NewU.S. Tax On Checks Vexing To Local Banks
WILL NECESSITATE
INCREASED WORK
AT END OF MONTH
The Government Tax On
Checks That Went Into
Effect June 21 Will
Continue In Force Until
July 1, 1934.
The federal government’s new two
cent tax on checks drawn against
bank accounts means a headache to
bankers as well as to customers, if you
believe statements from Salisbury fi
nanciers.
It sounds simple enough—two cents
for every check written—but when
whittled down a little, the new law
offers considerable entanglements,
some of which have not been satis
factorily smoothed out yet.
To balance the budget and help
maintain top-heavy governmental ex
penditures, congress passed the law,
which went into effect June 21. It
remains in force until July 1, 1934.
Th? added book-keeping will neces
sitate many hours extra work at the
end of the months, or in between
times, on the part of the banks’ cler
ical forces. One banker was heard to
moan that it meant an all-night ses
sion with the Burroughs on the last of
the month.
Probably all local banks will count
all negotiable checks at the end of the
month and add two cents for each
one, instead of adding two cents to the
amount of each check as a surcharge
before it is charged to the account.
A customer can obtain money from
his account at the bank by signing a
counter receipt, which escapes the two
pennies taxation. This receipt is not
negotiable, however.
Travelers’ checks, cashiers’ checks
and personal checks of state or mu
nicipal officers are taxable, although
state and municipal government checks
are not subject to the levy, it was un
officially explained.
State Asks Autoists
To Protect Its Game
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Harrisburg, Pa.—Governor Pinchot
personally has appealed to motorists to
protect game.
"Careless motorists” are killing too
many valuable game animals. Pinchot,
an ardent conservationist, said.
Game commission estimates showed
100,000 rabbits and several thousand
pheasants killed annually by automo
biles.
Pinchot recommended that autoists
dim their lights or slow up when they
see game on the road ahead of them.
DAWES AGAIN HEADS BANK
Chicago—Charles G. Dawes, resign
ed head of R. F. C., was a bank head
again today. He resumed his duties at
the Central Republic Bank and Trust
company, after election as chairman of
the board by directors.
JURORS INDICT
DURHAM DOCTOR
Durham — The Durham county
grand jury returned a true bill of in
dictment charging Dr. Mike Rober
son, local physician, with performing
an illegal operation on Miss Daphne
Cann, Raleigh stenographer, at his of
fice here, on the night of June 25.
Dr. Roberson is at liberty under $2,
000 bond. He is scheduled to go on
trial at the July term of superior
court.
The Durham physician, against
whom two charges of abortion have
been pending in the local courts for
the last three years, was arrested upon
information gained by Raleigh police
following an early Sunday morning
raid at the home of Mrs. C. C. For
syth, where Miss Cann was confined
pending the outcome of the operation.
R. M. Jackson, Jr., traveling sales
man, who told police he had brought
Miss Cann here from Raleigh and had
paid Dr. Roberson $50 to perform the
operation, is at liberty under $1,000
bond as a material witness. He told
Durham police that the Durham phy
sician had directed him to carry Miss
Cann to the Forsyth home in Raleigh
and that he had contracted to pay
Mrs. Forsyth $40 for her services.
Both Dr. Roberson and Mrs. For
syth were indicted some time ago in
connection with the death of a Ral
eigh school teacher following an ille
gal operation. Dr. Roberson was con
victed by a Durham county jury but
the supreme court sent the case back
for retrial, taking exception to the
charge delivered by Judge N. A. Sin
clair. Solicitor Umstead has expressed
doubt as to the trial of Dr. Roberson
on the former charge since the wit
nesses who testified in the trial cannot
be located.
NORTH CAROLINA
WEEKLY REVIEW
The following record of industrial
activity lists items showing investment
of capital, employment of labor and
business activities and opportunities.
Information from which the para
graphs are prepared is from local pa
pers, usually of towns mentioned, and
may be considered generally correct:
Mt. Airy—Blizzard and Banks Mo
tor Express took over motor express
line between Winston-Salem and Rich
mond, Va.
Improved road from Scotland Neck
to Hobgood opened to traffic.
Fontana—Construction completed
on substations being built at local
copper mine of North Carolina Explo
ration Co. and at Cheoah Lake.
Wrightsville Sound—Construction
of large wharf leading to inland wa
terway in Middle Sound about four
miles from here, under consideration.
Asheboro—Flower Show held rec
ently.
Durham—New bank to be organ
ized here.
Mt. Airy—A. R. Carlan purchased
interest of F. FI. Lamb in Oasis Ser
vice Station on North Main street.
Scotland Neck—Community Groc
ery Market opened for business.
Highlands Construction underway
on filling station and tourists’ refresh
ment and at Thompson’s camp on
Highway No. 28 between this place
and Franklin.
North Wilkesboro—City Skating
Rink opened in Phillips building.
Williamston—Justice of Peace J. L.
Hassell moved his office to quarters in
Gurganus building.
Clinton—Carolina Traffic Service
Corp. with authorized capital stock
of $50,000, granted charter recently.
Williamston—C. O. Moore install
ed new equipment in his store.
Smithfield—Cut Rate Drug Store
opened for business in building form
erly occupied by Creech Drug Co.
Highlands — Highlands Country
Club opened.
Canton—New Colonial Theatre,
Park Avenue, opened short time ago.
Elizabeth City—Two cars of pota
toes shipped from here during recent
day.
Brasstown—Highway No. 28 be
tween Hayesville and Cherokee-Clay
County line at this place opened to
traffic.
