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The Rocky lvioum Heraia VOLUME 4, NO. 38 DR. REYNOLDS URGES CONTINUE SYPHILIS FIGHT Warns Against Quacks Who Profess \ V To Have Specific For Disease Utilization of information already in hand and strict enforcement of laws designed to bring about the control of veneral diseases, especial ly that which provides for the ex amination of all persons committed to penal institutions, were strongly urged in a statement issued here by Dr. Carl V. Beynolds, Btate Health Officer, who also sounded this note of warning: "Beware of the patent medicine racketeer —that slick-tongu ed fellow who shows up where the crowds are, including tobacco mark ets, for example, where money is plentiful. He offers the gullible pub lic 'remedies' which are not reme dies at all and which, have absolute ly no medicinal value, but are de signed solely to 'gather in the shecklss' through methods that are purely fraudulent from start to fin "lt is well to bear in mind that treatments for venereal diseases are given intravenously, intramuscular ly or both; that the materials us ed cannot be obtained from vendors and can be administered only by qualified physicians, over a .sontinu ous period of eighteen months. Treatment by the use of pills or other drugs taken internally has proved thoroughly inadequate in ef fecting cures," Dr. Reynolds advis es the public. 10 Per Cent of Mothers Infected) "Due to the fact that 10 per cent of all pregnant mothers are syphi litic, one of the most effective methods of preventing syphitis in new-born babies is adequate ment of the mother before the fifth month of pregnancy. This will insure healthy babies in approximately 90 per cent of all cases. In neglected cases, four babies born of syphili v tic mothers die for every one bom of a mother free from infection from that disease. . . "Strict enforcement of all existing laws, including those previously mentioned, and the examination of liotel and cafe workers, domestic servants, etc., is desirable on several grounds. It was found ;for example that 66 per cent of those confined in a known pt:nal institution were in fected. If the law requiring examina tion were enforced throughout the State in this manner and the prop er officials saw to it that these in fected persons wer e given treatment, we would go a long way toward * eradicating one of the chief causes of infection. At the same time jre would have made available valuable information for use in follow-up campaigns. "Greatest Killer* "The fight against 'the greatest killer" should be as universal as that which would be waged against an invading enemy; for syphilis, in addition to the primary havoc is works, is responsible for at least 18 per cent of all deaths from heart disease, approximately 10 per cent of the insanity, and numerous oth er conditions which bring death, as well as physical, moral and mental destruction and degradation. It is mankind's greatest enemy today. Our civic bodies can render great service in this fight for humanity," Dr. Rey nolds declared. "So can all othed organizations, social, patriotic and re ligious, which ar e designed for hu man betterment. Responsibility ' rests on the shoulder® of governmen tal agencies—Federal, State, county and municipal—and it cannot _ be evaded by them; yea, there is a very vital part the individual and the organized group can play, and nil should give their cooperation in •combating this plague,, for such it is. "There was introduced at the last Congress a measure to provide $25,- 000,000 for an adequate control cam paign in the war against venereal diseases, but this never reached the floor of the body, and th emeasure, introduced as an emergency bill ,to appropriate 54,000,000, did not reach a vote because of the somewhat sud den adjournment of Congress; but we can all render a real service pending the provision for such a campaign as is planned through congressional action—a campaign which, if properly and effectively carried out, may go a long way toward placing, the United Staaes, in time to c«ine, on a parity with Sweden, where control methods have practically wiped out syphilis." o Funeral Services For Mrs. Pierce ■U Funeral services for Mrs. Lucy Pierce, 34, were held Wednesday afternoon at four o'clock from the home, 723 Columbia avenue, with Rev. J. F. Gaddy, pastor of the North Rocky Mount Baptist church, officiating, interment followed at the family plot in Pineview cemetery. Mrs. Pierce died Tuesday morn ing at a local hospital following an illness of several weeks. Sho is survived by her husband, J. A. Pierce; three sons, Henry, Clif ton and Lewis; two daughters, Elizabeth and Hazel; tlireo sisters, Mrs. Rosa Hatcher of Magnolia, Mr 3. Mary Lewis of Warsaw, and Mrs. Maggie Balkeum of .Whitakers; and five brothers, J. N. Matthews, Oliver Matthews and William Matthews, all of this city and Jiin and Archie Matthews of Warsaw. INWASH^GTON UNITED STATES SENATOR As I pause in a swing across tho state to dictate this column, it is becoming more and more evident that the effort to draft new farm legislation , wten Congress convenes will be marked by a sharp contro versy over whether there shall be direct subsidies tq