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Carolina watchman., 1936-05-08
Nine Month
School Term
Carried Here

The special school election for
nine months term which levies 1C
cents on the 500 valuation was
held here last Tuesday, May 5:
and carried by a majority of "a
votes.
Every effort was made by the
school friends to get the voters tc
the polls to vote favorably, and it
was largely through their untiring
efforts that the measure was not
defeated.
The ninth month will be added
to the 1867 term, and will not
only increase the educational ad-
vantage of the thousands of school
children here, but will help restore
the local schools to the high stan
dards maintained over a period OF
many years until the state schooI
system, with a term of eigh,
months, went into effect in 1888
The state government pays TO,
an eight months school term, bu,
the standard school term is nine
months in length. and a number
of towns and cities in the state
have already levied special taxes If
order to provide the ninth month
Carolina watchman., 1936-05-08
MIR. Murphy
Enters Race

Walter Murphy, prominent at
torney, and veteran Rowan legis-
lator, announced recently that he
will seek the Democratic nomina-
ton for the State House of Rep
resentatives in the forthcoming
primary.
Member of fourteen sessions of
the Legislature in the past and
twice speaker of the House, Mr..
Murphy has been employed for the
last two years as special repre-
sentative of the Federal Deposit
Insurance corporation.
Since 1897 when he first served
as a member of the house of rep
resentatives, he has been member
of that body IA times. Twice he
has been elected speaker of the
house, in the special session of
1914, and the regular session of
1919; he is the only man ever to
have held this post twice. His most
recent membership was in the leg
islature of 1888.
His legislative record has been
characterized by outstanding work
for schools and higher education,
for good reads, and for public well
fare and pension enactments. He
won national attention by his sue
cessful leadership in the fight
against the famous Poole monkey
law bill of some years ago.
An indefatigable orator, life
long Democrat, and long recog-
nized as the states leading parlia-
mentarian, Mr.. Murphy's influence
in past legislatures, has been rivaled
only by that of Rufus Doughton,
of Sparta. dean on the present as
sembly.
Carolina watchman., 1936-05-08
Plant Foreman
Kills Himself

Hickory Apparenrly despond-
lent over heart ailn1ent from,
which he suffered, Rhscomi t.
(Brack) Pearson, 3S-year-old fur
niture factory foreman, committed
suicide by firing rifle bullet
through his heart at his home
here early this morning. police re-
ported. No inquest was deemed
necessary.
Pearson was said to have told
his wife Sunday that he wouldn't
be here much longer" and gave
her Instructions about disposition
of his property. :
He is survived by his wife, six
children, Coy, Colin, Violet, VEL
ma, Pearl, and Marie Pearson, all
at home; his mother, Mrs. Hiram
Pearson of Lenoir, and the follow
ing brothers: Arthur Pearson.
High Point; Ed Pearson, Green
Vile, S. c.; Carl Pearson, and Fritz
Pearson, Vandemere.
Funeral service were held at
Highland Baptist church Tuesday
afternoon at ; o'clock. Burial fol-
lowed in Houcks Chapel church
cemetery.
Carolina watchman., 1936-05-08
Cooking School
Closes Today

The cooking school which has
been conducted at the Capitol
Theatre for the past several days
closes today.
Mrs. ]. Watson Shockley, the
nationally known home economics
expert has been in charge and her
efforts and demonstrations have
been appreciated by those in at
tendance.
She told of the best ways to
make use of modern and helpful
appliances and devices as means
of saving time, money and effort
in the kitchen.
The question and answer period
was very helpful and greatly en-
joyed.
Carolina watchman., 1936-05-08
ALLIGATOR IN BATHTUB
KEEPS BOYS FROM BATH

Baltimore.-Cleanliness may be
next to godliness, but, to the good
brothers of Delta Upsilon, at the
Johns Hopkins university, it:
next to impossible.
Because Juniors living in the
bathtub.
And even the staunchest heart
in the fraternity quails at the
thought of bathing with six-ft.
2oo-pound Florida alligator.
'Junior'' - anatomically fe-
male and temperamentally mean
came from Cocoanut Grove, Fla
where she was caught by William
Matheson, one of the brothers.
When Matheson came back to the
university, along came Junior.
And Junior has taken over the
Delta house pretty thoroughly al
though she is kept in the bathtub.
Carolina watchman., 1936-05-08

