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The Rocky Mount Herald VOLUME 5, NUMBER 40 SAYS BAILEY IS CHOICE QF HOOVER FOR PRESIDENT Ickes, Speaking In Michigan, Re Rumor Of Republican Flirtations I . Washington, Sept. 30. —The speech of g&cretary of the Interior Ickes to the Michigan State Democratic ban quet tonight, in which he termed Senator Josiah Bailey the "Morgan atic Wife of the Republican reaction aries? and repeats a rumor that Sen ator Bailey has been offered the sup port of Herbert Hoover for the Re publican nomination for President in 1940, has recalled other simi lar controversies in which the two men havo engaged. He ako .referred to the Duke Power Company as dom inating Senator Bailey. In a speech on the floor of the (Senate on January 14 of this year. Senator Bailey termed Secretary •Ickes "a renegade Republican, who has become a sort of half-way Dem ocrat." In the same speech, Sena tor Bailey quoted at length from fhe })00k, "America's 60 Families" .by Ferdinand Lundberg, which he declared was Secretary Ickes' Bible " After finishing his reading from the book, Senator Bailey declared it was garbage and should go the way of all garbage, dramatically throwing the volume into a nearby waste bas ket. In the course of the speech, Sen fctor Bailey referred sarcastically to that Speech but some of the things he said about Senator Tydings were interpreted as applying also to the North Carolina Senator. Secretary Ickes has on numerous occasions acted as political spokes man for the administration and, in fact, his mission in Michigan tonight was to scotch rumors that the Roose velt administration is not whole j »eartedly supporting Governor Frank jVlurphy of that state. Rumors About Bailey j "And if rumors in Washington are :o be credited, an even more import ant union between a reactionary Re publican and 'a more reactionary pemocrat i« about to take place. We C' t all sorts of gossip in the nation's pibal. Some of these turn out to ie mere figments of the imagination Sut this one has been vouohed for >y the best possible authority. I. "It is reported that the last time Herbert Hoover was in the east lie ( uet Senator Josiah W. Bailey of * forth Carolina, by appointment. Mr. Iloover's intentions were strictly I honorable. He offered the Republi .an Presidential nomination in 1940 to Senator Bailey. ■i "The banns have not yet been ubli?,hed. They may never Be. It hay even be that the Duke power {interests, whose faithful representa tive in the United States Senate (Senator Bailey has been, will foroid item. Josiah may be more useful to Jmem labelled a Democrat. And in leed I do not even know whether osiah told Herbert that Herbert (light speak to Josiah's father! "Everyone recognizes how per fectly suited to each other Josi.ih ;jnd Herbert are. This would mak" in ideal matrimonial alliance and, p the circuihstances, a particular Appropriate one. Senator Bailey haj ileen the Morganic wife of the Re lublican reactionaries for so manv E»ars that perhaps the proposal of r. Hoover to make an honest wom il of him will appeal to him. "What a piddling and addled du ilicity it all adds up to in these 'reat and tragic days! i /'For seven years the Frank Mur | hys and the Franklin Roosevelts jiid the liberals of America have leen running a race against time — . race to bring the performance of jUnerican life up to what the old progressives talked of as "The Prom ise of American Lrife! And as f he liberal* have raced desperately along, phe Vandenberge and Bailey's alike lave kept yelling 'What's the hur- i yf ." The events of the last month per aps have shown them what's the ;urry. For now it must be clear ven to Republicans what was al ways clear to a Rooseveltian Now )ealer—that the race against time /as a race in which Europe, not urselves, held the hour-glass. How nuch time did we have- Just as Jauch as Europe gave us." Keeping North Caroli'b farm land reen this winter with legume crops • *he aim of a vast State College tension Service program. I * New Dress Shop To Open Here Friday Mother And Daughter Store Located ON South Main Street The new Mother and Daughter store located at 330 S. Main Street, next to Cambridge Hotel opened for business this morning in Rocky Mount. This store is one of the mosi, modern and up to date stores in Rocky Mount's shopping district. Since last July workers have been busily engaged in repair