The Rocky Mount Herald
VOLUME 4, NO. 26
TENTATIVE PLANS FOR
RECREATIONAL PROGRAM
Tentatively in the 1937-38 city
budget are appropriations for a city
wide recreational program and for
the purchase of more parks and play
grounds, and an increase in the
Braswell Memorial library appropria
tion, it has been learned from City
Manager L. B. Aycoek.
Authorized by the parks and play
grounds and finance committees of
the board of aldermen, the appro
priations will be effective if not re
moved from the budget in last
minute trimming before the budget
is finally approved in July.
For a city recreational program
which the Junior Chamber of Com
merce and other groups have warm
ly supported, the park and play
grounds committee has inserted >4,-
500 in the budget. The sum will pro
vide for a fuU time director and as
sistants and will pay the general ex
penses of the program.
The committee headed by Alder
man A. J. Mima authorized $5,000
to be included in tile budget to buy
additional parks and playgrounds,
and authorized another $4,500 for
Negro recreational work. The latter
fund wUI probably be used to buy
a lot for a Negro recreational build
 ing and for other recreational facili
ties for Negroes.
Consideration of a Negro recrea
tional center, for which the city
would have to add about $15,000 to
WPA funds, was deferred until it
is seen hpw the budget adds up.
The city will buy a tract of land
on Marigold street, suitable for a
playground, from the city school
board for $8,200, the playgrounds
committee decided.
Pending final adoption of the bud
get, $6,000 has been included as the
Braswell Memorial library appro
priation next year on the authority
of Alderman B. C. Brake's finance
committee. Library trustees had re
quested an increase because the hea
vy use of the library (last year's
circulation was equal to the circula
tion of every book six times) was
wearing out the books faster than
the library could afford to replace
them. The appropriation last year
was $5/400.
Recommendations for salary chan-
I ges for a number of city employees
have been made by the salaries and
wages committee, of which Alder
man H. F. Hinson is chairman. The
- committee prepared a list of city
employees with the duties, hours and
rate of pay of each, and recom
mended changes in some cases.
BETTER TOB.
IS PREDICTED
By Geo. P. Arrington
Supervisor Of Sales
The Eastern Carolina tobacco
crop is now showing itself both as
to growth and quality. The crop has
had plenty of rain in the last few
days and plants are looking very
good. Indications point to a good crop
with quality estimated to be some
what better than last year. The im
mediate sections around this market
show a crop of uniform stands and
progress of the crop is very satis
v factory.
The Rocky Mount market is now
announcing its advertising program
for the coming season. The market
took the air over station WEED on
Monday June 21. Program was set
for 15 minutes each week day ex
cept Sunday, at 1 to 1:15 o'clock.
u This season the market will use more
time and have a longer program.
Talent used will be electrical trans
criptions featuring old time barn
music. Great programs will include
many string bands from every sec
tion of the belt.
As an added feature of the pro
gram a contest which will be the
largest radio contest ever held in
Eastern Carolina will start on June
28 and continue until October 18.
Prizes totaling over SSOO will be of
fered in Vhe WEED contest.
* The contest is designed to appeal
to every tobacco farmer and his fam
ily.
DIVORCE LAW DEMANDED
BY INDIAN COMMUNITY
Sprinagau, India, June 21.—The
Kashmiri Pandt community is up in
arms for a divorce act, the first
Hindu community to declare in fav
or of divorce. It took an act of sav
agery to bring this about.
A resident of the community
graduate of an Indian university
became so enraged at his wife when
'*V«he refused him money that he de
stroyed one of her eyes. The act so
enraged the populace vhat a demon
stration of more than 4,000 persons
was organized in protest and to urge
a divorce act.
ROTARY CLUB
CHANGESDAYS
The regular weekly supper meet
ings of the Wendell Rotary Cluh
will be changed, effective with July
1, to Tuesday evening of each week
instead of Wednesday evening. The
final Wednesday meeting will be held
on Wednesday, June 30.
New officers for the club will be
installed at the last meeting in June,
mid will assume their duties July 1.
The new officers are J. Harold Grif
fin, president; M. C. Todd, vice-pres
■s ident, R. E. Brantley was reelect
ed fecretwy-tfeaiiwer, I
| IN WASHINGTON
WHAT
is * ;
TAKING
\ PLACE
BY
UNITED SENATOR
******
While the spotlight «f public at
tention throws into bold relief many
outstanding national issues that di
rectly relate to, but do not solve
the problem* of rural America,
there is no dearth of official interest
in the farm problem. However, it
is generally realized that stabilized
industrial conditions must precede
sound programs for agriculture. In
I other words, stabilization of the pur
chasing power of our people.