Raleigh, May 7-Congressman
Hampton P. Fulmer, of South
Carolina, and Harold d. Cooley,
Of North Carolina, and Presi / INT
Alfred Scarborough of the Bank
for Cn-operatives, Columbia, S. c.,
will be the principal speakers fos
the annual meeting of members
of the North Carolina Cotton
Gr. 'wers Cooperative Association
and the Farmers Cooperative Ex-
change, to be held jointly in the
cooperative building here on Tues.
day, May II.
In making the announcement M
G. Man. general manager Of the
cooperatives, said that already a
large number of the more than
10000 members of the cotton as
sociation and stockholders of the
Farmers Cooperative Exchange
have signified their intentions of
attending the meeting.
''We feel that we are indeed very
fortunate to have such national
figures as Mr.. Fulmer, Mr.. Coo
ley and Mr.. Scarborough appear on
our program Mr.. Man said. "All
of these men are keen students of
agriculture and will be in position
to give us information of great
value.''
Both Mr.. Fulmer and Mr.. Cooley
are members of the House Com
tee on Agriculture, Mr.. Cooley be-
mittee on Agriculture, Mr.. Cooley
being the first North Caroliniar
ever to serve on this committee.
Carolina watchman., 1936-05-08
w oman Found In n
|Dazed Conditior,

Laurens, S. c., May 4.-Mrs. R
D. Arnold, 80, mother of fou,
children and wife of Laurens pos
tai worker, was found in a dazeo
condition a half mile from he1
home today after disappearing las,
night.
She was discovered asleep under a
large rock by one group of hun
dreds of citizens who had search
ed for her throughout the night.
A physician said she apparently
needed only rest to restore her
to normal.
Mrs. Arnold was missed shortly
after she put one of her children
to bed. Her husband said she ap-
parently had merely walked off.
Carolina watchman., 1936-05-08
Statesmen To Address FCX On MAY 18th
Fulmer, Scarborough
And Cooley To Speak

Mr.. Fulmer was author of the
Agriculture Adjustment Act and
has been the prime mover in the
fight for the Net Weight Cotton
bill which would encourage the
use of cotton rather than jute bag
ging. A dirt farmer himself, Mr..
Fulmer has taken an active interest
of the farmer during the 16 year,
he has served as Congressman.
AS president of the Bank for Co
operatives, Mr.. Scarborough keeps
his finger on the pulse of the CO.
operative movement. He is sche-
duled to discuss some common CO.
operative problems and how they
may be overcome.
In addition to these addresses,
members attending the meeting
will hear reports from the officials
as we'll as from the certified pub
lie accountant who audited the
books of the cooperatives last
year.
Directors of the cotton associa-
ton for the coming year will also
be inducted into office at the mem
bership meeting. These directors
have already been nominated and
will be voted upon by postcard
ballot on Friday, May 8.
Mr.. Mann requested that men,
bers who are planning to attend
the annual meeting notify him by
postcard in order that ample seat
ing arrangements may be made for
the meeting.
Carolina watchman., 1936-05-08

Washington.-It begins to look
as though Congress would not, after
all, succeed in adjourning before
the first of the major party national
conventions. The Republicans are
to meet in Cleveland on June 9,
and the Democrats in Philadelphia
on June p. But before Congress
can adjourn it has to get the new
tax legislation out of the way, if
nothing else, besides enacting one
or two deficiency bills and appro-
priating some more money for re-
lief. The outlook now is that this
will take considerably more than a
month.
The tax bill, as reported by the
House Ways and Means Commit
tee, consists of 259 book pages off
fine print, which the House is sup
posed to analyze, debate, discuss
and pass upon before the Senate
takes its whirl at the problem.
Some of the members of the House
Committee claim that they under
stand the bill. Most economists,
tax experts and Congressman of
both Houses say that it is too COM
plicated for anybody to understand
in the form in which the Commit
tee has drafted it. The real new
tax law will be drawn up in the
Senate and handed, back to the
House for concurrence. All of this
is going to take lot of time.
Carolina watchman., 1936-05-08
Hold Highway
Letting Today

Raleigh May THE State
Highway and Public Works COM
mission will receive bids today on
construction of II road and street
projects estimated to cost ap-
proximately $1,ooo,ooo.
Capus M. Waynick, chairman,
said project for paving 9.62
miles of street in Asheville had
been withdrawn, But will be Of
fered later. Proposals on the link,
which is part of U. S. highways 10
and %, have been received and
rejected twice
The commission will meet to-
day to canvass the low bids and
hear delegations. Discussion of
matters pertaining to the penal
system also expected.
Carolina watchman., 1936-05-08
NEW CONVENTION
STRATEGY

