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The Rocky Mount Herald OLUME 5, NUMBER 45 TRIBUTE PAID \ WILL ROGERS Friends,>i 4 N , luding Roosevelt, Join in Dedication Of Museum Claremore, Okla., Nov. 4.—Will Rogers' friends—including cowboys, actors, aviators and the Presideat of the United States—joined Okla homa today in dedicating a memoriil tq Claremore's famous son who once observed "I never met a man I dfcdnt like." The audience of more than 20,000 persons, gathered on a windy h'll top in front of the newly-compist. Ed $200,000 Rogers Museum, was in itself an unprecedented tribute to a private citizen. , President Roosevelt broadcast from Hyde Park, N. J., his "gratc fol homage to the memory of a man who helped the nation to smile." No More Useful Man "After all," said Mr. Roosevei;, "I doubt if there is among us a more useful citizen than the oca holds the secret of banishing gloom, of making tears give way t i laughter, of supplanting desolation and despair with hope and courage. For hope and courage always go with a light heart." The President's speech was to 3 climax of a celebration which in eluded the unveiling, by Mary Rog ers, of a bronze statue of her father made by Jo Davidson, Americai sculptor. •From New York to Pittsburgh t) Hollywood and back to Claremore, a national radio network switched to pick up pleasant memories of Hog prs' voice by friends of stage, screen, business and government. All Around The Land "Any time you gave him a biscuit he'd want to pay you back with a barrel of flour," said Eddie Cantor with a choke in his voice. Cants spoke from New York. "Newsboys—presidents—they, all had a spot in their hearts for old yBill," declared George M. Cohan. Anion G. Carte*p Port Worth pub lisher and owner of a ranch wherj Rogers used to play, said he could visualize his old friend, "Looking down and saying, Shuaks, folks, you oughtn't to have done this.' " From Jesse H. Jones, RFC chair man, who made the dedicating al 'flrees, eam e this summary of the life which ended in an Alaskan airli.id crash three years ago: Keen But Unbarbed "He was strong and bravo and true. He rode straight and hard, and played the game square. "His wit was keen but never barb ed. Within the shell of humor was ,jthe kernel of great wisdom. Ho brought the precious gift of laugh ter to a somber world." Irvin S. Cobb, Fred Stone, Go". E. W. Marland, of Oklahoma, and Gen. Roy Hoffman, chairman of ths (Please turn to page four) .. .Y. i .ii FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES MAY BE LOWER DURING 1939 Farm production expenses are ev pected to bo moderately lower n 1939, according to the Bureau of Agricultural Economics. Its annula outlook report for farm labor, eqipment and fertilizer, farm wage rates and prices of Com modities used in agricultural pra duction probably will average t . little lower than in 1938" Prices of equipment and supplies are not expected to change muc'j. On the other hand, the economists say that farmers will probably be able to buy farm machinery, auto mobiles,fertilizer, feed and seed at slightly lower prices. But building materials are likely to be higher ia price. Farm wage rates, an importsnt M item in production expenses hava weakened during the past year nni are expected to average about the same in 1939. They were markedly upward from 1933 to 1937 but de clined since October J937. The pros peetive improvement in demand for farm products, however, is expec'- ed to halt this down trend. Any up ward tendency in wage rates oa non-farm jobs also would tend to support wages of farm laborers. No shortage of farm labor is like ly- The marked advance in prices for farm machinery that began in 1933 ! continued • into 1938 and L. P. Morgan Is Aux. Speaker L. .P. Morgan, Commander of tna Coleman-Pitt post of the Ameri can Legion, addressed the Legion Auxiliary at a meeting held at the home of Mrs. C. W. Parker on Tues day morning. Mrs. W. S. Wilkerson, Jr., presided. Mr. Morgan, spoke on the "Value of Team-Work" and also discussed plans for the erection of a hut to be used by the Legion and Auxil iary in the near future. He also an nounced plans for a turkey supper to be sponsored by the Legion ana given at the Masonic Temple on Friday night. Mrs. L. B. Morris extended an in vitation to the chapter to be her guests for the December meeting. Mrs. Parker used autumn flowers to add charm -and color to her hom3 and served dainty refreshments dur ing the social hour. Those present were: Mrs. W. 8. Wilkerson, Jr., Mrs. J. C. Mis. J, L. Clinton, Mrs. C. C. Beane, Mrs. E. V. Bnipes, Mrs. Boy