work and remodeling preparatory to the open ing of the new store. A new front has been installed on the outside with a large sign. The in side of the store is arranged so that customers' may wait on themselves if they desire to do so. All merchfin dise will be sized and priced on racks and counters. Other features include fitting rooms, and alteration department, and rest rooms tit white and colored. Sen. L L. Gravely Rotary Speaker Wendell, September 6 I>. L. Gravely, prominent tooai co farmer, warehouseman, and ex port leaf dealer, was guest speaker at the Wendell Rotary Club here Tuesday at the regular supper meet ing. Mr. Gravely has served four terms as State Senator from his dis trict. Senator Gravely spoke on the to bacco business in general. He has had a lifetime of experience in handling tobacco, commencing when he was nine years old, and raised an acre on his grandmother's farm in the dark Virginia belt. His father was operating a warehouse in Rocky Mount at the time, and so he ship ped his black Virginia leaf there to be sold on a floor filled with bright Eastern Carolina tobacco. He will admit that on this occasion to bacco even failed to sell well in Rocky Mount. He had his first les son there in making the product fit the market, a lesson that has been invaluable in a lifetime spent large ly in selling bright tobacco with the world for a market—aworld increas ingly hedged in by handicaps for tho American export dealer. The talk was one of the most in teresting and informative ever giv en in Wendell, and members enjoyed it thoroughly. NEGRO FARMERS BUY FEWER CARS Winton, Oct. 3. —Hertford County Negro farmers are buying fewer old, second-hand automobiles "that mean only trouble," W. C. Davenport, Ne gro use of the machine or animal as reported today. Within the last year or two, he said, a number of the Negro farm ers saved their money to buy farm ing equipment and things for the home they really needed. This ra.sied their standard of living by improv ing their home life and by increas ing their farm income. Others who put their money into rattle-trap cars not only spent the money they had on the cars, but were kept constantly in debt trying to operate the automobiles. But as various farmers saw tho wisdom of their neighbors in invest ing money in things that would aid them on the farm and in the home, Davenport continued, they too begaa to save money for "these more worthwhile things." Among the things they have bought are: peanut harvesting mach ines, potato diggers, fertilizer drills, corn and small grain planters, ma nure spreaders high grade cows and hogs, good mules, cream separators steam pressure canners, stoves, chairs, tables, beds, rugs, books, news papers, magazines, and better lamps. In some cases, where one farmer felt unbale to buy a large machine or a purebred bull, several bors pooled their funds to make the purchase, and then agreed to get the use of the machine or anim il as tney need it. ROCKY MOUNT, NORTH CAROLINA FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1938 State Fair To Open Tuesday Raleigh, Oct. 11. —Gates to North Carolina's State Fair will swiag open next Tuesday, October 11, on one of the finest expositions ever presented in the South, General Manager J. S. Dorton of Shelby de | clared today. I With total agricultural premiums raised to $15,000 limited entirely 'j North Carolinians, with enlarged fa cilities to handle the record-break ing number of exhibits and with an all-new program of entertainmenr for the midway and grandstand arena, Dr. Dorton is confident that this year's edition of the State Fair will eclipse any of its predecessors in educational and entertainment value. Praised throughout *he State for proving last year that North Caro lina is capable of operating its own fair profitably and creditably Dr. Dorton has inauguarteed a series of improvements that will make this year's fair better than its predecessor These include county progress ex hibits, a new feature in which vari ous counties of the State are coope rating to show the forward strides they have made in industry, educa tion and agriculture. Twelve new and thrilling hippo drome acts, employing some of the finest entertainment talent the out door show world affords, will be presented each afternoon and night before the grandstand, and a glttcr ing musical revue will be an added feature each evening. Dazzling dis