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State Abandons Highway Construction Work GOVERNOR STATES ALL OPERATIONS TO BE CURTAILED Cannot Borrow Addition al Funds In \New York; Fears Necessity Of Spe cial Session. Warning heads of all state depart ments and institutions that "we should abandon temporarily all ope rations that are not absolutely essen tial to the state,” Gov. O. Max Gard ner reviewed the financial status of North Carolina. The governor conferred with all of the department and institution heads in order that he could "frank ly” present a picture of the condition of the state. While the situation is "so critical,’ the governor told the conference, it had been decided to abandon plans foi the construction of $4,800,000 worth of new highways and the new $400, 000 state’s prison for the time, at least. This is in addition to the cut of 30 per cent in the general fund ap propriations to all departments and institutions. T 1 1 f 1 lNULlIlg LHC till Ctt L U1 cue Utetaaicy of a possible session of the general as sembly to bring about a balanced bud get, the governor said no special ses sion should be called until it has been ascertained how much below estimates the actual collections of income taxes will be. Due to severe reductions in collec tions, the state general fund is now expected to fall $3,750,000 below the original estimate of $27,750,000 in re ceipts, the governor said. "The 1929 standard of value is no longer a yard stick for measuring 1932 ability,” the governor asserted, and warned that it must be wiped off the slate of our minds. The state’s cash position must be maintained the governor said. The es sentials, but only the essentials, should be preserved. All travel not absolutely needed must be left off. Inventories must be held to the absolute mini mum. —.. "We cannot borrow further in New York,” Governor Gardner continued; and therefore the state must meet its fixed charges and carry on operations for the rest of this year out of its rev enues. Asked to explain his statement re garding New York the governor re plied "it means just what it says.” In a brief explanation he said that North Carolina along with many oth er states has been told that no further borrowing is possible in New York and that any short-term financing must be handled within the state. Regardless of what is needed to be done, the governor said, it will be done to preserve the credit of the state, Two Women Killed When Plane Hits Mountain i . ' i ." hi ii • - nipr'iimi^ i Mrs. Ruth Stewart, St. Louis, and Mrs. Debbie Stanford, Toronto, two young women flying from St. Louis to New York, where they intended to attempt a flight to Buenos Aires, crashed to their death on the side of a mountain in Pennsylvania. The accident happened when they lost their bearings in the fog. Searchers came across their bodies and the wrecked olane two davs later LABOR NEWS By F. T. CORNELIUS, Secretary Salisbury-Spencer Central Labor Union Because of Labor’s partnership in the railroad industry, helping to main tain the service which constitutes its means of earning revenues, Labor questions the industries right to get money to pay dividends by reducing the wages of railway workers. Greensboro Labor Fights for Prevailing Rat* Officers of the Greensboro Central Labor Union who were installed to serve during the next six months find themselves faced with plenty of work as they begin their administra tion. One of the most important problems consists of insisting that the prevailing scale or rates of pay be given union workers in erecting the The state will not default in its ob ligations, he continued, and then sounded a warning that "this state cannot continue beyond the period of this storm to operate on a deficit, that is, on borrowed money. Concluding with the assertion that a North Carolina bond "is worth par anywhere and everywhere,” Governor Gardner asked all of the department al heads to "consolidate our patriot ism, and pledge themselves to stand without flinching in united, unselfish and unexempted front. This is not a challenge to a few of us; it is chal lenge to all of us.” half million dollar post office now un der construction. Another problem is the execution of a program of unem ployment relief, as the unemployment situation is still acute. The new officers are as follows: president, W. H. Price, brick mason, who succeeds Marcus F. Sauls, print er; vice president, John Moser, re cording secretary; Charles H. Henley, carpenter, corresponding secretary; Augustus Ruof, printer, financial secretary; G. A. Martain, machinist, treasurer; Roy Michaux, plumber, who succeeds A. F. Smothers, also a plumber, Sergeant-at-Arms; L. M. Cooper, painter, and trustee to serve ten months; John K. White, brick mason, and a former president of the body. Shop Federation Meets The Spencer Shop Federation held its regular monthly meeting Friday night, January 15 th, in the Central Labor Union hall. The membership of the Federation includes all crafts em ployed in the mechanical departments and the chairman of each craft with all subcommittees assemble to discuss any and all problems that present themselves at the monthly meetings, which are well attended. Central Labor Union To Elect Officers In accordance with the laws gov erning the election of officers, formal notice has been ordered by President Fink to all local union to the effect that on February 8th, 1932, the an nual election of officers of the Salis bury-Spencer Central Labor Union •will be held. Much interest is being shown and a large delegation is ex pected to support the candidates of their choice. Political Records Investigated With the several candidates for the various offices to be filled ranging from county positions to the highest in the land, announcing themselves, there is an unmistakable trend among the rank and file of labor to investi gate the past records of those seeking office. No longer will empty promises be accepted if the indications at pres ent continue, but those who have proven themselves to be fair-minded and have shown labor reasonable con sideration are the ones who will re ceive the support of labor. Palmetto Council Meeting Salisbury was represented at the regular