In this connection, there is much
evidence that the farmers of North
Carolina are endeavoring to improve
their own status. They ask that the
government eliminate only the evils
in our economic system which are
beyond their control.
As I write this weekly article,
there la on my desk a letter from
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt, in
whieh she gives me a few impres
sions of her recent trip to Eastern
North Carolina, at Wallace. Some
of the expressions are certain to
bring pride to any North Carolinian.
She said in part:
"I was struck by the fact that the
Coastal Plain Station was doing such
good work in developing new things
to grow in the South"—''l think that
a population which is so largely An
' glo-Saxon origin makes any develop
ment muck easier"—"The spirit
shown in such a small place as Wal
lace in doing all they did for their
strawberry festival seemed to me ex
traordinary and could mean only a
determination to succeed in what
ever they undertook"—"l think this
is a most interesting part of tha
country"—
North Carolina generally will ap
plaud these very sincere compli
ments to the state and our people,
coming from the First Lady.
Speaking of agricultural income.
Recently there was submitted to
Congress a report of the Federal
Trade Commission with regard to
its inquiry on the subject. Of par
ticular interest to my state ig con
firmation of the belief shared by
many that the present Federal tax
es on tobacco seriously affect the'
price the farmer receives for his
leaf tobacco. On this point, the re
port says:
"The cigarette industry is dominat
ed by four brands of cigarettes
whose manufacturers maintain iden
tical prices and change these pric
es upward or downward almost sim
ultaneously with no apparent rela
tion to either leaf tobacco of other
price levels. Although in recent
years the sales volume of teu cent
cigarettes has indicated the existence
of the four leading brands has not
been seriously impaired. The uni
form internal-revenue tax of $3 per
thousand on small cigarettes has been
a faction tending to restrict the com
petition of the lower-priced brands.
"It is believed that the use of a
different basis of taxation would
promo.e competition within the cig
arette industry and that this compe
tition would in turn result in increas
ed competition in the purchase of leaf
tobacco.
"The Commission therefore recom
mends that Congress consider the ad
visability of levying, in place of
the present uniform tax, a cigarette
tux graduated according to the man
ufacturer's not selling price. In this
connection, it should be noted that
since manufacturers do little if any
retailing of cigarettes, any effort
to graduate the tax according ;o the
retail price instead of the manufac
turer's net selling price would be
an attempt to base it upon prices
which the law forbids the manufac
turer to control."
Obviously, here is a condition that
should be considered when Federal
tax revision is undertaken. v
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Says Black Widow
Bite Not Fatal
Raleigh,—The bite of the black
widow spider is painful and may
be very serious, but it is not fatal,
per se, according to a statement
made here, by Dr. Carl V. Reynolds,
State Health Officer for North Caro
lina. He said that numerous inquir
ies on this subject led him to make
this fact plain, "in order to allay
the inordinate fear of this insect,"
now reported prevalent in many sec
tions of the Siate. He urged cau
tion, however, and said it would be
well to shun all spider webs, the
presence of which should be report
ed to their elders by children dis
covering them, in order that they
be destroyed and "the danger of
bites, thereby, be minimized.
ROCKY MOUNT, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, JUNE 25, 1937
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After a hot, dusty drive in an open car through the Penderlea Resettlement Project, Mrs.
Roosevelt returned to Wallace to be greeted at the home of Dr. and Mrs. J. D. Robinson for
luncheon. Shown on the porch of the Robinson home are, left to right, Dr. Robinson,
Mrs. Robinson, Senator Robert R. Reynolds, Mrs. Roosevelt, Governor Hoey, Mrs. Hoey and
Mayor Aubrey Harrell of Wallace who arranged the Strawberry Festival and Mrs. Roose
velt's appearance.
INVITE KERR
TO CONFER
WITH PRES.
John H. Kerr, Member of Con
gress, from the second congressional
district, has been invited by the
President to confer with him while
he is spending some time at Jef
ferson Islands Olub, a Club com
posed of Nationally prominent Dem
ocrats, situated near Annapolis,
Maryland.
Representatives Kerr was among
the first invited and will see Presi
dent Roosevelt on Saturday.
While at Jefferson Islands the
President will confer with the Dem
ocratic Members of Congress from
both Houses relating to pending leg
islation in af effort to clear the leg
islative calendar as quickly as pos
sible.
