- - ,.^-wwr - ..n- " -?' T ^ I'.,; ' I * 1*7 fc ? iW ?' 1 ^BTT^ mTML 4 * TeU The Merchant You Saw His j 1 **&* Cl"?"<>L.^*tUa< } Hit? JLL^ ^ ^ J/ Will Appreciate this Kindness. | a To Trade With The?. 1 A . JT^ ,,.? \ ' f fj 1 | " ' ' ImwtNTY-ra^ "3_J?fcg|L ' V >>W1Wna "" l,0ME NUMBER THIRTY-FIVE hbbyi^ v;. ? i? EhringhausTakes Of State's Problemsm^d Sounding Thousands Throng Cap ital Fo? Inauguration of Governor ? , i Raleigh, Jan. 6.?In the hest of the times, John C. Of Elisabeth Ghy took J^Kiringhaus 64th GovernofM oath as the | yesterday. Carolina here ; Thousands Raleigh'scitizens thronged Memorial Auditorium *1 historic Fayetteville Street well the first son of the jTyJ,^marle to become the State's "*3htef executive in more than a cen tury. Many of them were his neigh bors from the northeastern counties reclaimed for North Carolina by the great highway system that has been built within the last decade. In form the inauguration followed tile pattern of inaugurations of hap pier years, but in spirit it was weight ed with the sombreness of the day. Vnno evidenced this more than the man chosen by the people of tEe State by the greatest majority ever accorded a Governor to direct its destinies through a quadrennium dawning in an economic crisis. It was the beaming Biucher Ehringhaus known to thousands in the strenuous primary days who ac knowledged the ovation of the mul titude in the auditorium; it was! still the genially smiling Mr. Ehring haus who responded with a firm "I do" to the oath of office administered by Chief Justice W. P. Stacy of the Supreme Court, but it was an already care-laden Governor Ehringhaus who outlined in his inaugural address his conception of the problems of a State at the crossroads. Although directed specifically to the rfCaSers of the General As semjtfy, grouped in joint session ?inti^Mjlately before him, the in tMghrzl message^cgpied to the 5,000 gathered for the first myognr^ttjo in the new auditorium a note of -ccrSaWfj and hope as Governor Ehringhaus frankly took stock of the ciiris all hand. -sfln such an hour the plain un varnished truth is best North Caro lina knows how To take it on the ?' *-~i~ a.n / ? ' ?' ' .. . 4* Barrett to whom an tmopnin of the I ? Pfff'M ?,?' 11^1 ? ??''? H -?????-. ? . . * ' ' -., .; . _ ' .. - years ago. feamg . "&fy?q Waff PaAhf ^wnanwn1 ehringhaJF jwus high spots Highlights^!* nade m the recommendations Jlu^^P^Governor John Christoph ??^Gfer Ehringhaus in Ms inaugural Undress on Thursday were: 1.?A balanced budget immediately^ 2.?Levy of no new taxes. . 3.?Immediately revaluation of property. 4.?Relief from the 15-cent state wide levy for support of schools. 5.?Drastic curtailment in spending. 6.?Economy in general govern mental set-up. 7.?Abolition of entertainment fund for Chief Executive. 8.?Abolition of position of execu tive counsel and granting to Gover nor power to appoint pardon commis sioner. t 9.?Transfer of Local Government ^TtttAnmiMr TlnnoytwQnf OUUlIlllSdlVU W xxcaoui; vtuwtv* 10.?Consolidation of highway arid prison departments. Consolidation o'f all motor vehicle collections. 11.?EEmination of duplications in governmental functions. 12.?-No new commitments involv ing additional State money. 13.?No diversion of highway funds. 14.?No new construction of high ways for next biennium. 15.?Broader supervision of local governments. 16.?Consolidation of counties or of counties and towns. 17.?Elimination or consolidation of local government statutory offices. 18.?Interpretation of local salary limitations to allow reductions. 19.?Supervision of local expendi tures and tax levies. 20.?Extension of local debt ma turity dates. 21.?Reduction in cost of tax fore closures. 22.?Foreclosure postponement of back taxes. 23.?Discontinuance of unrestrain ed fee expenditures. 24.?Stimulation of livestock, (Jury ing "??d. poultry industries. _ Giant Stall Is Cajrtnred i -? . Three Hundred Gallon Plant Taken by Pitt f\??Z~~ vincers >? * 1 . Greenville, Jan. 3.?County officers today reported the capture of a giant steam distilling plant three miles southeast of . Greenville yesterday. 