? 1 1 I... i ,i ... ? ' ? ? ? .. .i., ... . .. i ? .1 r , T. , , . , VOL. TWENTY-FIVE FARMVILLE, PITT COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, JULY** 1935 NUMBER TEN ?? 1 > ? " ?; > -> i .i " . ' .. - ?? More Fireworks at House Hearing On Tax Plan ^ ? I MHI1IMIMIM nam Witness Who Said Pres \ ident Was 'Morally Deficient Yanked From Stand Washington, July-10.?A witness who slurred President Roosevelt was removed from the stand today by the House ways and means commit tee in a snapping, snarling hearing on the proposal to levy higher taxes on the rich* Another witness suggested that the House of Representatives be abolished, but the proposal failed to find favor with the Congressmen. A wide variety of plans, includ ing Henry George's single tax, was proposed, but it was not until H. EL Miles, of the Fair Tariff League, got on the witness stand that tem pers began to boil. He charged that $8,000,000,000 in "taxes" al ready had been levied on the Ameri can people who were forced by "the trusts to pay excessive prices." Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson realized that, he added. "I'm not interested in what Theo dore Roosevelt thought," said Rep resentative Allen Treadway, Repub lican, Massachusetts. "Do you know what Franklin Roosevelt thinks about it?" "I don't think Franklin Roosevelt has any opinion on Monday which he has on Thursday," Miles said, shaking his fist at the committee. "I think the President is morally deficient." "You ought to be ashamed of yourself," roared Representative John McCormack, Democrat, Mass achusetts. "I move that that re mark be stricken from the record." Chairman Robert L. Dough ton of the committee whacked his gavel and ordered Miles to stop calking. But the elderly, stooped little man wanted to get in another word and he did. "I simply said that because I thought it was my duty," he added, picking up his papers and leaving the witness stand. Hugo Noren, Pittsburgh, Pa., storekeeper, advocated the single tax and said he favored abolishing all arms of. the Federal government except the Senate and the supreme court. "Do you mean you want to get rid of the House of Representa tives?" Treadway asked. "Yes, I do," Noren replied. "I am up here trying to make you gen tlemen lose your jobs. The House is a useless body." Frowns creased the foreheads of the dozen members of the House at the committee table, but Noren went on talking: ' "I have been a Democrat for 40 years, but when the Democrats all turn Socialist and Communist, we might as well abolish the House." The next uproar was caused by George L. Marklin of the Phila delphia board of trade, who oppos ed the new tax program because "it would force the man who earns money to support the n'er-do-wells." "I am opposed to excessive taxes on such persons as Henry Ford and John D. Rockefellow," he added. "They are the men who built up this country." "How much thought have you given to these wild and foolish statements you have been making?" thundered Representative Jere Cooper, Democrat, Tennessee. "Do # you work for a living?" Mark]an shot back at Cooper. Again Doughton's gavel whacked and before the controversy could go any further, Mark Ian was told that his time had expired. The committee will devote the remainder of the week to hearings and may have to hear additional witnesses next week before it starts work on drafting the bill calling for higher inheritance and gift taxes, increased levies on corporate In comes and higher income tax rates on the wealthy. MACCLESFIELD NEWS (By MBS. G. W. PEBBLES) BRIDGE CLUB On Friday evening Mrs. A. M. Crisp, Jr., entertained the Merry makers bridge club in the home of Mrs. W. E. Phillips. High score was made by Mrs. Sam Crisp, who received a unique vase. Extra guests were: Mrs. Sam Crisp, Miss Evelyn Batts, Mrs. C. K. Griffin, Miss Nell Gardner and Miss Emma Phillips. Making up the tables were: Mrs. Paul Flowers, Mrs. R. L. Corbett, Mrs. G. W. Peebles, Mrs. D. L. Fel ton, Mrs. W. E. Phillips, Miss Martha Hearne, Mi3s Evelyn Batts, Miss Nell Gardner, Mrs. B. B. Phillips, Mrs. Sam Crisp, Mrs. E. G. Narron and Mrs. C. K. Griffin. Mrs. Crisp with the help of Mrs. W. E. Phillips and Mrs. D. L. Felton served, a delicious sundae. DR. JUSTA RETURNS Dr. S. H. Justa has returned from Richmond where he visited his pa rents as well as a patient, Mrs. Law rence Phillips, who is in a hospital there. ' Dr. Justa brought back with him a new operating table and several other articles which will outfit what one may call a miniature hospital. The hospital bed which has been re cently purchased will be placed in one of the three rooms of his office together with the operating tables and other equipment. Dr. Justa with the help of Dr. Shure of Conitoe intends to perform tonsil operations. DOCTOR'S REPORT Dr. Lee Bridgers, who has under gone an operation in a Rocky Mount hospital is improving favorably. The infant of Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Lewis has been returned to it's home from a Rocky Mount hospital ' Mrs. John Baker, a patient of a iWboro hospital is responding to treatment nicely. Both Francis Webb and J. W. Har rell, sufferers of infantile paralysis, are considered practically well. As far as the cases show now there will be no deformity in either. The infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Winstead continues ill of malaria. Mr. Frank Brown, who is suffer ing from a stroke, is much better but is still confined to his bed. BIRTHS Mr. and Mrs. Cleveland Bunting announce the birth of a son on Mon day, July 1st Mrs. Bunting is the daughter of Mr. Oscar Farmer. Mr. and Mrs. Riley Moore an nounce the birth of a son on Satur day, June 29th. Drivers9 License Law Urged By Experts as AM To Reduction of Accidents In 1934, there were 36,000 fatalies ( and almost a million injuries from ; automobile accidents in the United J States. This human slaughter, ac- 1 cording to Roy P. Britton and Syd- ( ney J. Williams, safety experts writ ing in the current Rotarian Maga zine, can be materially reduced with, the further adoption of a standard drivers' license law. "Fully three-fourths of all high way fatalities and injuries are due to the heedlessness, recklessness, or criminal behavior of the driver," says Mr. Britton who is director of the National Highways Users Con ference. "A variety of other fac tors are involved in accidents. Bat ' the driver is the key to the solution. "In a state without a drivers' li cense law, it is perfectly possible for a man convicted of manslaugh mobile on ^ the highway tomorrow. Manifestly; then, the power to sus P??d revoke a drivinjMicense tkm of nf?r condfcwns. "At the present ttee in the Unit. J Q, X ^ M ? fi.?- - Peeler of Greensboro, 86C* I retary to the commission, will pre pare^ information on the quantity of books needed to inaugurate the rental plan. It is expected that even more books will be rented than ordi narily would be purchased by the parents of school children, com mented Mr. Erwin. Strict regulations for furnishing free books to indigent children, as provided by the law, will be for mulated by the commission, it was stated, No plan for the distribution of the books has been decided upon, though the system generally in use by counties and cities is that of handling the books through the offices of school superintendents and principals. North Carolina will have the first State-wide text book rental system in the United States. Texas has a free textbook system. .Superintend ent Erwin has expressed the opin ion that North Carolina eventually will supply its school children with books, just as it supplies them with other necessary school supplies and equipment, 1 \ ? Meanwhile the State intends to rent to public school pupils texts in the basal elementary subjects, such as reading, arithmetic, history, English, etc., and with high school texts in the social sciences, natural sciences, home economics, agricul ture and manual arts. The rental fee is the maximum provided by law. Supplementary texts for ele mentary use will not be stocked by the rental agency this year, since several different books are recom mended for the same supplementary, subject For the- same reason, no multiple list of teatbaoks for high school use will be stocked. All of the unit adoptions?that is, one book lor each subject?have been mode since 1933. under authority of the 198* law, Snd will not become obsolete if pur chased by tfah commission. ' Members of the commission who attended the- conferences here Mon day were: Superintendent Erwin, Attorney .General A. K. F. Seawell, Mr. Brower and Mr. Cherry. R. J* Harris, of Roxboro, chairman of the Hoses Education Committee during tfewieeent session of the Legislator* was absent.. * V/:v " J. j: ? >? - f - ,i >? Two pure breed Guernsey sires were purchased by Biuke County dairymen from the breeding herd at tyiaii Roost Farm last month. CDHV1CT WAS CAPTURED ; k; AT HOME OP NAT PERRY t:v Wilson, July 9?Officers at Sheriff W. A. Weat|ersby's office here said " | . ? , _ A ? - ?*! ___ | j ? - _ _ A Tribute to Elder Laughjpgltouse 1 ' We take the opportunity of re serving this space so often used for sensationaL-news, to present to oof readers the splendid tribute paid by F; M. Woo ten, of Greenville, in the Greenville News Leader columns, to the late Elder W. H. Laughinghouse, whose recent passing was noted by this paper at the time. Elder Laugh inghouse was the father of Mrs. L. E. Turnage, of near Farmville. "Elder W. H. Laughinghouse's epistle to hiB people is cloeed. His work is finished, his teachings and examples to his people are now a living force among us to be pier served and extended into the fu ture. As to him we should say: " Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God." His life was dedicated to the use of his fellow-beings, teaching men, wom en and children God's will as he