agriculture or production control; Each of the two plans has many supporters. The ac tion of the agriculture commissioners from ten Southern states in approv ing the subsidy idea is significant. Those opposed to production con trol contend, and with merit to their contentions, that weather and pest conditions cannot be controlled and enter strongly into the situa tion. They argue that if there is production control, drought or heavy rainfall, pests or some other emer gency can wipe out all the gains made through crops shortages. More over, it is always difficult to get all farmers to agree to production control. In industry, it is claimed, when some industrial plants are faced with a Blow-down in production, oth ers speed-up and take advantage of that situation. The same holds true for agriculture and in cases production control does not work evenly. The tour of members of the Sen ate Committee on Agriculture through the farm belts will undoubt edly develop much information as to what the farmers want. One sug gestion already made, in connection with cotton, is. that the price be pegged with regard to domestic con sumption and that the surplus be "dumped" into th e world markets. It is rightly claimed that to carry through such a plan would require tariff changes to prevent an influx of cheap goods from aibroad made from the "dumped" American cot top. -* Many veteran Senators who have spent years with the problems of agriculture always in their mind, are strongly opposed to production control. In fact, the disagreement over production control as proposed in Administration measures introduced at the last session of Congress had much to do with preventing the enactment of a new farm program. But in the end the law will prob ably be framed on the basis of what the farmers themselves and the leaders of farm organizations want. To ascertain this is the pur pose of the field studies of the Sen ate Committee. Many Congressional leaders recog nize that with a short session gen erally favored, due to the 1938 elec tions, it would be extremely diffi cult to start in on what is gener ally described as "tariff tinkering. This fact alone, som econtend, may help swing support toward produc tion control for the present, with more permanent legislation to be drafted later. Tariff changes despite the fact that there is a great need for better pro tection ,for the farnierhave always been one of the most controversial legislation questions. Thus to open tariff debate in the next session, along with the prospects of new tax legislation, might throw Congress in to a muddle worse than that of the last session. However, one thing now seems cer tain. When Congress convenes, whether in special or regular ses sion, a farm program will be ready. It is not inconceivable that a com promise of some fashion will be reached between those who oppose production control and those who favor this method of meeting tho farm situation. Some dissatisfaction over the nine-cent loan on cotton may have an influence on any new farm bill. From tho standpoint of the farmer, these controversies are hopeful signs. They mean that there is real interest in the farm problem and that it is daily winning more attention. And thero is agreement that the farmer cannot have any assurance of econ omic stability as conditions are to. day. Used Cave for Glass Work The first glass maker in Scotland was George Hay (1566-1625). He took advantage of a peculiarly formed cave at Wemyss, on the Fife coast, and set up his furnace there in. Watches Once Sn(iall Clocks Watches originally were small clocks and were worn hung from the girdle because they were too largo for the pocket. ROCKY MOUNT, NORTH C SEC. OFFICE ENLARGES ITS SERVICE HERE Field Office Here Will Issue All Ac. count Numbers In 20 Eastern Counties Full authority for social security account numbers in 20 eastern Car olina counties will be assumed by the Social Security Board office here be ginning tomorrow, George N. Adams, manager of the Rocky Mount field office of the Social Security Board, announced. All social security account numbers issued in the 20 counties since Wed nesday were issued from the office here, he explained. In the past tho office here has issued account num bers to local persons and to those who called at the office in person, the remainder of the account num bers in this area being issued from Raleigh. Under the new arrangement Mr. Adam's office here -will have com plete supervision of the 20 county division, which includes the follow ing counties: Nash, Edgecombe, Wilson, Halifax, Northampton, Pitt, Martin, Bertie, Hertford, Gates, Chowan, Perquimans, Pasquotank, Camden, Currituck, Washington, Beaufort, Hyde, Tyrrell and Dare. Postmasters of 196 post offices in the territory have been notified of the change, Mr. Adams stated, and have been asked that application for account numbers should bo forward ed to the Rocky Mount office. "The new arrangement will great ly enlarge the services of the office here and will facilitate the handling of account niltobers for all employ ers and employes located in the ter ritory served by this office," Mr. Adams commented. KINCHELOE IS HONORED BY BAPTISTS Deacons Invade Pulpit To Praise Pastor