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PEOPLE YOU KNOW v Everything to Build With WATKINS & BULLOCK Mr. Roy Mangum of Fountain, N. C., spent Thursday night here . with Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Mang um. Miss Dorothy Abbitt has re turned to her home here, after completing a business course in Richmond, Va. Dr. Walter Patten spent sev eral days here recently with Rev. and Mrs. J. H. Lanning. Messrs. Norwood Newman John Bullock, Nat Warren, Jack Blalock, L. T. Cozart, Reginald Warren, Thomas Brooks, and Howard King spent last week end at Morehead City, on a fish ing trip. Miss Frances Morton, who taught the past term in Yancey ville, will spend several weeks here, before entering summer ' school at the University of Va. Mr. and Mrs. Merritt Bradsher and son, of Durham, N. C., spent last week-end here, visiting re latives. Mr. H. G. Simpson and Mr. F. W. A. Mills are spending some time in South Carolina. Miss Frances Critcher, who has been attending Converse Col lege, has returned to her home here. Mrs. N. H. Street has been con fined to her home for the past several days, on account of ill j ness. Little Miss Alice Lee Boat wright, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. V. Boatwright, underwent a tonsilectomy Thursday, at Watts hospital. Jimmie Street, of Kernersville, N. C., is spending some time here with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. N. H. Street. Mrs. A. M. Lowry, of Rich mond, Va., is spending some time here visiting relatives. Mr. Edgar Boatwright, Jr., of Kinston, N. C., spent last week end with his parents. Mrs. Breta Clary was called to Rock Hill, S. C., Monday, on ac count of the death of her neph ew, Billy Roddy. Mrs. Spencer Woody is spend ing a few days of this weekk in Norfolk, Va., Mrs. Thomas H. Irvin, of Brad ley Beach, N. J., is spending some time here with her daugh ter, Miss Beatrice Irvin. Miss Rachel Stephens of Dur ham, N. C., spent last week-end here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. I. G. Stephens,. Miss Pauline Crews and Miss Elizabeth Clayton are spending this week-end in Mullins, S. C., guests df Miss Clacton’s aunt, Mrs. W. A. Floyd. Misses Muriel and Janice Rim mer are spending some time in Washington, D. C., visiting their aunt. Mr. and Mrs. Karl Burger spent Thursday in South Boston, Va., on business. ' William Syke, Parham is spending some time in Wendell, N. C., with his grandmother, Mrs. J. D. Lloyd. Mrs. William Warren is a pa tient at the Gentry-Williams hospital, jwhjere she underwent an operation for the removal of her tonsils. Mr. J. E. Kirby, Mr. G. W. Thomas, and Sallie Lou Kirby spent Thursday evening in Ox ford, N. C. I . Mr. Robert Mills, of Winston- Marshall C. Kurfees Delivers Address Over Radio In Which 11-gjl He Asks Voters Os The Fifth District To End M Folger Auto- ; cracy” In Surry County My Friends of the Radio Audience:- j The 1938 campaign is drawing to a close, but I have just begun to fight. Most of you already know that I am the only candidate for. Congress from the sth. district that has brought out or raised any issues in this campaign, with the exception of large display heads appearing in the various papers over the District from the Democra tic National Committeeman telling of his long record of service for the party, and in these ads he stated if any of you hear some candidate for any office jumping on me for having a Folger autocracy in Surry County, tell him that he ought not to do that. That is as far as my distinguished opponent went in the papers immediately sur rounding this community. However, down in Person, Caswell and the lower counties of the District he added another postscript to his ad in which he stated: “In fact the suggestion that there is a Folger autocracy in Surry County is a joke offered, I think, in good humor, but collected to convey an altogether erroneous impression.” Now, my friends, I stated that for tonight I would talk on the Fol ger dictatorship in Surry County, and when I have finished I am perfectly willing to let you be the judge as to whether or not I mis stated facts when I said there was a lot of Folgers holding office in and from Surry County and that the Folgers never forgot to help the Folgers. Germany has its Hitler, Italy has its Mussolini, and Russia is dominated by the grisly Stalin. Each of these old world nations is governed in a manner distasteful to us Americans. Each of them has centered authority in an individual who by virtue of his power is kicking dust in the eyes or the masses of man. No more absolute is the German or Russian or Italian government than that which exists in Surry County under the flaming banner of “Folger” —F OLGER. Never in modem history has a family no completely and selfishly ruled free men. Never in the memory <of