Davis, Mrs. P. E. Mallison, Mrs. J. P. Avent, Mrs. 6. S. Longest, Mrs. C. A. Bass, Mrs. J. J. Thigpen, Mr*. L. B. Morris, Mrs. O. W. Parker, Mri. B. D. Babil, Mrs. R. T. Rawls, Mrs. J. 8. Holbrook, Miss Matte) Avent. DENTISTS ASSO ELECT LEADERS Elections Close Annual Convention Of Fifth District In City Dr. W. T. Ralph of Belhaven was inducted'as president of the Pifta District Dental Society, a branch of the North Carolina Dental Society, at a business session Tuesday after noon during the annual convention here. Dr. Fred Hunt of Rocky Mount is retiring president. Dr. A. T. Jennette of Washingtou, former secrearry-treasurer, wuj named president-i'lanl by the delegat es, who gathered here from 33 east ern Carolina counties for the con vention. The society customarily elects the chief official a year in ad vance. Dr. "R. L. Whitehurst of Hocky Mouut was elected secretary-treasu;- er. Elizabeth City was chosen as the place for the noxt annual meeting. Dr. Fred Hale of Raleigh, provi dent of the North Carolina Dental Society. Dr. Frank O. Alford cf Charlotte, director of districts, and Dr. Paul Jones of Farmvillo, repre senting the North Carolina Board of Dental Examiners, were presented as quests at the convention. The convention began Sundiy night and continued through yeat).- day with lectures, clinic discussions and a business meeting. brought machinery prices to the highest level since 1920. However, some reductions in farm machinery prices for 1939 have already be-in announced, and some further re adjustment downward is probabli for 1939. In contrast, the prices paid by farmers for building materials may be upward. According to the re port. wholesale pirices of building material declined about 7 per c;nt from mid-1937 to mid-1938. In re cent months, however, there has been some advance in wholeslk prices for lumber which may be foi lowed by advances iil retaU prices to farmers during the coming year Building trade wage rates in rural areas probably will change but lit tle during 1939. It is believed that fertilizer pri ces during the 1939 fertilizer sea son "probably will average slightly lower" with the greatest declim likely in organic ammoniates. Per tilizer prices this year have been about the same as the 1910-14 ier iod, and next year may from 95 to 100 per cent of pre-war. It was pointed out that the quan tity of fertilizer sales is determin ed primarily by farm' income in tho preceding year. On. this basis, th-i total tonnage of fertilizer sold in 1939 probably will be lower than in. 1938 ROCKY MOUNT, NORTH CAROLINA FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1938 SESSION ENDS W B A RALLY Fourteen New Members Ot Local Review Initiated; Rocky Mount Review Wins Prize The concluding session of the Tidewater district rally of the Wo man's Benefit Association, which op ened last night with a banquet at the Ricks Hotel, was held this morn ing and was featured by a ritual istic meeting conducted by the Rocky Mount Review. Mrs. Irene Booth, presideat of the local Review, presided over the meeting. At this time fourteen new membsrs of the Rocky Mount Review weie initiated. The initation ceremony was conducted by the Norfolk Review u.l der the direction of Mrs. Lucy Spruill, president. The deputies and presidents of the various reviews which were rep resented at the rally were introduc ed at the morning session and re sponded with biief speeches. Mrs. Etta M. King, state field di rector of the Woman's Benefit Ai sociation of Virginia and North Car olina, who presided over the rally, made a talk concerning the trip which members will make to N.:w York next July at which time they will have an exhibition at the World's Fair. Various prize? were presented at the session, and the Rocky Mount Review was awarded the prize for having the largest class. The rally was concluded with a luncheon at Meltou's Barbesue stand. The Tidewater rally, for which ap proximately l."! 