North Carolina Newspapers

THE GLEANER ISSUED EVERY THURSDAY jl. D. KERNODLE, Editor <1.00 A YEAR, IN ADVANCE IQi tired ?t the Poetoffloe at Graham. N, C., m Micond-claM mailer. If Not, Almost, Dead To keep the country's business i from sagging, which it has been doing in recent weeks, the Ad ministration's court reorganiza tion's program has been over shadowed and may be complete ly smothered. But there is some history in it that is worth remembering and giving passing notice. A nationally circulated pub lication sent a questionnaire to 12,585, newspapers in every one of the 48 states. The only answers asked for were yes or no. There were but four ques tions to be thus answered : 1 . Do you favor, or feel there is an urgent need for, a bill to permit the President to oppoint additional Justice? of the Su preme Court? Answers ? 9.6 percent yes, 90.4 no. 2. Do you favor, or feel there is an urgent need for, a law requiring a two- thirds vote of the Court to declare acts of Congress unconstitutional? Au swer ? 2 8. 3 percent yes, 71.7 no. 3. Do you favor, or reel there is any urgent need for, a bill forcing justices to retire at an age fixed by law? Answer ? 28 percent yes, 72 no. 4. Do you favor, or feel there is an urgent need for, a Consti tutional amendment limiting the authority of the Supreme Court over acts of Congress? Answer ? 11.7 percent yes, 88.3 no. An investigation of the an swers returned shows that in only two states, Delaware and Rhode Island, majority answers were given to any, not all, of the questionnaires in the affir mative. The replies show also that on ly a small percent of the papers thought enough of the issue to make any reply, doubtless re garding it as defunct. If it is not dead, it is a chronic' invalid with little or uo hope of being restored to its feet again. After all, newspapers "are on ly the expressions of individuals, and no doubt a popular poll will show about or near the same percentages as those expressed by newspapers. The League of Nations does not appear to be able to do any thing about Japan's iuvasion of China ? slaughter and devas tation goes on notwithstanding. The wage-hour bill before CongrefaS is doubtful of passage, j It appears that it cannot be shaped np to suit labor leaden, Congressmen and employerr ? never will. A strike is on in the rubber industry in Akron, Ohio. Some 19,000 workers walked out. It's a sort of hazardous way to start through the winter when more food, fuel and clothing will be required. The anti-lynching bill prom isee to hare hard sledding, not because the unlawful act has any advocates in Congress, but because it carries with it a heavy penalty on the county in which the crime may oocur. It is chiefly opposed by Southern Congressmen. No county is im mune against the flaring up of a mob on short notice, and to penalize the whole county for the unlawful acts of a mob of a dozen or two, does not appear to bear the s^amp of justice. The Status of Punitive Retail Taxes The current status of discrimi natory chain store taxatiou is graphically revealed iu a survey prepared by the Iustitute of Dis tribution As of September 9, a dozen states had such lawn which are now iu the court*. And in a number of stale*, law a are bring advocated. While the vaiirus stale laws vary greatly in detail, tliey aie all predicated upon l he name priucipal ? that there is au iulier eut wickedness aud dtuigec in size. Thus, iu Idaho, h single store under a retroactive iicotite tax pays $5.00 ? while a chain with 20 stores must pay $600 per year each. ,?Iu Pennsylvania, the tax ou the first store ? and risi * to (500 for each store over 50u. Chain systems almost invaiu bly started from oue small stoic, owned by a merchant with energy aud progressive ideas. They gnw large for but one reason ? because they gave good service that the cousuming public liked. No busi ness cau start, much less gtow large and successful, without pub lic p. ilrouage and approval. Thus, w hen we attempt to limit the size of chains or destroy them by law, we deprive the consumer of ecpnoinij benefits. We attempt to prevent him from palrouiziug retail agencies to which be loo^s for good products at low prices. We penalize the efficient in the interest of the inefficient ? .tnd everyone pays, through iucrea>ed cost of living. mere seems to be a slowing <.f ibe mania fur punitive taxa tioo of chains. Government fig. urea demonstrate 'but the inde deudent merchant it in nodaugcr of extinction, and dues more lh<u 70 per cent of all retail trade. The preseut balauce in the mer cbadising field is tbe result of keen compeletion, and is to the benefit of tbe consumer. It should not be disturbed by "class" laws which are largely tbe crcaMou of of prejudice and ignorance of ac tual conditions. ? Exchange, State Oil Men Launch Campaign To Arouse Anti-diversion Sen timent? Four Point Program | Raleigh, Nov, 18? Gilmer Sparger, Raleigh, Secretary of the North Carolina