North Carolina Newspapers

VOL. XXXIX, NO. 49 WORK OF THE 1 LEGISLATURE Both Houses Organized Last Wed- 1 r.csday; Republicans Present Can- ( Ldidates for Presiding Officers The 1929 session of the Nohth ' Carolina general assembly got down to business Wednesday with 80 Dem-'1 ocrats and 81 Republicans in the ^ house taking the oath of office, j1 The Republicans presented the name of L. P. Hamlin of Transylvania for speaker against A. 11. Graham o?_j ^ Orange. The representative from Orange won over the Republican;' candidate b$ 83 ;? 31. Rcpresenta- ' tive Sut'tlcmyer of Caldwell. who c. was elected as an independent, cast J his vote with the Democrats. r. ' Altr the house organized, an ap-. J propriation of $2,200 for the ihaujuration of Governor Gardner was jTaSSrd- also puCCC?!. .9. hi:! inrres-1 ing t he salary of the attorney gen- j *" eral from $4,000 to $7,500, and re J quire him to devote his entire time 1 to the duties of the office. The hill! was also passed by the senate and 1 becomes law. In the senate Senator Johnson of; Kobeson was nominated for presi- A dent pro tern on behalf of the Democrats and Senator Weaver of i Buncombe was nohiiiiatd on behalf! of t he Repubicans, Johnson winning j( 35 to 10. The rest of the Democrat- 1 * ic slate was elected unanimously. 'r Bills of state-wide importance j1 have been introduced as follows: 53 Senate By Lawrence of Hertford. To re- * quire licensing of all automobile ( drivers and to provide for a state highway patrol. * Rv Franklin of Person: To relieve the counties of ad valorem taxes for j1 the support of the constitutional six * months school term and to put the ; burden of their support on thejS state so that the schools may be sup- > ported by "unlisted taxables." ^ By Wood of McDowell: To extend ' the state highway system so that it 1 might include certain county roads 1 and to increase the state tax on j 1 gasoline from four to five cents a^ gauon ior tnis purpose. v House Two bills of State-wide importance ' \ were introduced Tuesday, one by D. ' Scott Poole of Hoke, to abolish the ' county government advisory commis- j sion, and the other by Representa- ' tive Eure of Hertford, calling for a ' rrfiict'on in the tax exemption al-il lowed on personal property from i: SfiOO to ?25. : Uy Nash of Richmond: To amend 11 section 25:11 Consolidated Statutes If relating to foreclosures on real es- j tote to prohibit move than two re-. < 'y releases. j By Nash of Richmond: To provide ; i for special superior court judges. \ * By Winston of Bertie: To reguiato j school system of North Carolina and j t io provide xor taxes un xansip'.e J; property for maintenance,' . i jj . t r "WORLD SANS SMOKES, DRINKS U AND DRUDGERY SEEN BY FORD h -?-? I? A world ;a '?l>iok.nri one smokes jc or discusses prohibition, where f?fm-L ers no longer farm and housekeepers s no longer cook and where machines , take care of the drudgery is outlined e by Henry Ford in his book, "My Philosophy of Industry," just pub- r lished. j "The great problem in the home today," the Detroit manufacturer; of;s Lizzies points out, "is too much ; v drudgery. We shall soon find a way j c to do much of the cooking outside jr and deliver it in a hot and appe- i tizing condition at mealtime at no j greater cost." i j The old farm is likewise due for; j a big change, according to Mr. Ford. > T "Farming needs to be completely'} revolutionized," he says. "Large j L corporations, whose sole business it; " will be to perform the operations of'; plowing, planting-, cultivating and i j harvesting, will supersede the indi-j vidual farmer, or groups of farmers ] will combine to perform liieir work j L in a wholesale manner. This is the , c proper way to do it and the only one j < in which economic freedom can be won." y PAGE QUITS AS STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSIONER Raleigh, Jan. 15.?Frank Page's . j service as chief highway commission- ( er of North Carolina came to an end ( today when Governor Gardner ac- ( cepted his resignation "with extreme regret," , Mr. Page, who became commissioner is 192"! and who has been actively in charge of North Caro-1 lina's $150,000,000 road program ? since that date, announced his inten- t tion to resign last fall, and his letter t of resignation was on the governor's t desk when the latter took office Friday. 