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Raleigh.?George McNeill, Fayette-]
ville. State Senator from Cumberland, i
may be a candidate for Lieutenant j
Governor in the next gubernatorial j
Democratic primary in June. 1936. c*e!
was in charge of the committee which I
inaugurated Governor J. C H. Fur- |
inghdiu*4 and developed into one of the i
ablest and most popular members ot
the 1.033 General Assembly. Mr. McNeill
is a business man and should he
reach Uit proposed post, will be one
of the very few such officials in the
history of the State who were not
lawyers.
His father was the organizer and
for many years active head of the
North Carolina Firemen's Association
which he served as honorary president
until his death. If his son ruus
he is sure to have the support of the
lire ngaiers.
New Relief Project
Relief families having land 3vaii-,
able will be asked to plant onions f
in October for use next spring-, Mrs.
Thomas O'JBerry. State relief administrator.
has advised county administrators.
It is expected that all of the \
135,000 families who have cultivated p
gardens will plant onions, and the t
various county and community gar-1
dens will be thus utilized. Informa-je
tion is being collected to determine j C
the amouut of seed sets that will be v
needed. All sections of the State ex- h
cept about twenty mountain coun- a
ties can produce onions, it is stated. T
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Merchants Collecting Taxes J tl
Our investigations thus far made j ?
indicate to us that merchants in gen-| ?
eral are collecting approximately 3 c
per cent, of their gross sales at re- v
tail and the public is not being imposed
upon by the merchants," Harry
McMullan. director of the sales
tax division, says, adding: ' We think.
it is only fair to the merchants to ^
make public this statement." The,,}
statement was in response to criti-1?
clam from customers that merchants 1 ^
are taking advantage of the tax to
add more than is required, thus prof- "
iteering as a result under the name
of the sales tax.
Such criticism is not justified, Mr. s
McMul'en stat-is, since merchants in 1
general are co-operating fully and are ?
serving the State as tax collectors at v
no iuvoine ior their trouble."He points?
out that Lhey oonfiaed thr> tuv Hp-J *
cause they felt they wouid have to
absorb it, but when machinery re- '
quired that it be passed on to the '
consumers, the opposition practically
ceased. While under the schedule they
add one per cent, on a 10-cent pinch&ac,
they sell many items below
10 cents on which they receive no
tax. Mr. Mullen states. It evens up
very well, he s&id.
Oyster Beds to Be Developed
Development of thousands of excel- j
lent oyster bed3 in the sounds of j
excellent oyster beds in the soundsi
of North Carolina, should be undertaken
as a public works projfect,
Bruce Elheridge, director of the Department.
of Conservation and Development.
points out. While about 12,000
acres of bottoms are used for oysters,
1.172,000 acres are suitable for
oyster culture, he said. By intelligent
development, the North Carolina waters
could produce, in contrast to the
usual 500.000 bushels a year, selling
for about $200,000. fully 5,000.000
bushels bringing $2,000,000, he said. |
Governor Enringhaus approves the
project, which would put hundreds
of people to work. Efforts win be
made co secure funds from the public
works program, Mr. Ehringhaus
said.
County Funds Not to lie Invested
County sinking funds may not be
invested in bonds of the Heme Own-l
ers' Loan Corporation, Attorney General
D. G. Brummitt holds in an opinion
written last week. The Home
Owners' Loan Corporation was formed
by act of Congress this year, and the
Secretary ot' the Treasury authorized
to subscribe $200,000,000 in stock. The
jv * 1 corporation is authorized to issue two
billion dollars in bonds, the four per
cent, interest on tliem being guaranteed
by the United States. But the
bonds themselves are not bonds ot
the United States, Mr. Brummitt
states, saying the Local Government
Act as amended, limits sinking funds
? n*wouuueiiL lu conas and notes of the I
United States, and these bonds are |
! not eligible for investment. not being)
f U. S. bonds.
Anditors Report Exported
Rumors are persistent around Capito)
HD1 tbat when ihc report of the
js auditors of the Revenue Department
is made, and it is expected any time.
now, it. wilt cause reverberations tbat
will shake we'd to the foundation.
Nothing definite is learned, except
that the audit is about finished and
the report is apparently under way,
and may be expected this week.
Early reports were that there were
irregularities, possibly reaching as
far as embezzlement in a few cases,
and thus involving criminal actions.
That has not been enlarged on Inti|
matlons are that the irregularities arc
very extensive and will involve several
people. Whether there is collusion
among employees is not known outside.
A worker or two have been alRv
lowed to go, when it was found they
f - wore invowa Amounts of money in
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rom Raleigh:
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Another President
Dr. Ramon Gran- Sua Martin, a t
professor in the'National University
of Havana, is the man selected by the ^
Cuban Jnata tv* Provisional preii.
lent dminst the political upheaval ^
in the little inland republic.
jSi
olveil appear not large, but the re j ^
icrt of the investigation may increase J
he amounts.
