"&/JOHN JOSEPH GAINES, M-P-Or
THE AHOl’TEl) CHILD
I have been consulted frequently
in regard to the adoption of a baby
by the childless couple. These in
terested are inspired by the high
est, most noble, and sweetest of
human impulses. I do not know of
anything more fine and self-sac
rificing, on the part of would-be
parents, who by some freak of
nature are denied children of their
own.
But the sublimely-religious deed
of adoption is fraught with perils.
Granted that the “foundling” baby
is free from the taint of under
world blood—passes the laboratory
test with nothing plus; Granted
that the parents are totally un
known—no estate claims or bob
bing up of indigent ancestors to
make trouble for the foster-par
ents in later years. There still re
mains the virile germ of INHERIT
ED DISPOSITION. Like will
must—beget like. The wriggly
snake cannot beget the dove.
Just recently an example came
to my notice, which suggested this
letter to you. A couple, well fix
ed with property, but denied the
blesing of a baby, adopted a lit
tle boy from a foundling home.
The foster parents were not over
thirty-five, and the finest of char
acters. All the love of devoted par
ents was lavished on the little
waif; no actual heir ever had bet
ter or sweeter parentage. I have
known the adopters intimately
since their youth. . . No more ideal
home.
The adopted one is now eighteen,
and isn’t at home any more. He
began lying to his guardians as
soon as he found the value of
falsehood to himself. He never
missed the opportunity to deceive
and run away—and commit all
sorts of crime of juvenile sort.. He
forged checks; even stole what
ever laid loose. No amount of
pleadings and tears could feaze
him—a natural born criminal. I’m
glad it is not always that way.
After having her husband ar
rested for knocking her down and
sitting on her, Mrs. Clara Hopper
of Indianapolis, begged for his re
lease.
Mr. Carroll Wilson,
Roanoke Rapids, N. C.
Dear Mr. Wilson:
You and your organization of
workers have made it possible for
the Local Red Cross to continue its
service in this community. The
officers of the Red Cross wish to
express to you, your co-workers
and the contributing public their
sincere appreciation for the loyal
support given in the recent Red
Cross roll call. We hope the full
est relief to the most needy may
result from this contribution.
Most sincerely,
MRS. T. W. M. LONG,
Pres. Local Red Cross Chapter
Mr. Editor:
I read, with interest, your editor
ial of November 23rd, on the in
crease of crime, and wish to con
gratulate you on so good and
timely editorial.
The recent murders in our town
and community and adjacent com
munities and the deeds of violence
must cause every good citizen
great concern.
There seems to exist a complete
disregard and perhaps contempt
for law with a certain class of cit
izens that makes them feel that
they can commit a murder, theft
or whatever they please and get
by with it, believing that the
chances are they will not be ap
prehended and punished.
A few months ago a man was |
found murdered just out of our
town and his body thrown from
the river bridge into the low
grounds, and then a short time
after that the writer drove up to
the post office one Sunday morn
ing to get his mail and an officer
came up and said “I want you
to go out on the edge of town and
view the body of Marvel Cullom
and sit on the Coroner’s jury.
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Here is the case of a young
woman most brutally killed and no
effort has been made to appre
hend the guilty party or parties
except the Coroner’s effort. In
my humble opinion this is a case
that should not be allowed to pass
by without further effort to solve
it. It is a duty we owe tsoociety
and the citizenry of our commun
ity, county, state and nation. I
do not blame our local officers for
not solving this mustineus mur
der for I think they have attempt
ed to do so, but I do think that
the responsibility of running down
the guilty ones rests heavily upon
the governing bodys <:f our town
and county.
Just a tew weeks following this
gruesome murder we woke up on
another Sunday morning to find
that another Roanoke Rapids cit
izen had been cut to death by an
ex-convict who was boarding at
his house over a trivial matter of
25 cents. This case however, was
speedily brought to trial and the
murderer found guilty and heavily
sentenced by Judge Parker.
Thanks to him for dealing out
justice.
You ask what is the cause? Who
is to blame? I agree with you that
is hard to answer, but I believe
that to a great degree public sen
timent or lack of sentiment and in
terest is responsible. During all
of the stir up of the coroner’s
investigation of the Cullim mur
der the writer, had only one man
to approach him, as a member of
the County governing- body, to
make some effort to apprehend
the criminals. Now, suppose our
town and county authorities had
been approached by a number of
citizens demanding that further ef
forts be made, this mystery would
perhaps now be solved, and the
guilty ones brought to the bar of
justice. But, as stated above, only
one man mentioned it to the writ
er. Therefore I say that the gen
eral public is to blame at least to
some extent.
I was suprised to read in a rec
ent issue of the News and Obser
ver that North Carolina, instead
of having a lesser percentage of
crime than the national average,
had a greater, and I say again it
lies with the citizenship.
Think of the unfavorable pub
MERRY J
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licity our town gets from these
crimes. Not only in other sections
of our county, but all over the
State you hear people ask “What
is the matter with you people in
Roanoke Rapids.” It is becom
ing a “Little Chicago.”
Let’s do something in some way
to prevent a recurrence of such
crimes if possible.
Yours truly,
W. F. JOYNER.
CRIME
Silas H. Strawn, a former Pres
ident of the American Bar Asso
ciation, in speaking of the preval
ence of crime, ascribed it to six
causes:
(1) The increase and develop
ment in the means of communica
tion, hard roads and high-powered
automobiles, making the "get
away” easy.
(2) The vastly increased wealth
of our citizens and especially of
the criminal classes, enabling them
to buy fast motors and expensive
firearms.
(3) Organized crime, which en
ables the underworld to make lib
eral contributions to political cam
paigns and to exert a powerful in
fluence in politics.
(4) Delay in the apprehension
and speedy punishment of crim
inals, due in part to the leniency
and paltering of political judges.
(5) Apathy and indifference of
our best citizens toward their duty
as citizens.
(6) Unrestricted traffic in fire
arms.
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