'The plant was not in operation, but officers expressed belief it did its part toward providing for the thirsty, followers of John Barleycorn during the holiday season. The still, one of the largest cap tured in sometime, had a capacity of three hundred gallons at one dis tillation. , Considerable parapher nalia used in the manufacture of the illicit beverage was also captured along with the still . This was the first capture of any importance made by officers since the Christmas hoidlays when scores of members of the traffic fell into the toils of the law. Some of them were to receive hearing in the regu lar weekly session of County Cour'.r today, and it was eapeeted the ma jority would find their way to the roads while others probably will 5e released on payment of fines. MM Rill On Thursday \VorkwjllB<^m^ Soon Washington, Jan. 3.?Democratic leaders today set Thursday as the probable date for the beginning of farm relief bUl. ^ jority leader, said the measure would seek to establish minimum prices on . , ,v . t .|1 ft J I ?' ^?L fli '??^lff^i^t'^'r ' ... IS SaK^ ? viissiasippi, who u fchalruW. ' j* Ways and Means Commit l. Jdy of the beer bill over wu.c.? Congress is sow battling. i Despondent Man Takes His Life The Entire Community Saddened by Death of James H. Hardy This entire community was shocked and saddened Thursday by the un timely passing of one of its best liked and most estimable young men, James Hall Hardy, age 21 years, whose ill health brought him to a state of ex- j treme despondency resulting in sui cide. For several years he had been a sufferer from a kidney disease which had grown worse for the past ' two months. Young Hardy, who worked in his father's office of the Hardy Trans fer Co., returned to his home about 11:00, went to his room, seated him self on tne bed opposite a mirror and shot himself through the heart, press ing the so pistol close to his body that the report was not heard by Kis mother, who later went to his room < to call him to the telephone. . The family moved this week into the John Harris home on Church street. Funeral services were held from the residence at 3:00 Friday after noon and conducted by Rev. C. B. ; Mashburn, Christian minister apd \ interment being made in Hollywood cemetery. The large attendance of i friends imd beautiful floral tribute < evidenced the high esteem in which the young man was held here. Surviving are his parents, Mr. and : Mrs. J. W. Hardy, three sisters; Mrs. i Albert Bell of Fountain, Misses Reide ] and Eva Mae Hardy, and two borth- : er8, Malcolm and Bill Hardy. Paramount Program For Week of Jan. 9th , "The Phantom of Crestwood" one of the year's greatest mystery thrill ers is the opening feature on the Paramount program for next week. This picture is based on a radio play broadcasted as a seriel sometime ago, for which several thousand dollars was* given for the best solution by the r&lio fans. The scene of the pic ture is in Crestwood where Jenny Wren has been slain, and the search is for her murderer. A series of strange happenings take place before the mystery is finally solved. The cast contains such notables as Ricardo Cortez, Karen Morley, Anita Louise, and Skeets Gallager. On Wednesday and Thursday "One Way Passage," starring William Powell and Kay Francis will be shown. "One Way Passage" is the story of a fugitive murderer and a society girl with heart trouble who fall in love with each other, although they are awaiting death. If you like a drama tic love story beautifully acted, don't miss this show. [ On Friday and Saturday "Heritage of the Desert" book by Zane Grey. This is a new type of western with Randolph Scott and Sally Blane. On Thursday, Friday ard Saturday there will be an added -attraction on the stage. The original Page's Kid dies Bandis madesap of children rang ing from 3 to 17 years of age. All talented musicians and professional entertainers. They will bring to you a new kind of Vaudeville entertain ment that the whole family will en Selected short subjects with every change of picture; 1 ? Pitt County ta?Jk first place in the ' Grand Champion Sceer of 1932 a?.?.?? i ? i i > a ?????????