The Rocky Mount Herald
VOLUME 4, NO. 41
' Ruth Bryan R®hde
 To Speak In State
Daughter of William Jennings
Bryan, Former Envoy, To Be
At Duke, Flora McDonald
Durham, Oct;. 14— Mrs. Ruth Bry
an Rohde, daughter of William Jen
nings Bryan, herself a distinguished
% apeft. i, and stateswoman, will deliver
the first lecture in the forum series
of the Womans College of Duke Uni
versity, on next Tuesday.
She is a former U. 8. minister to
Denmark, and for two terms served
in the United States Congress, repre
seating a Florida district.
The subject of Mrs. Rohde's lec
ture will be:''' The Business of Di
plomacy." She is a traveler who has
resided in India, the West Indies, and
various European countries.
About a year ago she became the
'bride of Kammerjunker Kaptjjan
George RRohde, Danish guard, whom
she met in Denmark. President
Roosevelt was among those attending
' the Hyde Park wedding.
At Flora McDonald College
" Red Springs, Oct. 14.—Ruth Bryan
Owen, famous daughter of the "silver
tongued orator," William Jennings
Bryan, will open the concert and
lecture course at Flora McDonald
College on Monday evening, October
18, when she will Bpeak on "This
Business of Diplomacy."
The first woman ever to represent
* the "Old South" in Congress ,Mrs.
Owen, who in private life is Mrs.
George Rohde, has had a brilliant po
litical career, punctuated with unusu
al honors.
Having in the past ten years attain
ed world-wide fame on the lecture
platform, this delightful speaker is
well qualified to present the subject
chosen for Monday evening, her most
recent political appointment -having
jf been that of Minister Plenipotentiary
to Denmark..
Hart Rites
; ; Held Tuesday
Norfolk Man, Brother Of Two Local
Residents, Dies Here
Funeral services were conducted
at 2:30 o'clock Tuesday afternoon
—rfor Norman "Hart, 43 year old Nor
' M folk, Va., resident, who died about
J noon Monday in a local hospital.
Mr. Hart had been ill for several
months.
JEte,v. F. H. Craighill conducted
th e services from the home of Mr.
7 Hart's sisters, Mrs. O. T. Elliott and
Miss Jessie Hart, at 301 Hammond
etneet. Interment followed in the
family plot in the Wilson cemetery.
Mr. Hart is survived by his wife,
flffio was before marriage Miss An
nie Laurie Barner of McKennie, Va.;
■one daughter, Annabelle; and one
son, Norman, all of Norfolk; one
brother, Henry Bryan Hart of An
drew, 8. C, and two sisters here.
V He was the son of the late Hen
ry Bryan Hart and Mrs. Jessie Adams
Hart.
Hancock Will
Oppose Reynolds
Representative Frank Wills Han
cock, Congressman from the Fifth
District, who lives in Oxford ,has
announced that he will oppose Sena
tor Robert R. Reynolds in the Dem
ocratic Primary next June.
Senator Reynolds, who signally
defeated Cameron Morrison six years
ago for the nomination, has announc
ed already that he will be a candi
* date to succeed himself.
Representative Hancock has been
an outstanding member of the North
Carolina delegation in Congress for
about seven years.
Senator Reynolds has made a rec
ord that is somewhat unusual for a
| first-term Senator. With a very
few exceptions he has stood by the
1 president on all issues, and has been
known as one of the staunchest
friends of the New Deal in the Sen
ate. He is a very popular statesman,
* and has been known as a vote-get
ter for many years.
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Bread Salesman
Is Auto Victim
I
John R. King, salesman for the
J Royal Bakery, of Raleigh, his wife,
I Mrs. Edith C. King, and Mrs. Gladys
Carroll, were instantly killed early
' Monday morning in a wreck near
Spring Hope. Mrs. Bertie Walker,
another occupant of ithe car, died
early Monday afternoon at Bex Hos
pital, Miss Kathleen Branham, fifth
occupant of the car, was seriously
J but is expected to recover
* ' tnficss complications set in.
