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WELDON, N. C., THURSDAY, MARCH 7, 1929
NUMBER 38
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IOND ISSUE BILL
^eral Important Measures
lefore The Legislature
During Past Week
;HT SECRET BALLOT
By M. L. SHIPMAN
,EIGH, March 4—Uncertain
what it wanted to do the
house of the general asembly
irised all this week when it de
ni out of hand the bill to pro
bonds totalling nearly two
lion dollars for permanent im
ivements at State institutions.
_ was the highlight of the week
several important measures were
before the legislature. Chief
long these was Governor Gard
;>s bill to make appointive the
Ices of commissioner of labor and
revenue and insurance
_issionerships and head of the
lartment of agriculture. At the
_ time the governor recommend
transfer of certain printing to
. jurisdiction of a purchasing
>nt from the department of labor
i printing. He also got a bill
•ough to create an assistant to
governor to take the place of
pardons commissioner and to
him in other ways, and re
iended a permanent tax com
fclp
__fter a tremendous fight on
bools the MacLean eight months
was substituted by another
dch will not require a sales tax
its support but will reduce land
xes. As to what it will do to the
hool system is a problem, but ap
arently the chief idea of the
slature in considering school
was to study them from the
andpoint of taxation and not
hucation.
iieieai A surprise
■ The defeat of the bond issue for
B^Bfermanent improvements was a
ajHftemendous surprise. It was headed
&nnr success when Mr. Mull of Shelby
SBKid he did not approve of bond
fHHsues at present and voted against
Mr. Mull being a strong leader
%■ sJose to Governor Gardner, the
pBEouse was stampeded and defeated
iyttie bill out of hand. Then the gov
Caftmor issued a statement condemn
ing the act of the legislature and
Mr. Mull moved for reconsideration
Of the vote, which will be taken up
this week. The chances are it will
be deplaced on the calendar and
Will be passed.
The governor’s bill to provide for
the short ballot by eliminating from
elections all except constitutional
Offices probably will meet with suc
cess. It has been urged in some
quarters for several years on the
theory that the governor ought to
■elect his own cabinet. While the
measure does not go quite that far,
at the same time it provides for
filling some important offices
<**- through appointment. The assistant
to the governor will do do a lot of
stuff that heretofore has been
handled by the pardon commis
sioner, and he will get a much larger
salary for his work. Just exactly
what his duties will be outside of
handling pardons has not been ex
plained but it is said that Governor
Gardner favors the new law.
Tries To Kill BUI
The house sub-committee tried
desperately during this past week
to destroy the Australian ballot bill
by amending it to such an extent
that it would virtually be of no
use at all. The full committee, how
ever, cast aside the amendments re
■» commended and probably wUl re
turn the bil to the house but little
changed from when received. It is
predicted that it wiU have a hard
time getting by but the influence
of the governor and the pressure
of public opinion are two elements
making for its passage.
The second police pension biU to
come before the legislature was
withdrawn by its proponent, Rep
resentative Y ounce of Guilford
after appeared that the biU had no
chance to pass. Then he introduced
a police pension biU applying only
to Guilford county which was im
mediately killed after two other
s Guilford delegates took the floor
against it. The senate took a great
forward step, and one which was
long advocated by this writer when
commissioner of labor and printing,
when it passed the workmen’s com
pensation bill and sent it to the
house. The bill deals fairly with
employe and employer and is the
fruit of a long fight by its friends,
extending over several years.
Governor At Washington
Governor Gardner left the city
last Saturday for Washington where
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I
State Quint Wins
Championship Of
South At Altlanta
Auditorium, Atlanta, March 5.—
The Wolfpack of N. C. State Col
lege is the new basketball cham
pion of the Southern Conference.
The Raleigh quint defeated
Duke University, 44 to 35, tonight
in the all-North Carolina finals of
the ninth annual Conference bas
ketball tournament.
The close of the tournament
found none of North Carolina's en
tries beaten by teams of other
States as the third Old North State
entry, its University, lost to Duke
in second round play.
New Books Added At
The Weldon Library
During the month of February
several volumes of fiction were
added at the Weldon library, Miss
Virginia Lockhart, librarian, an
nounced this week. Among the
books added were:
“Pedar Victorious,” O. E. Rol
vary; “The Masked Man,” Gaston
Leronx; “Mareea Maria,” Sophie
Kerr; "The Case With Nine Solu
tions,” J. J. Connington; “Crippled
Lady of Peribonka,” James Oliver
Curwood; “Eye of Osiris,” R. Aus
tin Freeman: “Gold Bullets,”
Charles G. Booth; “Good Red
Bricks,” Mary Synon; “Hundrum
House,” Jeannette Phillips Gibbs;
"Last September,” Elizabeth
Bowen.