0 delegates from Vir ginia and North Carolina were pres ent, opened last night with the ban quet at the hotel. Following thd banquet a public meeting was held. The opening service was conduct ?d by the Rocky Mount officers and guards. The Richmond Union team and guard held a patriotic service. Mayor J. Q. Robinson made the welcome address at last night's meet ing and Mrs. CorKne Orosley, pru dent of the Newport News, Va., Re view, responded. The Norfolk Review had charge ot a discussion of the Flower Fund, and other important matters nor? discussed. The session last night was con cluded with dancing, for which Ha! Thurston and his orchestra providjd music. Review No. 10 of the W. B. A. will hold a regular session ill the Odd Fellows' Hall on Thursday night at 7:30, it was announced, and mem bers are urged to attend tlie session. City Teachers Study Methods Mrs. Ada Valentine Of Spring Hope Presents Philosophy Of Education "My philosophy of education is that there are extraordinary possi bilities in every boy and girl. Our job as teachers is to search for and bring out these qualities," declared Miss Ada Valentine of Spring Hope, associate director of the Spring H ipu Educational Program, speaking at a Rocky Mount city faculty meting in the high school last night. Th 0 Spring Hope Educational Pio gram is an advanced project in ed»- eation under the General Education Board, a national organization ad ministering funds from the Rocke feller foundation. "It is the teacher's job to see that the child is mentally alert, niorailv equipped, physically fit," Miss Val entine stated. "Children handicapped mentally or physically will still grow to bo citizens of our state. We must give them the best training posible that they may grow up as assets, not liabilities." \Five points in the philosophy of education mentioned by Miss Valen tine were scientific analysis of each child, educational and vocational guidance, creative participation by children, education through environ ment and evaluation of the school program. Following Miss Valentine's address the teachers participated in group meetings. Elementary teachers dis cussed reading in groups by gradoj. High school teachers, in a meeting conducted by Principal I. E. Ready, began a study of a new method, of evaluating high schools adoptei}..li the Southern' • Association- Schools and Colleges. Hobby From Ash Can | MIAMI, Fla.. . . Ever wonder if old bottle caps were good for anything except tossing in the ash can? John Hanley and his wife have a hobby of making such things as flower stands for the porch, baskets and other handy things an I the home by stringing bottle caps on old wire coat-hangers. The n.udel airplane shown here took 2200 caps. Election Should Cause Leaders To Think The election Tuesday shows that all the Democratic State officers and Legislators and the Senators and Con gressmen all were elected but it' disclosed that there is some unrest and it appears to be deep seated. It has been thought by some that individuals could be mistreated and their anger appeased by gifts, but the voters up in Greens boro and Durham district show that the people are not sat isfied. Carl T. Durham the Democratic noinee for Con gress received according to press notice, 14,979 votes and Mr. Barker a Democrat whose name did not appear on any ticket was given 4,767 votes the name being written in with pencil or ink. This should be notice to leaders of the party to make some investigation and see if the leaders of the party are wrong or whether the people are wrong. The best time to put out fire is when it is small before it reaches a great conflagration. Fraud was charged in the nomination of Judge Teague who died and fraud and sharp practices were charged in the nomination of Mr. Durham which we hope was not so, but whether it be so or not many of the voters believe it, and the Democratic party should lift il self above fraudulent practices or even suspicion. PRISON SHOULD NOT OKJECT TO LIGHT The stealing that has recently been disclosed in the petu tentiary should be investigated and ought not to be a re flection upon the administration provided the matter is giv en a proper investigation and the charges fixed upon those! who are responsible. Any one that would buy from a pris oner goods of the character stolen there would be fixed with some degree of notice. Public business should be handl ed in a business way and we agree very thoroughly with the editorial that we are carrying below taken from the News and Observer in its issue of November Bth. Those who, handle prisoners should be of a high character for if a pris ! oner and law breaker is to be reformed, reformation can only be brought about through people of high character. Our state administrators and prison officials should not ob.iect to a thorough investigation. There should be let'!" not the slightest inference where a charge of cover could be brought against the state and prison officials. Below is the News and Observer editorial: Not A Private Matter Robert Gray Johnson, executive director of the State Penal Division, may have, as he says, entirely adequate power to punish by lengthening sentences the prisoners involved in the theft of