The party of five was returning
to Raleigh from a trip to William
ston when the accident occurred. The
car was in collision with a truck,
loaded with tobacco and driven by
Charles Smith, of Apex. Smith said
that he dimmed his lights as the car
approached, and that when King at
tempted to dim his they went out,
and the crash occurred.
Watches Once Small Clocks
Watches originally were small
clocks and were worn hung from
the girdle because they were too
\ large for the pocket.
IN WASHINGTON
I WHAT
I iS
I TAKING
I PLACE
BY
UNITED STATES SENATOR
President Rooseveh's appeal to the
American people to travel as a means
of securing a new conception of na
tional problems, made in the courso
of a radio address from Cleveland,
has been the subject of widespread
comment. This is true because "field
work," as the President terms the
observations gained through travel,
will help to break-down provincial
ism and narrow viewpoints so fre
quently encountered among those
who see national conditions only irt
the light of their immediate needs.
At the risk of injecting a person
al note into this column, I would
like to say that it is most gratify
ing to find the Chief Executive of
the United States stressing a point
that I have often made. Travel has
always been a method of securing
frefth information and understanding.
And I am sure that I can say, with
pardonable pride, that travel at
home and aboard has been most
helpful to m e in making decisions
with reference to attitude and action
on legislative' proposals. It has
brought a better understanding of
how these proposals will affect the
great (jross-section of our citizens.
Why is travel helpful f It is a
proper question and deserves an ans
wer. The North Carolina farmor,
worried over cotton prices and sur
pluses, goes to the West and he
finds that the wheat market is a
source of concern to the Western
farmer. Thus he is impressed with
the fact that the Rroblem of agri
culture is national in scope and he
has a more sympathetic attitude to
ward those trying to solve it. In
other words, the North Carolinian
secures a better understanding of
the problem from a national rather
than a local viewpoint. The same
holds true of the manufacturer, the
storekeeper and the teacher.
Sometime ago, in discussing trav
el with a teacher in one of the North
Carolina schools, she told me of a
trip she had made to the Pacific
coast and the national parks of the
West. She had new enthusiasm for
her duties and there is no doubt
that the first-hand information she
brought to her students made a
greater impression than would have
the same information gleaned from
a textbook.
As one who has traveled consid
erably, and at all times urged oth
ers to travel, it is a source of sat
isfaction to find that the President
holds to the same idea. His under
standing of national and internation
al problems, gained through travel,
was one of th e arguments used in
his favor when he was first men
tioned for the Presidency. Its ad
vantage has been amply demosntrat
ed from time to time as he has been
forced to advance programs, which
might not be advantageous to parti
cular sections, but were designed to
help the country as a whole. No one
questioned the sincerity of the Pres
ident because they knew that he
had first-hand knowledge of th 0 ac
tual effect of the legislation he ad
vocated.
In reading the President's Cleve
land address, one paragraph stood
out. It was with reference to the
advice that the Chief Executive had
once given a young friend. In the
words of the President, he said:
'Take a secondhand car, put on a
flannel shirt, drive out to the Coast
by the northern route and come back
by the southern route. Don't talk to
your banking friends or your Cham
ber of Commerce friends, but spe
cialize on the gasoline station man,
the small restaurant keeper and the
fanners you meet by the wayside
and your fellow automobile travel
ers."
That paragraph made an impres
sion because I had done just 4hat.
Two years ago, traveling by trail
er, I had covered the route the
President had suggested and had
talked with the peoplo he identified.
The benefitr, gained cannot be ade
quately expressed in understandable
terms.
Naturally, when the President of
the United States urge 3 the Ameri
can people to something which an
Individual has long advocated, that
indivdual must be pardoned for
finding it a great source of personal
satisfaction—such as that I now find.
