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BOOSTERS FOR A GREATER CUT AND CMJNTY Rowan County Herald Successors to the Carolina Watchman j ----tf FOUNDED 1332—105TH YEAR_ SALISBURY, N. C. FRIDAY, MAY 2b 1937 VOL. 104Y ^41 PIIICE 5 CENT r County Home Agents Meet Plans Made For EHstrid Meeting To Be Held At Salisbury, May 27th Mrs. Elizabeth L. Tuttle. Forsyth County Home demon stration agent, met with home agents from other counties in this district at Mocksville Mon day to make final plans for the district meeting which will be held in Salisbury, Thursday. May 27. Mrs. Nannie Sue Johnson, Mrs. D. C. Bennett and Mrs. Sam Alspaugh also represented .rorsyin county at tne meeting. County Home demonstration agents who were present were Miss Nell Kennett, of Rowan; M:ss Verna Stanton, of Surry, and Miss Florence Macgie, of Da vie county. The district meeting will con vene at the St. Johns Lutheran Church in Salisbury on Thurs day morning, May 27, at 10:30 o’clock. Lunch will be held at J2:30 o’clock and an afternoon session will open at 1:30 o’clock. A. C. Kimrey, extension dairy man from State College. Ra leigh, will be the speaker at the morning session. The nominat ing committee will also be ap pointed at the early meeting and the county agents will be introduced by- Miss Ruth Cur rent, state home demonstration agent. The afternoon meeting will be given over to business and reports of the various counties and committees. A memorial service will be held early in the afternoon. Death Claims J. B. Johnstone John Brevard Johnson, 69, one of the most prominent citi zens of Mocksville and Davie county, died at his home at 2:30 o’clock Tuesday morning. He had been in declining health for several months and his con dition had been serious for two weeks. The deceased was born Nov ember 22, 1867, in Rowan county, son of the late John D. and Eleanor Jetton Johnstone. He had resided in Mocksville for 42 years and was a graduate of Davidson College, class of 1890. He was a well-known furniture, manufacturer of Mocksville for a number of years, retiring several years ago. He was a merrdber t^nd an elder in the Mcjcksville Pres byterian Church and had been for many years, taking an active part in church work. He was a member of the Winston Lodge No. 167, A. F. and A. M., and was known throughout the state. Survivors include his wife, who was Miss Gussie Knox prior to marriage; one son. Knox Johnstone, of Mocksville: two grandchildren, Carroll and John Johnstone, of Mocksville; and one sister, Mrs. Walter Wharton, of Greensboro. Funeral services were condud ed from the home Wednesdaj morning at 10:30 o’clock by Rev W. C. Cooper. Interment was in the Rose Cemetery, Mocks villc, / Back From Tour ! - _—_ NEW YORK ... Dr John R. Mott, religious leader and Presi dent of the World Alliance of Young Men's Christian Associa tions, returns from a survey tour of Europe, India and the Near East in the cause of World Chris tianity. Accident Mars Return Trip of Derendinger Group; Away Weekend Prior To Mishap Class Views Williamsburg DRIVER UNINJURED Mrs. Derendinger Sustains Broken Collar Bone, Slight Cuts, Bruises Dr. Ernest Derendinger met with an accident in the early morning of May 16, at High Point, N. C. His car. while going west, was hit by a car going south. Mrs. Derendinger receiv-. ed a broken collar bone, slight cuts and bsuises. Miss Rober ta Hulknder, the other passen ger in the car, received only slight wounds. A car containing students from the college follow ed close behind Dr. Derendinger. The party was returning from a delightful trip to historical Wil liamsburg. i ne two cars tett catawoa early Friday morning, May 14, and arrived in Richmond, Va., in the afternoon. The party jour neyed to Williamsburg the next morning. Representatives from extension classes of Dr. Deren dinger in North Carolina met at the Bruton Parish Church at nine o’clock. Seventy-seven peo ple comprised the party. From there they went to the Court House, where tickets were i distributed. The assemblage was divided into three groups, and under the leadership of guides, visited various interesting build ings. Dr. Derendinger entertained the entire party with a luncheon at the Williamsburg Inn. Rev. W. A. R. Goodwin, who is re sponsible for the restoration of colonial Williamsburg, gave thanks. Mr. Gedding, a promin ent Williamsburg resident, spoke to the group about the Restora :_ _j . i i _ iv/ii tinno w iv auu pui —‘'that the future may learn from the past.” The Catawba party returned via Jamestown. Those making the trip from Catawba were: Dr. and Mrs. Derendinger, Roberta Hullender, Melva Peifly, Rebec ca Hedrick, Catherine Tysinger, Mrs. Elmina Hudson, Caroline Lauchman, and Lorraine Wall enburg. FIRST CORONATION BABIES London.