On 20th Anniversary Plan Reception After serving the First Baptist church faithfully for twenty years, Dr J W. Kincheloe, pastor was re lieved" temporarily Sunday by ad miring church officers who invaded the pulpit at the morning service just as the minister was about to embark upon his sermon, showered him with plaudits and presented him with a gift. . T A. Avera, appointed as a spok esman for the board of deacons, ex tolled the work of the pastor, w came to the First Baptist church just 20 years ago succeeding Dr. '• M. Mercer. The church had 450 mem bers at that time and boasts a total membership of 1,850 today, Mr. Av era said as he had compared the population of the city of Rocky Mount—lo,ooo then and 27,000 to day—to show that the percentage .of increase in the church's member ship was greater than that of th 9 city. "Dr. Kincheloe has been present in all of our sorrows and in our times of joy and thanksgiving, in sickness and in health," Mr. Avera said. "He has ever been jealous of the church's credit .. . And has piloted the church's financial position as well . . , " Mr. Avera also referred to the family of "fine young men" reared here by Dr. Kincheloe, who has sent one son into tho ministery, on 0 into the field of education, and two into the business world. Ths spokesman also presented the pas tor with a check for S2OO as a "token of esteem" on the part of the mem bership. The service had started in rou tine fashion Sunday morning until it came time for the sermon. Then, as Dr. Kincheloe stood the board of deacons, headed by Chairman R. S. Conyers, marched to the front in a body and Mr. Conyers told the pas tor, "You have been doing most of the talking for the past 20 years and now it is time for somebody else to say something." The chairmen then congratulated the pastor and the congregation upon the record of achievevment during ,tlie past two decades and introduced Mr. Avera as the board's chosen spokesman. Dr. Kincheloe responded briefly to Mr. Avera's speech and then an nounced that his twentieth anniver sary would be preached next Sun day. WEDDED THREE TIMES TAKES ON FOURTH HUSBAND Delphine Dodge, heiress to tho Dodge automobile millions has been married three times and is seeking sonn to annex a fourth husband. Her first husband was James Crom well, the present husband of Doris Duko who had already had one wife when he married the Dodgo woman. The Duke heiress is his second wife. The Dodge heiress after divorcing Cromwell subsequently married Ray mond T. Baker and Timothy Goode, a New York banker, whom she is now suing for divorce. As soon as she gets her decree she is to wed Jatk Doyle, Irish singer and prize lighter who is now in Reno seeking a divorco from his movie actress wife, Judith Allen. The whole rotten mess smells to high heaven. ►LINA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1937 Bound for the Scrap Heap Proud days of mighty power are no more! The scuttled German battleship, Friederich der Grosse, was salvaged from Scapa Flow. It is shown being towed, keel up. to a dry dock at Rosyth. Scotland, where tt will be broftn up. ■ For A Lasting Recovery Rocky Mount is fortunate at this time that there seems to be the smallest amount of unemployment since the boom ing days prior to the great Hoover depression. Tobacco is being sold rapidly and our colored population is busy work ing in tobacco factory stemmeries. The farmers are busy selling tobacco and picking cotton, with the time almost at hand for the digging of peanuts. The cold nights and hot days have caused cotton to open fast. Every indication is that we will have a good fall. Trade is already stimulated, but by reason of the whole popula tion being employed taking advantage of the fine weather, it has not reached what it is expected to be. Our experi ence of the past teaches us if the laborer is paid reasonable wages for his labor and the farmer a reasonable return for his crops, what they receive will be put into the channel of trade and not hoarded and everybody will be benefitted. This is the theory of the President and .this is his meth od of bringing to the United States a lasting and permanent recovery. In our opinion it is the only way that we can ob tain prosperity and a lasting recovery. OUR SYMPATHY The sympathy of our city goes out to the relatives of Cadet Guy Edgerton whose government airplane crashed in Texas, August 30, 1937, Kelly Field, Texas. He was the son of W. H. Edgerton of Kenly and a nephew of our two esteemed citizens, J. A. Edgerton and N. H. Edgerton of Rocky Mount. The young man was making splendid head way in the air corps at Vance Flying School, Kelly Field; and according to Colonel Arnold N. Krogstad, was expected to graduate on October 6, 1937, within a month's time. We mourn with his family in his untimely death, being forced down by a severe storm in the forests of Texas. LOCAL W. P. A PLAYGROUND PROJECT BEING PLANNED Softball Diamond And Tennis Courts On Marigold Are First Objec tive Plans are underway for a city wifle playground WPA project which the city will sponsor as a part of its recreational program, it was learned today from City Manager L. B. Aycock. The first objective on the program would be