Red Coral Always Prized
It is red coral that is and always
has been prized, not solely for jew
elry and buttons, but as a charm to
bring safety, health and secrets not
revealed to the ordinary person. As
ancient Gauls rushed headlong In
to battle, they trusted their safety to
their swords, strength and the
"magic" coral imbedded in their
shields or helmets. Many Italians
and Indians regard coral as protec
tion against the "evil eye." The
world's red coral comes from the
reefs off the Mediterranean coast of
Africa, says the Washington Post,
and is obtained chiefly by Italians.
ROCKY MOUNT, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1937
The Name Smith
Leads List in State
That Is What Records Of The Un
employment Compensation Com
mission Show
The Smi-hs are the folks North
Carolina people will have to try to
keep up with if the Social Security
account numbers and names on fiel
with the State Unemployment Com
: pensation Commission is a criterion
for the State's population. These
[ records show approximately 9,550
Smi hs, 5 Smyths and 4 Smythes, or
more than 3,000 ahead of the 6,325
Jones. In fact, the Williamses, with
6,270, are almost up with the Jones
and the 5,280 Browns are not far
behind.
Other family names leading are
Davis, 4,900; Moore, 3,850; Johnson,
3,630; Wilson, 2,750; Taylor, 2,720;
Harris, 2,695; Miller and White al
most even at 2,640; Thomson, 2,420;
Walker, 2,200; Martin, 2,120; Allen,
2,110; and Hall and Edwards al
most even with 2,090, to get those
above the 2,000 mark.
Returning to the Smiths, it is
found that there are 93 Ahnie
Smiths; 61 David Smiths, 15 without
a middle name; Edward Smiths,
7 without the middle name; 44 Er
nest Smiths, 9 without the middle
name; 78 Frank Smiths, 17 with no
middle name; 159 George Smiths,
26 with no middle name, and 10
George Washington Smiths and 7
George W. Smiths; 96 Henry Smiths,
29 just plain Henry; 396 James
Smiths, 48 with no middle name, in
addition to 14 Jimmie Smiths and 12
Jim Smiths; 315 John Smths, 44
just plain John; 74 Joseph Smths, 10
without middle names; 60 Margaret
Smiths; 16 Mary Smiths; 147 Rob
ert Smiths; 46 Roy Smiths; 42 Ruby
Smiths; 112 Thomas Smiths; 85 Wal
ter Smiths; 365 William and 42 Wil
lie Smiths; 10 Woodrow Wilson
Smiths; Seven Grover Cleveland
Smiths and two Grover C .Smiths.
The 369 .Tames Smiths, 315 John
Smiths, 365 William Smiths form
the main reason why every worker,
Smith, Jones, Williams, Brown or
whatnot, should have a Social Se
curity account number, it i 3 point
ed out by Chairman Charles G. Pow
ell of the Commission.
Other leading families in numbers,
thos 0 having between 1,000 and 2,-
000 to the name are: Adams, 1,450;
Baker, 1,300; Campbell, 1,770; Clark,
1,700; and Clarke, 187; Cook, 1,210
and Cooke, 374; Cox, 1,210 and" Coxe
13; Evans, 1,175; Green, 1,500; and
Greene, 660; Griffin 1,160; Hill, 1,-
870; Jackson, 1,925; Jenkins, 1,310;
King, 1,680; Lee, 1,320; Lewis, 1,-
790; Little, 1,020; Long, 1,150; Mit
chell, 1,170; Morgan, 1,300; Morris,
1,265; Parker, 1,870; Patterson, 1,-
040; Perry, 1,045; Phillips, 1,560;
Powell, 1,150; Price, 1,160; Richard
son, 1,045; Roberts, 1,210; Rogers, 1,-
320; and Rodgers, 220; Robinson, 1,-
870; Scott, 1,120; Stewart, 1,150;
Thomas, 1,870; Turner, 1,265; Ward,
1,230; Watßon, 1,080; Wood, 1,050;
and Woods, 440; Wright 1,700;
Young 1,460.