~?J ' "Texas Special", 1200 pound Prince Domino Herford. won the grand championship for.steers at the International Show at Chicago. He b! Owned by Largent and Sons of Merkel, Tex., Miss Estelb Rothermel di Chicago posed the champion for this photo. > Many Liquor Cases Heard Court Judgment Suspended In The Case of Mrs. May beU Edmunds Greenville, Jan. 4?With a new judge and solicitor on the job, Coun ty Court got down to business yester day morning following induction cere monies and disposed of twenty of the thirty-five case docket. Work was continued today and it was indicated the remainder of the cases, consist ing largely of violations of the prohi bition law and larceny would be com /hirino* the afternoon. |nvwu umxmq Judge Dink James and Solicitor Jack Spain were administered oath of office in impressive exercises, marked by considerable oratory arid the adoption of resolutions paying tribute to the retiring judge, W. L. Whcdbee. Immediately after Judge James had acknowledged the greetings ex tended by members of the bar and had pledged his best efforts to the community, court delved into the docket consisting of a number of liquor cases which had been brought over from the Christmas holidays. Judgment was continued in the case of Mrs. Maybelle Edmunds, of Scotland Neck, charged with reck less driving in connection with run ning over and breaking the back of Wesley Johnston, nine-year-old son of Mrs. F. V. Johnston, several days ago. ? . ? ? The youth, who was crossing the street on skates was hit by Mrs. Edmnuds' car, knocked down and dragged into a vacant lot as the car swerved from the street. Mrs. Ed munds admitted she did not have any brakes and didn't have money at the time to have them fixed. She did not have money with which to pay a fine in court, and Judge James reserved judgments un til the next sitting of the court. Other cases disposed of were: Pete Pitt, colored, assault with a deadly weapon, four months on the roads. Mack McCullen, colored, larceny of caps from a local store, ten months on the roads. Alfred Sumrell, driving drunk, $50 and cost and license revoked for ninety days. Jim Green, colored, assault with a deadly weapon, four months on the roads. J. L. Mixon, driving drunk, $50 and cost and license revoked for nintey days. Warren McLawhorn, possessing Ii-' quor, $40 and cost . Wiley Harris, carrying Concealed nTAAMAM an/9 /*Aof ncopuiif fuv auu wsv* Stem Gorharo, colored, possession of liquor, ninety days on the roads. Jasper House, possession of liquor; $40 and cost; appealed to Superior Court. ?? , But Lee Hardee, possessing liquor, pay cost. James Moore, colored, possession of liquor; sixty days. ; Robert Arnold, possessing liquor; pay cost and sentence suspended. ' Dave Norm, possession of liquor; four months suspended sentence to the roads on payment of cost. Willie Corbett ,posseesing^ whiskey; pay cost. Archie Russell, possessing whis key; $30 and cost of action. Weeks Sheppard and Fannie Moore, colored, immoral realtiofcs; pay cost. Herbert Webb and Charles Daven port, possession of whiskey; sus: pended Sentence. Ssfel 1 Carroll James, a 4-H dub boy of Haywood County produced 95 weighed bushels of corn on 73/100 of an acre during the past season.. ||| / -ft. ; ' Lock White of Sherrill's Ford keeps f < . ? - ' '? -? . Provide Home For Officers > Board of Commissioners. Invite Highway Patrol i To Move to Sheriff-s ] Office ? ! " ? . j Greenville,, Jan. 4.?The local unit of the North Carolina Highway Patrol . which was deprived of quarters in the , Edwards building at the last meeting . of the County Commissioners is no ^ longer without a home. The commissioners in regular , monthly session here yesterday in vited the patrol to share the office of Sheriff Sam Whitehurst without ' cost, and arrangements will be made ^ immediately for moving the patrol- ^ men into the new quarters. TViio htuq nno rt-f fho Rpvoral mat A*UO *T MU VMW v* ters considered by the Board in the first meeting of the new year here yesterday. Proposed changes in the welfare, health and farm depart ments were deferred until the next meeting which probably will be held within the next week or so. Al though the farm department was considered, it was stated that action was not completed. A movement to discontinue the Home Demonstration Department was defeated by a three to two vote. The Board of Agriculture, com posed of some of the leading busi ness men and planters throughout the county, was reappointed. The board consists of the following mem bers: W. M. Taylor, Grifton; M. C. Speight, Winterville; J. T. Thorne, Farmville; T. E. Jarker, Belvoir; Marcellus