THE ROANOKE RAPIDS
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina
THE LARGEST NEWSPAPER IN HALIFAX COUNTY
Member North Carolina Press Association
CARROLL WILSON, Owner and Editor_
Entered as Second Class matter April 3rd, 1914, at the post office
at Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, under Act of March 3rd, 1879.
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3 WEEKS WITHOUT THE CODE
The Cotton Textile Industry Monday entered
its third week since the Supreme Court NRA
dcision with practically industry-wide support
for maintenance of Code provisions.
As a matter of fact, the Cotton-Textile Insti
tute’s survey of the industry disclosed that
only two mills - one of them the Chicopee
Manufacturing Company, a Johnson and John
son Company unit, at Gainesville, Georgia -
representing a total of 71,000 spindles or
slightly more than 2-1 0 of 1 per cent of the
31,000,000 spindles in the entire industry, are
operating on changed schedules.
The determination of the industry generally
to hold to Code standards, pending develop
ment of some new program, was stimulated
Monday when the Boger and Crawford Com
pany’s mill at Lincolnton, N. C., with 37,000
spindles, returned to Code wage and hour
schedules after having operated on a revised
basis last week.
Definite evidence of the attitude prevailing
throughout the industry was the strong stand
against any change in the conduct of the cotton
textile business taken by southern manufactur
ers at Friday’s meeting of the American Cotton
Manufacturers Association at Charlotte, North
CJarolina.
The textile industry is to be congratulated on
taking the firm stand it has and should be en
couraged by the public and the buyers. It has
shown itself willing to play ball according to
fair rules of the game.
The buyers and merchants can assist by liv
ing up to the same rules and doing business
only with reputable concerns who are volun
tarily keeping the codes.
The public can assist by helping to maintain
prices of textile products and by demanding
American-made textiles in preference to the
cheap-labor goods of other countries.
The two types which must be run out of
existence are the chiseling manufacturer who
will slip around the corner and cut prices, thus
forcing the market and wages downward, and
the citizen who will beat down prices just for
the personal satisfaction of driving a hard bar
gain.
There is^a fair price for everything and that
price should be maintained in justice to all con
cerned.
PROOF BY FIGURES
Figures and statistics wholesale will be
shoved at the voters by both sides in the cam
If The Flag Could Talk -by A. B. Chapin
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If every
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paign on whether or not Halifax County shall
have a control system similar to the Virginia
A.B.C. system. Most any point may be proved
to the user’s satisfaction by figures.
Popular with those wishing to leave things as
they are, are figures showing increase in arrests
for drunken driving in Virginia since inaugura
tion of the new system, now one year old.
This does not mean, as some would try to
prove, that there is an increase in the number
of drunken drivers.
It does mean that there is an increase in the
demand of the public for stricter enforcement
and an increase in the vigilance and efficiency
of the law enforcement officers.
Under prohibition, we had little of either.
Under sensible control, it is ourlionest opinion
that Halifax County, like Virginia, would de
mand and get and could be able to afford better
enforcement.
Arrests for liquor law violations might in
crease for a time in Halifax County. That
would tend to prove a popular public demand
for punishment of those who interfered with
the rights of others by breaking rules agreed
upon by the majority.
We predict that a reasonable trial period will
show a steady decrease in the number of ar
rests just as soon as the hoggish minority finds
out that the public and public officials mean
business.
NEW HOMES FOR OUR CITY
Building of homes is taking a decided spurt
in Roanoke Rapids and filling a long-felt need
here. There are a half dozen new homes under
construction or contemplated, with others plan
ning to start building some time during the
Summer.
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There can be no better proof of the steady
growth of Roanoke Rapids than this present
building program and it is a most encouraging
indication of the future possibilities of our city.
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