Leader of Tob. Industry
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New York Publication Says
North Carolina Is "King" Be-*
Gnu* Of Use Of Ink.
Declaring tha^ North Carolina is
king of the tobacco industry and that
PUBLICITY has been one of the im
portant and necessary factors in the
state attaining this goal and that
tiie same will be found true in the
success of any legitimate enterprise
regardless of its sise or its product.
Tobacco, a trade journal published in
Wear York, says:
"Each one of the forty-right States
of this uhtion is supreme in possibly
one or infere industries. At least, each
? one is a leader in either a parteulnri j
hurinaii nr a certain product of agri
oritur*.
"But when one State ?sBM
supreme in the growing and fabrica
tion of a product, it is indeed entitled
to be erowned king of its class. And
such latheposition of North Carolina.
"It glows and sells more bright leaf
tsbacpqthan any other State. It manu
factures moro tobacco and cigarettes
than nay other State. It pays -more
Intermri Revenue taxes than any other
State.
"Nflith 0aro&ta continued t? lead in
payment of the Federal tobaeea taxes,
contributing *197,107.3G2A4 in tobacco
taxes in H27, or more than half thai
entire total for the Union, compared
u*h *180469,360.22 in 1926, which
was rifchtly under half the total paid
by aH the States in 1926.
"On cigarettes alone North Carolina
to ISSf paid *174462468.40, or more
than ali^tbe rest of the States com
btaed. Virginia was her nearest com
petitor; paying a cigarette tax of
*67,53?,006.54. New York paid tobac
co taxes of *30,778,647.96 to 1927,
compared with *27,362438^7 in 1926.
"NtAh Carolina, indeed, is toe pulse
of the cigarette and smoking tobacco
. industry. Other States compete, but
they toe hardly in the running. Being
the home of the product it produces, it
is the naturpi thing for North Caro
to lead.
"It must not be how
ever, that there is one Yitol element
whfeh^enden repreire
to its tobacco business. And that one
thing is publicity. Minus publicity
North Carolina would not be toe
crowned king of a vast industry.
Mime publicity no other State; either,
could be a cimpetitor.
"After all, it is simply advertising
which makes the huge totals repre
senting a mighty business. Stop the
advertising, and see whether this Is
right or wrong. But what real busi
ness man would cease the work which
is the life blood of his industry?
Where is there a modern manufactur
er who does not realire the power of
the press, the power of the printed
word?
"Business of every soil today is
Iv-fog* upon publicity. Unless there is
the pressure the perpetual repetition
o fjptbHeity, what is demand for the
psfduet? Brands toe merely the trade
names for established reputation.
They are merely the expression to the
product of what is behind the laBeL
"And North Carolina manufacturers
know foil well timt thebr State would
be dethroned as king of tobacco if
foajr decided they 'eould not afford to
"Yet such is the often repeated
phrase of many men in the trade,
Tbey say the words, knowing well
that they are refusing markets whidr
they need, red which tbey may only
oUain by advertising, phis good good
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"In North Carolina, though, those
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| son of aa
Italian vegetable grower and
i founder of the Bank of Italy and
its associate corporations, who
never did have ambitions-to be a
millionaire, will give away bis per*
sonal fortune to aid farmers, dairy,
and livestock men.
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[Loser Asks lor
I. Cooper, Parole
' Letter Givwr^Oot By Governor
Is Taken To Indicate That
Freedom Is Near
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I Raleigh, Feb. 9.?Presaging early
! action on clenjency for Thomas H.
Coope#, former* Wilmington banker,
| now serving sentences aggregating 8
years on New Hanover County roads,
(Governor McLean early this week
| made poblie a letter he has received
from an Eastern North Carolina bank
er, characterized as a heavy loser in
the?cr^ah of the Cooper banks at Wil
mington, awing that Cooper be parbl
It has been widely talked around
the Capitol that Cooper was slated for
a^parole in March when he has com
pleted one year of his sentence. Re
lease of the letter yesterday was con
strued as indication that Cooper's day
of freedom is near.
Before beginning sentence on the
New Hanover roads Cooper served a
sentence at Atlanta Prison dor viola
tion of Federal banking laws. Soon af
ter beginning his sentence in North
Carolina a clemency hearing for hint
was held before Governor McLean, but.
the Governor declined to net. ttvn
dreds of letters and telegrams iarie
been received in Cooper's behalf and
numerous prominent citizens have
come here to plead for him in person.