Smith, Falkland; A. L. Woolard, Stokes; Bianey SumrelT, Ayden; J. C. Galloway, GrimeslanO; J. P. Davenport, Pacldus; J. C; Parker, Fountain; J. E. Winslow, Greenville; F. C. Martin, Bethel; Mark H. Smith, Beaver Dam, and jj. H. Boyd, Greenville, representa j tive-at-large. Because all plans had not heen completed for changes in the tax ' J department, R. L. Barnhill was con tinued for thirty days. Hie was to have.been relieved by Preston Pierce the first of the month. Dennis Dupree, negro demonstra tion agent, was released. He received 1 a salary of $10 a month. * Mrs. Neva Allen was employed as < {matron at the County Home at a | salary of $20 a month. Although no definite, date wad 1 set, the board virtually agreed . to ? meet again'within the1 next we?fc * | or so to complete business not Reached 1 during the Session yesterday. '' *"v t Sees Success ! 0! Democrats Research%Bod^ Predicts< Higher StaisdardOf 1 Achievement * t . ? j | New York, Jan. 3.?Thi ^bfSe&s 1 of a continuance of the DSBRHMhfic * i regime with? higher ? standards & of * achievement and with more contriv- * ini? spirit" Was advanced by tKe Ptes- 1 ident's Teisearch.' Corfttoittee on social trend in WlHillE "Tfcf Teport^fecIared tha^ the fn: 1 ture will &?? for <4wide bold 1 periment station becattse ] cial-relations crowding within-' gov- i ernmental .influence and control. ' " |* Hoover, the comn]?ttee. ?s?bted, by over five hundred Ife&fctigatort, has 1 been surveying dej^eolpmeiits since 9 4hat time. ? Dr. Weoley C. Mitchell, professor i of economics at Columbia University, William Ogburn, professor ot i sociology of *he University, of Chi- i Sudden Death of Calvin Coohdjpfc Shocks Notion Died Alone and Without Warning; Body Found By Mrs. Coolidge Northampton, Mass., Jan. 6.?Cal vin Coolidge died suddenly and alone in the bedroom of his Northampton home today, Mrs. Coolidge returning from a shopping trip, finding him dead on the floor. The country lawyer who became 30th President of the United States had succumbed to a heart attack. Mr. Coolidge was 60 years old last Fourth of July. The nation, which knew little of A his private life when he was in the White House and less in the last four years of his retirement, was unaware that he was ill until the shocking news of his death came this afternoon. Mr. Coolidge drove as usual this morning from his home, "The Beeches," to the law office he shared with Ralph W. Hemenway. He did j not complain of illness, but after an * hour and a half at his desk, he arose, called his secretary, Harry Ross, and returned home. Shortly before noon Mr. Coolidge left Ross on the first floor of the house and walked upstairs to his bed room. Mrs. Coolidge returned from her shopping tour a little more than an _ hour later. She Vent upstairs to see her husband. She found his body on the floor. He had taken off his coat and vest, but apparently had suffered a fatal * seizure before he could climb into bed. Ross had heard no outcry. Mr. Coolidge, true to the tradition of reticence, that followed him through life, died without even a cry for help. Mrs. Coolidge, whom the former President had married when she was a young school teacher and he a struggling lawyer, calmly summon ed a dorctor. Medical Examiner Edward W. Brown said Mrs. Coolidge knew her husband was dead when she called to him on entering the room. He . gave the cause of death as heart dis ease. There was talk of an autopsy, but Mrs. Coolidge expressed ,a - wish none be performed, according to Ross. - " Stunning as'the news was to the country which had enshrined Cool idge as an almost mythical charac ter, emboding the old-fashioned New England characteristics of fru gality, conservatism ? and "horse sense," still more shocking did it come to the townspeople who had watched his climb to the pinnacle of American politics. Deeply touched was James Lucey, veteran Northampton shoemaker philosopher who had known Co olidge since his student days at Amherst College and who helped him win one of his first political posts, that of Northampton city solicitor. LAST UTERANCE New York, Jan. 5.?A New Yfear's greeting made public here last Sun day night by Claude G. Bowers, the political writer, was perhaps the last utterance of Calvin Coolidge. "For the year 1933," said Mr. Coolidge, "it seems to me that we need