Democratic leaders are beginning
to say that perhaps, after all, it
may be good strategy for Congress
to be still in session while the Re-
publicans are nominating their can
didate and announcing their plat
form at Cleveland. Practically all
the Republican members of both
Houses will be attending that con-
vention. That will leave a clear
field for a lot of Democratic ora
tory in the halls of Congress, where
it will get better headlines than if
it were merely scattered utterances
by individual Democrats. By this
bit of strategy, it is believed, what
ever the Republicans propose may
be offset in the headlines before thel
Denaeeratic Convention meets, and
even TO some extent before the Re
publican Convention adjourns.
The subject of party platforms
is receiving more and more atten-
ton. 1t is the general feeling here
that, President Roosevelt, in his
Jefferson Day speech in New York
on April IS, laid down the general
lines which the Democratic plat
form will follow. That party's ap-
peal to the people, if this assump-
ton is correct, will be based upon
the assertion that recovery has been
brought about under and by the
present Administration.
The Democratic platform is ex-
pected to point with pride to the
record, while promising still greater
prosperity if the party is reelected.
There will quite possibly be coupled
with this some reference to the way
in which the Federal Government
has taken care of the unemploy-
ed, perhaps accompanied by a de-
nand that business and industry
make a stronger effort to take up
the slack.
Carolina watchman., 1936-05-08
CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK

If the Democratic campaign
management takes its cue from the
tone of the Presidents address, the
Presidential campaign of 1886 will
be quieter than has been anticipated.
Word has been passed out to all of
the Administrators publicity bu-
reaus to tread lightly from now on
upon the toes of the Opposition,
and to put out nothing which will
tend to stir up partisan antagonism
or furnish ammunition to the Repub-
licans. If that policy can be made
to stick with campaign spokesmen
for the Administration it may prove
highly effective.
The Republican leadership is still
struggling with the shaping of its
platform and the points to be en-
phasized by Senator Frederick
Steiwer of Oregon, who has been
selected to make the keynote speech
at Cleveland, as temporary chair
man of the Republican Convention.
Senator Steiwer thus comes into
the limelight as a national figure,
and there is naturally some talk of
him as a possible clark horse
Presidential candidate. He comes
from the Far West, which is geo.
graphically good politics. He has
clean record for party regularity
and is highly regarded by his COL
/, leagues in the Senate, though little
known to the general public. Less
well-known men than Senator Stei-
wer, have, however, been nominated
and elected to the Presidency in the
past.
CONTINUED on page ~
Carolina watchman., 1936-05-08
Us Fight Move
To Free Capone

Chicago,-A move to free A
Capone from Alcatraz prison on a
legal technicality encountered firm
government opposition today.
United States Attorney Michael
Igoe scoffed at their theory, but
the scar-faced gang leaders attor-
neys, Lyman Sherwood and Will
liam Parrillo, prepared to go to
San Francisco to seek his release
on habeas corpus writ.
The lawyers based their hope
on point raised last Monday by
Federal Judge W. H. Holly Of Chi
cago in dismissing indictments
charging six officials of the Trus-
tees System Service Corporation
and its subsidiaries with fraudu-
lent use of the mails.
Carolina watchman., 1936-05-08

and agreed upon the final report,
and for its adoption by the House.
He, therefore, Knows most init
mately the facts, and cannot plead
ignorance. He must acknowledge
himself slanderer without cause,
one who by the sinking method of
implication and innuendo attempts
to climb towards the highest Of
flee in the gift Of our people up
On the trampled regulations of
trusted and respected men.
IF l know my North Carolina,
he can't do l."
Carolina watchman., 1936-05-08
BREAK JAIL

FBahfaxt N. C.-Two men
escaped from the Caledonia State
Prison farm Tuesday when a truck
load of convicts were being trans
ported to work in fields. The men
were Roy Cobb, serving 10 years
for assault and robbery from Nash
county, and Cecil King, serving IS
to 80 years for robbery with fire
arms from Mecklenburg county.
Carolina watchman., 1936-05-08
ASK REDUCED ASSESSMENT

Gastonia = Representatives OF
the Ozard Investment company,
which recently purchased the
Ozark cotton mill, appeared before
the county commissioners yesterday
and asked that the tax assessment
on the property be lowered. The
commissioners took the matter un-
.!er consideration.
Carolina watchman., 1936-05-08
RECAPTURES IN APRIL
TOPPED ESCAPES IN N. C.