construction of a soft ball diamond and tennis courts on the Marigold street tract which the city acquired as a playground from the city school board. Present plans for the Marigold playground, according to Mrs. J. M. Bandy, now acting director of the recreational program, include a 240 foot softball field for men to be lighted for night playing. A four court tennis court is also planned for construction there. P. S. Lane, WPA projects super visor, is at present drafting a WPA project which would cover the city wide playground improvement pro gram which is desired. Beginning work on the program must await completion of the project and its ap proval by WPA authorities at Ra leigh. As a Negro recreational center, the city expects to purchase a tract on Albemarle street between Thom as and Goldleaf streets, City Man ager Aycock stated. The tract would be made into a playground for Ne groes under the WPA project, and city officials have indefinite plans for a Negro community center build ing there jn the future. Other work planned to be includ ed in the WPA program includes the improvement of drainage and beau tification at Talbot Park, and the de velopment and beautifieation of the park surrounding the city lake. Whatever the cost of the city-wide project will be —$15,000 lias been mentioned as an estimate—the city's contribution will be 20 to 30 per cent of the cost, City Managor Aycock stated. Work on the school grounds of the city is being planned either as a part of the playground project os -is a separate WPA project. PAINTER IS SERIOUSLY HURT HERE Julian Warren Roberson, 24-year old local painter, was being treated at a hospital Tuesday for serious in juries which were said to have re sulted from a fall Monday afternoon. He was suffering a broken thigh, a broken arm and a head injury, pos sibly a fracture of the skull, hospit al attendants said, but was given a chance to recover. He is reported to be slightly better, Mr. Roberson, who lives at 49 W. Elm street here, is known here as a tower painter and makes a spe cialty of painting at a height. He was painting a tower at radio station WEED here, it was reported when he fell about 4 o'clock Monday. The painter fell about 150 feet to th e ground when the wooden pole broke a few feet below where he was painting, it was reported by ra dio station authorities. An independ ent painter, he had contracted to paint the antenna pole at the station and had painted downward a short distance from the top of the 175 foot pole when it broke. NEW STORET OPENS IN ROCKY MOUNT Baker's Shoe Shop opened this week in the Brake Building, corner of Tarboro and Washington Streets. This shop will engage in general shoe repairing and hat cleaning. Mr. Baker has been in the city for the past three weeks arranging fot the opening of his business. He is a former resident of Henderson, North Carolina. ROCKY MOUNT FAIR TO HAVE BOYS DAY WEDNESDAY, 29 GUY EDGERTON IS KILLED IN PLANECRASH Tale Of Kenly Youth's Last Flight Is Told In Officer's Letter Golsboro, Sept. 14. W. H. Edger ton of Kenly, father of Cadet Guy Edgerton, 21, killed when his gov ernment airplane crashed in Texas August 30, re#civcd a letter this week-end from Col. Arnold N. Krog stad of the Air Corps Advanced Fly ing School, Kelly Feld, Texas, in which details of tho young man's last flight are given. Tho letter was writ ten before Edgcrton's body was found in the wreckage of liis ship near Grapeland, Tex. Col. Krogstad writes: "I greatly regret to inform you that nothing has been seen or heard from your son since his disappear ance the night of August 30, 1937. In previous cases we have been ablo to contact the missing pilot within a few hours or at the latest within 48 hours of tho trouble. The elapse of a week indicates that in all prob ability your son was forced down in an inaccessible area during the height of the storm, when none of the few inhabitants were in a posi tion to notice tho forced landing. "The wooded areas in east Texas are so covered with trees that it is well nigh impossible to locate any one or an airplane from the air, and the ground searchers have so much territory to cover that it seems now that unless we by chance get a sight of the airplane we may _go for months without any definite informa tion. "Your son left Barsdale Field a. 7:05 P. M. Seven others had taken off ahead of him at five minute in tervals, and five followed him at five minute intervals. All were ac counted for that night except your son. All pilots have been question ed and all rumors have been follow ed up. Airplanes from Barksdale Field; Hensley Field, Randolph Field, and Kelly Field, continued tne search from Tuesday. "Wo expect to continue *o follow up any information we continue to receive, and send out such searching airplanes as conditions warrant. In addition, C. C. C. camps, boy scouts and all student flights and others will be on the alert, and with the opening of the hunting season it is possible that we may get definite information. "The storms which interferred with the flight last Monday night were not forecast, but they are to be ex pected at this time of the year in Texas. The attack airplane flown by your son was capable of cruising at 140 miles