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The Rocky Mount Herald VOLUME 4, NO. 20 JOHN QUINCY ROBINSON IS ELECTED MAYOR ROCKY MT. John Quincy Robinson won the nomination B'riduy, April 30th, the Democratic Primary for the nomina flon of Mayor over the then pres ent encumbent, T. W. Coleman. Mr. Robinson received 1,692 votes and Mr. Coleman received 1,364. The general election was held on last Mondq.y and was without any special interest since there was no opposi tion to Mr. Robinson in the election. 1). C. Lcwig was electfed to fill the unexpired term of Robinson—Al derman 3rd ward. In the aldermanic race J. R. Bob bitt defeated J. W. Thurman in the fourth ward, and J. E. Johnson de feated his opponent Robert Dennis in the seventh ward. Alderman H. W. Cutchin, A. J. Mims and Julian Williams succeeded themselves with out opposition. Mayor Robinson comes into office ■with many years of experience in civic affairs and has the qualifi cation to make a splendid mayor. The campaign was conducted on a high plane and personalities left entirely out of the contest. Both candidates represent the highest type of citizenship and have the esteem of our total population. Mr. Robinson was elected member of the board of Graded Schools Trustees of Rocky Mount in 1907 when he was only 23 years old and served continuously until 1925. The last two years he was secretary to the Board. In 1926 was elected Al j derman from the Third Wtard and has served ever since without oppo sition. The last five years h e was Mayor Pro-tem of the City. During his period on the Board he served on practically all of the committees and had the chairmanship of a great number, and was also chairman of special committees. He is a member of the Methodisti'church and belongs to the Junior and the Masonic Or ders, 1 He is employed by the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company as Di vision Storekeeper, including all points north of, and Savannah and he has been with the A. C. L. Rail road since 1902. He was admitted to the bar in 1912, but has never actively engag ed in the practice of law. Mayor Robinson has been a resident of this . vicinity all of his life. Rev. -B. E. Brown Buried At Tarboro Tarboro, May 10.—Rev. Bertram E, Brown, rector emeritus of Cal vary Episcopal church and nationally reorganized leader in rural Episco pal church work, was buried this afternoon in historic Calvary church yard after funeral services conduct ed at the church by Bishop E. A. Penick, assisted by Rev. George Henry, the present rector. Following five years of declining health and an illness which had kept him confined to his bed since a paralytic stroke April 21, Mr. ( Brown died at his home in Tarboro | at 2:15 o'clock yesterday morning. ; He was 64 years of age. ( All Btores and places of business ( in Tarboro closed this afternoon dur- ( ing the funeral so that the hundreds ' of Mr. Brown's friends might attend ( the ceremony. j The following Tarboro ministers at- j tended as an honorarv group: Rev. j Qhester Alexander, Fa 'lier Richard - * E. Barrett, Dr. J. L. Peacock, and y Rev. Henry Ruark. The Concord Lodge No. 58, Ma- i sonic Order, attended in a body. 1 Body Lies In State The body lay in state in the Cal- i vary Episcopal church from 11 i o'clock today until time for the fu- i neral. i Active pallbearers were Haywood 1 Foxhall, Jim Simmons, Sr., Sam Clark, Sr., Don Gilliam, Sr., W. D. Brvan, Sr., and J. M. Carstarphen, Sr.' Honorary pallbearers: Dr. W. W. Green, Dr. J. G. Raby, Dr. W. B. Hocks, Dr. Edward Roberson, Dr. A. C. Norfleet, Dr. W. M. De- Loach, Dr. T. H. Royster, Dr. J. E. L. Thomas, Henry M. Bourne, W. C. Pitt, Jr., Hyman Phillips, Frank Carlisle, Sr., Jack Denson, J. \V. Forbes, Ed Foxhall, Sam Nash, W. C. Pitt, J. Robert Pender, Jim Simmons, Jr., Dockey Telle, Edward Clayton, C. F. Clayton, Lewis Heilbroner, Lee Hargrove, Francis Jenkins, Russell Clark, Pem broke Nash, Dr. Robert Walker, Dr. Spencer Bass, Joe Bunn, Joe Mal lette, Henry C. Bridgers, Henry Mc- Nair, Kiwanians, Arthur AiVyeh, Captain Harry Blenkenship, Milton 8. Brown, Sam Carlisle, Sam Clark, Jr., Arthur Fountain, N. E. Gresh am, H. H. Hicks, R. L. Hollowell, M. W. Haynes, M. J. Moye, Dr. R|. \V. Moore, R. A. Martin, C. P. Mc- Cluer, J. Walston Smoot, Jimmie W. Spiers, A. T. Walston, Dr. E. V. iZoeller, O. W. Shook and J. R. Youngblood. Mr. Brown gave up the rectorship of Calvary church two years ago duo to the state of his health, after de voting the greater part of his life to its affairs. He was succeeded by the Rev. Rev. M. George Henry and upon retirement took the tifl© of rector emeritus. Mr. Brown came to Tarboro in 1009. Before that he was rector of Episcopal churches in Marion, Un iontown and Eufaula, Alabama, for fifteen years. He was born in Sumter, 8. C., October 2-1, 1871, but grew up in Eufaula, Alabama, where his juarents took him before he was a year old. A graduate of the University of Alabama, he at tended the Theological Seminary of the University of South, Sewanee, Tenn., for one year. LEADERS IN LOUISBURG COLLEGE LIFE ■R Miss Martha Carroll Y.WC.A. mm flnHMj OliOer Gard-Y.M.C.A. Louisburg, May 13.