1 A determination to obtain '.the t best man" available for the commis- ' sionership was expressed by Cover-11 Yg nor Gardner, both in his letter to t Air Page and in a conversation:: with reporters. , < ATAX A Non-Partisan Nc BOONE, 1 Normal School Has Record Enrollment Reports from the Normal School Slice its opening on the 8*h, indicate hat the enrollment is now drawing;* rlose to the 500 mark, with new stu- , icnts coming in every day. Accord- 3 ng to the officials this is l>y far he largest number of students ever, mrolled in a regular term and <1 Is lAinlii*! ' ' 1 vuc men wnt'ii cnc \irst reg- c clar normal work was s Luted in 1322 i hero were only five strictly Normal he students. : ? A number of students expect to ; craSuate at the close- of the winter #> crm in February and a larger class i ^ it the close of the reguiar school i; ;car in May. The phenomenal rise a f the normal work in the institution t s ?aigcdy attributable, say the auhoriti?*; to the fine spirit of coon- ~ ration which has been developed 3 >etween the various members of thej ? acuity. Revs. C. R. Mosei*, J. A. Yount j $ md r. A. Hicks were ai the chanel! Exercises at the Normal last week, t Che Normal is always glad to have j he local pastors , whose manner of! i or.dueting the devotional exercises j c 5 always interesting and helpful. i , ( 'ROBLEMS FACING THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY * Following are some of the major 1 {ucstions facing the 1629 session of he North Carolina general assembly, I is indicated by replies to a ques- i ( ionaire sent to members of the as- c cmbly- by the Associated Press: 1 : Flection laws: The Australian j i >ailot. demanded by numerous lead- : m*s in both parties, the League of \ iVomcn Voters, and endorsed by Governor Gardner; the repeal of the I ibsp.ntce voters law and a hill to ; : nuke violation of election j 1 aws a felony. 1 The eight-months school term: Representatives of hoth parties di- w ,'ided over feasibility; Governor McLean has declarer! he believes it can >e accomplished through equaliza-, ion fund; embodied in legislative ecommendations of North Carolina Education Association, with suggos-; ion. that needed revenue be derived hrough indirect taxation. Sj j Taxation. Many representatives, )oth Republican and Democratic, i :ave declared taxes on farm lands! nust be reduced. Taxes on so-called j uxuries, tobacco products, candies, j shewing gum and natural resources, iydro-electric power and mineral! iroducts, have been suggested as j ;ourc?? -OjLvrevenue that -^win make: pbssiblc reduction of ad valorem axes. Increase in gasoline tax sug-' jested. j .Indicia! system laws: Reconvmen-: iations for a complete change in the j illv system through a jury com- ; mssion, sirucK jury ana power 101 : f superior court judges to appoint an j t icting foreman with fall powers in 1 { he absence of the foreman of the : \ jrnpd jury were adopted by fm.- ju-! i iicial conference, ft also" rsppm-j nended the divorce of solieitonal j c i:id judicial districts, and power of l iuperior court judges to place itils entente of non-capital felons vec- i : immend.ations to the governor as to [ rfimmum time prisoners siibuld ( erve before parole, and conditions r inder which parole should be grant- r :d. State dog muzzling law: Recom- t nended by Dr. C. O'H. Laughing- \ touse, state health officer. Notice of intention to marry: | tate board of charities and public j velfare has endorsed a bill to repiire publication of intention to narry prior to granting of marriage ^ icense. j c Workman's compensation la\v:j tskeu by Piedmont Union Council;J avored by chambers of commerce of; j mmerous cities, and recommended t >y the commissioner of labor and j i minting. j ( State highway patrol: Embodied : j n legislation demanded by Carolina j c dotor Club. t Municipal airports: Senator Grav ey of Rocky Mount, says he will in- t rouuce a bill to authorize issuance t ?f bonds by cities to provide funds j f or municipal airports. Garnishee law: High Point citizens i lave prepared a pctiion to the gen- e ral assembly asking for a garnishee i aw. Highways: Extension of the state ! lighway system so as to include a ounty highways, recommended in a Jovernor Gardner's inaugural ad- ( Iress. t 1 CELLOGG PEACE TREATY RATIFIED BY SENATEU t Washington, Jan. 15.?America's jj ldherence to the Kellogg multila- t erial treaty pledging the