President Hurts Sharp
ChaOenge on Legal issues
Calls On Opposition To
Figure Out Question of
Constitutional Author
ity; DeMyers Broadside
at Arkansas Meeting
Centennial Stadium, Little Rock,
Ark,, Jane 19.?Pvidaat Bmmwlt
tonight challenged the opposition to
fight it oat on the Constitutional
question as he lashed at critics and
pledged a "inarch forward" to New
Deal objectives in a speech to the
Pledging attainment of the goal by
mmtmr within, tha str^rture of the
Constitution, the Chief Executive
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POM a caceiiuB
nial audience that the great charter
"is intended to meet and fit the
?ma ling physical, economic and so
cial requirements that confront us
in this generation."
To political observers who were
looking for a mild address dealing
with the development of Arkansas
as a State, the President's remarks
came as a surprise. They were in
terpreted as a sweeping reply to
Republican charges, and the formal
declaration that the Democratic
campaign was on with the issue out
in the open.
Touching briefly on the historic
al background of the State of Ar
kansas, whose centennial was being
observed, Mr. Roosevelt drew from
its history examples to support his
assertion that his program fits un
der the broad purposes of the na
tion's charter.
The very acquisition of the j
Louisana Purchase from which
Arkansas was carved was accom
plished by Thomas Jefferson de
spite the warnings of members of
the legal profession that the pur
chase was illegal, he said.
"He was told by some of his
closest advisors and friends that
the Constitution of the United
States contained no clause authoriz
ing him to purchase or acquire
additional territory; and that be
cause specific authority did not
exist under that great charter of
government, none could be exer
cised," Mr. Roosevelt said.
"Jefferson replied that there
were certain inherent qualities of
sovereignty which could not be
separated from a Federal govern
ment, if such a Federal government
was permanently to endure. Furth
ermore nobody carried the case to
the Supreme Court; and as a result,
Icuisiana and Arkansas, Missouri
and Iowa and Minnesota and Kansas
and Montana and North Dakota and
South Dokata and the larger por
tions of Wyoming and Colorado and
Nebraska and Oklahoma fly the
Stars and Stripes today."
Jefferson's act was within the
broad purposes of the Constitution,
he implied and similarly is the
New Deal program.
"The Constitution provided the
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best instrument ever ueviacu iu?
the Constitution of fundamental
principles," Mr. Roosevelt said.
"Under its broad purposes, we can
and intend to march forward, be
lieving, as the overwhelming ma
jority of Americans believe, that
it is intended to meet and fit the
amaiing physical, economic and
social requirements that confront
us in this generation."
Mr. Roosevelt termed the year
183f at of great importance to the
United States, not only because of
the admission of the State of Ar
Vs?as, bat also "because it was the
last feft year of the Presidency of
MA hundred years bare passed
since Aikmu attained statehood,
? ? a IWW uirou^iioflt tflis cdiniry
our American political dife has
flowed with the vigor of a living
stream because the sturdy hand of
Andrew deflected its course
from" the stagnant marshes of a
seaboard oligarchy into the chaa
nela-ef- pane American democracy,"
Mr. Roosevelt said.
"Prior, to Jaekaon's day, it may
be mid wftheat danger of aaeggm*
atien, that the leadership of tha ne
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tioa f with tin' m
the hud* of mm who, by birth or
ermramn, MWHN to a eowper
atiotfy szneD group?for the reeeon
we here not far to seek.
/ully , cojfiiflwiicJktioJ
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Photo by Manning
Mias Maude Emma Hinson, daugh
ter of Mrs. Maude Hinson, who was
valedictorian of her class in the re
cent Farmville high school finals.
era of a truer democracy was at
hand. I need not describe the dis
may that the election of Jackson
excited '? and honestly excited in
the hearts of the hitherto elect, or
the widespread apprehension that
it aroused among- the so-called
'guardian groups' of the republic.