“Sentinels of the Desert,” Jack
son Gregory; "Singing Gold,” Dor
othy Cottrell; “Valley of Olympus,”
Octavius Cohen; “Wings of Heal
ing," Helen R. Martin; “Accident,”
Arnold Bennett.
Mother Appreciates
Scoutmaster Moore
Appreciating the work of Scout
master Moore of Weldon, a mother
this week sent to The Roanoke News
for publication, the following
article:
Here's to Mr. Moore, scoutmaster;
may his energy never cease nor his
enthusiasm grow dim. Our scout
master is young enough to be a boy
again, and yet, old enough to be
an adviser and leader for the
boys between the ages of 12 and 18.
Some of us, mothers and fathers,
want to say a word in appreciation
of his work with our boys. We who
have had experience in dealing
with boys of this age know that it
is a restless, developing, energetic
age in which the youths are neither
children not yet men and it is the
time in which boys need the direc
tion and leadership of a man of Mr.
Moores type. We have felt this need
for some time; now we find the
answer in Mr. Moore.
We believe our boys will makes
better men having been under the
influence of such a scoutmaster. We
thank you, Mr. Moore.
roilce Kecover Ur.
Mitchell’s New Car
Quick work on the part of local
police recovered a stolen car and
landed three men, giving their
residences as Philadelphia, in the
Halifax county jail where they
are awaiting trial at the next term
of Halifax county Superior Court.
A new Dodge sedan, the property
of Dr. Z. P. Mitchell, county
health officer, was stolen on Tues
day afternoon about 3 o’clock
from in front of the postofflce. The
machine was found at Pleasant
Hill, Va„ about 6:30 the same af
ternoon. Three strangers were
charged with the theft. They
were brought to Weldon for a pre
liminary hearing and later sent to
Halifax county jail.
Bloodhounds Fail To
Find Ham Stealers
Bloodhounds rushed from En
field failed to find the theives who
entered J. P. Holoman’s smoke
house on Friday night and stole
several hams. The trail led to the
home of a negro and Co the local
oil mill but the men who made
away with the hams were not
caught.
A modern one-man cotton gin can
duplicate the effort of 28,000 slaves
in the old days.
Electric arc welding is being used
as a substitute for rivets in building 1
construction.
NEW PRESIDENT
The above is a recent picture of Herbert Hoover, Republican candi
date, who on Monday-became President of the United States. The oath
of office was administered by Chief Justice William Howard Taft. In
spite of a heavy rain thousands witnessed the ceremony.
Dr. Crane Tells Why
Young Men Should
Attend C. M. T. C.
WINSTON-SALEM, March 12.—
Why send my boy to C. M. T. camp?
Doctor Frank Crane’s answer to
this hits the bulls eye.
“I am not one of those who run'
away with catch words, and see red
at a war cry.
“I am an incurable pacifist and
utterly opposed to that old system
under which the governments of
the world still function, the system
that renders rival armies and
navies a necessity.
“But for all that I believe the
army and navy be retained by every |
nation, not so much as a defense,;
but as furnishing the best ma
chinery of education.
“I believe in military training not
only for every boy but for every
girl.
"This military traiing in no sense
implies training to murder or >
developing the lust to kill.
“But it does imply certain things
that are of more necessity for youth
than other things that can be sup
plied elsewhere.
“The child learns best, by military
training, the meaning of discipline
and perhaps more souls are lost and
bodies ruined by lack of discipline
than from any other cause.
“The child, by military training,
has developed in him a sense of
responsibility and this is the core
of good citizenship.
“The child, by military training,
gets practical and invaluable physi
cal development.
“He learns to make use of that
tonic which, more than any other,
can put iron in the soul—hardship.
“He leans decision; and indecis
ion is the mother of all slobs.
“He learns obedience; not only
obedience to his superiors but
obedience to himself, which is
more important.
“He learns team play; and after
all, the ability to co-operate is of
more value to the human being
than the ability to compete.
“If he learns ‘jingoism’ and the
bunk about the glory of war and
conquest, it is not because this sort
of rubbish is in any wise essential
to military training.
