The Rocky Mount Herald
VOLUME 5, NO. 16 *
COOLEY WILL DELIVER
COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS
AT WEST EDGECOMBE SCHOOL
Congressman Cooley Will Deliver
Commencement Address May 6
Congressman Hnrold D. Cooley of
Nashville will deliver the commence
ment- address May 6 at the West
Edgecombe scfiool, Principal J. G.
Feezor announced.
The final exercises will be con
ducted at 8 o'clock Friday night,
May 6, at the high school. Graduates
will receive diplomas, seventh grado
students will receive certificates and
other awards will be made.
Rev. C. Ross Ritchie, pastor of tho
Lutheran church of Rocky Mount,
will preach the baccalaurate sormou
at the West Edgecombe school at 8
o'clock Sunday night, May 1, the
principal announced also.
Class day exercises will be con
ducted by members of tho eleventn
grade at 8 o'clock Thursday night,
May 5. embodying the general
theme, "Youth Marches On." Mem
bers of the other classes will as
sist in the exercises.
What*s What About
Social Security
As another service to its readers,
the Rocky Mount Herald each week
will give authoritative answers to
questions on the Social Security law.
By special arrangement with George
N. Adams, Manager of the Social Se
curity Board office in the Munici
x pal Buildtng, in Rocky Mount, N. C.,
the Social Security Board has con
sented to pass on the accuracy of
answers to questions on Social Se
curity which niay be asked by em
ployers, employees, and others, thru
the Rocky Mount Herald. Address in
quiries to The Editor, the Rocky
Mount Herald. Answers will be given
here in tho order in which ques
tions are received. This is ail in
formational service, and is not leg.il
advice or service. In keeping with
Social Security Board policy, names
will not be published.—Editor,
(179) QUESTION: A certain older
man was employed in a job, that
comes under the old-age insurance
law, for some time before ne
reached the age of 65, but failed
to get a Social Security account
number. Would it be possible for
him to collect old-age insurance
benefits to which he ig now entitled?
ANSWER: It is entirely possible.
But the claim could be filed and
certified for payment, with less de
lay, if the applicant held a Social
Security account number. No lump
sum payment of old-age insurance
can be approved until a claim U
filed, and proof of tho claimant's
right to benefits is submitted. As a
rule the amount of any benefit pay
ment of old-age insurance is based
on the wage record kept under the
claimant's Social Security number.
However, if the investigation shows
that the claimant is actually entitl
ed to old-age insurance, ho will bo
assigned a Social Security account
number and then he can file his
claim.
(180) Q: Is it possible for a per
-Bon> whose employment is not in
cluded under the voluntarily
participate in the old-ago insurance
provisions of the Social Security
Act?
A: No. Tile Social Security Act
specifies that tho following employ
ments are excepted; agricultural la
bor; domestic service in private
homes; casual labor not in tho
course of the employer's trade or
business; services in Federal, State
or local Government; services per
formed as an officer or member
"f a crew on a licensed vessel; ser
m in the employ of a non-profit
organization operated exclusiveiy
for religious, charitable, humane,
scientific, literary, or educational
purpose.
Most workers under the age of
65 who are employed in some com
mercial or industrial establishment
are included under the Act. Whether
or not a person under 65 is subject
to the law depends upon the type
of his employment. Not upon
choice.
(181) Q: In a barber shop, where
there is only one employee, it is
necessary for the owner of the shop
to make a wage-report to the Gov
ernment for that one employee?
A: Yes. Under the old-age insur
ance provisions of the Social Se
curity Act, an employer of one or '
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1 PUPILS OF W.
' EDGECOMBE
: IN_RECITAL
Piano pupils of West Edgecombe
school will present a recital Friday
j night, April 29, at 8 o'clock, it was
> announced by Principal J. G. Fee
j zor.
Miss Esther Farmer will direct the
recital, which will also include num
bers by the girls' glee club and or
t chestra.
NYA SPONSORS
EXPOSITION
' The National Youth Administra
' tion is sponsoring an exposition of
Nash, Edgecombe and Wilson Coun
ties in Wilson, April 22-23.