"Groups such as these have never
wholly disappeared from American
political life, but it will never be
possible for any length of time for
any group of American people,
either by reason of wealth or learn
ing or inheritance or economic
power, to retain and mandate as
any permanent authority to arro
gate to itself the policical control
nf American nublic life." I
Mr. Roosevelt said , that it was
among the pioneers who settled
in the newly-opened frontier lands
that "the personal qualities of men
and not the inheritance of caste or
of property were the measure of ,
worth, true democratic government 1
was given its greatest impetus." <
Now, he said, the life of the pio
neer is gone. It's simplicity has
been replaced by a social civiliza
tion of great complexity, calling
for greater organization in govern
ment. He asserted that mechaniza
tion of industry and mass produc
tion ahs put power in the hands
of few, creating a governmental ;
problem of supervising that that f
benefits of the mechanization be
distributed to the whole people. <
"Self-government we must and <
shall maintain," Mr. Roosevelt said:
"Let me put it thus: Local govern
ment must continue to act with full
freedom in maters which are pri
marily of local concern; county
government must retain the func:
tions which logically belong to the
county unit; state governments
must and shall retain state sov
ereignty over all those activities of
government which effectively and
efficiently can be met by the states."
Thus, he reasoned, the country's
needs have reached a point at
which the federal government is
best fitted to satisfy certain of the
'nation's problems.
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Patrol Doubles
Activily On Road
Report Stows Enlarged
State Police Force Is
Traveling More
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Raleigh, June 11.?Doubled in
membership by action of the 1985
Legislature, the State Highway Pa
trol virtually has doubled its activi
ties it was shown 'yesterday by the
May report of the patrol, issued by
Capt Charles D. Parmer. The ros
ter of the patrol was increased last
August from 57 to 121 officers and
men.
Under instructions from Fanner
to "ride the roads" and reduce traf
fic accidents, the patorl traveled
857,750 miles last month, as com
nared with 137,067 in Hay a year
ago. The entire patrol was onyfuty
If investigated 119 accidental; as
compared arij^ ttl a year ago^ror
j '^Sij^p^dS^
ijdxttnktt drivers, t- against -118?
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IHIIjlBPitt
Farm Bureau Secretary
Urges U n i ted Pro
gram; To Set Up Tb
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Greenville, June 19.?Addressing
farmers from 10 counties at a Pitt
County Farm Bureau rally here to
day, W, R. Og&. executive secre
tary of the American Farm Bureau,
declared that "we mast re-establish
the voice of agriculture in the coun
cils of State and nation.'' ...
Earlier, the executive committees
of all Farm Bureaus in North Caro
lina met in the county agent's
office and passed a resolution ask
ing each county to call a mass
meeting immediately to elect , three
representatives of the tobacco grow
ers as a county committee to meet
with other committees in Raleigh
on July 30 and set up a State ad"
visory tobacco committee.
The rally was held in the form of
a picnic at the Third Street School
grounds. At the morning session,
presided over by G. E. Trevatha.^
vice-president of' the Pitt Farm Bu
reau, Mrs. J. Brooks Auclcer spoke
on "Pitt County Farm Women's
Program;" Dr. L. R. Meadows, presi
dent of East Carolina Teachers Col
lege, made a short talk; and Mrs.
Jane S. McKimmon made an address;
J. E. Winslow, chairman of the .
State Farm Bureau, presided over I
the afternoon meeting at which I
Dean I. 0. Schaub discussed "North
Carolina's Present and Future Farm
Dwrvrrwn w" n?%y4 Tunina VYIOO
A iugiaui cum WUIUIU mkiu^B V?
Washington spoke on "Tobaeeo Con
trol Legislation." Short talks were1
also made by Congressman John H.