Other names prominent in the
State, those met almost daily, and
the approximate numbers of indi
viduals with those ncnes who have
Social Security account numbers in
the Unemployment Compensation
files, given alphabetically, follow.'
Bailey, 946; Black, 880; Campbell,
375; Carroll, 449; Carpenter, 462;
Cole, 770; Cobb, 440; Cooper, 920;
Daniel, 418; Daniels, 539; Day, 312;
Davidson, 275; Deal, 450; Duncan,
616; Dunn, 550; Durham, 330; Ellis,
565; Farmer, 385; Ferguson, 630;
Ferrell, 275; Fleming, 310; Fletcher,
212; Flowers, 385; Foster, 918, Ford,
550; (1 Henry Ford), Fox, 602;
Franklin, 416; Garner, 530; Garrison,
275; Gibson, 880; Glenn, 355; Gil
bert, 310; Goodwin, 320; Grady, 185;
Graham, 820; Grant, 380; Gray, 770;
Gregory, 480.
Hairston, 320; Hardy, 310; Hamil
ton, 460; Hampton, 330; Hemrick,
320; Hardin, 310; Harding, 110;
Harper, 500; Harrell, 440; Harring
ton, 360; Hart, 400; Harrison, 630;
Hawkins, 610; Hanes, 360, Hayes,
890; Heath, 275; Hedrick, 310; Helms
880; Henderson, 820; Hicks, 920;
Henry, 320; Herring, 330; Hester,
450; Hines, 550; Hinson, 540; Hobbs,
300; Hodges, 330; Holder, 480; Hol
land, 520; Holt, 630; Holmes, 430;
Honeycutt, 680; Horton, 510; Hoov
er, 210; Hopkins, 430; Home, 350;
Howard, 980; Howell, 660; Hunt,
560; Hunter, 740; Hughes, 720;
Hutchens, 225; Hutchins, 110; In
gram, 410; James, 910; Johnston,
380; (Johnstone 8); Joyner, 660;
Kelly, 660; Kelley, 170; Kennedy,
600; Kirby, 300; Kirkman, 270;
Knight, 580; Lambert, 350; Lane 570;
Lassiter, 330; Lawrence, 400; Lawson
330; Leonard, 670; Love, 460; Lowe,
470; Lucas, 330; Lynch, 320;
Mann, 330; Marchall, 430; Mason
540; Matthews, 550; May, 410; and
the Mcs—more than 16,000 of them,
headed by McDonald; 600; McLain,
500; McDaniel, 500; McCall,43o; Mc-
Coy, 420; McGee, 400; McNeill, 360;
McNeil, 320; McKinney, 350; Mc-
Dowell, 330; McMillan, 270; Mcln
tyre, 250—and the Macs, more than
100.) Melton, 470; Mills, 800; Mor
rison, 615; Mori/w, 370; Morton, 390;
Moss, 380; Murphy, 610; Murray, 580,
Myers, 800.
Nance, 430; Neal, 470; (Neale 4);
Nelson, 620; Newton, 440; Nichols,
469; Norman, 360; Norris, 430; Oli
ver, 380; O'Neal, 230; (O'Neil, 50; O'-
Neill, 2); Owen, 330; Owens, 750;
Osborne, 330; Overcash, 320; Page
550; (Paige 70); Park, 50; Parks,
490; Parrish, 540; Payne, 550; Pear
son, 430; Perkins, 360; Pierce, 480;
Pitman, 100; Pittman, 440; Pool, 60;
To Serve 40,106 Acres With Water
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vr -WSSI
Completed section of bench flume on the Black Canyon main canal,
which will serve 40,106 acres of the new Payette division of the Boise
Federal reclamation project. An irrigated grove within the confines of the
present project can be seen in the valley below.
Special Session
The President has called a special session of Congress
for the purpose of enacting a new agricultural bill. In his
address to the nation at large, from the White House on
last Tuesday evening, he gave his reasons for calling Con
gress into extraordinary session.