If Cooper'is paroled he will be the,
first banker given his freedom by
Governor McLean, although he has. cut
one bank law violate?" Jbntence by a
commutation.
The letter to the Governor follows:
"As one of the chief sufferers . . .
I would like to have you place my
name along with the many notable
gentlemen, of this and other States
who have asked executive clemency ]
for Tom Cooper. Tom Cooper is not
a bad man at all. Someone had to be
the 'goat,' and it is my humble opinion
that of Torn' has the 'goat'Jbeen made.
e "We lost between $30,000 and $35,
000 in the 'low up' of the Coopers.
This entailed many sacrifices for the
I writer, such as selling his home, mort
gaging his household effects and
1 moving in and living with his mother
in-law. The last is not as bed as might
ji appear. I say fervently: Thank God I
had a mother-in-law ';*ho would take
I me' in at "such
"We know y^u will do exactly what
| -you think beet, and we want this done.
Any way, we wantjto take our humble
: | Tom Cooper^<>rtaBed
K BOY SCOUT WEEK
H in celebration1 of the^onndirj
- [beam support oflsverytitiaen. ^
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v j my duty to God my-country.. r.
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Car Skids And Owtaras N?tt l
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rsasnvme, vrnsmng urrrer
And His Wife
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Rocky Mount, Feb.* &-~Two persons
were fatally injured anda third receiv
ed injuries which may prove fatal in
automobile accidents which occurred ;
near Ebcky Mount the week-end. D. B. -
O'Neil, at Burlington, died while he- >
ing brought to a local hospital late
yesterday and his. wafe received son- ?;
ous internal injuries, when the car in <
which they were riding skidded on the
wet highway between Nashville and
Spring Hope, turned over and was eom -
pletely wrecked. - K :
Mr. O'Neil suffered fractured skuM *
and othCr Injuries, died in an ambu- :
lanee which was rushing him to a
local hospital. At the hospital today _
it was stated that Mrs. O'Neil was
suffering from severe shock and ser
ious internal injuries. Her condition
was regarded as extremely-critical.
Mr. O'Neil, according to infoaiatiOB \
obtained^ the local undertaking fim
to whi|h the body was turned over,
lived ft Burlington but was a native
of Pitt county, his father being Prank
O'Neil. The remains were taken to
GreenviHe for enterment
His age was given as 86 years.
'The other week-end accident victim
was Charlie Walston, 61-year-old ne
gro who suffered a broken neck when
struck by a car while walking on the
highway near Bleb Square. He was
rushed to a local hospital Saturday
night and succumbed to his injuries
Sunday afternoon. Details of the acci
dent in which the negro was fatally in
jured were lacking here today.
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William M*ih; Everett? #4, died of
heart disease in the Siriftalter Hotel
It about &?0 o'clock lafcnight His .
death following a seve
over two **ks. ? 1I.
Ifc Everett layvin a cOma much of L
yesterday,, but was ftfflyneonarious hs
the end approached. . j
Suffering heart attacks vdtich came
with increasing f requenCyc Secretary s
Everett was In failing jgjfo* during J
the last three years of rajlfe. The
last attaqk was the seoohd he suf- '
fered since Christmas. I
month he was in his off
a week, tending to suchjfarlies as his ?
strength permitted. ?
; Mr. Eveiettfa. body waft-Be in state <
in the Capitol from 10; O'clock this >
morning until 1 this afternoon. The 1
Capitol will be draped?? mourning '
and the flag flown at haft mast for a J
period of SO days. All wate officers '
will close between 10 ttd 1 o.'clock j1
today while the offices in the Capitol; i
will, be eloaed, except ? necessary -
business today and. nij# after the 1
funeral Thursday afterndpn. ' I
The funeral will be itf the Method i
dlst church at Rodunghgm at 2 o*! ;
clock Thursday afternoon Rev. C. M. i I
Hawkins, Mr. Everett's pastor, will:
conduct the.services, assisted by Rev.
EL G. Hartsell.Intennen|will be in| , I
the Everett.family grave-yard. . *
Governor McLean and*other State
officials will act as honorary pall- :
bearers at the funeral.
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Farmville High School Notes [
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F. H. S. Defeats Greenville
The High School lads started off
the last half of the E. N. C. conference
Tuesday idgfct by defeating Green
vill to the tune of 18-11.