—Two of the outstanding organizations of Louis burg College which have been quite active in the ex'ra curricular life of Louisburg College during the present year are the Young Wiomen's Christian Association and the Young Men's Christian Association I along with the Student Government, i Associations these two religious i groups have played a leading part in student activities this year, Oliver Gard of Elizabeth City, is j [president of the Y. M. C. A. and , •Miss Martha Carroll of Rocky Mount is president of the Y. W. C. A. (pic tures shown above.) During the past year these two organizations have met regularly once a week with the fourth session each month a joint one. Practically all of the outside speakers who have spoken to student groups have been brought to the campus by the two Y's. Among the speakers of tlie present year were. R. E. Brown, Methodist minister of Henderson; W. R. Mills, Superintendent of Franklin County Schools; G. M. Beam, Local Attorney and business man; Hon. w. L. Lumpkin, Rep. of the General Assembly for the past ten years; Dr. R. F. Yarborough, Franklin County Health Officer; and Dr. D. E. Earnhardt, President of the College. During the present year both of these religious groups have conduct ed a series of discussion topics which have included not only religious questions but problems of social, political and economics interest) as well. Other activities have includ ed personal evangelism, social wel fare work in Louisburg, and parti cipating in district and statewide religious conferences. Plans for the next year have been partly laid out and in general point to no new activities but a greater emphasis of present ones, especially the type of discussion and local welfare work. Gard, a pre-ministerial student, graduated from the Elizabeth City High School in 1033. During his High School career he took an active part in both student organizations and athletic contests. Carroll graduated from the Rocky Moun.i High School in 1935. During her high school career she took an active part in the student organi zations. Officers of the Y. W. C. A. are: Carroll of Rocky Mount, President; 1 Marion Cameron of Vass, vice presi i dent; Catherine Blanchard of Trot , ville, secretary; and Charity Hol , land of Pikeville, Treasurer. ! Officers of the Y. M. C. A. are: ! Gard, President; W. T. Medlin of - Raleigh, vice president. Roger ! Shannonhouse of Elizabeth City, , secretary and treasurer; and Dean V. 11. Kilby, faculty advisor. ROCKY MOUNT, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, MAY 14, 1937 IN WASHINGTON JH WHAT UNITED STATES*SENATOR ****** | Five questions seem to predominate j in virtually all discussions with refer ence to Congressional activities. Theao I are: What will be the final outcome of the President's court plant What progress will be made on the Presi dent's phoposal to reorganize the ex ecutive branch of the government! Will the President's relief recom mendation be followed, or will the $1,500,000,000 proposed be raised or lowered? Will new tax legislation be brought forward now or at the next session? When will Congress adjourn? There seems to be no political wizards who can answer these ques tions correctly at this time. However, all are the subject of much comment and are of vital interest to all citi zens. The general opinion seems to be somewhat as follows: THE COURT PLAN Congres sional mail indicates that interest in the court proposal is still keen in some sections of the country and is lagging in othor ß This may be due to the lull that often marks im portant legislation between the time of public hearings and a report to Congress by the committee handling the measure. At the moment there is no indication that the President j will offer or accept any compromise, i Nevertheless, the Chief Executive is 1 a master at reacting to public senti raent and his aides are known to be i busy in this field. REORGANIZATION Any whole sale ! "organization of the executivo branch of the government at this session seems unlikely. It is reason ably certain that the Congress will not place entirely under executive control those units now responsible to Congress, Some minor shifts in Federal agencies may bo approved. RELIEF The general opiuion seems to be that relief expenditures will not go beyond the billion and a half recommended in the President's budget message. They may be lower ed under the new urge for Federal economy and a balanced budget now sweeping cities and cross-roads, fac tory and farm. TAXES Two schools of thought prevail with reference to Federal revenue. One is to attempt tax re vision at the current session so that business, industry and agriculture may know who to expect. The other sWiool of thought is to postpone tax legislation, with the exception of reenactment of excise levies, until the next session convening in Janu ary. Pinal decision on taxes will be based largely on the economy moves and the total of the relief bill as it emerges