understood it. Certainly his teachings and life have blessed thousands of human beings. Pitt county is, by reason of his life and service, a better place in which to live; because of his life and teachings in the county. Tru ly he exemplified love; to do just ly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with God. Elder Laughinghouse inherited strength of his ancestors and ac quired and developed strength of his fellow beings in his county. His life covered a span of 81 years,"and this was spent primarily for the good 'of mankind, mostly within Pitt, Our County. Such good as he acquired of his fellow being was lived and, in my opinion, multi plied many times. He selected and made a part of his life the good of the environment into which he was born, and in which he lived, and such good which he acquired of his en vironment he used to make better the environment in which we live. Certainly in Pitt county the environ ment in which he lived at the time of his departure was better, vastly, than the environment into which he wka-hont No more admirable monument could be erected to his life and services of this good man than the enlargement by us who survive him the benefits which he devoted his life to bring to us and all his fallow beings. To ignore his ac complishments and permit them to die out of the minds and hearts of the people of Pitt, Our County, would be a sign of ingratitude of which, in my opinion, our county will not be guilty. Of this good man we can say, "He has been by a white wing angel band borne to the far away. home of the soldier where no storms ever beat on the peaceful shore while the years of eternity roll." F. M. WOOTEN. Manure And Legumes I Double Crop Yields Crop yields on the farm of R. C. Williams of the Rock Rest communi ty in. Union County, have been doubl ed in the last few years by the grow ing of vetch in winter, Iespedeza in Summer, and the adding of manure secured from the feeding of beef cattle. "Mr. Williams has only 141 acres in his farm," Bays L. I. Case, animal husbandman at State College. "Most of the cleared acreage is devoted tbw small "grain and'feed crops with about ten acres set ""aside for cotton. Mr. Williams finishes a car load of beef cattle each winter. In $oing this, he grows all the coarse rough ages needed for the animals but buys cottonseed meal. He has observed a steady increase in-the-fertility of his land each year to the point that his acre yields are doubled now over wliat" they were: when he began his present program." BLAIR PLANS TOURS IN DOZEN COUNTIES During the month of August, E. C. Blair, extension ^agronomist at State College, will conduct a series of farm toura in twelve North Caro lina counties for the purpose of Studying crop. rotation demonstra tions. "Though a study of the rotation systems Will be the main subject for study on these tours, we will also, observe other interesting projects in the field of soil fertility and farm crops," Blair said, ';' \" An scheduled at present the tours will be held as follows: Moore County, August 6; Montgomery County, August 7; Stanly County; August 8; Union County, August 9;. Wilkes County, August 18; Iredell County, August 14; Guilford Coun ty, August 16; Davidson Coufity, AugujA 16; Edgecombe County, Au THE VOTE ON LIQUOR CONTROL ' Fop Against Greenville No. 1 - 168 81 Greenville No. 2 8481 88 Greenville No. 3, -2271 47 Greenville No. 4 .582 141 Ayden 280 146 Belvoir 77 32 Beaver Dam 97 25 Bethel ____?100 142 Carolina 131, 1 13 CKicod No. 1 .160 . 44 Chicod No. 2 161 30 Chicod No. 3 50 . 46 Farmville 385? 106 Falkland .125 25 Fountain : 109 35 Grifton . ..139 61 Pactolus 821 9 Swift Creek .114 38 Winterville 183 114 Total 8,463 1,173 Heat and Flies Affect Milk Flow _____ * The month of July brings with it a number of problems for the North Carolina dairyman and he must be prepared to protect his cows from the effects of heat, flies and short pas ture. "Cows that are continually annoy ed by heat and flies will not pro duce as much milk as those which do not suffer from these two mid summer ailments," says John A. Arey, dairy extension specialist at State College. In the first place, an ample supply of shade and water should be in every pasture. When is comes to protection from flies, the best thing to do is to rid the premises of the breeding places of these pests. The stalls and manure pit should be cleaned at least o.nce each week and when practical it is best to haul the manure directly from the cow barn to the field each day. Certainly, no accumulation of litter or garbage should be allowed about the dairy. It is impossible to de stroy all flies in the larvae stage, therefore poisons, traps and sprays must be used. There are several good fly sprays which are effective in keeping flies off the cows." Arey points out further that pas tures begin td deteriorate in late summer. Usually in July, the grass begins to be short and tough as a result of dry weather. It contains less food value than earlier in the season and temporary grazing crops are needed. If a dairyman does not have these temporary grazing crops, it is a wise plan to feed 3omo silage, to increase the grain feed and to raise its protein content that the milk flow might be maintained. There is no need for the highly bred dairy animal to suffer in sum mer, if given the proper care. Plen ty of fresh water, sufficient shade, protection from flies, and supple mentary feeding will allow the cows to go along in normal production, Arey says. W. D. Graham, master farmer of Rowan Couilty, harvested. 