The 4-H Clubs, boy scouts and
girl scouts of the three counties will
have displays there—also the Manual
Arts Classes of the white and color
ed schools of Nashville, Rocky
Mount, Spring Hope and West Edge
combe. The W.PA and NYA sewing
and art rooms will have exhibits.
There will be no charge for ad
mission and the public is invited.
Blue ribbon awards will be given
the winners and these will be sent
to the State exposition in Baleig'i.
Mrs. Lewis Thorp will be glad to
give you further information on the
subject.
Hanged Auto Has
Crowds Curious
Easter Motorists Pause to Gaze At
Wilson Man's Effort to Make
Them Think
Wilson, April 18.—E&ster day mo
torists were treated to one of the
most unusual sights ever seen iu
North Carolina, or in the United
States, for that matter, as they
rode along the Wilson-Rocky Mount
highway over Toisnot swamp bridge
near here. ,
All day hundreds stopped j>ear the
swamp bridge to gaze upwards at
a point about 75 foet from the
ground at the trunk of a tree.
An automobile, a sedan that un
doubtedly had been in a wreck had
to the eyewitnesses who stopped all
day long to view it, apparently
left tl>e road in a hurry and climb
ed the tree and hung there 75 feet
from the ground.
Mr. and Mrs. Phil Herman, of
Ontario, Canada, stopped for a mo
ment.
"How many were hurt!" asked tlw
Hermans, "and how in the dickens
did that car get up there and stay?"
Scores stopped and asked the same
question, "How many wero hurt?"
Tho ear was still there Sunday
night. No Easter day motorist could
find tho answer to any question con
cerning the car.
But Sunday night Ben Pietri, lo
cal mechanic, supplied the answer 1
that hundreds had been asking all
day.
"I put tho car up in that tree this '
morning," he said, "and for two '
reasons. One because I wanted to 1
see tho psychological effect it would
have on motorists and to see how j
many time 3 they would ask the
question "how many were hurt?" and
second, I thought it would be
a good lesson to motorists who are (
prone to be careless. It wasn't done
as an advertising stunt. There is no
sign on the car. Just the car."
And motorists continued to stop '
all Sunday. Even at night, the car, '
hanging in a tall cypres 8 tree at a '
curve in the highway, was plainly (
visiblo for a moment as cars turned 1
the corner and headlights illuminat- !
ed the "hanged" auto for a mo
ment. _ 1
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Molasses Roads?
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India's imperial Institute of Su- !
gar Research is reported to have 1
discovered a means of hard-sur
facing roads with molasses mixed c
with coal tar and asphalt plus 1
acids. The mixture is said to produce £
a ton of road-surfacing material c
that costs only one-third as much as 1
a ton of asphalt.
ROCKY MOUNT, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, APRIL 22, 1938
Governor Hoey Becomes Safety Crusader
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Surrounded by other state officials, Governor Clyde R. Hoey, of North Carolina, is pictured here as he
signed the No. 1 pledge card in the Purol-Pep Drive Safely Crusade now in progress. Thousands of other
North Carolinians have signed the pledge cards distributed by the Pure Oil company. With Governor
Hoey in this picture are, left to right, Thad Eure, secretary of state; R. M. Morris; George Ross Pou,
state auditor; Leßoy Allen, president of the Raleigh safety council; Charles M. Johnson, state treasurer;
Dan C. Boney, state Insurance commissioner; William J. Weber, of The Raleigh Times; Burrell Correll,
commander of Raleigh Post No. 1, American Legion! Frank Daniels, of the News and Observer; Arthur
Fulk. head of the state highway patrol; and Jerome Rosenthal.
WELCOME TO
PASTOR GIVEN
BY MEMBERS
Arlington Street Baptist Church
Members Honor Rev. H. C.
Lowder At Meeting
Members of the Arlington Street
Baptist church entertained at a fel
lowship meeting and banquet at tho
church to formally welcome Rev. H.
C. Lowder, new pastor of the church,
Mrs. Lowder and their small daugh
ter, Carolyn.