from the House Committee. ADJOURNMENT Here again opinion varies and adjournment dates in current discussions vary from July to October. It must be kept in mind, however, that a great number of the members of Congress main tain homes in Washington on a year round basis. For these, the idea of a break in the session—that is ad journment from say July to Septem ber —is not so attractive. Others fa vor such a break in what has been a difficult session, not from the stand point of legislation enacted, but from the standpoint of uncertainty and efforts to properly proceed with the legislative structure as recovery nears. At the present time, adjourn ment. in September seems to be the prevailing thought. But develop ments might change this situation at a moment's notice. Many of the questions can be properly answered after the return of the President. He may have in mind new recommendations to Congress that would change the present pic ture. Thus, the home-coming of President Roosevelt from his much needed vacation, around May 16, may have an important effect on the af fairs of government. Peace College Elects Officers At a recent college election at Peace Junior College, Raleigh. Mi3s •Susie Hanking Fountain, daughter ot Mr. and Mrs. R. T. Fountain was elected member of Student Council and Secretary of the Student Body. Miss Fountain entered t'he Fresh man Class last fall, having graduat ed from the Rock High School last Spring. o ZEPPELIN BURNED Adding itself to the list which in cludes the Shenandoah, she Roma, and many oJher lighter than air craft, the German Zeppelin Hinden burg dropped to the earth in flames last Wedresday at Lakehurst, N. J. Kno."n dead to date number 33, and include Captain Ernest Lehmann, vet eran master of .'ho craft. The Hin denburg was i mass of flames in a matter of minutes only after an ex plosion set her on fire. She was in flated with hydrogen. King George and Queen Elizabeth Hflpn w :W Recent photographs of His Majesty, King George VI, King of England, Scotland and Wales, Defender of the Faith and Emperor of India, to give him a few of the titles he assumed in brilliant coronation exercises Wednesday, and Her Majes ty, Queen Elizabeth. New Mayor Takes Oath Mayor J. Q. Robinson comes to office in the prime of life with a long record of public service to the City of Rocky Mount a.s member of the Board of Aldermen, Mayor Pro-tem, and member of the School Board, and under his leadership we may expect continued progress and growth. While there was a contest for the election, it was a con test ol issues rather than personalities and we bespeak for him the unanimous support of the citizenship of Rocky Mount in his efforts to go forward in making Rocky Mount a better and grander place to live. WE BID OUR MOTHER ENGLAND GOD SPEED The modern inventions and discoveries in the electrical world made it possible for the western hemisphere to witness the Coronation Ceremonies in London of King George and Queen Elizabeth. The day was clear. Radio reception good. The Coronation service beautiful and carried out with traditional English dignity. England is a great demo cratic country and it* people lead the world in deplomacy. cratic country and its people lead the world in diplomacy Strong for custom, convention and good manners and a mother England God speed in her march for the advance ment of her people. DARE HAS TROUBLE IN HOLDING ELECTIONS Dare County is a fine county and is composed of fine people, yet it looks like those appointed for and entrust ed with the holding of elections seemed to have difficul ty in holding it vvithout-charges and counter-charges of fraud being used against these officials. This is indeed a sad situation and must be humiliating to the good people of the county. In the governor's race five years ago one candidate received more than a thousand votes and the ether candidate only received eleven votes. This unanim ity was marveled at all through the State because no other county other than Dare, or probably Clay, would have made more natural mistakes even if everybody had been of the same mind. JOHNPARK ROTARY GOV. J. Shep Bryan Gets Position As Gov ernor Of 57-B District. Both To Go To Nice John Park, Raleigh publisher, was fleeted governor of the 57 A dis-1 trier of Rotary International by the District Conference that couvened in the Carolina Hotel at Pinehurst, Sunday night and Monday. J. Shep Bryan, of Dunn, was elect-1 ed governor of the new 57-B district.: Bo.li men, it is understood, will go to Nice, Franco this summer to at tend the convention of Rotary In ternational there. 