“Military training does not im
ply that those who receive it shall
become professional soldiers, but in
a free democracy every human being
is a potential soldier, he or she may
be called upon at any time to
sacrifice fortune or life for the com
mon good and perhaps the most im
portant thing in military training
is the fact that the youth has his
budding ego pruned, he is made to
eel that there is something in this
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President Hoover
Starts The Official
Grind With Rush
WASHINGTON. March 5.—Her
bert Hoover started his first work
ing day as president with a rush.
It was an able demonstration of
the tireless energy of the man who
will occupy the White House for the
next four years.
There was no let-down in the
day’s activities. Appearing at his
office at 8:55 a. m., rested and
anxious to begin the serious work
of running the government, Mr.
Hoover set a fast pace for his as
sistants to follow.
He conferred twice with Secretary
of State Kellogg on the Mexican
situation, and decided to maintain
the same position held by the United
States for the past five years. He
conferred with Chairman Work, of
;he Republican National Committee,
md later with national committee
men.
He shook hands with 2,500 visitors
—a record by 600 to any previous
:rowd shaking hands with a presi
dent with the exception of the New
year's receptions.
Meets Scribes
He held his first press conferenec
md chatted informally with more
than 100 newspapermen who had
gathered to learn his views on press
relations.
He met 10 representatives of the
Glrand Army of the Republic and
personally thanked them for acting
is his guard of honor during the
inaugural ceremonies yesterday.
He sent his cabinet appointees to
the senate and learned later they
were confirmed in 15 minutes.
He and Mrs. Hoover lunched, with
Mrs. Mollie Currens, his boyhood
school teacher at West Branch,
Iowa, and Mr. Currens as guests.
The lunch period was short, and
n less than one hour Mr. Hoover
was back again at his desk.
In spite of all of this activity, the
president had time to think of Mrs.
Hoover and request secret service
men to send the cowboy band of
Simmons University, Texas, who
serenaded him, over to the “Front
Porch” of the White House so his
wife could hear it.
Roosevelt Sends
Message To Hoover
ALBANY, N. Y., March 4.—Gov
ernor Roosevelt today sent the fol
lowing congratulatory message to
President Hoover:
“Please 1st me extend to you the
'elicitations and good wishes of the
people of the State of New York on
mur inauguration. Mrs. Roosevelt
md I also wish to send to you and
Mrs. Hoover our personal congratu
ations and good wishes.”
PAVES WAY FOR
SPECIAL SESSION
Republicans Choose Watson
As Senate Leader; Demo
crats Re-elect Robinson
PITTMAN A CANDIDATE
WASHINGTON, March 5.—The
Senate party organization was set
in shape today for the special
farm relief and tariff session and
an unofficial Republican commit
tee completed work along that line
for the House.
The Senate Republicans chose
James E. Watson of Indiana as
their leader, succeeding Vice-Pres
ident Curtis. The Democrats re
elected Joe T. Robinson of Arkan
sas, candidate for Vice-President
in the last election, to be the mi
nority leader.
The Republicans also named the
veteran Wesley L. Jones of Wash
ington, as assistant leader, and
Simeon D. Fess of Ohio as whip,
while the Democrats selected
Thomas J. Walsh of Montana as
the assistant minority leader, and
Morris Sheppard of Texas as the
whip.
Senator Black of Alabama was
chosen secretary of the Demo
cratic caucus, and Senator Pitt
man of Nevada as the Democratic
candidate for president pro tern.
This latter nomination, however,
was purely honorary, as the pres
ent organization of the Senate, in
cluding Senator Moses of New
Hampshire as president pro-tem,
will continue in the coming ses
sion.
In the House the Republican
committee on committees re-elect
ed Albert H. Vestal of Indiana as
the vyhip. The Republican major
ity met before adjournment, and
re-elected Nicholos Longworth of
Ohio as Speaker, and John Q. Til
son of Connecticut as floor leader,
but left the selection of a whip to
the committee on committees.
Representative Brigham of Ver
mont was made an additional Re
publican member of the House
agricultural committee in line witn
the majority party’s intention to
increase in its membership at the
last election. The addition to the
agricultural committee was made
because that committee will meet
in advance of the special session in
order to consider farm relief legis
lation.
The House Republicans also re
duced the Democratic representa
tion on the major committees from
8 to 7.
A vacancy on the Ways and
Means Committee, caused by the
death of Representative Fause,
Republican, Missouri, was filled
will the selection of Representative
Frear of Wisconsin. Frear, a for
mer member of this committee,
was removeu from his post in the
last Congress for support accorded
the LaFollette Presidential ticket
in 1924.