paper and other printing sup plies from the State Prison. But good sense in good government. would dictate that the facts about this whole business of stealing from the State be develop ed in a public trial in an open courtroom. Prison officials may state correctly that there has been no gag-rule about letting the press and the public know what goes on within the prison. Here is admir able opportunity for demonstration of that statement. There has been no suggestion that any other persons than the prisoners already in confinement and a Negro janitor in a State department outside the prison are involved in the thefts. But as important almost as the thefts is the system under which it was possible for prisoners to cart off large quantities of supplies belong ing to State and sell them for money to put into their pockets. Who bought the stolen goods? When? How much? How much did they pay for them? These are all questions which should be openly probed. And the only reason for not openly probing them would be to keep the facts from the public. The best way to conduct the public business is in pub lic. And after all, in this case it is the people who have been robbed. All the facts with regard to that alleged robbery should be developed in open court. Officers Chosen By Nurses Group Hospital Superintendent Speaks at District Meeting Of North Car lina 'Nurses The election of officers for the coming year featured the meeting of District Number Eight of the North Carolina Nurses Association which was held at the Masonic Tempo, with the Rocky Mount nurses acting as hostesses. Sixty-four members from Tarboro, •Greenville, Kinston, Roanoke Rap ids, Washington, Wilson and Golds boro were present. Miss Mary Leo Smith, president, presided over the session. Rev. Nor man Johnson, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, offered the in vocation. A report of the stato meeting held at Asheville in October was givei and a discussion of eight-hour duty was heard. The following officers were elected for 1939; Mrs. Katie Gross Paul, of Washington, president; Miss Ida Beard, of Washington, secretary; Miss Essie Silverthome, of Washing ton, treasurer; Miss Elizabeth Win bourne, of Wilson, first vice-preir dent, Mrs. Linwood Gurley, Rocky 'Mount, second vice-president; Mi« (Please turn to page fo«w) I LOCAL HOG MARKET PAYS OVER MILLION FIRST YEAR , —— * Funeral Services For Mrs. R. A. Fountain Just as the Herald went to press last week news was received of the death of Mrs. R. A. Fountain which prevented a full account. Funeral services for Mrs. Robert A. Fountain were conducted on Sat urday afternoon November 5 at 3:00 in the Presbyterian church of Foun tain, North Carolina burial taking place in the Fountain City cemetjiy. the services were conducted by her pastor Revorend Mr. Wilson assist, ed by Reverend Norman John son of the First Presbyterian church of Rocky Mount and pastors of tha Baptist and Christian churches of Farmville. Mrs. Fountain passed away in the Greenville Hospital on Friday morning, November 4 after several weeks of serious illness. She left surviving, her husband Robert A. Fountain, two daughce, Mrs. Roderick Harris, former Allia Louise Fountain and Mrs. Emeu Hunt, formerly Mary King Foun tain, two sons, R. A. Fountain, Jr. and John Newton Fountain and six grand children all of Fountain, N. C. Two brothers Captain Jack Newton of Enfield and Watson Newton of Falkland, N. C. besides nieces aud nephews. Mrs. Fountain prior to her mar riage was Miss Lydia Newton of near Folkland, Pitt County and tlv daughter of the late Col. John New ton and the late Mrs. Allie Kiag Newton. Her mother Mrs. Allw King Newton was a member of tlv well known King family of P:r County being a sister of the late Captain John King and the lit? Sheriff King. Mrs. Fountain ofte-i in humor, speaking of herself as Pitt County for in her veins was the blood of the early Pitt settlors. Tin- Kings, the Joyners, the Vines, ti.-. | Williams and a doscendent of C il | Benjamin May famous in Kovoiution- I ary history. While her devotion t j lier family was porfecr, j of her life did not stop here: she i wqs a prominent social and church leader. She and her husband Wii-.,; among the very first to live in 'IK town of Fountain and were leader* (Please turr, to page four) VALENTINE" AD; WILLIAMST ■ "Does Not Feel Absentee Ballot Is Kight," Speaker Says Making the only -cln-duled politi cal address in the county this sen sou in behalf of the entire demojra tic ticket, Attorney ltimous T. Val entine, of Nashville, dubbed the Re publican clan as the "Vo-Vo Par'.' and paid his respect to the absent.