Petroleum, Industries Com mittee, announces the launchi ng of a campaignr by his organization 1 designed to '-'foster justice and equality for N. C. motorist tax payer#," | Chief issue of the campaign, Sec- ' retary Sparger aaid will be to ' arouse anti-diversion sentiment to the point where adoption of a constitutional amendment wi^l pre vent diversion of all special motor- j iat tax funds (gasoline, license fees, etc.,) to any purpose other than highway debt-service, construction | and maintenance. Other issues will be stressed in the four-point program he will 1 present, and when the campaign U completed late in January, the local oil men will have a function ing organisation in each of the state's one hundred counties, Mr. , Sparger hopes. Piano County Organisation* The N C P' I C Secretary will go into those counties where the ' local oil men are members of some adjoining county association, one of his purposes being to set up a working organisation in each j of them. The four-point program is stated 1, To insist that all gasoline and | motor vehicle taxes be used for' highway purposes only and t o ' urge the adoption of an amend'-' ment to the constitution to ac complish that aim. 2. To render asaistsnce to state and federal authorities In detee- ! tion and elimination of gaaolime j tax evasion. . J, To work toward the abolition 1 of the federal gasoline and lubri cating 00 taxes, 4. To oppose all tax and other proposals inimical to the petroleum influatry and Its motorist custom ... . J. . . Economic Highlights i Happenings That Aftect the Dinner Pails, Dividend Checks and Tax| Bills of Every Individual. National and International Problems Insep arable from Local Welfare. Those whc* follow national politics always watch local ejections with close attention. The policy that is approved by voters of a village may In the fullness of time be the policy that is adopted in the seats of the mighty at Wash f ington. Disapprovals shown by voters will be reflected by their representatives in Congress. It is in town, city and state elections that the temper of the people is best reflected. The recent off-year elections icant. What they showed is were more than ordinarily signif well summed up by Dorothy Thomp son ^ "'They furnish no sign that the American people want to turn the direction of their political af fairs over to militant labor. There is no indication that they wisH an increase in govern ment ownership. They show that there is a positive popular desire to curtail government extrava - gances. "They also showed that the vo tera are not much moved by hys terical screams of red and bol shevik." ' Labor? as represented by the CIO? fared badly indeed. Greatest labor hopes were pinned on De troit, where CIO candidates I or mayor and city council survived the primaries. But all were de - feated. In otter industrial centers, including Canton, Clevelamd and Akron, they met a similar fate. It is true that Mayor LaGuardia of New York had labor's endorse ment?but he was also supported by the leading newspapers, and by influential business groups as well as labor groups, because of his remarkable fight against Tammany and his efficient and progressive stewardship of the city during his past term in office. Light on public sentiment toward spending IS found in the vote on projected bond issues. For every one approved, about two were re jected. The only two towns voting on proposals to erect municipal elec tric plants or to take over pri vate plants decisively defeated the measures. Prom the standpoint of parti san politics, the elections are more difficult to gauge. Repub licans made gains? but they were not large, and occurred in areas where the Republicans are in the majority as a rule, and only lost control during the great New Deal sweep of last year. One Import ant aign of the times is the grow ing inclination of the voters to back the man they believe the best, irrespective of his party la bel. This trend marks a hard blow to old-time machine politics, which depends for success on a "'straight ticket" vote that ap proves all party nominees and dis regards personalities. TO quote Miss Thompson once more, "The elections show a public demand for humane gov ernment, coupled with Increasing honesty, efficiency and sobrietu." It may be only a coincidence? but it Is a fact that a few days aftetf the elections, Secretary Mor genthau made his immensely im portant speech in which he oppos ed Increased government spend ing, approved a broader tax base, and made reductions in appropria tions, and apparently charted a new fiscal course for the Admin istration. It is generally believed that the business recession has frightened the voters as well as government leaders, and increas ed sentiment in favor of a more conservative policy. Oeneral opinions hold that the special session and the regular session of the current Congress will be dominated by a cautious tone, and a disinclination to spend and experiment. The