Rev. Mr. Lowder succeeds Rev. O.
N. Marshall ag pastor of the church.
T. A. Ave/a was master of cere
monies ipr the fellowship meeting.
Tho congregation opened tho meet
ing with a song. Dr. G. N. Cowan,
of this city and Ahoskie, led in
prayer.
Mr. Avera then introduced Dr. J.
W. Kincheloe, pastor of the First
Baptist church, and he introduced
Mr. and Mrs. Lowder to the con
gregation.
Rev. Mr. Lowder told the congre
gation that he appreciated the wel
come and asked cooperation of
the members as they begin their
work together.
Rev. Frank Gaddy, pastor of tho
North Rocky Mount Baptist church,
and a former schoolmate of Rev. Mr.
Lowder's spoke of their school days
together and their mutual friendship.
Rev. J. N. Stancil, pastor of tho
Calvary Baptist church, welcomed
Rev. Mr. Lowder and pledged tho
support of his church in any possi
ble way.
Rev. J. A. Satterfield, Presbyterian
minister, closed the fellowship
meeting with a prayer.
Members were then invited to tho
basement of the church where a bar
becue and brunswick stew supper
wa« served. Featured on this part
of the program were remarks by
Rev. E. C. Sexton, and Negro spirit
uals by a Negro quartet.
Rev. Mr. Lowder is a former res
ident of Albemarle. After graduat
ing from Wake Forest college he
taught for two years. lie then at
tended tho Seminary at Louisville.
Ky., and graduated with the class
of 1931.
For five years he served a g pas
tor in Indiana. He was later pastor
of the Dolphin field, Dolphin, La,
which pastorate he resigned to be
come pastor of the local church.
Methodists Expect
Hot Debate In Sou.
Conference Meeting
(The general conference of the
Southern Methodist Conference which
meets in Birmingham, Ala., April
28, is expected to be the scene
of hot debates before the close. It
will be in sessio nat least 10 days,
probably longer.
The question of union with the
northern branch of the Methodist
church and the Methodist Protestant
church will draw more attention
than anything else. A majority of
tho conferences voted for unification
but there is determined opposition
in some others against the plan.
There will perhaps be a half doz
en bishops ' elected at this confer
ence. Since last meeting four years
ago, Bishop Mouzon has died, Bish
op Ainsworth may retire on account
of ill health and Bishops Moore,
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Farmers Generally Pleased
With Control Act
We have seen suggestions in some of the newspapers
that there was dissatisfaction among the farmers over the
recent adoption of the new farm control act and'that they
were sorry the act had been adopted.
Of course, we would not undertake to speak for many
other communities but from the general knowledge of this
community, especially Edgecombe and Nash counties, we
have yet to find a farmer who has expressed himself as
desiring to go back to the old method and we have not
heard a single one express dissatisfaction with the unani
mous vote cast by the farmers. This does not include
those voters who opposed any kind of control from the be
ginning.
Now surely there are those who feel that errors have
been made in their individual allotments and that these
errors should be inquired into and if found to be in er
ror, should be corrected. Even those who have errors to
be corrected are in favor of the crop control. It has been
suggested that much of this socalled opposition in the news
papers has been inspired propaganda coming from many
interested in the tobacco business who do not desire con
trol; if this be so then our farmers would be standing in
their own light to become disturbed over this propaganda.
AMBASSADOR AND MRS. DANIELS EXPECTED
BACK TO THIS COUNTRY SOON
Honorable Josephus Daniels, United States Ambassador
to the republic of Mexico and North Carolina's Ambassa
dor Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to all
Courts wherever North Carolinians are concerned is ex
pected to return to Raleigh for a vacation the last of this
month or the first part of May, accompanied by Mrs. Dan
iels.
The golden wedding anniversary of this most gracious
and delightful couple will be observed on May 2, by a re
ception given by their four sons and their wives in honor
of their father and mother, Ambassador and Mrs. Jose
phus Daniels. It is difficult to realize that this couple
has reached their 50th anniversary for they are both so
young in heart and spirit and so active in everything that
pertains to the welfare of our citizenship. Every citizen in
North Carolina will be interested in this coming event.