WINSLOWIS
ASSN. HEAD
A. D. Mac Lean Attacks Court Reform
Plan As Convention Ship Ap
proaches Norfolk
Aboard 8. 8. Reliance, June 23 —
Rough seas yesterday and this morn
ing kept many conventioning law
yers below in their cabins when the
North Carolina Bar Association, in
its business session late this after
noon, elected Francis E. Winslow of
Rocky Mount as its president for
the coming year.
The attorneys also elected three
vice-presidents-—Odus M. Mull of
Shelby, former chairman of the
State Democratic Executive Cominit
.tee; Henry F. Seawell, Jr., of Car
thage and W. D. Pruden of Eden
ton.
Although at this meeting, reelect
ed for the 17th time as secretary
treasurer for the Association Henry
M. London was among those made
conspicious by their absence follow
ing the unsteady seas. Secretary
London had previously confessed that
ocean trips usually had an up-setting
effect upon him. "I may start out
by boat," the secretary groaned,
"but I usually return by rail."
Among resolutions passed during
the business session was one ask
ing association members "bo con
template with deep concern" Presi
dent Roosevelt's Supreme Court re
organiza ion proposal.
Court Reform Attacked
Prior to the business session, the
second blast against the President's
court reform plan heard during the
State Bar convention, now nearing
the end of its Bermuda cruise, was
set off by A. D. McLean of Raleigh
former assistant Attorney General of
the United States.
Mr. McLean's plea for the preser
va ion of constitutional democracy
was more subtle than the two-fisted
assault of the retiring president, B.
S. Womble of Winston-Salem, in his
speech last Saturday.
Following the business session the
conventioning lawyers and publish
ers devoted their last night at sea
to a "Snow Dinner'' and a "Snow
Ball," a brilliant dance with every
one attired in white and decora
tions to match and both the ship's
orchestra and the Hawaiians in full
tilt, and to the Bavarian Beer Fes
tival which began at 10 P| M., but
it's everyone's own business about
how la re it lasted. The latter ques
tion didn't worry anyone much be
cause the "Reliance" is running
about two hours behind schedule and
is not due to dock until about noon
tomorrow, instead of 10 o'clock as
originally planned.
HIT-AND RUN
A hit-and-run driver in Morganton
this week knocked down a light pole
and a thrifty young tree, and was so
far uninjured as to drive off hurried
ly before officers arrived. It is
thought the vehicle was a large,
truck. i
Doubt Resolution of Bar
Represents N. C. Viewpoint
Does the action of the North Carolina Bar Association
in its recent meeting represent the attitude of the Bar and
the people of North Carolina when it passed a resolution at
[ tacking President Roosevelt's Supreme Court Re-organiza
tion proposal? We do not believe the action of the Bar
represents the majority viewpoint of the lawyers of North
Carolina, much less the viewpoint of the people. The open
ing address of the past president of the Bar was a criti
cism of the President; and'the first speaker, Honorable A.
D. McLean also delivered an onset of the same character.
How could this association represent the lawyers of North
Carolina when its meetings were held on the high seas and
beyond the three mile^-limit out on the ocean attended in
the main by lawyers who represent the great special inter
est of the country, and their action in passing a resolution
in criticism of the President was more in line with the view
point of their clients rather than the viewpoint of the
American people and especially the citizenship of North
Carolina.
With all the wonderful spots in North Carolina, scenery
unsurpassed, beautiful mountains, cool sea breeze, lovely
lakes, the meeting of the Bar Association was set to meet
on the Atlantic Ocean. Our State has recently appropriat
ed $250,000 to advertise to the world North Carolina, yet
the North Carolina Bar could not find a place within its
borders which would satisfy the executive Committee. At
the time the resolution was passed, according to press re
ports, the meeting was not largely attended because a
large number of those at the convention were unable to
attend the meeting by reason of the rough seas or having
eaten too much, and were confined to their state roojms.
We do not feel that the resolution is altogether fair to the
lawyers who were unable to attend.
CITY STARTS RECREATIONAL PROGRAM
The Board of Aldermen at its last meeting made provi
sion for recreational supervision for the children of Rocky
Mount and also ordered that the graded school lot located
back of the Edgemont Grammar School be cleaned off and
developed for park purposes.
The Graded School has owned this lot for a number of
years and it is a pity that the children could not have had
the use of it all these years. We want to commend the City
Administration for taking steps to develop this property
for the use of the citizenship of Rocky Mount. This was
one of the objectives of the present Mayor and it is hop
ed that before long other park sites may be secured and
developed in line with the Mayor's address to the people.
