The Oldest Newspaper Published In North Carolina caSI college The Carolina Watchman "The Watchman Carries a Summary of oT// The l^ews” Founded 1832~99th Year SALISBURY, FRIDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 20, 1931 Vol. 26, No. 38 ' Price 2 Cents --- ■■ ----—------- ' ■ " ■ -—- I - ✓ LEADERS PICK EHRINGHAUS TO WIN LOOK ON MAXWELL AS SECOND HIGH; FOUNTAIN THIRD Speculation Now Centers On Whether Ehringhaus Can Get Majority In First Primary. CAMPAIGNS WILL SOON GET STARTED IN NORTH CARO. General Primary Will Be Held In State And Na tion Next June To Name Party Nominees. J. C. B. Ehringhaus, Elizabeth City attorney, is the leading Democratic candidate for governor of North Carolina, in the opinion of local politicans. A. J. Maxwell, commissioner of Revenue,•• Raleigh, is seen as the runner-up while R. T. Fountain, Rocky Mount, is trailing. Although the primary next June is over six months off, the various gubernatorial candidates are getting their campaigns underway and it won’t be long until the various lines will be drawn. It was -generally—conceded among local political leaders that Ehringhaus held a commanding lead. Predictions were made that Ehring haus would carry Rowan county with a substantial majority over all other candidates. The question appears at this time to be whether Mr. Ehringhaus will be able to secure a majority in the state as a whole in the June primary, or whether the combined vote of his opponents and others that announce later will be large enough to force him into a second primary. Ehringhaus made many friends when he announced his candidacy and out lined his platform. He stated that he would: Defend the record of the Demo cratic party in North Carolina. Oppose all form of sale tax. Urge the immediate return to the policy of quadrennial assessment. Favor a further reduction of the cost of government. Coming from the east, his stand against all forms of sales tax was a surprise. However, this one issue will probably win many thousands of votes for him in the west. Mr. Ehringhaus is an attorney of Elizabeth City. He was formerly so licitor of his district, a member of the general assembly and one of the outstanding orators in the state. WILL NOT RUN Winston-Salem.—Judge Johnson J. Hayes of the federal district court said here he would be a candidate for ne elective office at any time save ''hat of jurist. He made the statement in response to an assertion by O. R. York, of High Point, member of the state Republican committee that he would support the jurist if he would be a candidate for the governorship. PRISON CAMP IS STARTED Shelby.—Construction work started this week on the new state prison camp just east of the Cleveland county fair grounds and a short dis tance from Highway 20. A tool and t cement house has already been erected and work orithe convict building it self will get going just as soon as material now being shipped, arrives here. BELIEVE WOMAN MURDERED Rocky Mount.—Police and rela tives, seeking a clue that might lead to the whereabouts of Mrs. Nannie D. Brown, 38, who has been away from home for some time, have concluded that the woman was murdered and her car and money stolen. Good Morning * THANKSGIVING I Ef you strike a thorn or rose, Keep a-goin’. Ef it hails or ef it snows, Keep a-goin’. Tain’t no use to sit and whine When the fish ain’t on your line; Bait yer hook and keep on tryin’— Keep a-goin’. II When the weather kills yer crop, Keep a-goin’. When you tumble from the top, Keep a-goin’. S’pose you’re out of every dime, Bein’ broke ain’t any crime; Tell the world you’re feelin’ prime, Keep a-goin’. Ill When it looks like all is up, Keep a-goin’. Drain the sweetness from the cup, Keep a-goin’. See the wild birds on the wing, Hear the bells that sweetly ring, When you feel like sighing, sing, Keep a-goin’. TACTFUL A young man in a railway coach was making fun of a lady’s hat to an elderly gentleman sitting near him. "Yes,” said the elderly gentleman, I "That’s my wife, and I told her if she wn^ that bar fioroe^j^tu.T**^* liiaivv mu vx xv. THE SCARLET LETTER Somebody has recently written a scenario for a movie. Its title is "The Outlaw of the Alphabet.” It goes like this: Bootleggers Booze Bartenders Bums Bolshevists Bookmakers Beggars v Borrowers Barbers Bunk Bull. A MATTER OF AGE "Two cows is in the field,” said a teacher to a class of small boys, indi cating the writing on the blackboard. "Now that sentence is wrong. Can anyone tell me why?” Wearily she looked over the apathet ic class. "Come, come” she said, encourag ingly. One youngster, with a talent spark of chivalry, sought