—The first Corona tion day baby, bom shortly after midnight at Croydon, will be named George. . . a girl born two hours later will bear the name of Elizabeth. I_• __ Under The Dome Washington—When the Pre sident returned from his Texas fishing trip he found Congress disinclined to consider any new programs of legislation beyond wlitt they already have before them, but eager to get the decks cleared and get out of Washing ton as soon as possible. Also, he was told that Congress was taking his economy recommen dations seriously, and might in sist upon drastic cuts, not only in appropriations for the regular administrative departments but also for relief. The real leader of the new ■‘economy bloc” on Capitol Hill is Vice-President Garner, who makes his ideas heard through the voice of Senator Byrnes of South Carolina. In the House, the spokesman for economy is Representative S|m Rayburn of Texas, the majority leader. Be hind these leaders is a growing strength which is apparently de termined to make a vigorous effort to bring the national bud get into balance. The first step m aiai uuecuun, oi course, is to spend less money. The next is to raise more revenue Unless it becomes absolutely necessary to replace the income from the Social Security payroll taxes, which would 'be the case if the Supreme Court declared that Act unconstitutional, there will be no new tax laws at this session, but a general overhaul ing and reorganization of the whole tax system is planned for next year. Meantime, both Houses seem very earnest in their desire to cut costs this year. RELI1F WORKERS ORGANIZATION The big problem is relief. The pressure from municipal ities and states agtinst any re duction in relief appropriations is terrific. The inclination of the economy bloc is to cut the President’s recommendation of a billion and a half down to one billion for relief; the “mayors” lobby” is demanding two billions. Harry Hopkins, relief adminis trator, is sounding the warning that even the President’s billion and a half will not be enough, but would have to be supple mented by an additional appro priation next year. Washington is hearing re ports that relief workers and beneficiaries are organizing for a march on the Capitol, to the heat on.” At the same time, Senators and Representatives are asking seriously why, if the business situation is back to the 1929 normal, which is generally true, is it necessary to continue to maintain so many persons at Government expense? BEST PERIOD SINCE WAR Nobody, not even Harry Hop kins. knows the answer. The Federal Reserve Board confirms the statement that industry is now running above the peak since the World War. Factory employment and payrolls have more than doubled since the bottom of the depression in 1932. But unemployment con tinues on a large scale. The Relief Administration’; j latest figures show 2,000,000 persons on the payrolls of the | Works Progress Administration and local and state governments providing a dole for another 1.500.000 families. The Social Security Board reports that 1.616.000 individuals are receiv ing Aid Age Assistance through state old age pension plans in which the Federal government matches the stat’s payments, dol lar for dollar. The Resettle ment Administration reports 400.000 farm families getting a monthly dole and 400,000 more getting loans and grants. That all totals up to nearly 6 million families getting Gov ernment assistance in a year of business prosperity comparable to 1929. The largest number ever on relief, when the depres sion was at its worst, was 7 I.'ii.iiuu, iUUWOU J l O l Uliij a shortage of skilled workers' yet the great army of the un employed continues. Why? Congress would like to know the answer, and the proposal for a complete, accurate and timely census of the unemployed, which would give a true picture of the whole relief situation is gain ing suoport on Capitpl Hill.