plays of fireworks will cap each night's performance. On the midway will be the Johnny J. Jones Exposition with forty liigh type shows and rides to replace tho carnival outfit that played the fair in several previous years. Harness races are scheduled fjr Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, and on Friday all school children in North. Carolina will be admitted to the grounds without charge. Auto races are scheduled for Saturday, and "Lucky" Teter's Hell Driven will be the main attraction Wednes day. To Vote On Soil Erosion For Nash The Nash County farmers will be awarded an opportunity of a life time said County Agent Sugg, Sat urday, October 8, when they will be given the privilege of casting a vote requesting that Nash County I be added to the Tar River Water shed Soil Erosion District. The gains from this district are many and the losses are none. The gains being the free assistance to the farmers by five technically trained men in soil erosion problems, the possibility of the services of a CCC camp and the loan of light terracing, equipment free of charge to the farmers to be used in constructing terraces. Sugg anounced that in nine meetings conducted throughout the county last week that a great d»al of interest was displayed by the farmers and that all who heard the program explained were unanimous ly in favor of the program. It is hoped by the Extension Service tha! all landowners will participate in this referendum on October Bth and will avail themselves to the assist ance given them by the establish ment of a district. Mr. Sugg stated that he hopel that all of the farmers would try to go to one of the voting places listed below and cast their ballot in favor of this program which will in an organized way start the first fight in the battle against soil ero sion which has cost Nash County mil lions of dollars in fertile soil. Ballot boxes will be placed at the following places for the convenience of the farmers. Nash County Agent's Office; S. H. Shearin's Store; R. D. Bowden's Store, Castalia, N. C.; C. G. Taylors Store; O. Smith's Store, Hickory; Brantley-Wood Store, Spring Hope; Bass Brothers, Momeyer; John Rob ertson's Store, Stanhope; Rocky Mount Chamber of Commerce Office; Farmer Brothers Store, Bailey; Har ris Store, Mt. Pleasant; Edwardj Store, Samaria; Westray; M. C. Braswell's Store, Battleboro, N. C.; Middlesex Town Hall; J. W. Bone's Store, Sandy X; T. Faulkner's Store, Red Oak, N. C. II Duce Reviews His Roman Steppers ROME, Italy . . . Premier Mussolini, with his arms folded, is shown watching some of the Fascist Militia Officers marching past in their own version of the "goose-step" during a review which followed the completion of training as instructors for the younger military organi sations. More Equality Needed In Life The cemetery in Rocky Mount is a public cemetery own ed by the citizens and taxpayers of Rocky Mount, and, while we understand that the governing authorities of Rocky Mount have the right and should make reasonable regula tions governing the sale of lots, yet these regulations should be reasonable leaving something to the individual tastes rather than enforce a thumb rule on the citizens of Rocky Mount requiring them to have exactly the same kind of tombstone or monument. We know of no public cemetery in North Carolina where this rule is enforced. There are pri vate cemeteries- run as commercialized propositions operated by individuals for the making of money that may be such regulations. If it is tha object of the city manager and Board of Aldermen to try to give equality to our citizenship when a person dies, death gives this. We need more equal ity in life. HOGS MORE PROFITABLE THAN COTTON The boll weevil has done so much damage in Nash and Edgecombe Counties that up to the present time we have not seen a load of seed cotton going to the gin. Of course we know that there is some being ginned. From the way con ditions look now we feel there will not be much demand for cotton acreage around Rocky Mount next year. The hog crop will mean more in cash money to Rocky Mount than the whole of the cotton crop unless conditions improve. For the last three yeairs the price of cotton has been low with the? yield cut practically in half and in some instances three fourths. This probably may be a blessing in disguise. Cot ton, has been the leading crop in the south for generations but the boll weevil seems to be master of the situation at the time. • Daily Program - Rocky Mi. Fair OCTOBER 25th to 29th—1938 12:00 Noon (Daily) Floral Hall and all Departments open to public. 