Kerr, Congressman Graham Bard en
and E. F. Arnold, secretary of the
Farmers Bureau. |
In his keynote address, Ogg told
his hearers that "we must preserve
and strengthen the Agriculture Ad
justment Act to maintain a fair ~
balance between agriculture and in
dustry; we need to reduce the ter
rific cost of distribution; we need *
to establish a commodity dollar 0
which will serve as a fair medium 8
of exchange and benefit all people 8
instead of the money chfingers." u
Ogg also called for new trans- c
portation policies "which will pro
tect the public (interest instead of s
promoting monopoly interests" and
asserted that "we need to cut out v
the Monte Carlos in the marketing ti
of grain and cotton and other basic V
commodities so that supply and de- 1<
mand will determine price levels." it
He told his hearers that the Farm
Bureau offers farmers the ideal f
instrument to unify the forces of fa
agriculture and guide public poll- a
cies in State and nation. "The
program farmers are now enjoying, .
the benefits of today, is the result I
of the 15-year struggle led by the I
Farm Bureau. The Bureau offers
its facilities to the farmers of Amer
ica to unify them and enable them
to regain their rightful place in our
national life . .
"We invite the support of every
farmer. The time is urgent. The
enemy is organising for battle. We
must not faiL The welfare of agri- |
culture for generations to come is
at stake. Leta us mobilize every
farmer under the banner of the
Farm Bureau to fight with united
strength for the - preservation of
economic justice to agriculture."
A bountiful dinner of fried f
chicken, barbecue, and "ftxinV was i
served to the thousand farmers who t
came from Gates, Chowan, Pasquo- j
tank, Edgecombe, Nash, Greene, i
Hyde, Lenoir, Martin, Pitt,, and|j
other counties. ji
SUMMER SCHOOL WENS *
AT GREENVILLE COLLEGE 1
Greenville, June 10, ? The Sum- J
mer school of Bast Carolina Teach- t
arm Cnllfloo nnMUwl TiimHaV mPItl- .
W WMM^V VJW.wWB . ? ? i. - ?. .w , |
ing with the registration on the first (
day slightly in advance of that of
last year, j
Regular classes began Wednesday ,
morning. The schedule for the j
Summer provides a' five-day week .
with all classes meeting each day 1
and each class hour 60 min
diAfSp^
A party of 68 has left on a travel- .
study tour th??fc-Canada and New ,
EnsiuidL Members of the faculty ,
going with tha jlarty were: J. B.
ager of the tour and Mrs. J. B~
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M Course
Ti Be Rstdy
For Use In July
if any Would-Be Golfers
Learning To Drive and;
Putt
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The. Farraville golf course con
inues to improve with the passing,
f each week now, and occasional:
ho were are helping to keep it
reen, thus making it possible for
ee in the early part of July,, ac
ording to B. 0. Taylor, who is giv-<
ig a great deal of his time to over*
eeing its construction,
A large number of citizens, who
rish to take advantage of the oeau-i
iful course, are taking lessons from
Vyatt Holmes, the manager of the
jcal course, and will be ready to try
t out when opening day arrives.
It la hoped by the promoters that
'armville people and others in near*
y towns, will learn this great game
nd enjoy the splendid course.
Mm Sans
Bible School
Opened Minday
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)ne Hundred Children
A UamJ m?iai Thair* A fx
-MlLCI 1U I'llOli i/oj f out
tendance on Increase i
The Union Summer Bible School,
ostered by the churches of the town
? the answer to a great need for
eUgioua education. The achool is
>resided over by an efficient eorp of
eventeen teachers, assisted by loctfi
lastor*. New teachers enlisted dati
ng the week are: Mm Plato Monll
diss Elisabeth Lang, Mrs. Mac Cav-i
-away and Miss Mar, taoisa Rom
ey.
The enrollment has increased
iteadily throughout the week and ia
it preaant reported aa one hundred
?nd forty-seven. The average ab
undance for the first four days was!
me hundred twenty-nine.
It is eernertly hoped that the atk
tendance for the two weeks may
iverage a hundred' and fifty. and
thoae in charge are appealing to thb
parents of the town and community
to - enter all chttdrsn between tNs
ages of three and thirteen immediate
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CLYDE R. HOEY
Tins For Work
Shoot Sip-lto
Is Extended
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Work Sheets Do Not
Obligate Farmers In
Any Way Dean Schauta
Emphasized
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An extension of time has been
granted North Carolina fanners for
filling oat and sfgnteg work sheets
under the new farm program.