1,298 meas ured bushels of wheat from 34.5 acres of land or an average of 37.6 bushels an acre. The farm agenfc reports this as the top .yield for the county from a held of that size.; - Nine Davidson county farmers grew certified small grain seed on 86^. acres this past season. ?????? Pitt County Voters Approve Liquor Control ?Jl'f , . Joins With the Seven teen Other Counties in "Wet" Parade at Polls Saturday ,P Pitt, one of nine counties vot ing on the liquor control bill, join ed the other counties that voted in last Saturday's election by going over nearly 3 to 1 for county con trolled-liquor- stores. Every, town ship and precinct in the county went "wet" with the exception of Bethel, which voted 142 to 100 against con trol. ' Greenville township (now divid ed into four precincts), went a little better than 3 to 1 for control by casting 1,274 votes for to 810 votes against. Carolina and Pac tolus cast the most votes at to percentage, going 10 and 9 to 1 respectively for control. The vote in the entire county was approximately 55 per cent of the vote cast in the primary of June, 1934. It was a most ordei'y elec tion, there being no poll-workers in evidence, thus giving the voters a most welcome opportunity to vote as their conscience dictated. The unofficial vote had been tabulated by 9:30 Saturday night, with the exception of Belvoir pre cinct, which was delayed on account of inadequate communication facili ties. Clean Sweep for Control Final returns from each of the other counties which bailotted Sat urday showed large majorities for liquor control. Among these coun l ties were Lenoir, Nash, Warren, Ons low, Martin, Halifax, Pasquotank and Caretret. ? * Tuesday the voters of Greene and Rockingham counties voted the ques tion. However, Greene county and Hanover county have been restrain ed from putting into operation bever age stores in a decision given by Judge Frizzelle. One of the chief objections that opponents of the bill felt would stay the operation of stores was the plan adopted by Wilson to permit manu facturers of liquor to ship goods on consignment instead of the commis sioners using funds from the public treasury to go -into the liquor busi ness. It is said that liquor concerns are willing to ship all needed goods and fixtures on consignment Although the control board for Pitt composed of Chas^ O'H. Home, Greenville, Chairman; S. T. Lewis, Farmville, and J. R. Harvey, Grif ton, has been named, there has been no information put forth to indicate when stores would be opened, but as soon as ppsaible, says Commissioner B. M. Lewis. CLINIC FOR JULY CANCELLED Notice has been received at the Welfare Office from Dr. William Roberts, Surgeon at the Orthopedic Hospital, Gaetonia, that the Ortho pedic Clinic held on the third Thurs day in the month in Goldsboro will not be held the third Thursday in July. This notice is to inform the general public that on account of the prevalence of Infantile Paralysis the clinic for this month has been cancelled. - Cotton growers have a much bet ter understanding of the Bankhead act this year, according to reports from county agents over the State. Courage in Advertising Is Need of Retailing Soys Store Executive vV, | '{Did these exciting, interesting, daring efforts pay? Of course they did. So has practically every effort with any sparkle in it, no matter how small, that " have seen. For tive, the advertising campaign with^ W iL- Koll' atevAa, about the advertising campaign with sparkle, I uay of any. business plan with punch, with courage. It will have less competition.today; than in many-years. - This is the time for the business man with vision, with ideas, to make * cleanup. V "Pretty nearly every manufacturer [and retailer with whom C iave talked [of late," he continues, ?had as his 'alibi' for all business lethargy, 'the government' He overlooks the; fact that practically every? index for re tail; business has shown an upward trend for t^oo yenmi Instead of ac cepting the challenge of the new conditions?whatever tkey may be, as did our fathers?we retails# of the Ws have taken them as *nf* cwte for a do-nothing attitude. inT . a conservatism which smack of com plete inertia. Too. many of<,ps h*ve been waiting, %>rhBcagber,>i for ). something to turn "7 i~7 ? ? , ? - o., , xi'v ft! to it- or t^roi tjlraflwlt -L.-' 1U6