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The game started fast and ended
faster, if it was possible to do so; for
Farmville started the scoring hy
dropping in one from fowl line and
Greenville tied therpeor^ln like man
ner. From the nob the ball was bat
ted, fumbled, recovered and shot in a *
reckless manner until Farmville lads
gave Greenville an exhibition of pass
ing during the last two and one hagf,
minutes of play.
The aeose alternated no less than
six times during the struggle. With
dhe seere 7-6 at half time the lions
went hack to work in .second half and
held Greenville to 2 points while scor
n,6 -uwreM# .. * vv.r'.v-"-':
^ It was just a question of too mud
Farmville. The boys passed hard
mid, fast and guarded even faster.
Every Fnrmville lad contributed to
teanx-work and the seorp?everyone
guarding; everyone scoring.
Bostic and Hearne, the visitors' for
ward and'center, were the brilliant
players for the visitors, while the local
lads worked as a unit with the team as
a whole .shining.
Local' Girls Defeat Fountain ^
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I The local ricness clawed the Foun
tain teaip to such extent that the
visitors went away* with 16 markers
against them w)ji|e they were able to
I make oftly iVmarkers to carry home.
The guaranty was close had feat,
the, locals were able to score -eight
I points before Fountain realized that
I there was a basket for them to shoot
I at. However the ball went through
I consistently, for they counted 14 times
I while the locals were counting only
I right more.
? ! The ioefti girlAuint will jeuroey 4oJ
Saratoga Thursday afternoon to do
I some more entertaining while the
leather pushing boys wfll entertain
Elizabeth City here Friday night at
I 7:30.!; -
"the boys team will also have Golds
^bore as their guest Tuesday night of
next week,
ft. It will ,l>e remembered that the Eliza
beth City qufct-nosed out a victory
over the local-boys by playing an ex
tra period.
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.F&Hnvill8'& victcry owr Grwnvillfi
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The result of the Gree^Hle-Farm
ville game was great. Gresfcvfll scored
12, while the local High Itonch made '
14. Who said that old Fahnville High
isn't going right the last Wf of this
Conference.
The Girls Team defeated;the strong
Fountain outfit Tuesday night This
have played this year. They got off
to a'flying start at the beginning, by
defeating the visitors to the tune of
14 to 12.
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Droopy says "I call her Seven Days:
the makes tgte ^wk^ " ^ i i
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What student said "When bigger
bums a're made women will make
them."
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She: Boy, yon used to have some
thing about you I liked, but you spent
it all
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No use writing a joke about Robt
Goodson?they laugh at bis dice.
Ex School'Teacher: You be sure to
be here on time tonight or you will
have an extra half hour.
? Him: 111 be hereon time.
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Luther Thomas: Oh! I knocked a
hole in my head.
Wisecracked: Why worry, nothing
leaks there. ; i-J
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Miss Boatright: Lytuvwho discov
ered America?
Lynn E.: Columhus, of course.
IC:. Miss B.: What was the name of his
? ahip?';V.f|:^ -3" srara? 'r ::':U;s
Lynn E.: S. S. Penobscot. :
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If John Jr., Who licked the red off
your candy ? ^'
Lottie L.: They took the whole piece 1
Teacher: You-say your /papa is a
fagl salesman?
I L ' Boy; Yep. ?$
I [preacher: Can yon prove it? : ]
I L^&oy: He sold a deaf man a radio.
John B.: Oh Teacher, I tried to call
[the operetta.
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Dean: Where have you been?
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I Nan: Why are girls lips like a
Successor Of Claud Kitchin Says
New York Governor Is Best
? Democrat Available. ;
Washinbton, Feb. 9.?A1 Smith is
;he most available man for the Dem
>cmtic Presidential nomination, ac
cording to Congressman John fl. Kerr,
mcceSsor of Claud Eitehin as Repre
sentative in Congress from the-Sccond
tforth Carolina District.
Availability from the standpoint of
miitical achievement by being elected
four times as Governor of New York
ind from the standpoint of efficient
kdiniohrtfation is emphasized by Kerr.