Over most of the State, said Dean
I. O. Schaub, of State College the
time limit for field workers to sign
up farmers expired May 51, bat far
mem will be allowed to sign work
aboats; in their county agent's officer
(hiring the first weeks of June. i
, Certain imsundowtandings regard
ing the- now program havo tended to
handicap the sign-up, the dean ex*
plained, with the result that it was
not completed on schedule.
The work sheets do not obligate
fanners in any way, Dean Schahb'
emphasised. They do not compel
farmers to complyvtfththeprogTam,
but they must be signed by all who
wish to secure soil-conserving or
soil-buDding payment*
| The sotere droughtthis spring has
undoubtetBy hurt crop* in North
Carolina, he pointed'out, and most
[farinetvrwill find: these payments a
helpful form at insurance. When a
farmer carries out the practices for
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which |wjriueuw.'?io uu??u| u? ?...
receive hie payments regardless of
the effect of dry weather on hie
crops.
The work sheets will be used in
checking each grower's compliance
with the program to determine the
amount of his payments. The woHc
of checking compliance will start
soon* the dean said* and farmers whe
have not si&ed work sheets by that
time will net be eligible for pay
meats.
L So far, 100*000or more work sheets
have been signed in North Carolina.
A total sign-up of 160,000 is expect
ed. Some counties Junto'1 already
signed up more than 90 per cent' of
their-acreage;
featuring the work- of - the "Bible
school in a general way, will be pre
sented1'!*'the Methodist church Sun
day evening;June tl, lit which all
die churches of the town will take
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POSTOFFICES IN STATE
TO GET HIGHER RAHKBIG
VtuhihgW, June 10l_Kv? North
CatbUfeft: "postoffirt* will U lilted
% 1'fftm wand tlm to fljrwt
class department
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Photo by Manning!
Calvin Briley, son of Mrs. Bertie <
McGown, who was salut^torian of j
class '36, Farmville high school.
Find Meniofitls
Gains In Nation;
Health Authorities Fear j
That Cases of Disease 1
Will Increase
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Washington, June |0.?A steady ^
increase in cases of meningitis, with '
no signs of any let-up, is worrying ?
health officers all over the country. '
Health authorities do not like to
huard any predictions but they be
Hfeve cases of the disease will con- '
tinue to increase.
- Hie increase seems to have started
Jost a year ago. Reports *rom state
health officers to the U. S. Public (
Health Service here show that the '
number of cases in the country last ;
year were more than double the
number for the preceding year. Re
ports for the current year indicate
that there are now double the '
number there were last year. |
Latest figures available are for (
the week ending February 8, 1836.
There were 162 cases during that
week, as compared with 101 cases ,
in the corresponding week last (
year. Tlie cumulative figures are
even more impressive. For the
first six weeks of 1935 there were (
XH9 causa. and for the first six
weeks of 1986 there have been 998 J
cases. The total number of cases
in 1935 was 5,588. The total in
1934 was only 2,295. At the same ,
rate, there will be. over 10,000 cases ,
during the current year.
The meningitis now so prevalent
in the country is caused by a
"germ" called the. meningococcus.
There is a serum for use in treating
the disease which is fairly success
ful. Preventing the disease, how
ever, seems to depend on isolating <
the patients and on avoiding crowd
ed living conditions, especially
crowded sleeping quarters.
The disease starts very suddenly
with a severe chill, headache, fever,
explosive vomiting and finally stiff- .
ening of the neck. A physician
should be called at once and his
advice acted on immediately.
Host people, fortunately, are not 1
susceptible to the disease, but an <
unfortunate feature is the fact that
these, . insusceptible persons can
carry the germs without knowing
it and it is in this way, chiefly, that
the disease spreads. 1
Control of meningitis, Dr. Adolph
Weinxiri, of the Baltimore City
Health Department, says, is probably
a matter of remedying economic
conditions responsible for large
numbers of persons living and sleep
ing under very overcrowded con
ations. :
r ? No one knows why the disease
has increased so markedly . in the
last year. The factor of crowding
was undoubtedly responsible for
outbreaks in transient bureau dorm
itories and cateps. It is possible
that' the disease was spread by
sawslftM /wftwe oiuiK
wnpiviu . bml d j.t vua duvu uviur
itories to the general population.