It is known that M. C. S. Noble, j
xecutive depifcy commissioner; Gco.? .
Scott, accountant making- the. in- I
estimation, and the Budget Bureau,^,
ave had their heads together and j ^
pparenlly are at work on the report i *,(
his investigation may be dovetailed i S(
ith the extensive shift in personnel ^
oat is promised for the department, cx
r the two may be only slightly :neriocking?to
the extent that a vaancy
caused by the. ir.vestignt^n
ill have to be filled.
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Veterans Cases to Be Keviewed j a
Approximately 1.000 cases of North ju
larolina World War veterans halve j *'
eon filed for review with the special:
oard named to review the claims for jl):
resumptive service connection which ?'
as been silting in Charlotte for more|a'
han a week, and will be sitting al-1fc
nost continuuosly until December 1-j*11
?he review board considers only those
ases in which there is .1 presumptive ^
ervice connection which has not been ^
[^finitely established When service e:
onucction has been established with>ut
question, tin: Federal government ~
issumcs its responsibility for the vet- .~
:ran. Veterans with nrosumniive scr- 1 -
ace connection are required to file j *
papers in proper shape for review, j *
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G> mi licbttt ft mvra tompr/> <
WATAUGA DEMOCRAT?EVERY
rhz board iz expected to complete \
tac work before Congress cOflTenes.;
oori after December 1 It is likely '
hat the number will 'each J200 oe- !
ore the work is finished.
The hfskrt includes Paul R. Younts. j
^larlotte; Frank SmUherst, Raleigh.!
md Paul Dana. Pinehurst, with two '
Veterans Administration men. Dr.1
Jylnigrtor.. Washington. IX C.. and;
Utomey Turocj*. Columbia, S. C. The '
iepartment of labor has two men as
iafcing yin preparing and r?l- I
'\'4 their claims, F. A. Hutchinson and '
ack iv Ltn.j.
Veterans with possible service
onnected disability bad better get j
usy and file their claims, tor tnis {
a\ be the last ehanc-said Omi- '
zLssioncr of iJipor A. L. Fletcher, \
theridge Iwuos S. K. A. Statement
A statement issued by K. Bruce
Itberidge, director of the Department
f Conservation and Development,
ist week urged North Carolina "not
o lag behind other states in taking
eivantage of the liberal terms of the
ublic works phase of the N. K. A.,
jid asks every public, agency to conidcr
Us public nerds and prepare
o make application for funds needed.
At the same time, Charles Johnson,
tate treasurer, as director of local
overnment, issued a note of warning
nd states that he and his commis
on will not give approval to appliitions
for loans unless they are for
absolutely necessary*" improvements
Lich as water and sewer works where _
le public health is endangered.
Mr. Etheridge asks that officials
nticipate then* needs for years to rr
>me and plan to meet them through
ic public works program, which of- ^
rs 30 per cent, outright, the remain;r
to be paid in 25 years. Mr. John- ^
>n states that the only difference ^
iw and a few years ago is one per
int. or -ess in interest rate.
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Tobacco Growers Reduce Acreage
Although North Carolina growers
r fluc-cured tobacco have signed up
'.most completely to reduce acreage aj
t a maximum of 303 per. cent lor n(
}34-3f?. during the twe weeks mar- In
citing hoiidav. Governor Ehringhaus
sks that eastern markets remain or
>seti while another step is taken? ls
n agreement with buyers as to prices \\
>r this year's crop. South Carolina
as agreed, too. lu
Secretary of Agriculture Wallace jj.
as drafted an agreement after con- ^
irence with federal officials and buy- a|
rs and will hold a public hearing on 0i
on Thursday of this week, when xv
ic terms, not yet made public, are p,
abject to any change ibat may be ^
ecmcd ncccszary. Hie 5?tow* up _ to n
ala ciinc ucai with iiic^^uSiiuty "01 1
obacco to be grown the next ttoo | a
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TIItKSftAV?EOONE, jf. C
. The youthful m&afjager, Joe Cronin, ah
'own?r of the Washington Senators in th
mapping \VoikI Serifs si rntegy, having
.in their league. Mid-September indication
1 would hfe the National league team that
bn diamond classic.
jars, but Ihis week the problem is j is
I prices tliat are to be paid for the of
mainder of this year's crop. to
If reasonable terms can be reached er i
7 growers and manufacturers, or Coi
iyers, with the governor as umpire. \ \
jvemor Ehringhaus, with the aid of J but
e Federal government, will have ac- i wh
mplished a feat that literally thou- ' clai
bids have tried for nearly three j No
mdred years, all in vain. j wel
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t.?ovt*riHu's Ait(MiiutiuriiU j icy
Raleigh.?Eighty-seven of the l87|ft;o]
ipointnients made so far by Gover-1
>r J. C. B. Ehringhaus have been!