to help her out of the difficulty. "Perhaps one of them are a calf, miss!” he suggested, innocently. ANSWERED Question and answer from a South Georgia paper: "Q. "Will burying a black cat in a graveyard at midnight do away with warts?” "A. "Yes, if the warts are on the cat.” AFTER THE QUARREL. Are you the one whose vows were broken? You are. Whose lying lips, of love have spoken? You are. Are you another of those ladies Whose fiendish minds make man afraid he’s Forever doomed to deepest Hades? You are. Anl I aware of your pretending? I am. And certain our affair is ending? I am. When night hangs silver stars above you, Do you think I am dreaming of you, And still am fool enough to love you? I am. They Shall Not Pass! AN EDITORIAL Thursday morning several score Salisburians began a three-day service of neighborliness. It is a service they welcome, for they are volunteers. They are unpaid. In addition they are giving their money as well as their time. The campaign for funds continues today and Saturday. The goal of $2,500 set by the Red Cross, working in conjunc tion with other local associated agencies, is small. It should not only be subscribed; it should be many times oversubscribed! A breach is open in the ranks of the living. Beyond that breach the hosts of poverty—starvation, sick ness, and their grim ally, Winter—are mobilizing for assault. Will you contribute to this cause to serve in the ranks of hu manity and smash these hordes that threaten us? Will you help us hurl them back into defeat? Hunger-weakened children, hopeless, beaten men, defenseless women, all look to you to save them. This year their call is no plea for assistance but a cry of despair. And on you rests the burden of changing that cry to a song of victory. The need is greater.will you give as you never gave before? Will you fill the breach, and filling it, say,. "They shall not pass!” Suffering and want shall be halted at the gate! Don’t mistake the fact that there is much suffering and want in Salisbury and Rowan county. There are many jobless work ers. There are many hungry mouths. There is despair and gloom, as never before. Want and needless suffering have no place in a community which calls itself civilized. Hunger and misery that come from inadequate food, clothing and shelter strike a discordant note in an age that prides itself on material achievements. It is a time when no shirking can be tolerated. Every person musf do his part in this great cause. i&rdzg* sever?! .sr^re^bldiers kxicw the ma***i tude of'their task. But they are facing it resolutely, confidently, relying upon the good will and warm hearts of many who will give as they never gave before. You potential givers upon whom the success of raising this fund rests, have, of course, felt the depression, which squeezes both rich and poor. Many of you may honestly say you are hard up. But as you open your paper this morning over a comfortable breakfast table, think of those others. Think of those who are hard up for a loaf of bread, or a cheap overcoat or a bucket of coal. Think of those footsore from days of trudging in a futile hunt for a job. Think of the mothers and fathers whose hearts are torn by the cry of their hungry children. Think of all these, your neighbors, and be glad that you can and will give. Help us sav to the imps of want and hunger: "YOU SHALL NOT PASS!”__ Who’s Who In Rowan OFFICERS OF YADKIN LODGE LOCAL UNION No. 176 Freight Flandlers, Express and Station Employees M. A. Hunt, president. J. W. Brawley, vice president. W. C. Thomson, financial secre tary. Armond Lyerly, recording secre tary. W. A. Albright, treasurer. T. H. Grubb, chaplain. L. B. Dennis sergeant-at-arms. Ralph Poole, inside sentinel. H. Sells outside sentinel. TRUSTEES: J. W. Brawley. M. A. Hunt. Armond Lyerly. OFFICERS OF LOCAL UNION No. 48 5 International Journeyman Barbers A. P. Holt president. H. L, Peacock, vice president. C. S. Sapp, secretary and treasurer. R. B- Davis, recording secretary. R. L. Haithcock, sergeant at-arms. LOCAL '429 Brotherhood Railway Trainmen H. E. Withers, president. H. W. Thompson, vice president. T. P. Fowler, secretary and treas urer. W. R. Snow, chaplain. W. O. Sisk, conductor. M. T. Owens, warden. H. L. Watlington, inner guard. T. A. Bennett, outer guard. J. P. Fuller, local chairman. H. E. Withers, legislative repre sentative. LrJC, 1 o 1U I Sanford.—The jury in the trial of Malachi Dowdy, negro charged with the killing of Willie Davis, alsp a negro, returned a verdict of second degree murder. Ed Sneed, held as an accessory was found not guilty. Judge Cramer today sentenced Dowdy 10 years in the state penitentiary. BUSINESS CHANGE HANDS Kannapolis.