PERSONAL MENTION
Mr. O. P. Mohorne and daugh
ter Prances Earle spent Sunday
in Littleton.
Mr. George Riggan of Macon
is the guest of his daughter, Mrs.
S. W. Neal Sr.
Mrs. E. L. Williams is visiting in
Washington, D. C.
Mrs. Curtis Turner and children
are visiting in Scotland Neck.
Sheriff Johnson of Scotland
Neck was a business visitor in town
Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Coppedgc
spent Sunday in Spring Hill.
Mr. Walter Allen of U. N. C.
spent the week end at home.
Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Hostrander
of Petersburg were recent visitors
in the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. P.
Holoman.
Mr. Kenneth Stanley of Frank
lin, Va.. was a visitor in town on
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Howell of
Warrenton spent Sunday in town.
Mr. Bond Gilliam of Windsor
was a visitor in town Sunday.
Miss Cleo Hamilton spent Sat
urday at Lumberton.
Mr. John Cates spent the week
end at Edenton.
Mr. Wiley Gregory spent the
week end at Hertford.
Miss Mary Pierce of Elizabeth
City was a visitor in town Satur
day.
Mr. Walter Robinson of Eliza
beth City was a business visitor in
town Saturday.
Senate Passes Bill
Requiring 5 Days
Notice Of Marriage
RALEIGH, March 6.—By a vote
of 33 to 16, the Senate yesterday
passed the marriage banns bill.
Once the House, which has al
ready passed the bill, concurs in a
minor Senate amendment, couples
will have to wait until five days af
ter they have given official notice
of their intentions before they can
get married in North Carolina.
This bill, according to its advo
cates, will do much toward reduc
ing the number of runaway mar
riages between boys and girls un
fit to take up the duties of matri
mony.
Accepting unwillingly the task
thrust upon him by Senator Mc
Mullen, Senator Broughton of
Wake led the fight for the bill. He
explained that the bill requires
the marriage banns to be either
puolished in a newspaper or given
to the register of deeds five days
before the marriage license can be
secured. To take care of emer
gencies, the bill allows the clerk
of court to authorize a license
where he thinks the circumstances
justifies the suspension of the
rules.
Senator Person, speaking for the
bin, said, “I think young girls
ought to be protected” and that
the bill would provide, at least,
some protection.
"It will stop boys and girls get
ting married on drunken joy rides."
said Senator Galloway who also in
jected humor into the discussion
by his references to the three
bachelor members of the Senate,
Bridget of Bladen, Johnson of
Pender and Duncan, all of whom
opposed the bill.
Senator Whedbee offered an
amendment tnat would make the
new law not apply to couples from
other States who came to North
Carolina to get married. His
amendment was killed. “This bill
cannot and never wm be enforced,"
said Senator Whedbee. "Like the
medical examination bill, it is a
farce.”
Senator Alderman made a short
but eloquent speech for the bill.
"It becomes us to protect the
secred institution of matrimony
with every safeguard,” he said.
“It will be a dead letter— it vio
lates the principles of contract,”
said Senator Lawrence.
"I would not give much for the
future of a marriage that cannot
wait five days," said Senator Mill
ner.
"How can it do any good?" ask
ed Bachelor Senator Bridger.
Senator Peel of Martin made a
strong plea for the bill, saying that
it protected the home.
“We do not allow boys and girls
under 21 to contract with regard
to their property rights but we do
allow them to maae contracts far
more serious,” declared Senator
Womble for the bill.
Senator Bridger sent forward an
amendment which would make the
bill apply only to those under 21.
This was killed by a vote of 21
to 19.
Senator Tapp sent forward an
amendment to make the county
pay for publication of the banns in
a newspaper if the parents were
unable to afford such a publication.
This was killed by a vote of 31
to 11.
Senator McMullan's amendment
to require the register of deeds,
when the notice was given, to no
tify the parents of the couple by
mail was passed.
The vote was as follows:
For the bill: Senators Alderman,
Blunt, Blue, Brawley, Broughton.
Canaday, Clark of Edgecombe,
Galloway, Gay, Graveley, Gregory.
Higgins, Hobbs. Ivey, Johnson of
Robeson, Joyce, Makepeace. Mar
tin, Millner, McKethan, McMullan.
