Tells Club There is really more danger of the United States' being entangled in a European war today than there was at this time of the year nine teen years ago, Itimous T. Valentine of Nashville, attorney and political figure of state prominence, told the Current Topics Club. At this time of the year in 1918, shortly before American entered the World War, there was little belief among American citizens that their country would be irivolved, he de clared. The same sense of security, Mr. Valentine pointed out, is preva lent today in the United States and it is as false now as then. Many more factors and interna tional complications exist now to en gage the United States in a Euro pean war, he stated, than existed then. True democracy is a preventative' of war, Mr. Valentine said. He ex pressed his belief that where the! people of a nation have a govern ment that is entirely responsive to I «their wish, as a thorough democracy ; should be, the people will never vol untarily decide to enter a war. It is only when the government I falls into the control of one per son, or one small faction, that the powerful propaganda machinery and tho coercive measures can be set up by which a nation of people is half lead and half dragged into war, Mr. Valentine declared. As long as small dominating'groups are able to control the governments of some countries and to sway those countries to their selfish interests, he prophesied, there will Qontinue to be wars. At the close of the World War, Mr. Valentine recalled, th e German people ridded themselves of their Kaiser, set up what they considered | HEADLINE J! FANCY BLUE ROSE 1 POOD STORES || 6 Pounds 25C FULL PACK RIPE TOMATOES 4 Si 25c SWIFT'S JEWEL 8 » ~ '1.09 ION A TENDER CRUSHED CORN No. 2 Can 1 0C GELATIN DESSERT SPARKLE 0 no 25c 'IONA PLAIN OR SELF RISING FLOUR 24-lb. Bag 95c A&P FRESH BAKED PULLMAN 8c SLICED BOLOGNA 2«... 25c 8 O'CLOCK COFFEE Pound - 19c MILD AND MELLOW GUARANTEED EGGS - Dozen - 25c Fairy Ann Page Macaroni or Soap, sm. bar 5c Spaghetti 2 pkRS 15c Gold Dust 2 fc Marshmallows"'" 15c can lfc Morton's l ona Ed I JrJ >kg ' 8C Lima Beans 3 25c Towels, roll 10c nn /! ield 1U holders i9o Butter, lb. ..... ,41c POTATOES no 2 5 poun,,s 25c CARROTS bunch 7c GRAPEFRUIT 3t,>r 10c SPINACH 2 poun,fß 13c CABBAGE per pou " d 3c i wmmmm a democratic government and believ ed they were free of domination. In ternal complications later so confus ed the German people, he said that they surrendered control of their government to one dictator and Ger many has slipped into a condition as bad as before the war. FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST SCIENTIST Sunday School 10: A. M. Sunday morning service 11 A. M. Wednesday evening service 7:40 P. M. The reading room in the enurch edifice is open daily execept Sun day and legal holidays, from three to five P. M. DR. R. L. SAVAGE Diseases EYE, EAR, NOSE AND TROAT GLASSES FITTED Office over ; Five Points Drug Store I Rocky Mount, N. C. Miiimiiiiiiimiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimu | DO YOU KNOW— 1 5 Your Old Mattress Can = = Be Made Like New For E 2 Small Proportion Of Or- = iginal Cost? f SOUTHERN | 1 Mattress Cp. | | CALL PHONE 1712-VV | 2 Rocky Mount, N. C. E i Tl 111111111111[1111111111111111111111111111111~ NEWPORT SIGN COMPANY Oat-Door Advertising J. WEIR ANDERSON WINDOW, And ALL KINDS Of SIGNS Rocky Mount, N. C. Phone 164 B. 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A., Raleigh Southern Railway System. w^TQ Warm Up...mi\\ a Humphrey ...Circulator Ten seconds in front of one of these efficient room heaters and you'll see why we say, "Warm Up . . . with a Humphrey Cir culator." It's most amazing to some people the way these trim modern portables put out the heat. And now they come in four sizes to handle the heating needs of practically any size room. Is there a hard-to-heat room in your home bedroom, attic room, basement den, sun parlor? The low cost solution it tin- s problem is a Humphrey Crrculator priced especially low ing our present sale and operating for but 2c to 4c an hour. Come in and see them. A Portable Circulator to take off t'-o chill will save a lot of expensive furnace forcing this y.ar. Rocky Mount Public Utilities 127 N. Main St. Phone 1842 FRIDAY, MARCH 5, 1937 /'/'/' checks fyfkft \J UV/ COLDS first day Liqsld, Tablets HEADACHE Salve, Naaa Drops SO minutes Try "Rub -My-TUm"- World's Bm Llnsment HILL - PROCTOR PRINT SHOP Commercial Printing of All Kinds 114 Washington St. Phone 39 Rocky Moant Phone 845 LITTRELL'S SHOE SHOP HOWARD H. LITTRELL Owner and Prsprietor Shoe Repair—LpMac Process No Nails, Flexible, Waterproof Expert Shoe Repairing 1 No Sigrn of Repair All Work Guaranteed 141 S. Main St., Rocky Mount
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