ade in what is generally regarded! ^
the western half of the State, while
le hundred have been made in what j,
considered the east, which includes ^
ake County. n
Tending further to equalize the east
id west appointments, it is recalled ^rc
lat While 16 appointments have been
.ade in Rcbeson County, practically J
!. if not all, of them arc of trustees ^oc,',
C the Indian school at Pembroke, v'3
hieh mo3t of the New Hanover apMntees
are the mayor and board of ho
Idcrmcn of-the town of Wrightsvllie at
Mch Included also, are? the indere wh
id prosecuting attorney of Thorngrille
recorders court. A factor also nos
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cigarette, tka
ci&areffe- t/uz,
: r;,-- Strategy |
ortstop, and toxr Clark Griffith,
ic American Iieapuc, are already
juat aloot cinched the pennant
s were that the New York Giants
the Senators would face in the
naming of trustees or directors
institutions close enough to them I
be able to attend meetings, or oth-1
sectional groups, as the State Park'
omission.
Vakc County leads with twenty,
included in these are officials
o reside in Raleigh now, but are
saed as residents of other sections,
table in this class are A. J. MaxII,
commissioner of revenue, who
lies from Wayne County and Str.nvVinbonie,
public utilities commisier,
who came from Hertford.
IIS THEOLOC1V MADE TO FIT
low York. Morris Simmons, Using
to n street evangelist, interred
to air some theological views
his own--and th cresult was a
iken nose.
'olice told a magistrate the crowd
it him up. but Simmons said it
s the police.
'Afterwards, at the police station,'
said, "a policeman kept looking
his wrist watch, the crystal of)
Ich had been smashed: and eaclii
le lie icokcd at it he lilt me on thai
ie."
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The United St
ment granted Ligg
Tobacco Company
use *'Chesteijieldn j
THIS means that thi
formula?that is,
the manufacturing for
ferent from that of otl
For a cigarette to fc
to taste better, it has
ripe, mild, mellow toh
right quantity of the r
Turkish tobacco. Then
has to be made right.
You can prove for
Chesterfields are not 1L
rettes. They're milder
better.
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SEPTEMBER 21, 1933
$612,086 SPENT TO IMPROVE
NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOLS
Raleigh.?Dr. A. T. Allen. State
Superintendent of Public Instruction,
raid last week 1,230 3chco\ improvement
projects involving the expenditure
of $612,068.72 were carried out
during the "depression year ending
June 30, 1933."
Terming the amount of work "very
encouraging," Dr. Allen said sixteen
white and 36 colored schools were
erected with 209 new classrooms
"These classrooms were erected at
.lie lowest average obtained in North
Carolina in the last fifteen years,"
Dr. Allen added, explaining so;;;; cost
is little as $250 each.
There were 69 other school structures,
such as gymnasiums, teachers'
domes, shops and garages erected and
596 schools were repaired and repainted.
Grounds were improve,! at 195
white and 1S9 colored schools.
Funds to finance the work came
from the following sources: Literary
loan funds from the state, $108,570:
general county funds, $81,908; district
funds. $51,115; private donations,
$97,257; and federal aid funds from
the Reconstruction Finance Corporation,
$273,217.
THIS LETTER WILL BRING
JOY TO FAT FOLKS AND
NfcUKUiS SUHttitHS!
"Dear Sirs: I was so crippled with
neuritis all down left side of roy bead
and arm and both knees so swollen
that I could hardly get up and down.
At times my feet pained so badly 1
thought my toes would break off. I
tried everything. The doctor fi&d me
I would be no better while I lived
here but I stopped in a drug store in
Brooklyn, N. Y., one day last November
and the man in charge told me
to take Kruschen for 3 weeks steady
and I would get relief which I did.
Never felt better and along with it,
have lost weight. I weighed '110 then.
Now I weigh 154 and while I'm over
50 years old I feel 30. I took it for one
thing?got two?so I now have six
others here taking it." Mrs. A. V.
Carr, Ft. Tilden, N. Y.
It's the little daily dose that does
it," so take a half ieaspoonfal of
Kruschen hi a glass oi hot water every
morning before breakfast. Get
Kruschen at any live druggist in the
world?a jar lasts 4 weeks and costs
but a trifle. ?Adv.
Dr. C. B. BausbuiAQ, Eye, Ear,
Nose and Throat Specialist, Elisabeth
ton. Tean., will be is the oif ice
L Pr. aa
the first Monday in each month for
the practice of his profession.
ates Governett
& Myers
the right to
or cigarettes
ft Chesterfield
the leaf and
mula?is difler
eigarettes.
<e milder and
to have in it
acco, and the
ight kinds of
l the cigarette
yourself that
ke other cimi
... they taste