human be ings has a family been permitted to garner so many of the juicy plums of patronage and public favor as have these Folgers of Surry County. From his office at Dobson, Frank Folger, affectionately known throughout his mountain kingdom as “Hitler,” directs the affairs of Surry people with a completeness comparable to that of the be mustached autocrat of Germany. The supervision lot tax affairs, the collection of public revenues, the purchasing of all supplies from pen points to school houses, the auditing of receipts and disburse ments, and the acknowledged indirect control of educational matters are just a few of the things this amiable gentleman finds time to perform during his work week. John Folger, lean nephew of Uncle Frank, twice a member of the Upper House of the State Assembly, is at the moment an honored member iof the State School Commission, and through this import ant connection has been enabled to more or less dictate the manage ment of Surry County’s educational set-up. John, too, is a likable fellow, one of the nicest sort of persons, but he, like Uncle Frank, is mighty particular about taking care of himself and other mem bers of the family. Then there is Lonnie Folger. As Democratic National Committee man, Lonnie, as his sideline, is Chairman of the Surry County Exe cutive Committee and cooperates nicely in helping Uncle Frank and Brother John manage the public affairs of Surry County, and Lon nie never forgets that he is a Folger and that Folgers like jobs. Now he is a candidate for Congress in the sth. District. If and when elected to this position in the National Assembly, Lonnie will be in better position than ever to care for members of the Folger fam ily who thus far have been unable to acquire government jobs. There is another branch on the Folger tree that is not to be sneezed at, and that is none other than Freddy, grandnephew of Frank, nephew of Lonnie, son of John, member of law firm of Fol ger, Folger, Folger, Folger. Freddy likes rarefied air in the NC Capital. Even though his record in the 35 Assembly Upper House was any thing but brilliant, Freddy has announced his intention of again seeking to represent the 33rd. District in the coming legislature. It is remotely possible that if permitted to attend the 39 sessions he will have laws enacted which will greatly strengthen the Folger rule; As it now stands, Surry’s Sheriff, not a . .member of the Folger family, is now permitted to name certain deputies, which is most revolting to Uncle Frank, who looks after the jail, the collection of taxes and other duties which formerly belonged to the Sheriff’s office. Little Tom Folger, since leaving the pastorate of varied and sundry congregations, has from time to time offered his services to the people of Surry County. These forays included unsuccessful attempts to become Clerk of the Court and to represent the sth District in the National Congress. Since the incipiency of the Federal work program, Tom has been seemingly satisfied wjth a supervisory po sition on a Surry County project. Not the biggest job by far in the gift of the people, but affording sufficient authority to satisfy sulch an assuming person. Tom has much to say in the handling of local relief projects. Henry Folger, baby member of the law firm of Folger, Folger, Folger & Folger, wasn’t overlooked when patronage was dished out by the Democrats a few years back. Henry is the Postmaster at Mt. Airy, enjoys a right healthy salary and is apparently content with his position in the splendid Federal building. Henry is the useful son of John and bids fair to make his mark in politics, that is if the Folgers retain their hold on the whip-handle. Dr. P. B. Folger is among the lesser lights iof the Folger family whose names have been listed on the patronage payroll. The doctor is at times medical assistant at C. C. Camp Frank Hancock. Walter Folger, whose present voting address is High Point, has graciously and magnanimously (Offered his services to Uncle Sam. Walter is employed by the Home Owners Loan Corporation and his salary is well above the average. Rich a brother of Walter, recently gave up his duties as a member of the shot gun squad at the Surry County Prison Camp to connect himself with the Soil Conservation service. There is Sam Folger too, who draws a nice salary from the government. Pops, a son of Frank, began his public career as a member of the State Highway Patrol at pre-voting age. A slight misunderstanding back in the western part of the state relegated Pops to private pursuits, but not for long. The royal Folger Mood demanded recognition and Pops came to the Dobson office of his autocratic sire as a sort of assistant. Pops is being groomed some Salem, N. C., is spending this week-end here with his father, Mr. W. A. Mills. Mr. Harvey