nations of s he world to renounce war, was voted oday by the senate, 85 to 1. Applause of the women-filled gal- t eries echoed the announcement of f he ovens-helming vote. Mumblings ? md hisses from the galleries greeted t he reading by the senate clerk of' .he name of Senator Blaine, V/iscon-. np Republican, as the only or.e re-, t :o ded in the negative. JGA .vspaper, Devoted to th> WATAUGA. COUUNTY, NORTH I SliDGFT CALLS 7 FOR $17,445,55' >3,736,012 Asked for Equ&liza Fund; Normal College Here Receive $60,500 for Service I? ing and Equipment "~-Rahdgh, Jar.. 1 J.?Appropriate if $17,445,552 for the fiscal yea 02;/-5G, an increase of $2,24 P.O0 ?ver the $15,000,360 estimated e> icndituves for the current fise* ear, was recommended for the ger ral expenses of the state in the rc jort of the advisory budget con: nission transmitted io the gcneri isbchibly by Governor O. Max Gart icr tonight. On the prospective increase, $i; 20.012 was recommended for tb chooi equalization fui.d, which vis ilaced at $5,000,000 for each yea if the bicnbiam, as compared v/it >3,203,OSS calculated for this year. A drastic reduction was made i he recommended appropriation ic icrmanent improvements ai stat institutions, $2,000,000 being suf rested for tliis purpose during th 020-1030 period, as compared wit 'xpenditures made or contracted fc luring the last biennium totallin >5.435,247. Requests for perm? tent improvements aggregated $11 )61,853. The pruning knife was freely use >y the budget makers in the consu ration of requests, which aggrega id $19,441,728 for 1020-30. an v;,if I o,0? i I of iUoU-'i I A silgl ;??rease for the second year wt Approved in the budget, which sc ;hc figure at $17,536,807. Included iii the budget estimal for educational institutions, is $00 300 for the Appalachian State No mil, for service buildings and equij 'nunc. 21-V IT AN CLUB TO HAVE LADIES' NIGHT FEB. 2 . At the monthly business meetir ?f the Boone Civitan Club, held ; :he Daniel Boone hotel last Thur lay evening, a eommitte compost :f Rev. C. TT. Moser, chairman, . Frank Moore, W. E. Comer and I. ( rireev, was named to prepare a pn Bam for Indies' night, to be fciVe by the club on the evening of Fel uary --- The committee is no engaged in making arrangements ft he occasion, which will likely h >ne of the most interest ing affaii ,'et given by the club. S. C. Eg&ors and ?i. li. Steel compose a committee to invcsiigitl he advisability of establishing a go rourse here, ft is understood that :en-ycar lease ear. be secured o noperty near the city, suited fc .he purpose, the only cost to th momoters being the development c :he course. The committee wi 'feel out" local business men to se yhether sufficient money can b aised to put the proposition over Other business transacted Thurs lay nl^ht included the election o lev. Dr. Will O. Gordon to member ihip in the club and the reading an idopUng of Secretary South's v? )ort. The meeting was one of th mist enthusiastic eve*- held - hy th iluiT, wiui Vt large attendance ti| neinbers present. The meeting this week will be hel oday at 12:45. Rev, C. H. Mose vill be incharge of the program. 5UILD1NG AND LOANS IN STAT! >AID OUT $4,500,000 IN 192 The building- and loan associs ions in North Carolina earned i occess of $4,500,000 for their share ?olders in 1928. O. K. LaRoque of Raleigh, deput risurahce commissioner in charge o >uilding and loan inspection, stale hat dividends of more than $3,500 100 are indicated as having bee >aid to holders of installment stoc !tirin?- the 12 months and dividend o holders of paid-up stock amoum d to another million. The close o he year found over 100,000 shan lolders with approximately 1,7050 100 shares in their hands. The Watauga Building and Loa Association during the year 192* :arned in excess of $13,000 fo ts shareholders. The building and loan business i 4orth Carolina is steadily increasin md this reflects a trend very notice ible throughout the country. H. I ^ellarius, of Cincinnati, secretary o 7'nitpfl Sfofoc 1 fioiyiin nf T <M?? building and Loan Associations, r? >orts that dividends totalling th rast sum of $375,000,000 were dif ributed to building and loan shar? lolders or depositors la?t year an hat the total number holding sue hares has risen to over 12,000,000. The ninth annual convention c he North Carolina League of Won m Voters will be held January 2 tnd 25 in Raieigh, with headquai el's at the Sir Walter hotel. Let us weave your rage into ai istic rugc.?Ad in the Salt Lab Tribune. DEM< e Best Interests of Northwi DA' ^-!NA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 1 * =--= ,[}. Max I*arc! * Policies of A< Record Throng Sees State Government Pass into New Hands; New Governor Adovates Secret Ballot, and Gives His Views on Roads, Schools and Agriculture ? Oliver Max Gardner of Shelby,! Thursday lock uver *he ?