We have a president that is familiar at first hand with
every section of the United States, and understands the
needs of the various sections. He sees the nation as a
whole and is undertaking to raise the standard of living
for the farmer, the laborer, and the nation as a whole.
America has undertaken to create business with foreign
markets and neglected the most important market that
business could have and that is the failure to increase the
consuming power of the great mass of people at home. The
president informed the nation that he was unwilling be
cause conditions are better now than they were when he
went into office, to sit still and coast and he is right when
he makes the statement that the people do not want him
to coast. The people are with the president in his leadership.
ADVERTISING MONEY APPROPRIATED BY STATE
North Carolina appropriated $250,000 to be spent in ad
vertising the state. We do not know how this money is
being spent nor are we qualified to suggest how it should
be spent.
There is a group of ninety so-called publicity experts
news writers, newspaper men, and newspaper owners mak
ing a tour through North Carolina this week and our in
formation is that their expenses are being born out of this
fund. Now, we hope these gentlemen will enjoy the trip,
but for the life of us we can not see how so much riding,
eating, etc., can mean much to thi3 state.
We believe this money would have been better spent for
the old people and would have been a better advertisement
for the state so that North Carolina would not have to
advertise there were old people that are only receiving
from $3.00 per month to $12.00 and other States are re
ceiving $30.00 per month and even at this the state is put
ting on mostly those who are receiving public assistance.
We agree with the News and Observer that Edenton menu
of North Carolina corned herring, cornbred, and baked
chicken would advertise the state more than fish with
whipped cream and molleted eggs as served by Asheville.
The western part of the state has wonderful apples, splen
did chickens, fine cattle, milk and the great mountain peo
ple know who to prepare these dishes which would supass
on Ashevilles menu and given the state a much better ad
vertisement. Some people enjoy a march and parade. The
governor has stated that he did not care fqjr outrunners
with trumpets and horns and ordered the highway patrol
men to lead quietly if they led at all but the advertising
promotors believe in a parade. They differ with the gov
ernor.
PROGRESS ON PARK AND PLAY GROUNDS
Our information is that the Park Committee appointed
by the Mayor and Board of Aldermen acquire park sites and
developing parks is making definite headway. The people of
Rocky Mount as a whole, have come to realize that Rocky
Mount must have more parks and playgrounds and are
solidly behind Mayor Robinson in his efforts to bring to
the people of Rocky Mount more parks and playgrund3
which are so much needed in our beautiful city.
Poole, 650; Pope, 660; Porter, 470;
Queen, 320.
Ramsey, 430; Ray, 770; Reid, 330;
Reed, 810; Reynolds, 550; Rhodes,
460; Rich, 310; Riley, 370; Robert
son, 650; Rodgers, 220; Rose, 660;
Russell, 990; Sanders, 825; Saunders,
770; Sawyer, 380; Setzer, 380;
Sharp, 130; Sharpe, 370; Shelton,
430; Shepherd, 330; Shepperd, 200;
Sheppard, 4; Shepard, 140; Shephard,
40; Sherrell, 630; Sigmon, 490; Sig
man, 30; Simpson, 880; Simmons,
980; (Smyth 5, Smythe 4); Spencer,
650; Steel, 50; Steele, 390; Stone,
620; Stanley, 420; Strickland, 510;
Sutton, 570.
Tate, 490; Teague, 550; Tucker,
910; Tyson, 330; Underwood, 380;
Wallace, 820; Warren, 860; Watkins,
660; Watters, 380; Watts, 580; Wea
ver, 630; Webb, 640; Welch, 420;
Wells, 620; West, 690; Whitaker,
Mrs. W. H. Aycock
Dies In Raleigh
Mrs. W. H. Aycock, a former resi
dent of this city, died shortly be
fore noon in Raleigh. Funeral ser
vices were held at the graveside at
Pineview cemetery at three o'clock.
Mrs. Aycock was th© mother of
Mrs. T. C. McCall who is the only
surviving relative.