FEWER ACCIDENTS PAST MONTH
We are glad to note that there have been fewer accidents
for the past month than the month before. It is very prob
able that the reduction in accidents was brought about by
the campaign being put on by the oil companies safety
drive. The citizen that would violate the law willfully on
the highway and then take pride in his feat must be frown
ed on by the public. Life has become, in North Carolina
and in the nation as a whole, too cheap.
We read about the casualties in war torn China and
Spain and it makes us feel sad. We read about these ter
rible accidents in this country and we have come to take it
as a matter of course. Our Young people must be taught
that we must obey the law for righteousness sake as well
as from fear.
NEED MORE BENCHES
Some months ago we called attention to the lack of rest
ing places in the city of Rocky Mount. At that time .we
only knew of two places a bench back of the old police sta
tion and the rock window sill at Five Points Drug Store.
Since our last article we are glad to note that Bill's soda
Shop has added a very comfortable bench.
Land is very cheap in Rocky Mount and there are places
that benches might be put that would give the weary trav
eler a place to stop and rest himself. Rocky Mount is not
a court house town. Most of the towns of Rocky Mount's
size are court house towns and generally people find a
resting place around these public buildings. Rocky Mount
does not have such and it is up to the City Fathers to pro
vide it. It is not a question of shortage of money. Rocky
Mount has been extravagant in some of its expenditures
less important.
TEN MILLION POUNDS FOOD
GIVEN TO N. C. NEEDY IN YEAR
Distributed By The Surplus Com
modity Division In Thia State
Almost ten million pounds of
foodstuffs were distributed free to
needy North Carolinians from July
. 1, 1937 through March 30, 1938, by
the' surplus commodity division,
Stat® Board of Charities and Pub
; lie Welfare, according to an an
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EDGECOMBE FARMERS GET
COTTON AND TOBACCO QUOTAS
RED MEN PLAN
STATE MEET
IN ROCKY MT.
Great Council Of North Carolina T-i
Have Three Day Session Starting
May 9
Tho Great Council of North Car
olina, embracing all the tribes in
tho state of tho Improved Order of
Red Men will bo called to a three
day session in Rocky Mount on May
10, high officials of the order an
nounced today.
Around 250 Red Men and members
of their auxiliary, the Pocahontas,
are expected for the conclave, it was
stated by officers of local Tribe Nc.
15.
Joint sessions, group meetings, a
public gathering and a ball will fea
ture the convention.
Several local citizens will partici
pate in a public meeting to be held
on Monday night, May 9, at the
high school auditorium, where tho
Pocahontas will conduct a memorial
service for deceased members, while
there was to be a joint session of
the deaths benefit and insurance de
partments earlier in tho day.
Tho Great Council will meet on
Tuesday, May 10, at the Masonic
temple, with T. J. Mitchell, great
sachem, of Reidaville, in charge. On
Tuesday night a banquet will b-.:
staged at the Ricks hotel, while a
ball will bo given that night in the
new ballroom at the hotel.
Convening again at the Masonis
temple on Wednesday night, the!
Red Men nud tho Pocahontas will
finish their work and elect officers
for the ensuing year.
In addition to Great Sachem Mit
chell, other officers of the Red Men
are as follows: A. S. Hollowell of
Edenton great senior sagamore; M.
C. Bradley of Charlotte, great ju
nior sagamore; W. L. Sherlock cf
Elizabeth City, great prophet; W.
Ben Goodwin of Elizabeth City,
great chief of record; and E. P. 11.
Strunch of Wilmington, great keep
er of wampum.
Officers of the local sponsoring
tribe are as follows: D. G. Adams,
sachem; W. A. Faulkner, senior sag
amore; W. B. Beacham, junior saga
more; B. H. Hocutt, prophet; T. M.
Mooring, keeper of records; and E.
