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ROXBORO, NORTH CAROLINA MONDAY, JUNE 24, 1935
(County Correspondents Solicited)
NUMBER 34
Roosevelt's Tax
Plan Wins Favor
Of Mighty Borah
Republican Liberal Says Presi
dent's Program 'Sound In
Principle'
ALSO WANTS ACTION
AT PRESENT SESSION
Washington, June 23 ? Senator Bor
ah today hailed President Roosevelt's
new tax plan as a "share-the-burden
of -government" program and gave his
powerful support to a "timely" tax
adjustment "in the light of our stu
pendous expenditures."
The Idaho Republican issued his for
mal statement as a part of today's de
termination of liberal Republicans and
some Democrats to force President
Roosevelt into the open on whether he
wants the newr levies Imposed at this
session of Congress. Borah said:
"This program ought to be consid
ered as a just and timely readjust
ment of our tax laws in the light of
our stupendous expenditures."
Borah's statement said it was "ab
surd" to call the proposal either a
"share-the-wealth" or "soak-the-rich"
program. He called it sound "eco
nomically" and "In morals," and added
it would be "more conductive to re
covery" than "reckless voting of bonds"
to pass on the cost to future genera
tions.
Soand in Principle
Bluntly, Borah said "the plan pro
posed would be a fake as a distribution
of wealth program, but ... is sound
in principle."
As a leading Congressional critic
of the new Deal, the Idaho G. O. P.
independent has followed the Repub
lican banner more closely than other
Western Liberals. His stand today
presaged a showdown with the ad
ministration on whether it wants ac
tion on the President's proposal before
adjournment.
Critical of "waste," and "extrava
gance," Borah said "there is nothing
more conducive to waste, to extrava
gance, and to economic demoralization
than the unconscionable system of
passing expenditures over to our child
ren, and our children's children in
the way of bonds and interest."
Want Action
Borah, meanwhile, conferred with
members of the group urging tuition
at this session.
They determined to hammer on the
issue until Mr. Roosevelt makes his
views known. At the same time, Dem
ocratic leaders, worried over the grow
ing temper of Congress, also determin
ed to ascertain the President's defi
nite wishes before taking further
definite wishes before taking further
steps. They planned to consult with
him upon his return from Hyde Park
and report that sentiment for early
action was growing.
Senator Robinson of Arkansas,, the
Democratic leader, and Speaker By
rns both said today there were reasons
for prompt action, but emphasized tax
developments were up to the Chief
Executive. Personally, Robinson said
he wanted to get more White House in
formation.
With members of both branches
clamoring for adjournment by July 15,
and much controversial administration
legislation yet unfinished. Democratic
chiefs conceded privately today they
might have difficulty in holding Con
gress in the prolonged session tax leg
islation would spell.
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"Saving Seconds"
The Thompson Insurance Agency Is
showing a film, entitled "Saving Sec
onds," at the Palace Theatre Wednes
day of this week and Monday and
Tuesday of next week. This film was
produced by the Aetna Casualty &
Security Co., for the purpose of making
the highways safe for travel. It is a
very instructive and interesting film
and the Palace Theatre is to be con
gratulated for its cooperation.
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RETURNED HOME
'* Sirs. Wallace Woods, who has been
visiting her parents in Laurinburg for
the past two weeks, returned home
yesterday afternoon. She was accom
panied by her sister. Miss Audrey
James, who will spend some time here.
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VISITORS FROM GEORGIA
Rev. and Mrs. W. P. West have as
their guests the following: Mrs. P. T.
Harrison, Miss Mary Harrison and Ed
win Harrison and Mrs. Amanda Mc
Mullen, of Hartwell, Ga. The Har
risons are returning to their home to
morrow, while Mrs. McMullen will re
main for a longer visit.,
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British gets Germany to limit navy
by categories.