Peel, Person, Raymer, Reynolds,
Scott, Sigmon, Smith of Rowan,
Ward, Weaver, Womble, Wood.
Against the bill: Senators Brid
ger, Burnett, Clark of Mecklen
burg, Cranford, Duncan of Hay
wood, Johnson of Pender, Law
rence, McQueen, Plemmons, Price,
Rhyne, Smith of Stanly, Tapp,
Whedbee, Williams.
Chatham farmers recently pur
chased 1,800 bushels of soybeans for
growing forage and hay crops in the
county this season.
Demonstrations before 2,3301
school children featured a rat-kill
ing campaign made in Anson county
recently.
HOOVER TAKES
OATH OF OFFICE
New President Delivers In
augural Address In Heavy
Downpour Of Rain
DAWES SWEARS CURTIS
WASHINGTON, March 4.—Her
bert Hoover took his solemn oath
as president of the United States
today while thousands of American
citizens, men and women, stood be
fore him, silent, in front of the
steps of the nation’s capitol.
A drizzling rain dripped down.
The throngs raised umbrellas. But
Herbert Hoover, a serious, solemn
figure in the midst of all the cere
mony, stood bare-headed and let the
water fall upon his close cut hair as
he spoke a distinct “I do," when
the oath was read.
Then he bowed low and slowly
raised the open Bible to his lips and
kissed it, while all the thousands,
reaching far out to the borders of
the capitol grounds, were silent that
sven the soft patter of the light rain
seemed noisy.
Solemn Figure
The new president of the United
States was the solemn, sobered figure
sf that whole gathering. Near him
stood Calvin Coolidge, smiling his
juiet little smile, plainly light
hearted. He W'as a slight, but agile
igure who had shifted the tremen
dous burden of responsibility of the
presidency to the broad shoulders
of Herbert Hoover, and the weight
already was bearing down with a
relentless, solemn pressure upon the
nation’s new chief executive.
The day had begun with overcast
;kies and a chill wind blowing just
oriskly enough to make the many
Danners of the capitol wave gently.
By 9 a. m„ the people were coming.
\n hour later there were thousands
around the capitol and by noon the
whole plaza, which fronts the cap
itol and lies between the house and
senate office buildings, was closely
packed. Many hundreds stood upon
the roofs and cornices of the gov
ernment buildings, looking down
upon the ceremony.
A little after 11 a. m., Calvin Cool
idge and Mrs. Coolidge. and Mr. and
Mrs. Hoover came out of the White
House. Mrs. Coolidge was dressed in
grey, with a fox fur neckpiece and
carried sweet peas and orchids. Mrs.
Hoover wore a black wrap. She and
her husband were unsmiling.
Bias farewell
As the White House car rolled
away from the building where the
Coolidges had lived so long, Mrs.
Coolidge turned and waved a fare
well to the servants who stood
watching the final departure of a
mistress they loved. At the White
House gates the car was stopped and
Mrs. Coolidge shook hands with the
policeman on guard, assuring him
that some day she would see him
again.
Crowds on Pennsylvania Avenue
acclaimed the executive party as it
sped towards the capitol and the ac
claim was acknowledged with the
ioffiing of hats and a pretty gesture
from Mrs. Coolidge.
Arriving at the capitol, the Hoo
vers and the Coolidges were escorted
to the senate chamber. There, with
the diplomatic corps gathered in all
;he radiance of its formal dress, high
army and navy officers in full uni
form, and the members of the senate
and the house, Charles Curtis was
given the oath as vice president.
Charles Dawes, who for four years
has been the vice president, spoke
briefly, reiterating in a brief para
graph the desire he voiced so sensa
tionally on his inauguration four
years ago, to have the senate rules
revised. Curtis followed with a
pledge to carry out the duties of
his office and a hope that the work
Df the senate, over which for the
next four years he will preside,
would be fruitful.
New senators were sworn in,
while the executive party, with the
diplomatic corps and high officials,
awaited the time to go to the capi
tol steps for the inauguration of the
new president. Mr. Coolidge was in
spirited mood. He chatted with sev
eral friends. He smiled and seemed
glad to be free of his responsibili
ties. Mr. Hoover quietly acknowl
edged greetings and spent much
time in thought.
Inaugural Scene
At 12:57 p. m. Mr. Coolidge and
Mr. Hoover came to the capitol
steps while the crowd, which could
hardily see them over the rails and
the mass of radio instruments,
cheered. The Marine band, which
had kept the crowd listening to pa
triotic and typically American airs
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