It was also decided by the City Council to enlarge the
power plant, in keeping with the needs and future devel
opment of Rocky Mount. We have always contended that
Rocky Mount should produce its own power and if there
is an actual need for more power, we believe the city should
make provision for same. While our electric light plant is
a fine revenue producer, * yet we are not in favor of spend
ing money until the necessity arises and we are informed
that the necessity now exists. It does not take an expert to
decide whether we need more power. Our Board of Alder
men and the Mayor and the City Manager should be the
most capable ones to decide this question. There is no need
for an expert to advise them. This question having been
decided, we believe it is the duty of the city in enlarging
the power plant to seek the best advice obtainable along
this line for this is a highly technical operation.
WAKECOUNT^
APPROVE LIQUOR STORESi
Hearj Wtt Vote In: Raleigh Over
come* Lead In County Voting
With rural Wake County, includ
ing all the small towns in it, vot
ing dry as was expected' the largo
wet vote in Raleigh overcame this
lead and rolled up a majority of 1,
300 votes for liquor stores'.
Although ;he eounty was expected
to be close the siao cf the majority
for stores was a surprise to both
aides. An analysis of the vote shows
ttet the city of Raleigh cast 5,187
votes for store# and 3,030 votes
against stores, making a total vote
of 8487 in the city. In the balance
of the county the vote was 2,654
for stores and 3,523 against stores
making a total vote of 6,177 in the
rural areas, and giving a total vote
of 14,364, somewhat lighter than had
been expected. The ideal' weather for
farming was blamed for the some
what light vote in the county, and
perhape, for the defeat of the dry
forces, since farmers as a whole vot
ed against stores.
CITY IS OPERATING
IN BUDGET LIMITS
FARM TOUR
FOR NASH
FARMERS
Nash county's first farm tour, a
70 mile all day sight-seeing trip
yesterday which showed farmers of
the county how their most progres
sive neighbors are farming, was de
scribed by one old time farmer, who
preferred to remain anonymous, as
"a wonderful success."
"Sixty-four farmers and one farm
erette, directed by County Agent
Joe Sugg and chaperoned by sever
al high grade official specialists of
state and Federal bureaus and de
partments, visited 12 farms of spec
ial crops from hogs to airplanes and
this participant found everything
and everybody in fine shape," the
Old Timer related.
Expressing pleasure at many tricks
of modern farming, the Old Timer
was particularly enthusiastic about
Millard F. Morgan's farm near Bai
ley.
"Why, he had a field just planted
in cotton," the Old Timer related.
"It made 30 bushels of wheat to the
acre. He disliked the stubble in,
ploughed, and planted in cotton. It
has just come up.
" 'What on earth will you do with
itf he was asked.
'Til plough it out one time. I'll
turn 100 geese in there to keep it
grassed. 11l mow it then and sell it
all to the pulp manufacturers. You
see, this field of 50 acres is leased
to the Rocky Mount airport feature
flyer for late fall and winter land
ings for special passengers. Seet' "
Telling of the farm tour the Old
Timer spoke glowingly of County
Agent Sugg's strict time schedule
from the time the party of 25 cars
left the Nashville courthouse at 9:15
o'clock until it adjourned at 4 o'clock
after looking over J. L. Reid's farm
machinery.
He had warm recollections also of
Bob Melton's barbecue and horse and
I uiule exhibit.
. Included in the tour were the
, farms of G. C. Bunn, M. F. Morgan,
J. G. Daniel, C. S. Bunn, J. C. Beal,
C. E. Bell, Bob Melton, J. L. Corn
well, G. E. Beal and J. L. Reid.
For the two best descriptions of
the tour written by farmers and
sent to County Agent Sugg by next
Tuesday prizes will be given: first
prize, a fountain pen from a drug
store of Nashville; second prize, a
200 pound bag of fertilizer or top
dresser from a cotton oil & ferti
lizer company of Rocky Mount.
COMMISSION
SITS AS TAX
REVIEW BOARD
Few Complaints Presented Are Ad
justed Or Referred To Ap
praisers
Sitting as boards of equalization
and review, both the Nash and Ed
gecombe county commissioners at
Nashville and Tarboro considered
complaints about county taxes and
assessments.
Of a small number of complaints,
the Nash commissioners settled tho
majority and referred the rest to
local appraisers. The Edgecombe
commissioners satisfactorily adjusted
22 complaints.