12:00 Noon Cetlin & Wilson Shows. 1:00 F. M.. Grandstand opens. 2:00 P. M. Grandstand Attractions. 7:00 P. M. (Daily Grandstand opens. Evening Program. 7:30 P. M. (Daily) Grandstand attractions. 10:00 P. M. (Daily) Brilliant fireworks display. SPECIAL ATTRACTIONS Tuesday, Oct. 25th—Childrens' Day. Rocky Mount Schools. 12:00 Noon Fair Parade for Rocky Mount. Wednesday—Farmer's Day. Thursday—Lucky Teter & His Hell Drivers. Friday—School Day—For Nash and Edgecombe Counties. Saturday—Everybody's Day TEN MILLION DOLLARS WORTH OF NEW INDUSTRIES LOCATE IN NORTH CAROLINA More than $10,000,000 worth of new industries located in North Car-1 olina during the eight months per iod from January through August, 1938, says Director R. Bruce Ether idge of the Department of Conserva tion and Development. These figures, based on a survey just completed by J. T. Anderson, in dustrial engineer of the division of commerce and industry of the Con servation Department, show that 92 new industrial plants located in North Carolina during this period while additions were built to 53 in dustrial plants already in operation. The new state advertising cam paign has had a good deal to do with bringing a number of these plants to North Carolina, Mr. An derson is convinced. "None of these plants were lured to North Carolina with promises of tax exemptions, free use of buildings or with any of the many baits used by some other states," Mr. Anderson said. "Thesi new industries located in North Carolina because this state offered superior advantages, such as near ness to markets and raw materials, mild climate, low maintenance costs, fair taxes and an adequate supplv of native-born labor." The list of new industries lo cating in the state shows that ho siery plants arp in the lead. Others include: cotton goods, dye ing and finishing, hosiery, knit goods, silk throwing, feed and me&l, furniture, food processing and bot tling plants, mines and quarries, chemicals, warehouses, paper and pa per produdts, miscellaneous. Orphans At Bailey The Oxford Orphanage Syigiug Class will give a program in Bailey on Tuesday, October 11th. The group this year consists of fourteen chil j dren. They will give a fine program 1 of songs and drills. ANNUAL SEED SHOW AT ROCKY MOUNT Aged Woman Hit By Engine Here Freight Engine Knocks 80-Year-Old Woman Off Tracks Near ACL Station Mrs. Rosa Barnes Stanbury, SO, was hit by a freight engine in front of the Atlantic Coast Lino passenger station about 1 o'clock this after noon and was rushed to a local hos pital. At the hospital Mrs. Stanbury was believed to be in a critical condi tion, but physicians were unable to make a thorough examination im mediately. > A freight engine hit the woman as she was walking across the tracks westward near the passenger station, Police Officer J. H. Felton, an eye witness, reported. He said the 3d gien knocked the woman off the track. The officer placed the woman in a nearby taxi and sent her to the hos pital, where she was admitted at 1:10 o'clock. The woman lives with her daugh ter, Mrs. Porter Gibson, at 618 Pen der Street, it was reported. A Halifax county farm was given as the address of Stanbury, the ein pured woman's present husband. k Vote Row In Court Again Burgin Makes New Legal Bid For Congressional Nomi nation in Eighth The Deane-Burgin dispute will re tur nto Wake Superior Court at 2 o'clock Friday afternoon on a mo tion for a preemptory writ of man damus requiring certification of W. O. Burgin of Lexington as the eigth district Democratic nominee for Congress. On the heels of State Board of Elections rejection of "final" returns from Davidson County and subso quern t removtal of the signers of such returns former Governor J. C. B. Ehringhaus yesterday filed Btir gin's motion for a permanent order restraining certification of C. B. Deane of Rockingham. Set for 10 o'clock tomorrow morn ing, the hearing before Judge W. C. Harris was continued by agreemeuc until Friday afternoon. In the mean time the State board will have re ceived "final" returns from the new Davidson l>oard Friday morning au-l they are expected to repeat the 23- vote majority accorded by "amend ed returns" invalidated by the Su preme Court. The July 2 run-off