reverbera - tions from the local elections will echo loud In the halls and com mittee rooms Oof the Capitol. Thd trend of business has not changM in the last week or so. It is still down ward, and seems to be levelling off at a substantially lower stage than prevailed this ?nmmer. Stocks have been irreg ular, holding to levels a little above th"4 October low* 4 ' . ' Principal unfavorable sign is smaller automobile production. Principal favorable sign, says the Annalist, "is an unexpectedly high level of engineering contracts." Business briefs of interest fol low: Steel? With' Bales dropping, pro- : duction is at extremely low levels, ' by comparison with last spring. Purchases by the automobile in dustry will largely determine th? future of steel production. Thes? purchases have been relatively small so far. Prices? Commodity prices have been weakening. The rise in t h e general cost of living has halted, and the course is now downward. Retail prices have not as yet en- | tirely reflected the changes i n I wholesale prices. Retail Trade? Fair, but not a s , good as was hoped. Tendency J seems toward a slight slackening. Pre-Christmas trade figures will give ai clearer picture of conditions here. Foreign Trade? Recently hit a new high for the year. Employment? 1? naturally swing ing downward. The relief prob- J lem will be grave this winter. If. aa is anticipated, Federal relief i s reduced, the burden will fsdl on states and municipalities, few of which are prepared to take up the load. Tower to Memory of Navigator On the moors of Cleveland, Eng land, stands the lonely tower erect ed to the memory of the explorer and navigator, Capt. James Cook, who is said to have put more miles on the map than any man in any country. Ideals of Service According to the Department of Agriculture, about one-half of the fluid milk and cream consumed by people of the United States is marketed through producer coopera tives. These cooperatives are now operated in practically every Jig city in the whole nation, and of late their influence in the smaller cities and towns has been increas ing rapidly. Some of these coop IN THE WAKE OF FLOOD This scene was enacted many times In refugee centers established by the Red Cross during the Ohio-Mississippi Valley flood. Inevitably floods bring the danger of disease as drinking sources become contaminated and large groups of people are thrown together. The medical-health service of the Red Cross serves thou sands each year, and is maintained by membership funds contributed to the organization at the time of Its annual Roll Call from Armistice Day to Thanks giving. GILBERT PATTEN The original B .rt L Standish, creator of Frank ' end Dick Merriwell, now writes "Frank Metti well 'it Fordale ' for the youth o? all ages, a N thrill; r.tj. pulse-pcundi. . j story about fiction's M greatest hero, brought to you serially in thi"; , paper. Herr's something new . . . an unu sual story every render will enjoy. Don't miss it ' "FRANK MERRIWELL AT FARPALE" erative* are straight bargaining or ganizations. Other*, such as the pioneer Dairymen's League Coop erative Association of New York, actually take title to the milk, and market It through their own facilities. The astonishing increase In strength of cooperatives has re sulted from the fact that (they are founded on sound and proven bu siness principles. Furthermore, the consuming public has shown that it favont agricultural marketing co operation, for the co-ops have been a splendid Influence in assurimg the consumer a stable, fair-priced supply of high quality products. They have earned tbelr high place in the world through ideals of service, ' NOTICE! Summons by Publication v xrrH carolin * *""" ALAMANCE COUNTY In The General County Court LiUtte Pettigrew Fargis, Plaintiff. va John A, Fargis, Defendant. The defendant John A. Fargia wiM take notice that an action entitled as above has been commenced in the General County Court of Ala mance County, North Carolina, to obtain an absolute divorce & the de fendant will take notice that he is required to appear at the of fice of the Clerk of the General County Court of Alamance County in the courthouse in Graham, N. C? on the 20th. Jay of December, 1937, and answer or demur to the complaint in eaid action, or the plaintiff will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the said complaint. This the 17th day of Nov., 1937. Lilian L Bailey, Deputy Clerk of the General Coun ty Court of Alamance County. William C. Perdue, Atty. Notice of Sale ofKeal Property Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed on the 12th day of October, 1929, by Geo, Henry and wife, Hattie Henry, to the undersigned Trustee, and recorded in the office of the Reg ister of Deeds for Alamance Co unty, North Carolina, in Deed o f Trust Book 113 at! page 561, de fault having been made in the payment of the indebtedness se cured by same, and request hav ing been made by the holder of