000 delegates were registered for the conference at Pinehurst. Those attending from Wendell were Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Brantley, Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Boyette, and W. B. Callihan. BUYING PLANES Airplanes manufacturers in the United States are experiencing an unprecedented wave of prosperity as I orders roll in. Not only are many | large orders being received from various nations for military planes, but orders pour in for private planes for use by individuals able to af ford this means of quick travel, and from commercial companies using the planes for passenger, express and mail seryice. CLOSEIMNDEFINITELY The plant of the Eagle Shirt Com pany carries a placard, "Closed In definitely on its door as a result of CIO efforts in North Carolina. Or ganizers who were supposed to be re sponsible for labor troubles in the plant were escorted to the town limits by a citizens committee. The mayor states t-hat he will preserve order and prevent violence. In the meantime the shirt factory is clos ed. F. P. SPRUILL HEAD BANKERS P. P. Spruill President of the Peoples Bank and Trust Co., was elected President of the N .C. Banker Association at its meeting in Pinehurst last week. He has devoted practically all of his life to banking and will fill this place of honor with a wealth of experience which will benefit the Bankers Association. He is from the greatest Agricultural section in the State and its needs and requirements are not generally understood by the Bankers Generally out of this sec tion he will be able to render a ser vice that will be invaluable. OLD AGE PENSIONS Certain clarification rules have been adopted by tlie Old Age Pen sion authorities. To qualify appli cants must be American citizens, must have lived in the state five of the last nine years, an dfor all of the year immediately preceding the filing. They must also have been residents of the county in which fil ing is made for one year. In addi tion to these they must have be come 65 years o fage, and must bo unable to provide for themselves. WAKE WILL VOTE Wake County is to vote on the li quor question in June, when the proposal to open ABC stores in the County will be decided by a vote of the people. Dry forces are Tapid ly organizing, and are expected to put up a determined campaign. To date there has been no announce ment from the forces favoring the stores. Four-II club members of Cumber land Coun.y have purchased Hamp shire boars and bred gilts from the State Hospital farm near Goldsboro for the purpose of raising pure bred stock to sell to other club members. i GEORGE VI IS CROWNED KING OF GREAT BRITAIN WEDNESDAY LOCAL GIRL BADLY HURT Miss Margaret Zerbach In Serious Condition; M. V. Barn hill, Jr., Hurt Miss Margaret Zerbach of this city, who was critically injured in an automobile collision on the Raleigh-Rocky Mount highway, was "improving slightly" attendants re ported at the Mary Elizabeth hospi tal in Raleigh. M. V. Barnhill, Jr., young attorney here and son of the superior court judge, was also taken to Mary Eliz abeth hospital but was reported not seriously injured. He received se vere bruises and cuts, but might possibly be discharged from the hospital late Today, attendants said. The young woman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Zerbach of George street and a popular member of the senior class at Flora McDonald col lege, was described by Dr. Glascock, how ver, as "very seriously hurt." Shi received a complication of in ternal injuries in the accident, which occurred near Pilot when a car driv en by Miss Flora Brantley of Spring Hope stTuck the cur in which Miss Zerbach and Mr. Barnhill, were rid ing. Miss Brantley, Miss Alene Mur ray and Miss Madolle Murray, all of Spring Hope, were also injured in the accident and were taken to Hex Hospital, Raleigh. Miss Alene Murray was said to be injured more seriously than the other two. As Miss Brantley was driving to ward Raleigh her car ran off tho highway and, in attempting to bring it back to the road, investigating ollicers said, she lost control of the car. It swerved across the highway and struck Mr. BarnhilPs car, which was coming toward Rocky Mount. Mr. Barnhill had steered his car to the side of the road in a futile at tempt to avoid the crash, officers said. Mr. Barnhill was driving the car in which Miss Zerbach was riding. Miss Alene Murray and Miss Ma delle Murray were riding with Miss Brantley. BOARD HOLDS DARE IS WET Group Finds lllrxal Ballots Thrown Out Give Wets Majority Of Six Manteo, May 5. —Dare County today joined the ranks of tile le gally wot counties in North Caro lina by action of the county board of elections, which recounted the vote and ordered 27 votes thrown out as illegally cast. Action of the board upset the pre vious total which gav e drys in the county a majority of ID votes. Un der the new count, with the illegal votes thrown out, wets have a ma jority of six votes, the board cer tifying the vote in t ! lie election 011 April 24 as 651 for the establish ment of liquor stores to 64:" against. Appeal Probable Dry leaders, however, announced through their attorneys that) they would appeal to the Stale Board of Elections in their effort to keep the couniiy in the dry column. Court action, through a restraining order directing the county commis sioners to desist from establishing liquor stores, also is possible. Affidavits board here today show ing .'hat eight voters had illegally registered on the date of voting in Avon precinct