Clayton, of Green ville, N. C., is spending this PERSON COUNTY TIMES ROXBORO, N. C- week-end here with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Willie Pleasants, of Memphis, Tenn., spent the past several days here with Mr. Pleasants’ mother, Mrs. Tom Pleasants. folks think to succeed his venerable father if and when the mantle of authority drops from those sturdy shoulders. “Other members of the Folger strain are guzzling pure cream from the swill trough of patronage.” Will Folger, undeniably a bright man, is one of the Federal Government’s highest paid work ers. Will is on the payroll at near $20,000 per annum, a mighty nice l stipend. Hugh, through the unquestioned influence of his illustrious brother Will, -aided by brothers John and Lonnie, also draws a fat salary as an examiner with the Federal Deposits Insurance Corp. Combined salaries of the Folger family from city, county, state and Federal governments would surely total better than $55,000 each calendar year, and Freddy will garner an additional S6OO with proper allowances if elected to the Upper House of the Assembly. And my distinguished opponent, the National Committeeman, will garner another additional SIO,OOO plus secretarial duties, etc. if and when elected to Congress from the sth District. The above mention ed and the neices and nephews and close relatives of the Folgers in and from Surry Co. are drawing the staggering sum of more than we pay our great President, Franklin D. Roosevelt, to carry on the duties of our national government. The Folgers are all fine people. I personally like every member of the Folger family, and I believe in giving credit where credit is due. The Folgers did their share of the work when Surry County was brought into the Democratic column a few years ago. Never a campaign was raised that the forensic ability of John and Lonnie was not brought into full play. These sacrifices should not be forgotten too easily and folks should always point with pride to the brilliancy of the Folger political stra tegy, but never has a family “cashed” in so completely on its alli ance with a partisan group. Never surely will the performance be repeated. The Surry County Society for the preservation of Demo cracy has been formed for the purpose of attempting the return of authority to the people of Surry County who have lost through the connivance of one lone family all of the powers entrusted to them through constitutional government. It would endeavor to place again in the hands of the people the privilege of giving voice to their sentiments when guardians of the public treasurer are placed in of fice. It will oppose, in season and out, the methods which have been and are being pursued by the Folger dynasty. The people of the sth. District have in their power to nominate a candidate for Congress on June 4th. We all are certain that who ever is nominated by our great party will be elected. Consequently, my friends, I trust you will give deep consideration to the above outline conditions existing in Surry County and make up your minds accordingly. I again respectfully request my distinguished opponent that in the event he is not holding on to his powerful National Committee Post, in order to further his own personal political ambitions, that he either withdraw from the Congressional race ior resign the Na tional Committee Post as he did his SB,OOO a year judgeship. I feel certain that the people of the sth. District are going to speak in no uncertain terms and on the 4th. day of June I will be over whelmingly nominated by the good people of the sth. District, and I promise you I shall to the best of my ability and wf.th the help of the Almighty God truly and righteously represent every man, wo man and child in my District. For the next few minutes I am going to discuss with you issues that I have made in this campaign. I am not a lawyer; therefore, I am not connected in any legal capacity with any corporation. Al though I have a high regard for the legal pmfession, I cannot help, but believe that most of our laws are couched in ambiguous Latin terms in high sounding English phrases which are completely over the heads of the common people. I promise you, when I go to Con gress, I am going to try to help make laws that the common people can understand. I am absolutely opposed to absentee ownership of re tail business, especially business that could and should be conducted by our local people. If the chain stores continue to monopolize the retail trade and strangle our local merchants, it will only be a mat ter of a short while until all local business is owned and control led by a few men from Wall Street. The foreign chains own very lit tle if any taxable property in our state. They, of course, pay their rents and the taxes that they cannot evade.. However, I know