^ COURT PLAN UNSETTLED The' fate of the President’s plan for enlarging the Supreme Court is still uncertain. The op position to it is becoming w'ell organized while its advocates are putting increasing political pressure upon wavering Sena tors and Congressmen. The best opinion here is that the Presi dent will eventually recede from his position of insistence upon the whole program and will lis ten to a proposal for adding two justices to the Supreme Bench, under a plan which would again reduce the Court to nine in case of the death of resignation of anv two of the present mem ners. uacK oi tins suggested com promise is the report seeming ly authentic, that we of the Justices now on the Supreme Bench plan to retire at the end of the present term of Court, this June. It is reasoably certain that no other major legislation will be enacted until the Court issue has been settled. Whether or not there will be pressure from the White House for new wage-and hour legislation is still indefin ite, but it is known that the President is giving serious con sideration to such a program, on a plan worked out by Thomas J. Corcoran, counsel for the R. F. C., Venjamin V. Cohen, general counsel of the P. W\ A., and James Roosevelt, the President’s son and secretary. Those three young men are re ported to be doing most of the Administration planning. TO BATTLE FOR HIGHWAYS Washington. — Representa tive, John L. McClellan of Mal vern, Ark., said today a floor fight would be made for his bill to devote $150,000,000 of relief funds to State highway construction if the House ap propriations committee did not approve his measure. THE NATURALIST’S COLUMN By Frazer G. Poole Almost as interesting as the songs of the birds, are the methods and ways in which the song is delivered. Many of the sea birds utter their songs while on the wing—if they may be called songs. The Black Skimmer of the Atlantic coast fishes in the moonlight. Hear ing the shrill “yap-yap” of the flock of them coursing over the waters of the eastern sounds, one is reminded of the barking cf a pack of hunting dogs on the trail. The goldfinches, or Wild Canaries, as they are sometimes called, sing while on the wing. The “perchiooree, per-ohic-oree,” which ,is their cnaractenstic song, is littered while the flying bird describes a flight which resembles the motion of wa-ves. The Brown Thrasher takes himself to the highest branch of a tree, not necessarily in direct view, how ever, for he often sings from the seclusion of his chosen tree. The Mockingbird, on the other hand, prefers a perch which is open to the world. He may select a chimney, the high gable of a house, or the topmost branch of a tree. It makes lit tle difference which, as long as he is in the open. The reason for this difference is that the Brown Thrasher never accom panies his singing by song flights. But the Mocker, in his abandonment, often leaps into the air to deliver his notes, only to settle back again to his origi nal perch. The Ovenbird, one of the wood warblers, may also in dulge in song-flights, but they are of a more extended charac ter than those of the Mocker. The Ovenbird often starts from the ground, gradually flitting his way upward through the branches of some convenient tree. His song-flight may car ry him as much as a hundred feet in the air; from there he dCLLICa UcU-lv dgcllll LU UliC Uir derbrush. S everal others of the wood warbler group also make use of such methods, among which we might mention the Maryland Yellow-Throat in particular. The Carolina JWren, whose song delights all who hear it, sings close to the ground. He may ascend to the top of some brush pile or seclude himself in a tangled thicket from where he trills his loud metallic song— which often sounds like “tweed ledy - tweedledy - |tlelaketjtle-tteak ettle.” He does not indulge in flights of song nor does he sing on the wing. The Bobolink, which is a familiar bird in the rice fields of the eastern Carolina coast, is typically a bird which sings while in flight. The Meadow lark, Kill deer, Goldfinch, and others are also birds which sing while flying. To those who study birds, song methods seem, in the main, to be more or less canstant for (Continued on Page 8) j Youngest Fisherman'' GREEN LAKE, Me. A. Charlene