Ehnphaais of Smith's availability isr. I
i direct challenge to the position of
Senator Simmons, who has emphasiz
ed the unavailability of the New York-,
sr on tne grqpnd that his nomination
would bring into the campaign the wet
ind dry issue and also the religious'
issue. Prominent Baptist layman and
I strict prohibitionist, Congressman
Kerr believes Smith's record is a suf
ficient answer to the charge that he
wouldn't enforce the law or that his
Catholicism would handicap him.
Pronator Simmons has contended
that the bitterest enmities would be
aroused by both these quelstions and
that his would be most regrettable. --41
Congressman Kerr has been the
only North Carolina member of Con
gress to be credited with Smith sym
pathies. He has not been advocating
Smith's nomination except on the
ground that he put it today. He con
siders that Smith has 'had as much
experience with national questions as
GroverXJleveland had when he.became
President the first time and that
Smith'd record, both political and ad
ministrative, entitles Mm to the nomi
nation.
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lis^This Section Now.
Raleigh, Feb. 9.?Slate Senator E.
S. Askew, of Bertie, member of the
1927 General Assembly and ' of the
State Board of Conservation and De
velopment, visiting in Raleigh this
week forecasted a period of industrial
development for eastern North Caro
lina as a result of the increased avail
ability of electrical power in that sec
tion.
Inter-connection of. power lines,
Senator Askew points out, has made
current available in sufficient quanti
ties for manufacturing purposes in
virtually all sections of eastern'North
Carolina. ' , ? ;
"Heretofore," Senator Askew says,
"manufacturing plants were centered
chiefly adjacent ta the site of the
power development because the power,
was generated at that poinVbut now
with the extension of the transmission
lines, electrical energy in sufficient
quantities is available in most sec
tions of the State, the wide range of
its distribution being especially notice
able in eastern North Carolina.
"Eastern North Carolina can now
ga forward as a manufacturing sec
tion, especially as it has more raw'
materials than any other part of the
State. This development can best be
brought about by not waiting for big
enterprises, but by encouraging a
municiplicity of small plantsrfor ^hich
the section is able to furnish virtually
unlimited raw materials. :*?'
?f>A variety of enterprises makes for
stability in business conditions because
when busness slacks down with a big
plant .there is more likelihood of com
mercial paralysis in a community than
when there is a wide range of manu
facturing activities, some of which
will always be operating.
"I can vision an industrial future
for my section, "where ample power,
unlimited raw materials, and a plen
tiful supply of labor arre available and
Giant Financial. Institution Is
Outgrowth Of Country Boy's
Early Transactions ]
San Francisco, "Feb. 9.?It's a long
trail from handling fruits and vege
tables to handling millions, but that!
was the path of A. P. Giannini ,who
has just decided to give away his per- 1
sonal fortune in the interest of hvman '
welfare?and" significantly enroght,; 1
remains true to his boyhood love by '
endowing his wealth for the benefit of 1
agriculture, s
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Giannini never did have ambitions I
to be a millionaire. The son of an *
Italian vegetable grower, and founder 1
of the Bank of Italy and its associate 1
corporations, he is giving a huge for- 1
tune to the agriculture of the state in J
which he built a banking organization
which has been called the greatest
financial asset of the state and a ?
"banking octupus."
_ In 1928 alone the enormous sum j
will amount to $1,600,000, represent* ,
ing Giannini'8 6% o fthe earnings of (
the Bancitaly Corporation, v which he 1
has refused to accept
James A. Bacigalupi, on behalf of (
the directors of the Bancitaly Corpo- ,
ration, made the announcement that ;
this money will be given to the people
of California through a foundation to ,
foster and develop tHS State's agricul- (
tural interests.
One million dollars will go toward ,
the establishment of the Giannini
Foundation of Agricultural Economics
at the University of California, arid .
five hundred thousand dollars for the
erection of a' building on the campus,
dedicated to ways and means of im
proving the economic condition of
Farmers, Dairy and Livestock men.
A little jnore than thirty years ago
Giannini, a young Italian fruit and
vegetable buyer, beganjending money
to other farmers who had established ,
themselves in the fertile valleys of
tiaiifornia. ' : ,
Today the Bank of Italy reacnes
every hambt in California, and the
-Bank'of Italy and ite subsidiary cor-' *
porations are said to form the second
largest bank in the country, the flat-'
ional City Bank of New York $eing
the^g one td.surpass it
Giannini started lending money as an
aid to farmers and those with whom
he did business. Mighty oaks from lit
tle acorns, grow!