Raleigh-Only. 2's |prisoners
escaped from units of the State
penal division in April, it was an
nounced today, compared with
81 in April 1885. Last month 29
escaped prisoners were caught. In
March there were 19 escapes and
50 recaptures.
Carolina watchman., 1936-05-08
HAGOOD ASKS RETIREMENT T
AIa;or General Iohnsan Ha=

Major General Johnson Ha-
good requested immediate retire
ment Monday after serving only
one full day as commanding Of
ficer of the sixth army corps at
Chicago. General Hagood spent
seven weeks in military exile after
criticising WPA spending policies.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-28
stov % HAL cocHRAN

Brave Scouty proved the best of all at building. Hey, what makes you stall?" he shouted at Wee Duncy. You're an awful lazy lad.
 "The rest have done more than their share, while you just loaf. That isn't fair. To help our friend the hunter, we should all be very glad"
 "Aw, can help it, if I'm tired? At first, I really was inspired, and then grew tired out" replied poor Duncy, with 8 frown.
 Perhaps it didn't seem so much, but I lugged lots of boards and such. The work was almost finished. so thought that I'd flop down."
 "Well, no harms done," the hunt CT said. "The wagons set. Let's go ahead and get the animals aboard. That may be quite 8 task.
 "As soon as they are loaded in, a real long trip I will begin. Now, don't scare any of the beasts away. That's all I ask"
 "Ill be the trainer, once again. You'll all know I am real good when you see me march the animals
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-28

brave scouty loudly cried.
 "A board will be the gangplank and I'm sure that 1t will work cut grand. Let's place one 'gainst the wagon, and be sure that 1t won't slide."
 The board was propped so 'twould work right, and then there came funny sight, as Scouty raised little branch and loudly yelled, Let's goi
 Come on you beasts, all scraril- ble in. A steady march now must begin." The tall giraffe was first and Dotty yelled. Don't be so slow!"
 The tiger was the next, and then the Tinies shook with laughter when the little bear stood on two feet and walked aboard that way.
 You're next" yelled Scouty to the deer. Run inl There's not Q thing to fear" The beast did as twas told, and all the bunch began to cheer.
 Copyright 1888 NEA Service Inc)
 (The Tinies find out why the elephant didn't climb aboard, i'm the next story).
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-09-04
Will Move Bay View
Covered Bridge
To Be Re-Erected And Kept
As Relic In Salisbury Park

The wooden covered bridge, SPAN
ming North East creek at Bay View,
in this county, said to be over rs
years old, is to be removed to the
Municipal Park at Salisbury, Md,
where it will be regretted and pre-
served as relic of the horse and
buggy" days. The recently let con-
tract for improving the Bay View
road called for replacing the covered
bridge with a concrete span.
R. Fulton Waller and Lee Webster
Selfe, members of the Municipal
Park Commission, called the at
tention of Mayor Alfred T. Truitt to
the value of the bridge 9s historic
relic.
Mayor Truitt communicated with
the State Roads Commission and that
body agreed to the acquisition of the
bridge by the city at a minimum
cost, including dismantling the struc-
ture, transporting it to Salisbury
and setting it up in the park.
With the citys acquisition Of the
bridge assured, the Mayor appointed
Waller and Selfe a committee to
work out details for removal of the
bridge and restoring it over stream
traversing the park.
The bridge has side walls and a
high-pitched roof. 1t is of the type
of toll bridge that existed on the
principal highways in the days of
stage coaches. 1t is about a hun
dred feet long and twelve feet wide.
The heavy timbers are mortised,
dovetailed and fastened with wooden
pegs. The walls are covered with
names, initials and dates, carved by
persons who loitered in the shelter
of the bridge.
The material in the structure Is in
good condition and can be removed
without damage. AS the bridge is
dismantled each piece will be num-
bered and designs made so that the
structure can be rebuilt in detail
when 1t is removed.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-09-04
NEW MARKET PROGRAM FOR
POTATOES

Jacob Mast, Morgantown farmer,
has sold and shipped carload OF
potatoes destined for the Philadel-
phia chain store trade. The ship
ment, consisting of SIG bushels pack
ed in 15-pound paper sacks, was
shipped from New Holland. They
sold for SITS. Mast rgew the crop
and graded and packed the potatoes
in the small-sized packages.
The shipment was the first under
the marketing program sponsored by
the Pennsylvania State Potato Grow
ers' Association to aid growers in
selling their products. BY grading
and marketing potatoes in is and
6O-pound paper sacks, it is hoped to
dispose of the Pennsylvania crop at
prices higher than the current mar
ket prices for 100-lb bags.
The association has named gen.
eral manager for the state whose
duty is to find markets and then con-
tact representatives in the principal
potato areas E. H. Vogel, Neffs-
vile, is the local representative
New Era.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-09-04
Proceedings For Land
Along Canal
Property Deemed Necessary
For Work On Waterway