Embassy Target
Of Bomb Attack
Ambassador Daniels Minimizes
Incident; Official Regrets
By Mexican Officials
Mexico, D. P., June 23 ? A bomb ap
parently made of , several sticks of
dynamite and caps exploded early to
day in the patio of the United States
embassy, making a hole about 9 in
ches deep and breaking several win
dows, including one in the private
office of Ambassador Josephus Dan
iels. ^
The Ambassador called all foreign
correspondents to his office tonight
and informed them of the incident,
which he described as "a matter which
has no importance."
Daniels declined to inform local
authorities of the bombing and refus
ed to make a complaint. A police
man on duty at the embassy, however,
recovered fragments of the missle and
reported the explosion to the police
headquarters. The matter then was
taken up with the foreign office.
No one was hurt.
Official Regrets
Foreign Undersecretary Ceinceros,
who is acting foreign minister, im
mediately asked Mr. Daniels to assist
his department with the investigation.
He also expressed official regrets be
cause of the incident.
The Ambassador told the correspond
ents he had received ho threats of
any kind and could not explain the
bombing.
The explosion occurred about 8 a.
m. It was learned that an unidenti
fied person or persons threw the bomb
over the wall at the chancellery in
stead of at the residence of the am
bassador which adjoins it.
Heavy police reinforcements im
mediately were stationed at the em
bassy, with numerous plainclothesmen
to guard the building during the day
and night. The embassy is located
in the Colonia Roma, a fashionable
residential section of the city, and is
near a hotel patronized by many Amer
icans.
Applications For
C. M. T. C. Training
Should Be Filed
Approximately One Thousand
Will Attend Camp At Fort
Bragg
Approximately 1000 applications have
t>een made to attend Citizen's -Military^
Training Camp this summer, according
to Lieutenant W. W. Ford, C. M. T. C.
Officer at Fort Bragg, where the camp
is to be held. Lieutenant Ford visit
ed this city yesterday for conference
with Lieutenant H. E. Johnson, of Ca
Vel, and Mr. C. C. Garrett, regarding
C. ML T. C. affairs.
Although the state quota is now ap
proximately full, applications from this
county are somewhat below quota, it
was stated.
Lieutenant Johnson, who is chair
man of the committee for Person Coun
ty, stated that applications should be
submitted not later than June 30th,
either to the local chairman or to the
C. M. T. C. Officer, Fort Bragg, North
Carolina.
Application blanks may be secured
from Mr. C. C. Garrett at the Roxboro
Post-office. Mr. Garrett Is also as
sisting the C. M. T. C. movement.
The quota for this county is five
men, but Mr. Garrett states that he
will be able to place an additional
two men. This Is In recognition of
past service rendered the C. M. T. C.
leaders.
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LOOKS LIKE WE OUGHT
TO HAVE ONE
Indianapolis, June 22
Dear Mr. Noell:
We have had aji j interesting trip
thus far. / V.
In connection with our local need,
note above that Indianapolis has 25
parks, 1829 acres.
Best wishes to you.
Sincerely,
G. C. Davidson
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MR. AND MRS. MICHIE
MOVE TO SOMERSET
' Mr. and Mrs. Martin Michie and
family moved Thursday to the Super
intendent's residence at Somerset Mills,
Inc. Mr. Michie was promoted to the
supeTln tendency of this plant several
months ago, but for various reasons he
Is just now moving into the official
residence.
New NRA Top Men
WASHINGTON ... Above are the
two men who will head the skeletoniz
ed NRA until April, 1936, under the
appointment of President Roosevelt.
They are; (above) James L. O'Neill,
Vice-president of the Guaranty Trust
Co., N. Y., named acting NRA Admin
istrator, Below, George L. Berry, Pres
ident of the International Pressmen's
Union, as assistant to O'Neill repre
senting labor.
Rotary - Kiwanis
Soft Ball Game
Tues. Afternoon
Two Clubs Will Again Engage On The
High School Grounds
The Rotarians and Kiwanians will
engage each other tomorrow, Tuesday,
afternoon on the high school grounds
in another soft ball game. The coaches
for each team say that their boys are
all pepped up for the encounter and a
great game Is to be expected.