C. M. T. C. TRAINING BRINGS
HIGH "SCHOOL CREDITS
I r Recognizing the educational and
j physical development value. of the
| Citizens Military Training Camps
I many states in the country today give
high school ^credits for attendance at
these camps.
E. A. Pound and J. McT. Daniel,
State High School supervisors of
Georgia and South Carolina endorse
this proceedure, as do also A.-fl^ Allen,
State Superintendent of Public Instruc j
tion and G. Henry Highsraith, Director I
Divisional School Inspection, both of I
North Carolina. J
Thus in the Southeast, three states, I
Georgia and the Carolinas already!
authorize these credits while two oth-1
ers, Mississippi and Florida show en- j
couraging indications, of doing like-1
wise. . The latest word from Mississ- j
ippi quetes Mr. F. C. Jenkins, State j
High Sehool Supervisor as saying, "It 1
is my belief that the State Accredit-1
ing Commission would agree to the I
.proposition of allowing a quarter of a J
Unit for high school itredit for thirty!
days attendance in one of the Citizens j
Military Training Camps," and it re.- j
mairis" only for this commission to per- j
nanently authorize this proceedure. J
Usually one fourth credit is author-1
ized for each month of attendance and I
under the subject of physical training. J
In some places over the United!
States colleges and Universities are]
also! beginning Joagive credit toward j
graduation from their courses, for
this valuable C. M. T. C. training.
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The average politician thinks there ]
is a lot of "pap" in newspapers. j
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Hickman 'At End
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? Mental E^rt
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Psychopatic Expert Scoffs At
Efforts To Prove Him Insane:
Many Witnesses Testify.
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Los. Angeles, Feb. 7-?A mental ex
pert of years' "standing under oath
abelled William Edward Hickman,
:onfessed kidnapper and slayer of
Karian Parker, as a man "at the end
>f his rope."
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Dr. Thomas Orbison, World War
jsychopathic expert and a member of
he Los Angeles County fjunacy Com
nission,* testifying as an alienist for
he prosecution in Hickman's sanity >
irial, read the prisoner's written plea
hr clemency,^and in reply to District
Utoraey Keyes, said:
"It is the plea of a man who real
izes he's at the end of his rope."
Throughout the day the prisoner
bad sat behind his attorney, Jerome ?
Walsh, of Kansas City, and watched
a procession of Witnesses step into
the box and swear to their belief that
tie was a sane man. Each had flatly
:ontradicted his assertion that "an un
balanced mind" had caused the kill
ing of Mdfian Parker.
One went further and swore that
tie believed Hidcman was "obviously
trying to feign insanity." .
Dr. Orbison, from the witness box,
took occasion to condemn the ponder
ous machinery of the Hickman sanity
trial as "ridiculous pomp and cere
mony." i ^
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Testifying as a State witness, ur,
Orbison said: "lb is perfectly ridicu
lous to have all this pomp and cere
mony when a murderer tries to avoid
the penalty by pleading insanity. Why
should we pay thousands of dollars
to bring witnesses to say that this
man is sane and others to say that he
insane, when we could send him-right
owr to the psychopathic ward and
have Rhim examined theie ? If he was
found* insane, alt right If he was
found not insane, $11 we would have
to do would be bring him back and try
him for murder."
Through Dr- Orbison, Attorney
Richard. Can tillou, of the defense, was
abftclb :put into the irteords a state- :
menf^tfeirjn Hickman,
which the m$>:?eeutor earlier in the
trial.had ruled out as "tommy-rot"
The defense attorney submitted it
to the witness for examination to dis
cover, if. possible, traces of an un
balanced mind/The doctor found none.
Hickman's statement reviewed his
early life and his adoption of a crim
inal career.' It dwelt at length on the
theory, of "divine guidance," one of
his explanations of the killing of little
Marian Parker, which the defense ac
-scrts is proof of his insanity.
"If I hang some people will be -;
gratified and some disappointed. If
I;receive life imprisonment, some will
protost while some will agree. In eith
er case would the proper solution be -
found ? Would the law be completely
fulfilled; observe me so-that you may
save the youth of the future."
Dr. Orbison said that when he ex
amined Hickman, the latter had told
him of "the address,", asserting he
thought it would be a very good one.
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A cobbission has been busy compar
ing the amount of dqst in the air In
a numb^of different eilies and It may
help s