A petition of the United States Of
America for the condemnation of five
tracts Of land in Cecil county, need
ed for the improvement of the Chesa-
peake and Delaware Canal, has been
filed in the District Court by United
States Attorney Bernard ]. Flynn.
Condemnation is sought for 227.2
acres of land, sos acres of which Is
said to be owned by Sara X. Bailey,
and 1863 acres said to be owned by
Harry W. Fliehr and Leonard A.
Fliehr, and for perpetual fiowage
easements over 1873 acres of land,
all of which is in the First Election
District of the county.
Owners of the land, for which pro-
ceedings have been instituted for
fiowage easements, and the various
sizes were given as follows: 27.1
acres, said to be owned by Lindsey
Price; 44.3 acres, owned by Annie
P. Davis, and 60 acres, alleged to be
owned by Mary E. Matthews.
1.-THE Secretary of War has deter
mined" according to- the bill filed
by Mr.. Flynn, that it is necessary
to take immediate possession of the
above described parcels of land to be
acquired in fee and of the flowage
easements over the other lands above
described in order to proceed with
the improvement and enlargement Of
said inland waterway known as the
Chesapeake and Delaware Canal"
District Judge w. Calvin Chestnut
signed an order instructing the clerk
of the court to- issue summons to be
served, with copy of the petition
for condemnation, upon each of the
persons named in the petition as the
alleged owner, commanding them to
appear in the District Court within
ten days after September 10, 1886,
to show cause why the property
should not be condemned as prayed.
Completion of the canal, which
will make it possible for ocean-going
ships to ply between Baltimore and
Philadelphia without taking the
ocean route, is expected by the end
of next year.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-09-04
THRILLING EXPERIENCE IN
HEAVY GALE

Theodore Fetter and Bob Abbie,
of Philadelphia, had a thrilling ex-
perience, and narrow escape from
drowning during the seventy mile an
hour gale that swept the upper
Chesapeake Bay, ON Tuesday night of
last week.
The young men were returning to
North East from a trip down the bay
in a small sailing craft, equipped
with a motor, and had reached the
North East river, off Hance's Point,
about eight o'clock in the evening,
when the storm broke. Their small
craft was swamped by the heavy seas
kicked up by the furious wind, and
capsized.
The young men are both strong
swimmers and to this fact they ow.
their lives, as they were fully a
quarter of a mile out in the river,
which is very wide at that point, and
were buffeted about by wind and
wave in their desperate battle tt
reach shore. They finally managed
to reach safety, and were provided
with clothing at nearby farm home.
They lost their grips containing
clothing, money, etc., but recovered
the badly wrecked boat the next day.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-09-04
woMAN's BIBLE CLASS ELECTS

The members of the Woman's
Bible Glass held a delightful social
at the home of the Vice President,
Mrs. Jennie w. Taylor, on Thursday
evening, at which time the following
officers were elected for the ensuing
year: President, Miss e. R. Stephens;
Vice President, Mrs. Jennie w. Tay-
lor; Secretary, Mrs. Clara B. Keen;
Treasurer, Mrs. Ella NJ. Cooney;
Teacher, Mr.. William Henry; Assist
ant Teacher, Mrs. Jean Shepherd.
Miss Nettie McVey was appointed
Treasurer Of the Special Fund, and
Mrs. Ann Robertson Treasurer of the
Birthday Fund. Mrs. M. Gertrude
Pogue organist and Mrs. Jos. Smith
assistant.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-09-04
BIRTHDAY PARTY

Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Cooney enter
tanned the postofice force and a
number of other friends. on Friday
evening last. at their home on Cherry
street, in celebration of the birthday
anniversary Of their SON, Joseph
Cooney, who is assistant at Rising
Sun postofice. Those to enjoy the
social evening were: Miss Louise
Worthington, Miss Louise Monger,
Mr.. and Mrs. Taylor r. Biles, Mr..
and Mrs. Paul H. Mckee, Mr.. and
Mrs. oliver Lambert, Dudley Rawl-
ings. Marion Rawlings. Mr.. and Mrs.
Carl Hanna and daughter Joan.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-09-04
RYAN-KIMBLE

The marriage of Miss Dorothy
Kimble, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Chester T. Kimble, of Port Deposit,
and Mr.. Hubert F. Ryan, of Wilm-
ington, Del, took place Saturday,
August %, at $3.50 o'clock in Balti-
more. Classmates at Washington
College were the attendants. The
bride wore white crepe made with a
white lace redingote, and hat and
shoes to match. Miss Kimble was a
teacher in the Tome Town Schools,
and Mr.. Ryan is in the employ of the
DUPONT Company.