—William Steele, former part owner of the Kannapolis Bakery, has sold out his .half interest therein to H. A. Scott, and has invested in other enterprises in the business life of the city. Steele has brought a one half interest in the American cafe; one-half interest in McKnight’s lunch room, at the rear of American Cafe; and a one-fourth interest in the hot dog stand at Cabarrus Park. 14 BANKERS SUED • _ Raleigh.—State Bank Commissioner Gurney P. Hood filed suit for $289, 3 8 J.'06 in New Hanover Superior court against 14 former directors and officers of the Home Savings bank, of Wilmington, which was taken over by the banking department January 20, 1931. The complaint alleged "reckless ness, negligence and illegal acts” by the officers and directors "destroyed” the bank. LEE USES OWN COAL Sanford—Lee county schools are using coal this year which was mined in this county The schools require about 500 tons and a saving of $1.15 per ton is made by using the home product. NORTH CAROLINA NEWS IN BRIEF SWALLOWS POISON High Point.—Mrs. M. B. Stroupe, 30, who lives on Springdale court, took two bichloride of mercury tablets in what is believed to have been an attempt upon her own life. The fact that she had taken the tablets was not discovered until about 6 o’clock when she was brought to the Guilford General hospital. She has chance for recovery physicians who examined her think. BASS IS ACQUITED Lumberton.—Ed Bass was acquitted by a jury here of killing George Parnell October 6. Evidence was that Bass was injured October 4 in a drink ing party at Pembroke, and there was a conflict of evidence as to who caused the injury. $50,000 FIRE LOSS Rose Hill.—Three buildings were destroyed and another was partially burned in the heart of Rose Hill. Damage was estimated at upwards of $50,000. Two of the buildings, dry goods stores, were owned by W. M. Rochelle and a Mr. Cates. The third, a grocery store, was owned by L. J. Scott, and the fourth, which was saved from total destruction by a hastily organized bucket brigade, was the drug store of C. M. Miller. CATAWBA MAN STABBED iwrqtxwi J otiics ucmun, w land section, who ifC,3~Uei^4 tQi..have_ stabbed Grier Creitz, of the same com munity. Crietz, is in tjie Richard Baker hospital with a severe wound in his chest just above the heart. It has not been learned what caused the trouble. SOIL BEING BURNED Washington.—The fertile soil of Beaufort county is being burned by forest fires which continue to rage in this section. Some 5,000 acres of land have been burned over. LAND AT SIX CENTS Raleigh.—A quanity of land sold at the court house door brought a fraction over six cents per acre. The sale will be final unless there is a raise in the bid within 20 days. TREE FALLS ON YOUTH Concord—William S. Alexander, 20, of near Mooresville, was instantly killed Friday night when a tree fell on him while on an o’possum hunt. He and a friend had just cut the tree down and it fell across his body. PENN RESIDENCE BURNED Reidsville.—The residence of Mrs. C. A. Penn, wife of the late tobacco magnate, was destroyed by fire, caus ing a loss estimated at $100,000. The 20-room residence was consumed in about four hours time by a fire which was confined in the walls. LIFE SAVED BY WATCH Burlington.—Jim McManess, col ored, engaged in guerilla warfare with John Crawford, a neighbor, and when it was all over McManess said a watch ir his brest pocket probably saved his life. A buckshot fired at him hit the watch and did no injury to him. ROBBED OF PAYROLL Burlington.—Artell Hickory, 30 is being held under suspicion in con nection with the hold-up and rob bery of J. _A. Long, cashier of the Bank of Haw River, of $1,000 in a bold day-light robbery. He carried a large sum of money in his shoes and on his person when the arrest was made. LOCKLEAR GETS 30 YEARS Lumberton.—Rufus Locklear sub mitted to a charge of second degree murder in connection with the killing of Emerson Bullard, substantial Indian and was given the maximum sentence of 30 years in state’s prison. STANLY COUNTY FARMER SEEKING TO ANNUL WILL Cousin Of The Late Mrs. Frances Kelly Frercks Attacks Validity Of Probated Instrument. ESTATE VALUED AT $100,000; MANY BEQUESTS Clerk Suspends Further Administration Of Es tate Until Issues Decid ed; J. M. McCorkle Was Named Executor. R. M. McRae, Stanly county far mer, Thursday filed with Clerk of Court. McCubbins a caveat to the will of Mrs. Frances Kelly Frercks. Mr. McRae is a cousin of Mrs. Frercks. The caveat alleges that the Frercks will probated May 19, 1931, is n