from personal experience and (Observation that they hardly pay their help a living wage and work them more hours than any of our local institutions. I made the statement the other day down at Oxford, and I do not believe that I exaggerated when I stated that I doubt ed very much if 18% of the men and boys working for the A. & P. Tea Company and Pender’s in North Carolina went to church on Sunday morning. Not that they do not want to, but because it is usually the wee hours of Sunday morning before they have finished their duties connected with the chain business. I promise you, when I go to Congress, lam going to try to help make laws that the chains will pay taxes in proportion to the amount of money that they transmit back to Wall Street. The farmers are, as they should be to everyone of us, very close to my heart. They produce the staff of life, and I promise them that when I go to Congress, I will do what I can for their best interest and not try to have a law passed and coerce them into even voting for anything whereby they would be placing their future destiny in the hands iof politicians. The laborers in me will have a friend in Congress, because I have to work for my living, and I know what they are up against. They may rest assured, when I go to Congress, I shall endeavor to help formulate legislation that will be in keeping with the true traditions of our American government. Those who have authority in our industries may rest assured that I believe in the inherent right of our capitalistic form of government and that when I go to Congress I will do my part in trying to help for mulate laws whereby they can derive an adequate profit and in come on their investment. When I go to Congress, I promise you that I will make a repre sentative that not only Forsyth County, but the entire Fifth District and State and Nation will be proud of. I am hoping and expecting the biggest vote that was ever cast for any Democratic candidate in this District in the June 4th. Primary. I Thank You, Signed . Marshall C. Kurfees Candidate For Congress POLITICAL ADVERTISEMENT Mr. Dan Richmond is spending the week-end here. Mr. Champ Winstead, Jr., of Washington, D. C., is spending this week-end here with his par ents. Miss Caroline Michaels, who is in training for a nurse at Mis sion hospital, Asheville, N. C., will return to her home here to spend several days. She is recov. ering from an appendicitis opera tion. Gentry - Williams Hospital News - \ Mr. Richard Hargis - admitted May 20 - tonsilectomy - discharg ed May 21. Mrs. Bertha Gentry -admit ted May 22 - surgical treatment. Mrs. Belia Latta - readmitted May 24 - medical treatment. Mr. Bradsher Carver - admitt ed May 25 - tonsilectomy - dis charged May 26. Miss Mary Delores Stephens -: age 10 - admitted May 25 - acute j appendicitis. Mrs. Ruby Morris - admitted May 25 - medical treatment - discharged May 26. Mrs. Lillian Day - discharged May 24. Mrs. Leona Monday - discharg ed May 25. Mr. Charlie Barnette - dis charged May 25. Mr. W. G. Clayton - discharged May 21. Mrs. Lillie Chambers - dis charged May 26. Mrs. Ida Frances Perkins - dis charged May 24. Luster Jordan - discharged May 20. Mrs. Myrtle Stanfield - dis charged May 21. Mrs. Iris Long and baby - dis charged May 21. o RELIEF CRISIS IMPENDS Washington, D. C. Present indications point to the largest number of relief applicants since the crash of ’29. Cleveland and Chicago both report the exhaust ion of local funds. On the direct relief rolls are 2,000,000; the rolls of the W. P. A. have soared from 1,127,000 to 2,627,000, with a pros- Mr. Arthur Bradsher, of Golds boro, N. C., is spending this week end in Roxboro. PEEBLE’S Department Store Invites You To Be Its Guest At The Palace Theatre On June 6-7th And June 20-21st. Or At The Dolly Madison Theatre On June 13- 14th And June 27-28th. All Monday and Tuesday Shows During the Month of June. We Are Giving Away 1 Free Tickets To The Theatres For These Dates. These Tickets Are Given FREE With Each Purchase Os $1.0,0 Or More Or Each Payment On Account Os sl-00 Or More. We invite you to trade here for quality merchandise, good prices and FREE TICKETS. Peeble’s Department Store Successors To Wilburn And Satterfield SUNDAY, MAY 29, 1938 pect of reaching thrbe million by summer. This would top the high point of February, 1936. JAPAN GAINS GROUND Shanghai, China. — The tem porary success of Chinese forces ir blocking the Japanese invasion received a check when the in vaders cut the Lung-Hai R. R. at a number of strategic points and captured Suchow and Haichow. Jap sources claim that 250,000 Chinese defenders are trapped ir a triangular area and subject ed to a constant rain of aircraft bombs. 0 Tlil ltfl “ ‘Si UH?ES
The Roxboro Courier (Roxboro, N.C.)
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