Libby, age 7, claims the title and exhibits proof. It took her 43 minutes to land this 2>4-pound salmon with rod and reel. (The Pioneer) Mr. Edward Gehring, presi dent of the graduating class, an nounces the following program for the Class Day exercises to be held at the spring. These plans are tentative and according to schedule should begin at 4:30 Monday afternoon. The exercises open with a pro cessional followed by the class song. Mr. Gehring will then offer the Address of Welcome to his fellow classmates, fellow stu dents, parents, and friends. Mr. Paul Strauch and Miss Caroline I.auchman will next present the Class History and Class Poem, respectively. The Last Will and Testament of the Class of ’37 will be read by Mr. Edward Stull. Commencement Marshalls Headed By Whitener (The Pioneer) By election the junior class chose the marshals for Class Pay. Their duties are to usher at all commencement functions, to help serve at the reception, and to act as hosts to all visitors dur ing the four day program. The squad will be headed by Mr. E. K. Whitener, head mar shal and president of this year’s junior class. Caroline Groff, Helen Authur, Lorene Graham, Henry Fairley. Arthur Gesch wind, Carlton Brodbsck, and Lawrence Zeger are the elected members of the staff. All are outstanding members of the class of ’38. College Choir Makes Last) Appearance The Catawba College Choir gave two concerts on Sunday, May 9, 1937. At four o’clock the choir sang at Trinity Re formed Church at Concord, then the group of singers motored to Charlotte where they sang in the Methodist Episcopal Church before the largest audience of the current year. These concerts officially ended the 1936-37 concert sea son. The choir was under the di rection of Professor Arthur Rich, and was widely acclaim ed on their eastern tour of North Carolina earlier in the season. » Doughton Wins Fight Despite ~ Economy Mood Blue Ridge Appropriation Wins, 141 to 59 $2,000,000 Is Restored Amendment Passed After Veto On World’s Fair Sum, Economy Exhor tation. Washington.— Representative Robert L. Doughton Wednesday battled away against heavy odds beat back the economy wave in the House, and saved the $5,000,000 for the Blue Ridge parkway through western North Carolina. Aided by Representative Weaver of the Eleventh district. '‘Farmer B'ob” who had been making hay during the last 10 days in which the appropriation has been in danger of storm clouds, saw his amendment sweep through the House late today by a vote of 141 to 5r. Thus was restored the $5,000, for J:he parkway that the House appropriations committee had cut to $3,000,000. Of the $5, 000,000, the sum of $5000.000 is to go to the Great Nachez j trace. I. Dough ton called to the atten 'tion of the House that the di rector of the budget and the House appropriations committee had cut to one-fourth the a mount originally authorized by Congress. He pointed out that the failure to grant $5,000,000 would not only be a waste of the money already expended by North Carolina but would also be “a failure to keeu faith.” Never did a house member face such unfavorable conditions as arose just before this item was reached. The House met in a furore^ fearing a message the President was sending to the House might tie up Con gress until frost with new legis lative demands. The message came in, a veto in strong language on a propos ed 05,000,000 appropriation for the New York world’s fair next year. Then Representative Carl Vinson of Georgia made an economy speech attacking the proposed billion and a half re lief bill. By the time the Blue Budge parkway item in the Interior department appropriations bill was reached, the House was in a humor to vote down almost anything. But regardless of this, Mr. Doughton’s personal appeal to members had already had its effect. The item was read’ appro priating $3,000,000, of which $500,000 was to go to the Na ched trace which extends through Tennessee, Alabama, and Mis sissippi. Representative Taber of New York made a motion to strike out the entire item. This was voted down 123 to 21, even few Republicans standing by Taber. Then Mr. Doughton made his motion to restore the item to $5,000,000, and a wild scram ble began. Doughton remained steady in the surge, and mar shaled his forces. He had seen (Continued on Page 5)