meeting of the Palmetto Or ganizing Council meeting held in Spartanburg, Sunday, January 17, in the county court house. The meeting was called to order by F. B. Rogers, president, of the Spar tanburg Central Labor Union and the opening invocation was made by the Rev. Dr. Vipperman, pastor of "the South Side Baptist Church, of Spar tanburg and a former pastor of the First Baptist Church of Spencer. Dr.' Vipperman also delivered a forceful sermon taking as his text "As ye would that man should do unto you, do ye even so to them.” Hon. Olen D. Johnson addressed the meeting and was well received. L. E. Brookshire, president of the S. C. State Federation of Labor, in a most able manner, pointed out the fact that he had yet to see or hear those organizations which advocated the application of the golden rule come out openly and denounce the in dustrial systems that caused so much misery and suffering among the mass es of the people. Chas. M. Gaskill, representative of the A. F. of L., in, an able manner defended the position and policies of his organization, denounced Walter S. Gifford, chairman of President Hoov er’s relief organization, and stated that the people must insist for their protection against bank failure -losses that the banks be forced to put up collateral or that the banks be taken over by the government.. Brother Rogers turned the meeting oer to the President of Palmetto Council. Brother E. R. Brittian, of Columbia, and after several short Twigs May J5e due To Mountain's Age Longmire, Wash.—Staid old Mount Rainier, who has guarded closely the secret of her age since long before man first attempted to scale her mighty back, may be forced to see at least her aproximate age blazoned to the world. Fossilized leaves and twigs have been found on Mount Ararat, one of the smaller peaks of Mount Rainier, and Howard Coombs, naturalist at tached to the staff of Rainier National Park, said they may be the means of determining the age—within a few thousand years of "The Mountain.” talks, the most outstanding which was made by John A. Peel, represen tative of the U. T. W. Brother Brit tian made a report of the accomp lishments of the^ past year, after which the election of officers was held which placed in office E. R. Brittian as president; F. B. Rogers, vice presi dent; John A. Peel, secretary. Green ville, S. C., was chosen as the next city to entertain the council, which will meet again on Sunday, February 21, T932. FOR SALE Soy Beans, small lots . 70c Corn, bushel - 3Jc F. O. B. Washington, N. C. Cash with order. H. B. THOMPSON, Seedsman Free Gladiolus To advertise our superior Washington Bulbs we are giving away several thousand Gladiolus Premulinus Hybrids, a new type of Gladi olus highly recommended on account of the long flowering period and the exquisite pastel coloring. If planted in succession they will bloom from May to November. Mail this ad. with 25c (no stamps) for packing and mailing of one package containing 24 bulbs guaran teed to bloom. This offer is good for 10 days only. PUGET SOUND BULB CO. 329 Republic Bldg. Seattle, Wash. "AoHOS TO ASH OS, OUST TO ——” but not with tnio new fertilizer. At left, they’re tilling a drill with wind-proof, non caking grains. Compare this with the old powdered form at the right. (Photo in circle shows actual size of fertilizer grains.; —--—■— -- 1 , u..r~r.—■ 1 . --- u.s=4 Chemists Create New Fertilizer Dustless, Non-Caking Product, Four Times Stronger Than Normal, Can Be Drilled Like Grain bometmng new in tne way oi ier tilizer has been developed by Amer ican chemists. "We have tried to produce a fer tilizer with the troubles left out,” said Theodore Swann, president of the Swann Chemical Company, which is responsible for this new de velopment. “One of the troubles with ordi nary commercial fertilizer is that only about 16 per cent of it is use ful plant food—that is to say, only one-sixth of it has fertilizing value. The new fertilizer has 64 per cent or more actual plant food—nitro gen, phosphoric acid, and potash—• which means that one hundred pounds of it will give the same fertility to the soil as four hundred pounds of ,the ordinary kind. Since the American farmer has been paying over $30,000, D00 annually for transporting and hand ling fertilizer, large savings should be made possible by the new concentrated fertilizer. "Other troubles with ordinary fer nuzer are tnat it is austy, wnicn makes it disagreeable to handle, and it tends to form hard cakes which have to be broken up before the fer tilizer can be applied. “We have solved these troubles by producing a fertilizer in granular form, which can be handled as easily as wheat. The granules are hard and firm, uniform in composition, and non-caking even in damp, hu mid climates. Their size and shape permit them to be easily and accu rately applied to the soil by means of the simplest type of mechanical distributors. Recent tests by an au thoritative experiment station show that the granular form of this new fertilizer permits uniform distribu tion at rates as low as S pounds to the acre, which is a degree of uni form application that has not here tofore been obtained. “Other advantages of the granules are that the fertilizer can be placed with extreme accuracy at any de sired distance from the seed. Being free from dust, no portion can be wasted by blowing away. 1 he plant food salts cannot separate out in non-uniform masses, and all will be brought into solution at the same rate, thus preventing any selective leaching out of certain of the ele ments. Thus the farmer obtains more effective fertilization from con siderably less actual plant food ap plied per acre. “The development -of this fertili zer required extensive mechanical study for the designing of special machines, in addition to intensive chemical research and a cooperative study of ideal fertilizer requirements with experiment station directors and agronomists in aH'fertilizer con suming sections of the United States, and in Germany, Great Brit ain, and France. “An experimental plant to manu facture this fertilizer has been erect ed at the works of the Swann Chem ical Company at Anniston, Ala bama. 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