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SCOUTS TO CAMP CHARLES
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Eleven Scouts from Troop No. 26
left Sunday for Camp
Chariee, 'Scout Camp locat
ed hear Bailey.
I Those attending camp are Horton
4 Remit**, > Bali* Oglobysl Howard
Harris, Emewon Smith, B. C. Bar
Official Bfftrnfi Give
Shelby Candidate 4,320
L ead For Governor;
Pitt County Had Sev
eral Cloge Decisions
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] According to final tabulation of the
votes cast in last Saturdays primary,
Clyde R. Hoey lead bis nearest op
ponent, Dr. Ralph W. McDonald, by
1,820 votes for the Democratic guber
lational nomination,
The total vote recorded for the
four candidates were; Hoey 193,862,
McDonald 189,542, Graham 125,078,
McRae 6,731.
As Hoey ran far short of a ma
jority there will in all probability be
I. run-off contest between the veter
an campaigner and Dr. McDonald on
Saturday, July 4th.
The returns show Hoey carried 50
Bounties, McDonald 27, Graham 22
ind McRae 1.
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RESULTS IN PITT
. The official vote in this county
for each of the candidates was as
follows: (The first column being
the County vote, and the outside
:olumn that of Farmville township).
STATE BALLOT.
United States Senator
Richard T. Fountain 5057?549
David L. Strain 156? 12
William H. Griffin 363? 48
iosiah W. Bailey 3489?345
Governor
Ralph W. McDonald 3845?336
Sandy Graham 3847?454
John Albert McRae 65? 8
Slyde R, Hoey 1946?211
lieutenant Governor
Seorge McNeill 2220?138
Paul Grady 3927?538
Wilkins P. Horton 1962?221
Secretary of State
Stacey W. Wade .3916-463
rhad Eure 3863?414
M. R. (Mike) Dunnagan ? 518? 42
Auditor
3eo. Ross Pou 3738?366
Baxter Durham 2028?333
Willard L. Dowell 1349?138
Charles W. Miller 1243? 93
Treasurer
Helen R. Wohl 1702?165
Charles M. Johnson ^6289?738
Superintendent Public Instruction -
Clyde A. Erwin _ 4113?366
A. B. Alderman 2747?445
Gilbert Craig 1018? 80
Commissioner of Agriculture
W. Kerr Scott 8430?460
William A. Graham 4697?430
PITT COUNTY BALLOT
State Senator
E. G. Flanagan 4922-664
Arthur B. Corey 4657?402
House of Representatives
W. J. (Dick) Bundy 4416?500
L Ficklen Arthur 2589? 69
John Hill Paylor 4714?878
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J. o. luuurc ?ww
\ Sheriff
J. Knott Proctor 4036??69
S. A' Whitehurst 5760?434
County Treasurer
Chas. Laughinghouse 3674?280
J. Vance Perkins 5847?648
Coroner
W. Clarence Taylor 2228?168
A. A. Ellwanger 7171?773
County Commissioners
First Distance
E. T. (Pig) Forbes . 735? 77
Walter Cherry 3930?425
R. A. Tyson 1401?192
S. I. Dudley 2933?150
Third District
H. F, Owens 2961?260
B. M. Lewis 'il; 5430-697
Fifth District
W. L, lyicLawhom 2279?264
Frank' M. Kilpatrick 3601?341
Dr. G. H. Sumrell 2769?226
Judge of County Court
Jack Spain 481*?400
Dink James ... 4886?688
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Solicitor of Countj Coq^y
Harry; Brown" 4090?617
Chaa. Harry Whedbee J 6188?427
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CARD OF APPRECIATION
The family of the late JCrs. C. E.
Spivey wish to take this method of
expressing their sincere appreciation
to ftfenda for their many acts of
kindneai^and thoughtfulneas during *
their bereavement and for the lovely
floral tribute, i
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