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Auto Insurance Rates Excessive, Boney Declares 45 PER CENT INCREASE FILED SINCE JUNE, LAST Commissioner Dan Boney Thinks Increase Great er Than Justified By The Risk Involved. Dan C. Boney, state commissioner of insurance, has compiled informa tion showing that the National Bu auu U11UC1 writers had filed an increase of 45 per cent in rates since last June. He stat ed that he considered an increase of 30 per cent justifiable; however, the companies failed to take his recom mendation for the increase of 30 per cent, and on February 1st of this year filed another increase of 20 to 25 per cent. Several citizens of Salisbury and vi cinity have been heard making com plaints over the increase in the auto insurance rates and with the view of satisfying all those seeking informa tion on this subject the following let ter from Mr. Boney, is published. "On June 29, 1931, an increase in this class of rates was filed with this department by the National Bureau of 1 . 1 «-! -r r 1 v^a^urtity tiiiu ouicty e^naer writers, which involved approximately a 45 per cent increase in rate. While we knew that the companies were en titled to some increase in this rate, as they had been consistently losing money on this class of insurance for the past four years, I felt that the in crease was somewhat excessive and therefore, acting under the statute, called a public hearing to determine the equity of this increase. "A hearing was held in this office on July 10, at which time the bureau was represented and filed data in sup port of this increase. After a careful study of the situation, which involv ed the experience in this class of in surance for the four previous years, it was found that the companies were entitled to approximately a 30 per cent increase in rate, and I recommended to the companies that they reduce the increase levied to 3 0 per cent; but tins recommendation was not accepted bv the carriers. "On February first the National Bu reau filed another increase on this class of insurance, which amounts to from 20 per cent to 2 5 per cent addi tional increase over that levied on June 29 last. This increase was filed on the basis of the experience for the same period reviewed, and upon which the June increase was based, and as the facts did not quite justify the increase levied in June there can be no justi fication for the increase levied on February first as such increase was based upon the identical experience from which they attempted to sup port the June 29th increases. "The only remedy for this situation is apparently legislative control of these rates.” ROWAN COUNTY PUBLIC MARKET Butter, pound_ 3 5c Buttermilk, gallon _ 20c Sweet milk, quart _ 12 l-2c and 15c Cottage cheese, pint _ 10c Cream, quart _ 25c Eggs, dozen- 15c Fryers, alive, pound __ 2 5c Hens, alive, pound _ 18c Hens, dressed, pound _ 2 5c Side meat, pound _ 18c Sausage, pound - 20c Pork ribs, pound _-_ 15c Shoulders, pound - 1 5 c Pudding mush, pound ---- 10c. Pudding meat, pound - 15c Corn meal, pound _ 3 c Dry beans, quart _ 10c and 15c Butterbeans, quart - 15c Cabbage, pound -- 5c Carrots, bunch _- 10c Collards, bunch--- 2 i-2c Mustard greens, pound .... 5c Dry onions, pound -5 c Irish potatoes, pound - 2 c Sweet potatoes, pound _ 2c Spinach, pound _— 10c Turnips, bunch - 5c and 10c Turnip greens, pound ---- 5c Green onions, bunch - 5c and 10c Tomatoes, pound - 15c Apples, peck _ — 20c Peanuts, quart . 5 c Vinegar, gallon _:■-<— 3 5c Field peas, quart _ 10c COTTON _ 6 7-8 WOMAN SERIOUSLY BURNED Burlington—Mrs. Roy Smith was burned, possibly fatally, and her 20 month-old son less seriously burned when her dress ignited from a fire which she was kindling in an open grate. f_" _ __ __,—^^r THEY DIDN’T BECOME DISCOURAGED Melvin Traylor, seeing his first railroad train when 19 years old, was not discouraged by the long and dif ficult road to a success which seemed to lie remotely ahead. Today he it one of the most trusted of the nation’s financial leaders. He has lost none of the simple de mocracy of his youth and his Kentucky friends hope he may gain the Democratic presidential nomination. > Ramsay MacDonald, by opposing Britain's par ticipation in the great war, was reviled as a traitor by his war-inflamed countrymen. He was not dis couraged. rr -■ ■ . ■', . M.'. ■■'.v .■minim 1.11.1 i ... .. Today he is the head of the British government and upon him is centered the hopes of the nation for de livery from its crushing problems. Gandhi, scrambling to escape being run down by the viceroyfs carriage, did not lose hope, although the road to success seemed beset by insurmountable obstacles. Today Gandhi has the largest personal following of any living man. In England he is feared because of his immense influence in India and respected because he is proof against all diplomatic flattery. 