cooperation and charity. .The - resources of our country are suffici ent to meet our requirements if we use them to help each other. We should cooperate to promote all kinds of business activity. We should do what we can in the way of charity. If all that is implied in these two words could be put into operation not only would our world economic condition begin steadily to improve but our destitute would secure ample relief. I can think of no better reso lution for the new year than to work in these directions." Cairo rnllnn jflja tvuuu Outlook Good v . President of Natibnal Manufacturers Seed Encouraging Signs Washington, D. C., Jan. 3.?Ernest Hood president of the National Asso ciation of Cotton Manufacturers' for the cotton industry despite the unfav orable conditions which surrounds the United States. Hood, in a statement issued to day, reviewed the year just closed.4 He noted less severe suffering in the cotton industry in 1932 than fn many of the nation's other indus tries despite the-fact that the cotton industry operated 77 per cent nor mal in 1931. His figures were on an average of a single shift basis. A group of farmers in Richmond loan association to aid the farmers in supplying their own financial ai^^ ? ?-=^J Calvin Coolidsb. Hope To Obtain Aid For Peanuts Congressmen Told Of Efforts to Include Crop In Relief Plan Washington, Jan. 4.?The domestic allotment bill, for farm relief, now, limited to cotton, wheat, tobacco and hogs will be an omnibus measure before it leaves the House. North Carolina and other peanut growing States demand that peanuts be in Ponraaanfflfivo Wcrrpn flTld 1 r* UUVUt AVV|/& VUV? WWV& ? -w ? * ?*- ? Kerr went before the House com mittee on rules today and urged its members to permit a liberal rule for the consideration of the allot ment bill so that an anfcndment to include peanuts can be offered. Rice and corn growers would in clude their crops. Messrs. Warren and Kerr believes that if any amendment is added it ?rill provide for the inclusion of E>eanuts. The rule reported out is very liberal. Later today represen totives from other producing States met with Messrs. Warren and Kerr md decided to offer an amendment from the floor of the House to in :lude peanuts. UUia Pamliria momhprs tnid AKV XIV* VH VM*W*uiW W ihe rule committee that the peanut s one commodity on which no price :an be secured by the producers it the present time. They argued ;hat if ?the present bill aas merit ;hen the peanut should be part of it Mr. Warren has been asked by Speaker Garner to preside during ;he consideration of this measure in ;he committee of the whole. That fives him a distinction, for he pre sided during consideration of the )ther two important bills of this Congress, the Reconstruction Fi lance Corporation and the economy neasures. U. S. Deficit Still Mounts Government Ends First Half of Fiscal Year With Big Deficit Washington, Jan. 4.?The govern nent ended the firs? half of its 1932 13 fiscal year December 30 with a leficit of $1,159,286,592. In the six months 'starting last fuly 1, the government tollected Tom all sources $1,022,885,840 and spent $2^182472^42. While* the new rillion dollar t^c measure increased niseell ineous internal -revenue $117, >00,000;" tecoine'iatteff-dropped $272, >00,000, more than neutralizing the fain of the new tax levies. In the six months miscellaneous ?evenue brought in $387360,027 as lompared with $270,571,381 in the lirct half of the previous* fiscal ye?f. heome taxes fell off 'to $343327356 'rom the $615324342 collected in ;he same l>6ri6d of the previous rear. Tfce highest income tax levies in he revenue bill has not- begun to be ?effected in the government' reve mes and they Were-effective on the i932 "iiteome and the first payment ?f "t&xeif for last" year will be* re reived' ? by-' the 'treasury on next darrh 15. T -rv- , ?| ,? ^''Ceding- and Care of the Dairy | it the lade of Extension Circu if:l98>recentiy issued%t State Cal- ! ege as a practical "manual on dairy ng. The publication was prepared by rohn A. "Arey and A. C. Kiinbrey, lairy specialists. One argument in itavor of the new ^espedd^'Meviebs as Advanced ^ by Rowan growersW tint the :v*riety tthnds' dwught somewhat better than ;hb annual varieties. leariy right War won't malie a peo ?le .tough, but grubbing to p