*ei - <?f gov-i eminent in North Carolina from i Governor Angus W. .McLean, with j an inaugural address pledging his: administration to work for the eon- i j ! tinned advancement of the state oa j ^ | progressive but economical lines, j The address was delivered in the! | Raleigli auditorium to members of 'e the enexai assembly, state officials, g I ond an audience including visitors T | from all parts %?i the .date. Achieving his boyhood ambition to1 i become governor, the -16-year-old _ j chief executive declared the domiN | mini purpose of his administration ' * I WAR Vfl Ko 40 ,_ nrnntFTT o A.. ..~C, .! J r_|ing interest in the affairs of the] e j state on the part of ail the people*" j k'while a major aim would lie the! (rj movement of agriculture and rural [ g life. The new governor made few recommendations for specific legis-! lation enactments. He advocated an ^ increase of one cent a gallon in the j ]_ gasoline tax, with a provision for an allocation of a portion of the revenue to county road purposes as a means of relieving the property tax IS; burden to the extent of the levy for >1 highway purposes. The inaugural address of Govev:e nor Gardner follows in full. iy_ Mr. 1'resident, Mr. Speaker and r. members of the General Assembly: This occasion marks another quad's onward march. It furnishes the opportunity and summons us to the task of new 2 dedications to the public service and ; fresh resolves by the people of the _ j commonwealth. I take the oath of office of governor humbly in this sv distinguished presence, deeply con^ scious of its great responsibilities, j : and seriously impressed with its true / significance. Government has been the concern of mankind since the institution of i society ana the organization of the 'forces of civilization; and happily >r I the masses of people are manifesting Ie j increased interest in the affairs of ... state and nation as they realize the Imany ways i:i. which the government i(. j vitally touches their interest. Thi:. ~ I is as it should be- Public interest an I,- government is absolutely essential t; a the maintenance of st democracy. ., Democracy is the finest and fittest ir, symbol of human rights; and the ,0 ; preservation of this symbol as a vital jpi and living force in government is Il dependent upon public participation 0 I in the intimate details of the admine [ sstration of governmental af fars and j upon the propel public thought and ; ! conception of governmental activity ,f i'and service A Developing Science j! Government has been a developing ! science. It has expanded without e j clCitization. It has entered; and now 0 | occupies, fields that hitherto were re ,f j seyvecfsojeiy foFrMriicVdi^L~Gi^Itrul istic ^ionizations; We have come d to realize that government ought to ,r function in behalf of all the people; that it should do more than merely administer the laws?essential and g. important as that phase of service g may he; that in order to meet the high expectations of the people, govt err.mcnt should do morn than mihisn ter to the purely material needs of * the masses; that it should interpret the noble purposes of our citizenship v and translate into pulsating statutes f the high resolve of a free people. s With this conception, the government of Xorth Carolina has entered ... r i I-j ; iiiw IIIC IUVOV iiutiiunu ui lit t u j citizens and shares with them the re. I sponsibility of the education of their children; and preservation ar..