The last meeting of these two teams
resulted In a very close win by the Kl
wanians. So both squads will be on
their toes to see that nothing Is put
over on them.
The game Is called for 5:30 P. M.
DURHAM MAN AND
IRISH GIRL MARRY
Belfast. Northern Ireland, June 22
? Kathleen Gordon, prominent In so
ciety, and Louis A. Carr, of Durham
N. C., were married today at the Lam
beg parish church ten miles from
Belfast.
Charles r ' m. was the
guests atte _ ly.
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best man
American
Two Person County
Youths Return From
Europe Wednesday
Boys Toured In England, France,
Belgium, Holland, And Ger
many While Over There
Messrs. Wharton W instead and Buck
Barnette docked in New York City
Wednesday at noon from the S. S.
Lafayette after spending six weeks in
touring the Continent.
Mr. Winstead, son of Mr. and Mrs.
H. W. Winstead of this city, and Mr.
Barnette, son of Mr. Zeb Barnette of
the county, but who now makes his
home in Raleigh, embarked for Europe
as passengers on a freighter some
weeks ago.
On the passage over the captain
taught them such seafaring knowledge
as how to pilot the boat, "shoot the
sun" to find their position, measure
the depth of the ocean, etc. Wharton
stated that he didn't get soared at
anytime going oyer, but that he was
startled one day to measure the depth
of the ocean to find it was seven and
one-half miles deep.
On the other side they went to Lon
don where they saw King George and
Queen Mary of Great Britain, toured
France, enjoying the joys of Paris en
route, went through Holland and Bel
gium and into Germany.
Asked if he saw Hitler, Wharton
replied that the Dictator was nowhere
to be seen, but that they did see plenty
of good looking girls while away,
none to match the American Beauties,
however.
The dykes of Holland are used as
highways with the towns below them,
and the country is littered with can
als. The legendary character who
thrust his arm through a hole in the
dyke to save his country was not in
evidence on the boy's itenerary. ,
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Rotary Club Holds
Regular Meeting
The Roxboro Rotary Club held its
regular meeting Thursday night at the
Community House. The club voted to
' accept the challenge of the Kiwanis
Club to play another "soft ball' game.
Christ Wagner was appointed to make
arrangements for the game to be play
ed Tuesday afternoon at 5:30 if that
was agreeable with the Kiwanis Club.:
Gordon C. Hunter, who was in charge
of the program, called on G. O. Coble,
former resident of Roxboro and Frank
Page, both of Greensboro, to make a
few remarks to the club. They made
interesting talks and each paid high
tribute to Mr. J. W. Allgood, stating
that in "his passing reoxtjoro had lost
a most valuable citizen.
Other guests of the club were John
Brewer, Earl Bradsher, Jr., and James
Brooks.
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Soviet regards Czechoslovakia a?
' valuable strategic ally.
Advertising is democracy's need, na
tion's ad men are told.
FINDS METHOD TO REMEDY
SERIOUS HEART AILMENTS
Minneapolis, June 23 ? A remedy for
sudden heart deaths, like angina pec
toris and coronary thrombosis, discov
ered in a daring new method of tem
porarily stopping human hearts, was
described to the Summer meeting of
the Leaders of American Science, be
ginning a week's meeting here today.
The heart-stopping experiments also
brought out new facts about treating
heart block, which causes unconscious
ness, and which in extreme form causcs
death from asphyxiation and electric
shock.
On Exhibition
The human gueina pig work wai
shown at the exhibition of the Ameri
can Association for the Advancement
of Science and of the Minnesota State
Medical Association by M. H. Nathan
son, M. D., assistant professor of medi
cine, University of Minnesota.
Professor Nathanson stops hearts in
two ways: One by a sort of Jiu Jitsu
pressure of the fingers near the caro
tid artery, which virtually stills the
heart the same as death, but onl? tem
porarily.
The other is partial stoppage by in
jecting adrenalin, the energy-produc
ing drug. The Injection sets up the
same kind of confusion in heart mus
cles. as causes death in coronary throm
bosis, the "industrial captain's dis
ease," and angina pectoris.