and 19 other persons in the precinct said they had vot ed without going to the polls. Of the total of 27 illegal votes cast in this precinct, one of those thrown out was a wet vote, the others dry. A motion on the part of attorneys for the drys, Clarence Dozier of Elizabeth City and Chester Morris of Currituck, that the hearing be continued in order that witnesses might be brought here from Avon to show that registration books had not been properly opened, was over ruled by Board Chairman E. S. Wise, who said sufficient time and notice had been given of the hearing to day to have witnesses here. Martin Kellogg, Jr., und I). L. Russell appeared before the beard as attorneys for the wets. While protests of the vote in Mann's Harbor also had been receiv ed by the board of elections, they were not acted on today when tho recount of the vote in Avon, after illegal ballots had been thrown out, showed the original result of the election had been upset. In the Avon precinct, the origi nal vote was counted as 148 dry and 35 wet. With deductions, tho vote was counted as 122 dry and 34 wet. 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. Name Town State Route No SI.OO PER YEA£ Most Colorful Ceremony Ever Staged In Ancient Westminster Abbey .Murks Accession Of Young King And His Queen. Beginning at ten o'clock, and with more than a million peoplo looking on, including 50,000 Americans, King George VI was crowned King of England Wednesday in the most im pressive coronation ceremony ever to be witnessed in historic London. Not in Hie long list of English Kings from Edward rlhe Confessor down has one ascended the throne with such a mammoth display of tho pageantry that is dear to the Brit ish heart. for tihe first time a complete broad cast in detail of the procession and ceremony was sent over radio sta tions of the world. Beginning with tho procession of the Queen Moth er, the announcers, scattered at strategic points of vantage, gave a listening world a complete picture of the coronation. No person pres ent at She ceremony could had so complete a picture of its happen ings as the humble radio listener perhaps four thousand milfes away. Beginning at four A. M. Eastern Standard Time the radio announcers carried their listeners through tho ceremonial procession, tho solemn ceremony at the Abbey, including the vows taken by the king, and all the attendant ceremonies. In this way many people have had a most vived picUure of the coronation. Fog gy at first, the weather cleared, and the new king has a most propitious start on his work. CAUTION IS ISSUED BY BD. Social Security Boardi Issues Caution On the Use of Social Security Account Number Cards Instances of alleged counterfeit social security account card? being Used for identification in cashing checks brought from the Social Se curity Board today a cautio.i that cards issued by the Board are for identification purposes under the Social Security Act. Possession of an account card, holds no particular significance for other identification purposes or for financial responsibility of the indi vidual, Mr. Stacy YV. Wade, Field Representative in charge of the So cial Security Board office at 11(5 1-2 S. Salisbury Street in Raleigh, said. Tito Board wished to emphasize, Mr. Wade said, that under the cir cumstances in which account cards are designed to be used it is against the employee's interests to use a card other than his own. Account num bers are being used by the Board in Administering the old-age benefits plan and by the States in administering their unemployment compensation laws. For purposes of the Federal old age benefits program, employers be ginning next July, will use account numbers in reporting the amount of wages paid employees. These wages will be credited to the individual employee's social security account. The amount of old-age benefits wni be based on the total amount of wages paid the individual employee 11 covered employment after 1936 and until lie reaches age 63, Mr. Wade pointed out. Employes in industry and com merce who do not have account num bers were urged to apply immediate ly at their local post offices for them. Duplicate account cards, Mr. Wade added, may be obtained in the same way by employees who have lost- their cards. A. C. Nichols Died Here Tuesday Alexander C. Nichols, 77 cotton buyer and active in lodge work in liocky Mount for the last 40 years, died Tuesday afternoon in a Rocky Mounti Hospital after an illness of two months. Funeral services were conducted from the home at 4 o'clock Wednes day afternoon with burial follow ing in Pineview cemetery. Surviving are two sons and two daughters, J. I. Nichols, of Rocky Mount; A. C. Nichols of Enfield; Mrs. S. K. Smith of Cheraw, S. C.; and Mrs. W. W. Dillard of Rocky Mount. One brother, S. A. Nichols of Durham and one sister Mrs. Mol lis Ellington, both of Durham also survive. Four other members of the Nich ols family have died in the last few years; Walter Nichols, of Raleigh, Tom Nichols of Wilmington, Pete Nichols of Rocky Mount and Mrs. Riley, of Durham.