430; Whitly, 660; Williamson, 650;
Wiggins, 330; Wilkins, 420; Willis,
600; Wooten, 440; Yarboro, 40; Yar
borough, 240; Yarbrough, 160; Yates,
320; York, 420.
These figures were arrived at by
the count-and-measure method and
are not exact, but close approxima
tions.
Mrs. Roosevelt Is
Expecting Visit
From Windsors
Washington, Oct. 11.—Mrs. Frank
lin D. Roosevelt, in a press con
ference on her 53rd birthday, to
day said she expected the Duke and
Duchess of Windsoi to viiit the
White House on their visit to this
country next month.
Although the First Lady said that
she had no official notice of their
plans, she informally extended to
the former British King and his
American bride the Whit© K'iuse
hospitality that has become tradi
ticnal of the Roosevelts.
Mrs. Roosevelt added that she
wouli be "delight3d" to show the
jair American housing projects-if
they desire. She recalled th e"beau
tiful behavior" of the Duke when
she sr.w him in 1919 when he visit
ed this country as Prince of Wales.
The President's wife displayed a
waterproof watch—the gift of Mr.
Roosevelt—to reporters as she ad
nutted that she had absent-minded
ly gone swimming without removing
lier wrist watch. The time piece, de
spite constant tinkering, has not
beon put back in working order, she
said, and the President gave her a
duplicate of the waterproof watch
he wears.
Maintaining a busy schedule the
informal celebration of her birthday,
she held her first press conference
of the season and then conferred
with the advisory committee.
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Coops. Receiving
Much More Cotton
Tarboro, Oct. 14.—Deliveries to the
Cotton Association to dat© are run
ning four times as great as during
the same period last season, com
mented B. C. Mayo, member of the
board of directors of the North Car
olina Cotton Growers Cooperative
Association, upon his return here
today from Raleigh where he attend
ed the October board meeting of the
cooperative.
Mr. Mayo said he attributed the
increase mainly to the fact that
farmers are just beginning to under
stand and appreciate the adventages
of the "Re-Purchase Pool" of the As
sociation, plus the-following contri
buting factors:
1. With the second largest Ameri
can crop in history now being har
vested, thinking farmers are aware
of the need for storing at least a
portion of their crop. '
2. With more than eight out of ev
ery 10 bales of cotton ginned so far
in North Carolina running 16-16 or
longer, farmers realize that it is
money in their own pockets to mar
ket their cotton through their own
organization where they can get their
full grade and staple premiums.
Mr. Mayo added that three-fourths
of the cotton handled by the As
sociation to date has run inch or bet
ter and said that premiums through
the Association are running as high
a s sls a bale.
3. Farmers who are taking the
government loan appreciate the ad
vantage of getting this through an
agency that will protect them against
any "come-back" in event the cot
ton should be taken over by the
government and the Commodity
Credit Corporation classers find the
grade and staple not up to that set
by the original lending agency. Mr.
Mayo pointed out that the Cotton As
sociation absolutely will stand back
of thi? grades and staples it gives
to farmers. Farmers who get the
government loan through the Asso
ciation may sell their cotton quick
ly and conveniently on any day
they choose up to July 1, 1938 and
get the advantages of the "Re-Pur
chase Pool" and too, their records
will be kept in such a way that
they can get the subsidy payment
with the least rouble.
Mr. Mayo also called he attention
of farmers to the fact that the ori
ginal ruling on government loans
has been changed by the Commod
ity Credit Corporation and that now
a landlord may get the government
loan on the tenant's share of the cot
ton without the tenant signing the
note.
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Club Women To
Meet at Weldon
Delegates from Four Counties to Con
vene On October 21
Weldon, Oct. 14—Club women from
the four counties of Halifax, War
ren, Northampton, and Vance, com
posing the fourteenth district of the
North Carolina Federation of Wo
mans Clubs will gather at Weldon. on
Thursday, October 21, for the annual
Meeting of the district. The Weldon
Book Club of which Mrs. W. A. Pierce
is president, is the hostess club.