In most of the types of sudden death
from heart troubles, Professor Nath
anson explains, the heart itself is still
good, sometimes structurally so strong
that it appears good for several or
many more years of life.
He has stopped or slowed hearts of
fairly healthy human beings and
sought drugs which will prevent either
; the stopping or slowing. The theory
is that the drugs which prevent the
artificial stoppage will be useful medi
cally.
The heart confusion causing death
from coronary thrombosis and angina
pectoris is called ventricular fibrilla
tion. Professor Nathanson finds that
quinidine is a protection against this
trouble artificially produced.
( Quinidine is a relative of quinine but
eight times more active in its effect on
the heart. Quinidine has been used
much for troubles in the auricle of the
heart. It's preventive powers against
the fatal ventricular heart troubles
are new.
Professor Nathanson's exhibit advis
i cd that quinidine be used for two
weeks after an attack of coronary
thrombosis, and also be used in an
gina pectoris. According to his
charts, the time and duration of treat
ment is something for the medical pro
fession to work out by experience.
His patients given artificial heart
block by finger pressure became tem
porarily unconscious. This uncon
sciousness is not prevented by most of
the heart drugs sometimes recommend
ed, including digitalis, comaine, thyroid
extract and caffein.
But adrenalin prevents it, and any
of the drugs derived from adrenalin
Referendum Ballots
Beginning To Come
Into Agent's Office
Every Farmer And Tenant Is
Requested To Vote On This
Measure
During the latter part of the week
ballots were mailed to every contract
signer In the county in order that he
might express his wishes in the con
tinuance of contracts for tobacco be
yond the current season. Not only
should the contract signer vote, but he
should see that each one of his tenants
cast their ballot. Sufficient votes were
included in the letter sent to each far
mer to give each tenant a chance to
cast a ballot.
These ballots are being received at
the County Agent's office where there
is a box provided for them. TOiere is
a ballot box in each of the two offices
of the County Agent.
If there are others who desire to
vote and have not received ballots they
are requested to call at the Farm A
gent's office where they can get one.
Every raiser of tobacco, whether he
be a contract signer or not, is asked
to vote in this campaign.
All votes must be in the office of
Mr. H. K. Sanders not later than 7
P. M. Saturday, June 29.
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Final Riles For
Angus W. McLean
Held In Lumb'rton
Ex-Governor Laid To Rest Sun
day Following Death On
Friday
Pinal rites for Angus Wilton McLean
who served North Carolina as Gov
ernor from 1925 to 1929, were held
from the First Presbyterian Church
at Lumberton, N. C., Sunday after
noon.
Mr. McLean died as the result of a
blood clot in the left lung Friday
morning at Emergency Hospital in
Washington, D. C., at 11:10 o'clock.
He was 65 years old.
Following services in Washington
Saturday at Central Presbyterian
Church his body was brought to his
former home in Lumberton for the
final services Sunday.
Ex-Governor McLean had for many
years been prominently identified with
the life of the state and nation. Dur
ing the Wilson administration he serv
ed as Assistant Secretary ? of the
Treasury and a member of the War
Finance Corporation. Before that
time he had been a leading member
of the Robeson County Bar Association
where he lived and practiced law. En
tering the race for Governor in 1924
he wa^ elected and served from 1925
until 1?29? when he retired. For the
past several years he had been prac
ticing law in Washington.
Death Friday was totally unexpected.
He had been a patient at' the hospital
since May 17 when he was brought
from Atlantic City, where he was
stricken. He was suffering from both
heart and kidney diseases. When
death came Mrs. McLean was reading
to him on the porch of the hospital.
Two of his three children had been
with him only a few minutes before,
and he had sent his eldest son, Angus
W. McLean, Jr., to Lumberton the day
before.
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Isolation of Children
In Person Co. Urged
Dear Editor: .
As a precaution against the possible
spread of Infantile Paralysis let me
talk to the children through your
paper.