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Salisbury will have the uni que distinction of being the only le gion post in the state to have two uni formed organizations. The Memorial Flag Escort being the first of the two units to be organized. At present there are 314 paid up members in the local legion post. About 75 of these will be used to make up the personnel of the escort and rifle platoon. Membership n the platoon will be assigned immediately and those who desire to enroll should not fail to be present at the next meeting. -:PATTERSON ITEMS: Patterson Grange met Saturday night with a good attendance. The proposed Western Rowan County Game Preserve was discussed at length. The recreation committee entertained the crowd with several games. Several families in our community are having the muimps. The ladies of Patterson-Fleming club attended the Home Improvement club in Salisbury Saturday afternoon, and entertained with a St. Patrick program. The Y. P. L. of Thyatira Presby terian church had a social at the home of Miss Agnes Silliman last Thursday night. After playing indoor games for awhile the crowd enjoyed a wiener roast on the lawn. After the recent rains and cold weather th? farm work has been stop ped for a few days. ' Wanted: TEACHERS OF HUMOR I once had some correspondence with the alumnae secretary of a woman’s college, an estimable lady seeking to raise more money for her institution, which it well deserves. Our letters developed quite an in teresting exchange of ideas on educa tion, until I made the mistake of send ing this comment: "I am a believer in women’s colleg es, and I think they receive much less than their rightful share of legacies and gifts. But I sometimes think they have pushed their scholastic standards too high, and are applying them too rigorously. Two of the most success ful and attractive middle aged women of my acquaintance are college grad uates. They have been a source of pride and service to their alma mater. Yet, if the present standards had been in force in their day, and had been as arbitrarily applied, both of them would have been thrown out of college at the -ri__ -— ---- - -- poor students, but they are great wo men.” I added rather facetiously: “After all, a majority of college girls are go ing to enter the profession of matri mony. My idea of a college program would be to teach them to look after their health, cultivate their sense of humor, and then add whatever amount of book learning they could absorb without spoiling their good looks.” This stopped the correspondence. The lady regarded me as lacking in seriousness, and wrote to me no more. Yet I have the temerity to publish the comment, and to add this firm conviction: that the world does not need more knowledge as much as ft needs more humor. Do you remember the famous ses sion of the Cabinet at which Abraham Lncoln presented the Emancipation Proclamation? He preceded it by read ing one of the humorous essays of Ar temus Ward. He laughed until the tears came and then, looking around at his associate and finding them all sol emn, he exclaimed: "Gentlemen, why don’t you laugh? With the fearful strain that is upon me night and day, if I did not laugh I should die; and you need this medicine as much as I.” Do you recall the passage front Stev enson in which he points out that it is the little differences, not the big is sues, on which marriages are wrecked? To look across the table and see a blank expression on your wife’s face, _ when you are convulsed with laughter —that, he says, is a test that few mar • 1 iicigco can nauu. I was in Mexico with Ambassador Morrow when Will Rogers arrived. I saw how wonderfully his humor dis armed the suspicions of the Mexican officials and opened the way for all the good work that the Ambassador did later. Having all this in mind, I offer two constructive suggestions: 1. That the President make the fol lowing appointments: Ambassador to England, Will Rogers; Ambassador to Germany, Bugs Baer; Ambassador to France, Irvin S. Cobb. 2. And that John D. Rockefeller or Edward Harkness establish and endow at each leading college a Professorship in Humor. Say, "I Saw It in The Watchman.” Thank You! ..-. ' j A | Responsible | Service = » '=. !« 8 ® i | The care entrusted to us when dear ones are £ | conveyed to their last rest is indeed a respon- I | sibility. Our experience enables you to rely on | | us with the utmost of confidence. I | A Peeler funeral is a funeral of dignity. . :o: j | ^ Our small overhead expense, together with the re- — X g cent decline in the price of merchandise, enables us 8 Sk t0 offer to the public our merchandise and our ser- & vices at lower prices than ever before.. * [GEO. C. PEELER) j Funeral Home | | PHONE... 108 I ' x | 318 S. MAIN ST. SALISBURY, N. C. 1 i s Say, "I Saw It in The Watchman.” Thank You! We challenge the world to beat our prices on GOOD USED CARS We mention below just a few of our late Models, all of which are in A-l condition and appearance: Model 3 1 Dodge 8 Sedan Model 3 0 Dodge DA 6 Sedan Model 3 0 Ford Coach Model 3 0 Chevrolet Coupe Model 29 Chevrolet Coach Model 29 Dodge Truck with 1932 License. These and others are priced to sell—also a few older Models that you can buy for a song and sing as you ride—"How good a ctr for so little money”. « i McCANLESS MOTOR COMPANY Dodge and Plymouth Dealers Salisbury, N. C. Our Service and Used Car Departments Fix yours and Sell ours RIGHT. . ", ——
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