-l safe f guarding of health and life; the care, nature, and treatment of the un_ fortunate, deficient, or incapacitated; the training and equipping for n life's duties of those laboring under ; some special handicap; and the rer storatior. and restraint of wayward boys and the reclamation of girls n gone astray. Surely these activities g are worthy of the advancing thought in government, and tend to establish our state in the front line trenches ,f of progressive action. ,1 A great southern statesman, visualizing the duties of citizenship, e and speaking with the intuition of a seer, declared: "Who saves his coun-. try saves all things, and all things d saved shall bless him; who lets his h country die lets all things ulc, and all things dying curse him." Responsibilities to St.itc ?f I submit to you, ar. l through you l- to the people of North Carolina, to4 day this challenging thought; and X r- enlist your active assistance and patriotic endeavor in behalf of the j dominant purpose of this administrar tion?which shall be to arouse a deep e and abiding interest in the affairs of j state on the part of all people, and sst North Carolina 17, 1H20 per Outlines | Iministration _; The New Governor |i ^ (). .M A X i; ARDN'KK ^ on unremitting effort to make the j forces, of government serve the whole . | people of the state in their varied | capacities, ministering to their ma- i I tevial, physical, intellectual and moral wellbeing. The conception I | submit seeks to enlist, the element of i purest patriotism that will content it's self with nothing less than the i highest sense of responsibility to the I state. To eveiv man :n public place! calls for undivided allegiance to I public- welfare, ami to every citizen j a high standard of responsibility, i j shall welcome the advice and avail j myself of the counsel of the mey j and women of North Carolina who I are constructively and intelligently ( interested in the progress and wet-1 Sfare of the state. 1 shall consider JfU'S' administration successful if it : j serves but to arouse and stimulate; (the civic consciousness of North 1 [.Carolina. Freedom From Obligation [ am taking office today a free i man; I owe no private obligation to y i any man or interest aside and apart j j from the public good. 1 am not j hampered by any pledges or prom- j ] ises. I was nominated by the Demo i emtio party without opposition and | j eTected by the people ' of-thisa.;!l 1 am a strong party man, ) love the [ Democratic party and am proud of jits past and hopeful of its future:! j hot today I become the governor of; all the people of North Carolina and shall consecrate myself a rev to the j I service of my state, and it shall he ray debuite aim and unfaltering pur-1 ; pose to deal justly with every iudi- : vidual and every interest- in Xorth; I'Carolina, and to^kronv no party, i, creed or nationality in the discharge! of my official duties and in the pre- , i servation of the rights of-the people. New Laws ?It-=?khh-Ihv-^^ to match | j specific recommendations to the gen- i i e\*ai from time to time with reference to needed legislation. 1 ; ; have necessarily left untouched in j this message many questions of viial i ; importance, but I shall not. seek the : passage of any great number of newlaws. I do not believe the state; [ needs any vast amount of new lfcgisj lation. I have no sympathy with the j idea that the passage of new laws : always means progress; and I shall , \ not delude myself with the thought J : that any and all problems of govj emmerit car. he solved by merely 1 passing lays. 1 recommend to this honorable body the passage or only:' J such legislation as shall he manifestly needed for the public good; and j then that this legislation shall he care.tUii> thought out. well consid' ered and judiciously determined. Re-j^ spect for laws enacted will have an ' J important relation to the degree of [ care and solemnity with which they , are enacted. Primary Law I In line with my thought concern | ing public interest in government j must necessarily be considered public ' I interest in both primaries and elec! tions. There has been, and will be, much complaint as to primaries and the manner of conducting them and : the cost involved?and some of these complaints are well founded: yet I; am convinced that the localized party primary is the best method yet devised for the selection of party can didatcs. and I am opposed to its re-; i peal. My belief is that it should be ! strengthened. safe-guarded,, and protected, and the defects remedied ; as far. as possible. Such changes as j are made should provide for greater' security to the voter and provide for' | clearer and more unhampered ex-j I pressions of the popular will of the . , party, and make the use of improper ; methods or finfluences more diffii cult. The