originally gave Burgin a majority, subsequently re versed by a State board probe of fraud. In Wake Superior Court, Burgin won a mandamus requiring his certification, but the Supreme Court found error in Judge Harris' judgment. Simultaneously Richmond and Davidson returns were invali dated and a stay was granted Bur gin pending "final" returns ,from the two counties. Acting on supervisory authority upheld by the Supreme Court opin ion, the State board last Wednesday rejected new Davidson returns, our ed the signers and appointed two new members. Meanwhile "final" returns arrived from Richmond and are identical with the State board's findings. The nomination now hinges on 141 votes for Burgin and 5 for Deane that were challenged by the Stats board and upheld by the old David son board. They will determine tha majority, and the new board is ex pected to eliminate them, giving l Deane the majority. NOTICE Those desiring to subscribe to The Rocky Mount Herald may do so by sending SI.OO with name and ad dress to The Rocky Mount Herald, Rocky Mount, N. «. Name Town , State Route No SI.OO PER YEAB When the North Carolina Crop Improvement Association meets im Rocky Mount in the latter part of January, it will be celebrating tem years of progressive effort to stim ulate better crops in the State, said A. D. Stuart, of State College. Exact data of the meeting has not yet been set, the officials waiting to clear all conflicts before announc ing a definite time. The gathering is expected to draw growers and others interested in the producti.»r of better crops from all sections ot the State. The Association has adopted a po licy of alternating between the East and the West in selecting a place to hold their annual meetings. Last year I,ex> g' n; w. s host to the ga thering, while the year before Golds boro was the scene of the meeting. Stuart, wlie is seed specialist of the organization, stated that one of the strongest educational features o? the meeting will be the seed exposi tion. This will give farmers an op portunity to seo high quality seed and to hear information dealing with certified seed. Any farmer residing in North Carolina will de eligible to enter ex hibits in the exposition. No entry fee will be charged in any class. Growers of certified seed will exhi bit in one class, while the other division will be open to all farmers with high grade but uncertified seed. Stuart urged that any farmer who plans to enter samples in the Rojk.y Mount show select his exhibits now. Fall crops are now being harvest*J, and it is possible to get a better se lection now than after harvest. T'ie selected samples should be stored in a good dry place and kept free from weevils and other insects. Legion To Install Officers Tomorrow L. P. Morgan Will Be Commander Succeeding L. H. Howell New officers of the Coleman-Pitt post of the American Legion will be installed at a meeting tomorrow night, it was announced today by- George W. Batchelor, adjutant and finance officer. The meeting will bn hold in Duke's luncheonette at 7:30 o'clock tomorrow night. L. P. Morgan will be installed as commander, succeeding L. H. How ell. Howell was elected commander to serve the unexpired term of Dr. J. L. Clinton, who resigned. Other officers, Adjutant Batchelor announced, will be: Robert Dennis, A. C. Phillips and W. H. Harris, vice-commander; J. F. Avent, service officer; Jack Bone, sergeant at arm • and guardianship officer; E. H. Tharrington, historian; "J. W. An derson, athletics officer; J. F. Avent, child welfare and Americanism of | ficer; Mack Gay, graves registration | officer, and S. D. Bennett, employ ment officer. A chaplain will be named later, Batchelor said, to succeed B. T Hatch, who was killed in an automo bile accident while enroute to tue national Legion convention in Cali fornia. A 14 piece drum and bugle set, to be presented by the Legion post to the local Sons of the Legion, will be displayed at the meeting, Batche lor announced. Counsel for Burgin is expeettd Friday to contend that the "final" returns rejected by the State board last Wednesday were properly certi fied and complied with the Supremo Court opinion. Ehringhaus said his mandamus motion was based on ''our conten tion in our original complaint—that we are entitled to certification." The lastest Davidson returns would have sustained Burgin's lead.
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