W. A. Woolard, keeper of wampum.
President Saves
Pension Pioneer
Pardons Man Who Drew 30-Day
Sentence For Defiance Of House
Committee
Washington, April 18.—An elev
enth-hour Presidential pardon sav
ed 71-year-old Dr. Francis E. Town
send, the old-ago pension leade.*,
from a 30-da/ jail sentence today.
The sentenco had been imposed
upon the elderly California physi
cian because of his defiance of a
House committee which investigated
his old-ago pension movement in 19-
36.
Congressmen who feared the jail
term might lead to a new surge of
public interest in the Townsend plan
heaved a sigh of relief when they
heard of -tho President's act.
Dr. Townsend, originator of the
movement to obtain S2OO-a
federal pensions for everyone past
60 years of age, was waiting in
tho United States marshal's office t»
b6 taken to jail when he received
the pardon.
A smile creased his lean face.
"I am very happy," ho told re
porters. "It is complete vindication
and an act of contrition on tho part i
of Congress."
He said he would fly back to the
West Coast within a few days.
A White House statement announc
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County Agent Fixes Tobacco Crop
At 15,000 Acres, Cotton 25,500,
Peanuts 18,000
Tarboro, April IS).—Edgecombe Co
unty Agent Joseph C. Powell, ques
tioned py farmers for information
on the recently passed farm bill
and how it affects Edgecombe coun
ty, said today
"Approximately 15,400 acres of to
bacco and 2a,500 acres of cotton
will bo grown this year in Edge
combo county, under tho New Farm
Act and Soil Conservation program.
Tho majority of both cotton ana
tobacco acreage allotments for each
individual farm have been mailed
to tho producers.
"The peanut allotments have been
approved by tho county committee
and will be mailed to the peanut
producers during the next few days.
This will amount to a planting
acreage in peanuts of approximate
ly 18,000 acres for this county.
; "Some dissatisfaction over alLot
l ments has been manifested by a few
of the growers but apparently ful
ly 95 per cent are satisfied," Powell
added.
The cotton planting allotments
will vary to a greater degree than
either tobacco or peanuts, from tho
old planting allotments, inasmuch as
cotton is set up on an entirely new
basis from that used in the past,
tho agent pointed out. Under the
provisions of the New Farm Act the
cotton acreage is figured on a pro
rata basis to the cultivated acreage,
less the tobacco acreage, on ea:h
farm with certain limitations in re
gard to past plantings. This means,
unless they fill in the class affected
by the limitations, that each farm
er who has been planting cotton in
tho immediate past will liavo an
equal share of tho cotton acreage
alloted the county according to the
land he cultivates.
"Tho county allotment for gener
al depleting crops, which includes
corn, small grain, potatoes, truck,
etc., has not as yet been received
from tho state office," Powell de
clared. "The general allotment for
each farm will be computed quickly
as possible, upon the receipt of tho
county allotment, and mailed to
each producer.
"Requirements for sail buil&ng
crops and practices have lessened
and simplified to such a degree
that it will not be difficult for any
farm to carry out these."
Spend Thousands
To Aid Dependent
Children and Aged
A total of 43,487 needy Nortu
Carolinians received $343,968.14 dur
ing March of this year through the
provisions of the State's Old Ago
Assistance and Aid to Impendent
Children sections of the Social Se
curity program, it was announced
recently by the Public Assistance
Division of the State Board of
Charities "nd Public Welfare.
The report disclosed that 26,245
persons over 65 years of ago were
awarded $247,427.57, for an average
of $9.43, and 17,242 dependent chil
dren under 16 were alloted $96,540.-
57 averaging $5.60 each.
Tho disbursements for old ago as
sistance were $20,854.08 greater than
those made in February, when 24,160
recipients were granted $226,573.49,
an average of $9.37. Tho gain in aid
to dependent children amounted t)
$12,141.60 over February, during
which month 15,246 children receiv
ed $84,398.97, an average of $5.56.
The total increase for both assist
anco divisions was $32,995.68, and
tho increase in the number of re
cipients was 4,081, or 2,085 old per
sons and 1,996 children.
The sequoia trees of California are
thought to be the oldest living
things. Some are estimated at 4,-
000 years old.