primary should be made, I to function so that it will emphati-j ; (Continued o.. Page Two) J I | | * v - - __t r= FIVE CENTS A COPY 1,000 SHEEP FOR COUNTY (Mmcnd E. Cbapman & Co., Make Interes-tinif Proposition to Farm ers Who Want to Increase Their Annual Income Mr. Edmund Jones of Lenoir was n town Saturday, and in an advertisement iri this issue is placing belore the farmers of Watauga county i very interesting proposition. Almond B. Chapman & Company, with .vhom All*. Jon ; is associated, is oficrinjr to place one thousand or mere "ine Hampshire and Shropshire ewes imong Watauga county farmers on a share basis. Local moducers will share in the profits on some stated iasis arid will be out absolutely nothing for the sheep other than heir keep. The sheep raising: iiiuusti'y could easily be made cne of Watauga count's greatest sources of revenue and t seems that Mr. Jones is offering v,n ui. ? - * ? k"-' v?v ?-'i IVill ?il SLOCKng the mountainsides. Western iheep growers have made fortunes ind paid the government for grazng privileges. Surely farmers in his section who own land which is rood for sheep but nothing else can :Jo as -well. A majority of the acreage of this kind is not bringing in mough revenue to pay the taxes. Put it to work. WATAUGA HAILED AS THE BANNER DEMOCRATIC COUNTY The following taken from the "Under the Borne" column of the Raleigh News and Observer will be of interest to the friends of Representative It. C. Rivers: "November 1028 was the first election held in Watauga county in oS years when the Dei i.e. .rats made a clean sweep by electing every county officer," said Representative R. C. Rivers, editor of the Watauga Democrat. "And if it hadn't been for the majority in Watauga, the amendment to increase the salary for legislator:; would have failed,:" said Editor Rivers. "Ir. view of that fact," s;:H Senator Walter Clark, "'I think it would Ik n6thinjt but right for all iegislatorsito be thankful for that vote of WalHg'.' < and give Hob ltivers a diniier."y"fefflj?[ "1 ho.ipen to know tliat in the case of rhp nomination of Rivers it was a of the office seeking the man" said Josephus IHmicds. "I spoke in Boone on the day of tin- county convt nci6n. Before arrival 1 called at iii. office of the Pemncra? only to find Rivers had gore to Asheville to attend a meeting of the Shriners. At first 1 thought he had slipped out of town to escape giving me that dinner of turnip greens and jowl he had promised on my next trip to Boone. 1 found later, however, that I was wrong and I hat Rivers had left town to escape taking the nomination to the House. I heard he had left word with friends to decline for him. They did the opposite 8 home he found he had beer, nominated. If lie tried to dodge the nomination I am informed he worked like old H.nr.rv to secure the election. "If 1 had a banner to give to any county 1 would give it to Watauga/' said State Chairman Mu 1 ttflliWlienaaa some other western counties lost cut Watauga made democratic gains." ~ FORMER WATAUCAN IS NOW CASHIER ASHEV1LLE BANK The following taken from the Asheville Citizen of last Friday will be of interest to those who knew Mr^ Frank Michael when he was a resident of Watauga county. He will be remembered as the son of Mr. Lind ay Michael, old time politician and. iducator, and was born near Samboo. ? "Frank A. Michael was elected cashier of the TIaywood street branch of the Central Bank and Trust Cotn.atnY ,it the annual directors siiu =tockholders meeting held Tuesday of tliis week. Mr. Michael has been assistant cashier of the bank since its consolidation with the Old Citizens Bank four years ago. He joined the latter institution as teller in 1917. A native of Boone, in Watauga county, he came to Aslieville in 1906 and was cashier of the local express 'office ~ continuously until 1917, when he joined the Old Citizens Bank. An active Mason, he has been Almoner of the Scottish Rite body for 12 years, and is a member of the Knights Templar and the Shrine- He is married and lias three children." The bank with which Mr. Michael is affiliated has a capital and surplus of $2,000,000. Mr. and Mrs. -J. M. Isaacs of Mabel arc improving from illness with influenza and pneumonia. A son Mr. L. S. Isaacs of Boone reports the illness of two children with scarlet fever. Bom to Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Wilson a girl.