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EXPLAIN PLAN
FOR PEANUT
CROP CONTROL
Receiving Point To Be Maintained
Here For Local Area Crop. R. C.
Holland Gives High Spots In The
New Plan For Peanut Sales
Williamston, N. C., Oct. 12.—Plans
for stabilizing the peanut market
this season were revealed to a meet
ing of a comparaively small number
of farmers at tho Williamson fair
last Wednesday morning by R. C.
Holland, president and general man
ager of the North Carolina Peanut
Stabilization Corporation. Tho value
of the creation of the corporation
by the government as a means of
stabilizing the market has hardly
been recognized by many farmers
as they have not yet prepared the
1937 crop for market, but thoso
farmers attending the meeting and
listening to Mr. Holland received
much valuable information and fully
realize that the government is tak
ing every step possible to protect
I him from a 2-cent market.
The Peanut Stabilization Corpora
tion is more of a protective organi
zation, and it wants tho trade to
absorb all of the crop. However,
when prices dwindle to three and
one-quarter cents a pound it will
step in and buy any amount, tho
entire crop, if necessary, it is un
derstood. The three and one-quar
ter cent price is based on the U. 8.
No. 1 shelling stock, and is the high
est the corporation can pay. Mr. Hol
land explained to the farmers that
the market should pay a premium on
at least 25 per cent of the crop. It
is reasonable to expect farmers will
patronize the open markets if the
prices range above 3 1-4 cents a
pound, but if the prices do not ex
ceed that figure on th e open mar
ket, it is likely that deliveries will
be made to the stabilization corpora
tion.
Mr. Holland explained that de
liveries to the corporation ware
house will constitute direct sales
that tho farmer wll not have to go
through the handing of any red
tape to get his money. The corpora
tion will handle producers' sales on
ly, it was pointed ou:.
Receiving warehouses will bo main
tained WiMiamsWn and possibly
at other points in this county to
serve this marketing area. Farmers
will deliver their peanuts to these
warehouses where weights will be is
sued on official grades. Drafts or
checks and warehouse receipts will
be turned over to the farmer right,
then, and the drafts can be con
verted into cash at the banks.
It is understood that peanuts from
the old crop will possibly be ac
cepted by the corporation. Arrange
ments are now underway to open
receiving warehouses in Williamston,
and it is thought they will be ready
to start receiving the crop within
a comparatively short time.
George Hackney
Commits Suicide
Prominent Wilson Man Asphyxiated
Himself; Funeral Rites Today
Wilson, Oct. 13.—George Hackney,
Jr., prominent 48-year-old Wilson
man, was found dead in his home
today, a suicide from gas.
No details of the death could be
learned, but it was confirmed that
it was suicide. It was thought that
he was in bad health and that this
was the cause of his act.
Funeral services will be held
Thursday afternoon at 4 o'clock at
the home of his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. George Hackney, conducted by
ihe Rev. John Barclay of the First
Christian church here. Burial will
be in Maplewood Cemetery.
Hackney headed the Washington
Buggy Company from 1910 to 1923.
That year he rejoined tho Hackney
Brothers Body Company here as
production manager, He retained
the position until 1933, when he
organized the Hackney Industries,
Inc.
Since the liquidation of this com
pany in 1936 he has traveled for a
Richmond concern.
Surviving are his wife, three sons,
George Hackney, Third; Carl and
Dick Hackney; two daughters, Fran
ces Hackney and Mrs. Hamilton Har
grave of Lexington ;his parents,
four brothers, T. J., John, Jameo,
and Ernest Daughtridge Hackney,
and three sisters, Mrs. W. D. Adams,
Mrs. Norwood Thomas and Mrs. S. B.
Ruffin.
First Plows of Tree Branches
The first isrra plows were made
of crooked tree branches and
worked by man power.