The Edgecombe board approved a
proposal to unite Edgecombe and
Green counties in a single health dis
trict under the administration of Dr.
L. L. Parks.
The Nash commissioners deferred
preparations foj old age assistance
and child welfare administration in
the county pending investigation of
Rocky Mount's plans to create a sep
arate felfare office for the city alone.
Nash commissioners also approved
"a considerable portion" of the 1937
38 county budget, County Auditor
J. L. Cornwell observed today. Filial
adoption of the budget, however,
will be made later when it has been
completed.
PRESS OFFICIALS
W. Curtis Russ, of Waynesvillo,
was elected president, H. A. Cecil,
vice-president, and Miss Beatrice
Cobb, of Morganton, secretary, at
a recent convention of the North
Carolina Press Association. It will
be Miss Cobb's seventeenth year in
the post of secretary.
Logic
Cop—You can't park here.
Bill—Whyt
Cop—Well, if everybody wanted to
park her e how could anybody get
by?
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Light And Power Department Or**
$22,000 Ahead Of Estimate At
End Of May
Counting up its money with only
one month to finish before the end
of the fiscal year, the city of Rocky
Mount found that receipts through
May 31 amounted to $15,459.43 more
than was expected for the whole
year of 1936-37.
Biggest contributor to the extra
city revenue was the light and pow
er department, which at the begin
ning of this month already had a
excess over the expected
year's income. It had topped its
$358,000 expected revenue with re
ceipts through May totalling $380,-
321.92.
Another surprisingly productive
source was special assessments. From
them the city expected during the
year $2,000, but through May had
already received $12,077.26. Cemetery
sales had altogether contributed
more than $2,000 extra revenue.
Other revenue sources which had
more than reached their expected
year's quota at the beginning of this
month were license taxes, dog tax
es, sanitary taxes, building permits
and sewer system receipts.
Boildinp permits, which it had
been estimated would furnish $75
in fees during the year, had by
June 1 furnished $138.25, 
The general administration branch
es of the city had by June 1 spent
$271,639.79 of their $313,437 annual
budget. The city utilities had spent
$3,707.07 more than their $390,960.24
budget provision at the beginning of
this month. The power >plant divi
sion, which had produced the moO
extra revenue, had also spent $17,-
888.74 more than their $390,960.24
budget ginning of the year but lews
expenses in other divisions of the
utilities had pared down the over
expense. »
With income and expense both
ahead of estimates, but with income
farther ahead, city officials can tura
their worries to the next year's bud
get which must be completed and
adopted by the end of next month.
Social Security b
LongßangeProgram
Raleigh, June, 24.—Speaking in
Raleigh recently before a meeting
of orphanage officials of North Caro
lina, Mrs. YV. T. Bost, Commission
er of the State Board of Charities
and Public Welfare, asserted that
| "if we could have but one generation
jof properly born, trained, educated
, and healthy children, a thousand
other problems of government would
vanish.''
"We would assure ourselves of
healthier minds in more vigorous
bodies," Mrs. Bost continued, "to
I direct the energies of our nation to
, yet greater heights of achievements.
| "Perhaps, through the Social Se
curity program, we are even now on
i the road to that goal. Certainly we
■ must center our endeavor more than
ever around the needs of the child,
and make him in truth the corner
stone of society. We must give him
the chance from birth, and even be
yond, to be a better-born child, and
to help him throughout the period of
happy childhood."
"Social Security legislation is today
very definitely in the foreground,"
Mrs. Bost said . . . "But anyone
is mistaken in thinking that every
thing necessary is already being dono
Iby the government or institutions.
Government alone canuot do the job.
The Social Security Act providing
—aid to dependent children—is not
intended to replace money now being
expended l>v stages, local communi
ties, or agencies supported largely
by private gifts.
''Children's institutions and child
caring agencies—state, county, mun
icipal and private—are expected to
con inue to carry the load they now
have and to meet those new demands
which each day brings, and citizens
are expected to continue the sup
port of these agencies through vol
untary contributions or s.ate and lo
cal taxes.
"The Social Security Act, in pro
viding aid to depeudent children.,
gives evidence of long-range plan
ning for the future. It stands out as
the greatest opportunity for con
structive work with children that
has ever been available to the na
tion."
J. J. BRADDOCK
KNOCKED OUT
For the first time in twenty seven
years the heavyweight pugilistic
crown passed from a white man to
a colored man last night when Joe
I.*)uis stopped Champion James J.
Braddock by a knockout in the early
minutes of the eighth round.