• i ballot that is apparently so deeplv rooted in the Democratic sleight-of hand book. Mr. Valentine, defeated in lh? June Primary for the second judi oial judgeship, expressed to the fail* si/.e group of loyal Democrats gath ered in the county courthouse his grateful appreciation for th e support and friendship accorded him by thj people of Martin County. His manner and his earnest appeal for supp r of successful candidates in the No vernber 8 election, clearly indicated that while his name does not ap,>en on the ticket, he is not yet defeat, ed. "I am glad to be in Martin County to boost those principles that give opportunities to every man, he said in explaining that it not necessary to bury any hatch" for he had never carried a in the primary. "The task now is to take the lighted torch and help aJ vance the pholosophy of democracy, a democracy that offers opportun'ty and security." Touching the highly explosive subject of absentee voting, Mr. Va'- NOTICE Those desiring to subscribe to The Rocky Mount Herald may do so by sending $l.OO with name and ad dress to The Rocky Mount Herald, Rocky Mount, N. 4. Name Town State Route No $l.OO PER YE More than $1,000,000 was paid out to Eastern Carolina farmers throngl the Rocky Mount hog market during the first year of its existence, L. It Adams, head buyer for the Swift and Company market, said today at the anniversary of the establishment hero of the first daily cash hog mar ket in North Carolina. ''We are pleased with the respoaw accorded our market by the farmev of this section and we believe out venture here will be more success ful in the years to come," Mr. Adam* asserted as he reviewed the activi ties of the market which was for mally opened on November 9, 19J7. During the past year 913 cars, coa taining a total of 67,861 hogs, wev handled either at the local yards a* were bought through the Bock? Mount office from 16 shipping poinU in the eastern and southern par'* of the state, the head buyer point ed out. At the Rocky Mount yards aloni 433 cars, containing 31,488 hogs weM handled, according to Mr. Adams' re port. This represented 5,866,290 pounds which brought an amount totaling $485,600.19. Figures covering hogs bought through the local of fice from the various shipping points showed that 480 cars, or 36,373 ho£l weighing 6,729,005 pounds, were sold for $550,432.00. Total figures on all hogs handled were released as follows: 913 cars, containing 67,861 hogs, weighing 12- 595,295 pounds, sold for $1,036,032.- 79. The 16 shipping points througk which the Rocky Mount office bought 480 cars of hogs during the year are as follows: Tarboro, Coffield, Shaw boro, Plymouth, Washington, Green ville, Warsaw, Elizabeth town, Chadbourn, Lumberton, Row land, Fayetteville, Four Oaks, Kia ston and New Bern. It is not uncommon, according '.c Mr. Adams, for many loads of lion* (luring the course of a week fo V unloaded at the local yards f. - o>«. points well over 100 miles away. Mrs. W. L. oodwyn and Mrs Leon Fountain of I.eggetts ntti-ndeu tin' Eastern Car lina Tea.-;, rs Col ;■ vi per Tu -v; n , 'it, the • iilu'i in iii,; Dr. Mi ulows, PresK flan.. . - . . - .i-xm** ■ rwr y*• H " C !"" .' 1 '' \l* s J! A k,£* > .. ON DEMOCRATS elirilie (I f • i cfil. ! •• . 1' fi « lia\ eno -p •!' t ■ ".. v. •!, ad ding that "ive mil t i !. . ■ lt in the Demn ra is- p: t' y.". Briefly, the s; »ake'r out i d tlu record of the Democratic party, say* ing that tlii pr ■ Ht >iltii uis: ration alone had«done m re for t'.ie .r «•?*■ J4. man that all the Republican mlri'l-i i&rations put together had don •. ''The Republican par y was afraid to do any thing for fear ; t v. iuld n>J meet th e approval of those wTio p iiu tribute to the party treasury. We do not have to defend the record of the Democratic party in State OJ Nation. 1 have found nothing wroiu in the present administration. At. the {lolicies may not meet with one's approval, but I am proud of the fact that the party has and continues to advance constructive things, and :u long as the President tries to do something, lam with him," the speaker declared. "If President Roosevelt had dons nothing more than insure bank 'de posits, make credit available to far mers and homeowners and pre vent a catastrophe in Europe, it is more than all done by Republican administrations. The Republican* have rested and shared in the prof its, and when leadership was th« crying need of the day, the State and the Nation turned to the Demo cratic party."
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