As I lie here on my bed I am think
ing of the children and what we might
do to avoid the spread of this dread
ful disease. There will be plenty of
time for the children to go places and
see things when this most dreadful di
sease of childhood has gone. Stay in
your own yard and if company comes
to play with you your mother will ex
plain to them how you ate trying to
co-operate with your State Board of
Health to keep children well.
Now, should you feel like its pretty
hard to stay home remember its mighty
nice to be well and play at home as
compared with having Infantile Para
lysis.
If you get sick and have fevir and
nausea, go to bed and call your good
friend, the family doctor.
Mrs. Ruth M. O'Briant. *
There are 5 cases of Infantile Para
lysis in Person County.
Camp Cherokee
Will Not Open
This Season
This News Was Released To
Troop Leaders In Special
Bulletin
Camp Cherokee will not open this
season. Scout officials have made a
thorough study of the present epidemic
of Infantile Paralysis with the State
Board of Health, Medical Authorities
and Scouters in the majority of the
centers of the Cherokee Council. This
investigation brought about the de
cision not to conduct the summer camp
ing program. This news was released
to the Troop Leaders of Cherokee
Council in a special bulletin Friday.
Scout Executive Gorman stated that
he has secured for the Council officials
the advice of the State Board of
Health, has conferred with medical
men in Burlington, Roxboro, Reidsville,
Graham, Leaksville and Caswell Co.
In each instance the advice has been
that as a precautionary measure they
would advise that the camp not open
for this season. This information was
made available to Executive officers in
each District of the Council and the
decision not to open was reached Fri
day morning.
The letter mailed to the Troop of
ficers is as follows;
June 21, 1935
Dear Scout Leader:
After a very thorough check with
the State Health Authorities, County
Health Boards, Medical Authorities
and Scout Officials in the majority of
the centers of this council, it has been
deemed our patriotic duty as Scouts
and Scouters to do everything possible
to aid in preventing the spread of In
fantile Paralysis. Our organization is
built upon the basis of develop
ing boys physically as well as mentally
and morally. With the former before
us, we cannot afford to do anything
that might, in the future, jeopardize
the health of any one of our member,
therefore, it has been deemed wise and
expedient that the Council's summer
encampment plans be discontinued and
this encampment not be held.
It is the purpose of our Council to
launch, at a very early date, a program
of training our Scout leaders to aid
them in overcoming the great loss that
we will witness in not having our sum
mer encampment. This will, very like
ly, be a program that will involve the
training of our leaders in program and
Troop efficiency.
It is the suggestion of this office that
all Scout Leaders keep in close con
tact with the medical authorities and
be governed by their advice as to
Troop meetings. Troop hikes, and other
Scouting events.
Although we realize lhat many of
our Scouts will witness great disap
pointment because of not having a
camp this summer, we believe that we
will save the parents of our Scouts
much anxiety that they would have
should we go forward with our Camp
program.
Yours Truly,
O. B. Gorman
Scout Executive
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Plans Are Pushed
To Open Liquor
Stores in Wilson
Raleigh, June 23 ? Plans went for
ward in Wilson county today for the
opening of a liquor store Thursday or
Friday as the result of the electors
there having voted by 10 to 1 margin
yesterday for a county control sys
tem.
It appeared that Wilson would be the
first county to attempt t? set its liquor
control system in operation though
Edgecombe county voters by about the
same margin also approved a county
system yesterday.
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Cigarette Prices Going Up
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New York, June 22? W. A. Hollings
worth, president of the Retail Tobacco
Dealers of America, announced today
retail prices of cigarettes will be moved
up effective June 25 and the cut-rate
war which has been going on since
NRA was scrapped will end.
Prices of the popular brands in New
York city will be boosted from 12
cents, at which they are exempt from
New York city's sales tax of one cent,
to 14 cents a package, two packages
for 25 cents, sales tax included.
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VISITING NIAGARA FALLS
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Messrs. W. M Walker, James and
Robert Woody, firasmus Clayton, Ber
nice Wrenn and Harry C. Whitt left.
Friday for Niagara Falls, Thousand
Islapds and other points of interest. ?