per hour and had ap proximately four hours of gasoline. This would have enabled your son to have flown 500 miles in any di rection making allowances for change of direction and failure to get the most out of gasoline adjustments. "This would leave an area of ap proximately 173,750 square miles ov er which to conduct a search. A substantial part of this area is very heavily timbered, swampy and part of it Is in the Gulf of Mexico. We were loathe to accept the thought that your son is the victim of a crash, however it is now evident that there can only be a remote chance of his leaving landed safely. "Flying Cadet Edgerton was a fine boy, well liked by his fellow stud ents, his instructors, and all those who came in contact with him. His flying had been very satisfactory and he was expected to graduate on October 6, 1937. "We extend to you our deepest sympathy and will advise you promp tly of any further developments." ANNOUNCE EXAMINATIONS FOR CIVIL SERVICE JOBS The United States civil service commission has announced open competitive examinations for several positions. Full information about the examinations can be obtained from A. D. Cuthrell at the local post office. The positions open are as follows: Associate medical officer, $3,200 a year, for general practice and for various special branches. Engineer and senior, associate, and assistant engineer, $2,600 to $4,600 a year. Associate dentist, $3,200 a year, vet eran's administration, U. S. public health service, and Indian field ser vice. 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 YEAH Boy Scout*, Newsboys And Orphan* Will Be Guests For Free After noon Program About 1,500 boys from Boy Scout troops, orphanages and other insti tutions in eastern Carolina will be guests at the Rocky Mount Pair Wednesday afternoon, September 29, it has been announced by Palmer V. Boyd, manager o fthe fair. Ag guests of Norman Y. Chambliss of Rocky Mount and George A. H&- mid of New York City, promoters of the fair, and Manager Boyd, the boys will be given free en trance to the fair grounds, free ac cess to the grandstand and the mid way attractions for a full afternoon program of enjoyment. Among the guests will be Boy Scouts from all the troops in the Nash and Edgecombe county neigh borhood, newsboys, boyg from the Free Will Baptist orphanage at Mid dlesex, from the Pythian Home at Clayton, Eastern Carolina Training School here, Oxford Orphanage at Oxford, the Methodist Orphanage at Raleigh and the School for Blind | and Disabled at Raleigh, Manager j Boyd announced. j | Numerous improvements have beea made in preparation for the fair here, he stated, listing among them construction of a new entrance and a new stage, redccoration of the buildings and improvement of the race-track. Agricultural exhibits are being en-' tered rapidly for tlie fair, which will b e held here September 28 through October 2, according to Manager Boyd, who stated today, "We are looking forward to having eastern Carolina's greatest fair." PREPARE FOR ANNUAL YMCA DRIVE HERE R. W. Bauer Named General Chair ..man Of Compalgn Which Will Start November 1 Adoption of plans and commit tees for the annual membership drive, endorsement of an enlarg ed boys work program, and prepa rations for th e opening of the new ilealth department were the head- Tif. of , a bus J' session Wednesday of the board of directors of the . Rocky Mount Y. M. C. A. A goal of 1,400 members has been set for the membership drive which mil start November 1. This repre sents an increase of 200 over last y Jf ar - B - G - Murchison, chairman of the board, announced the appoint ment of R. W. Bauer as general chairman of the campaign. P. W. Brown, general manager of the A. C. L., was named assistant general chairman. Dallas Alford will be in charge of the city division with C. S. Taylor in charge of the railroad division. The executive commit.ee's report about converting the space under the porch of the Y. M. C. A. into facili ties for boys' work was endorsed by the board and work on the project will begin immediately. This will provide 1,200 addi.ional square feet of floor space. J. Q. Robinson, chairman of the special committee on the new health department, outlined the progress which has been made and the hoard approved October 1 as the opening day for this special room. J. L. Home, Jr., chairman of the physical and boys' work committee discussed the operation of the health department and also announced that his group was holding a meeting this week in order to make plans for the fall and winter program. Other committee chairmen making reports were C. G. Grigg, member ship; L. E. Hart, social; and A. Hicks, education. Frank Broom and P. M. Mont gomery, both of the national offices of the Y. M. C. A. in New Vork were at the session and made short talks. R. G. Murchison, chairman of the board, presided ove rthe meeting and mado a report on the Wilmington conference which was recently con cluded. The meeting was the first of the board of directors since June, Wore IJ-lnce Alberts In the "nifty nineties," most United States senators wore Prince Alberts. The frock coat was a sym bol of statesmanship and a beard was the mark of a man of maturity and substance.