the note stcured, I will sell at public auction to the highest bid der for cash, at the Court House door in Alamance County, North Carolina, on Monday, November 29, 1937 , at 12:00 o'clock, noon, the following described real prop erty, to- wit A certain tract or parcel of land in Burlington Township, Alamance County, North Carolina, described as follows: Beginning at a stake 'in A1 Flor ence's line, corner of ; thenoe ?i. 83 1-2 deg. E. 100 feet to an iron stake, Henry Sharp's line, thence N. 20 1-2 deg. W. 234 feet to an iron stake, Henry Sharp's line; thence with his line N, 88 1-2 deg. 100 ft. tq the Beginning. This sale will be made subject to advance bids as provided by law, and will remain open for ten days from date of sale to receive advance bids. This the 27tb day of Oct. 1937. William I. 'Ward, Trustee. Notice of Sale Under and 'by virtue of the power of sale Contained fn a certain deed of trust executed by French H. Smith dated December IT, 1928, and recorded in Book! 113, at page 325, in the office of the Register of Deeds of Alamance County, default having been made iq the payment of the indebtedness thereby secur ed, and demand having been ma<je by the note holder, the under - signed trustee will sell at public auction to the highest bidder for CASH at the Court House door In Graham, North Carolina, on Saturday, November 27th, 1937 , at IS :00 o'clock, noon, the following described J*o?perty located in Meilville Township, Ala mance County, North Carolina : Beginning at the old Mebaoe road on Ed Turner's line; thence with his line Soutfc 2 1-4 deg. W. 4 chains and 83 links to a rock ; thcnce 8. 4 4 eg, W. g chains *nd 81 links to m poplar ; thence South 15 deg. E. ? chains and SI Iks. t.o a white oak, Turner's corner on West side of branch; thence down said branch at it meanders South S 1-2 deg. B. 1 chain and 50 links South 4 deg. Bast l chain 55 links South II dag. u. 72 links South 43 deg. Bast lch South 5T deg. B. 4 chains south 47 1-4 deg. B. 2 chains and 50 links, South II deg. Bast 75 fka to the center ol the Hittsboro road; thence with same South 88 1-2 deg. East 9 chslns and 50 links N. 82 1-2 deg. 2 chains 74 links to an tropin said road, Turner's corner; thence with said road N. 85 1-4 deg. E. 3 chains and 8 links South 88 deg. B. a chains and 50 links to stewart's corner in road ; thence N. 2 3-4 deg. about >3 chains to a rock, Scott's corner; thence 87 1-2 deg. East 8 chains to a rock, Scott's corner; thence N. 3 3-4 deg. E. 12 chains 97 links to a rock, Scott's corner; thenco south 87 1-2 deg. E. 12 chains 44 links to a rock, Scott's corner; thence North 3 3-4 deg. B. 11 chains and 75 links to a rock In Mebane road, Scott's corner; thence with old road and Henry S. Moser line s. 76 deg, W. 9 chains and 13 Iks. South 65 1-4 deg. West 5 chs. 50 links S. 83 1-2 deg. W. 15 chains 8. 56 1-2 deg. W. 3 chs South 69 1-2 deg. W. 3 chslns and 50 links S. 62 d eg. W. 6 chains South 58 deg, W. 5 chains South 69 deg. W. 3 chains and 13 links South 81 1-4 deg. W. 11 chs and 65 links, and S. 56 1-2 deg. West 3 1-2 chains to the first station, containing 125 acres, more or less, being land conveyed to French H. Smith as per deed In Book 86, paga 573. This property Is sold subject to a prior deed of trust to the Federal Land Bank of Columbia, South Carolina. This, the 21st day of Oct., 19ST. J, Buffln Frailer, Trustee. NOTICE! Summons by Publication WORTH CAROLINA ALAMANCE COUNTY In The General County Court Leonard W. Bannister Mrs. Flon( 0. Bannister The defendant above named will tako notice that an action en'ltl ed as above has been commenced in the General County Court of Alamance County, North Carolina, tor divorce; and the said defen dant win further take notice tha> he is required to appear before B. H. Murray, Clerk of the General County Court , at his office in Graham, North Carolina, on the IB day of November, 1937, and an swer or demur to the complaint in aaid action, or the plaintiff will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the complaint. This the 21 day of October, 1937. E. H. MURRAY. Clerk General County Court. of Alamance County. J. J. Henderson, Atty. NOTICE! Summons by Publication NORTH CAROLINA. \LAMANCB COUNTY. In The General County Court Mrs. GoHle Reedy Tl Louis Raymond Reedy The defatidant, Louis R. Reedy, will take notice that an action a s above entitled haa been commenc ed in the Oeneral County Court of Alamance County, North Car lina. to obtain a divorce on statj tory grounds; and the Raid defen dant will farther take notice that she is required to be and appear at the office of the Clerk of the Superior Court of Alamance County in the Courthouse in Graham. N. C? on the 29th day of November, 1937, and answer or demur to the complaint in said action, or the plaintiff will tpply to the court for the relief demanded in aald This the 28th day of Oct., 1937, M. H. MURRAY. Cievk General County Court of Alamance County. Loo g * 8** Attya.