Elizabeth City—Work of preparing
space in Carolina building for occu
pancy by W. T. Grant Store, now in
progress.
Chadbourn—North Carolina Straw
berry shipment for 1932, through May
24, amounted to 1,261 carlot equiva
lents according to State-Federal mar
keting service here.
Asheboro—'New hospital to be op
ened about first of July.
Hamlet—Replacement of paving on
Main Street under consideration.
Plans of Log Cabin Assn, to estab
lish sanitarium for tubercular patients
and school for orphans on properties in
Barkers Creek, Jackson County, an
nounced.
The Democrats Move In
In the same quarters that
housed the Republicans at
Chicago in mid-June, the
Democratic National Con
vention got under way as
pictured in scenes above.
Upper left, interior of
Stadium as the convention
came to order. Upper right,
Senator Cordell Hull,
Tennessee, chairman of the
important Platform Com
mittee. Lower right, scene
on Madison Street, show
ing delegates .milling
around the convention hall
entrance.
MARRIES BEFORE
GOING TO PRISON
Soulton, Me.—Just before Augustus
McNally, of Houiton, was arraigned
before Judge Robert Lawlis in the Mu
nicipal Court on a charge of stealing
an auto. Cupid beckoned and McNally
married his childhood sweetheart.
McNally was arrested by F. L. Ma
gaw of the Houiton police. Three
companions were in the machine with
him. He begged the police to permit
him to marry before going to jail and
permission given, the time set was just
before his arraignment.
Judge Lawlis found probable cause
and McNally was held for the No
vember term of the Superior Court
under bonds of $500. In default of
bail McNally was committed to jail.
His bride has been attempting to se
cure bail funds.
The auto, police declare, was stol
en from Oscar Wilson, of Houiton.
LIGHT DOCKET
IN COUNTY COURT
THE PAST WEEK
The criminal docket in the Rowan
County Court last week was compar
atively small, there being only 22 de
fendants before Judge Gooch. The
charges against the defendants were
docketed as follows:
Violation prohibition laws _7
Driving drunk _ 2
Larceny and receiving _4
Speeding-„--yt-j3
Other motor law violations . _.3
Reckless driving _2
Forcible trespass _ 2
Worthless checks_ 1
The defendants coming before the
court were catalogued as follows:
John Doe, alias Sam Murphy, viola
tion prohibition laws, defendant not
taken, automobile confiscated and'or
dered sold.
C. H. Harris, driving drunk, $50.00
and prohibited from operating auto
mobile for 3 months.
Roy Earnhardt, motor law violation,
violation prohibition laws and driving
drunk, 4 months on roads or $100.00.
Ralph Walton, violation prohibition
laws, not guilty.
Robert Cuthbertson and Clyde Fes
perman, forcible tresspass, 60 days on
roads inoperative on payment of fines
of $2 5.00 each and further judgment
continued for 12 months.
J. T. Dills, overloaded truck, con
tinued 6-30-32.
Dave Bunyan, speeding, costs.
Paul Parks, violation prohibition
laws, 90 days on roads or $65.00.
W. A. Holland, bad check, contin
ued 7-1-32.
Wash Funderberg, motor law viola
tion, costs. 3
U. C. M. Barringer, speeding, costs.
R. R. Ketner, speeding, costs.
Thomas Pickney, larceny and receiv
ing, 90 days on roads.
W. H. Beck, violation prohibition
laws and motor law violation, 60 days
or $50.00, further judgment contin
ued for 10 months. Automobile con
fiscated and ordered sold. Not guilty
as to an additional charge of reckless
driving.
W. H. Peeler, reckless driving, con
tinued 6-30-32.
John Williams, Berte Tyson and Vi
ola Tyson, larceny and receiving, nol
pros as to Bertie Tyson; Viola Tyson,
80 days in workhouse inoperative upon
payment of a fine of $50.00; mother
case of forcible trespass as to John
Williams consolidated with above
charge and defendant sentenced to 13
months on the roads or to pay a fine
of $225.00.
Will Dubois, alias Will Miller, vio
lation motor laws, costs.
' Dess Penry and James Penry, viola
tion prohibition laws, James received
60 days on roads or $2 5.00; Dess sen
tenced to workhouse for same sentence
or to pay a fine of $10.00.
Mi J. C. B. EHRINGHAUS
Overwhelming Choice
of North Carolina
FOR GOVERNOR
ABLE - SINCERE - EXPERIENCED
ffI am opposed to the sales tax in every
form.”—EHRlNGHAUS statement.
ON JULY 2nd VOTE FOR EHRINGHAUS
(Political advertising)
SURPR EPARTY
FOR W.M. BOSTIAN
A surprise birthday party- was given
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. R.
Bostian, near Dunns Mountain, on
Saturday night, July 25, in honor of
their son, William, who celebrated his
fourteenth anniversary, which falls on
June 28.
Out-door and in-door games of va
rious kinds were played throughout the
evening. Later in the evening the
guests were invited to the dining room
where a lighted birthday cake graced
the center of the table. Ice cream,
cakes and iced lemonade were served
by Miss Geneva Bostian, assisted by
Miss Georgie Rusher.
\Those invited were Misses Geneva
Bostian, Georgie Rusher, Virginia
Peeler, Charlotte Loup: Fisher, Elma
Ritchie, Elizabeth Brown, Duette
Trexler, Mary Helen Miller, Lillian
Bangle, Alma Elium, Dorothy Shamel,
Odessa Monteith, Hazel Miller, Viola
Monteith and Messrs. Hubert Ritchie,
Preston Elium, James Stutts, Russell
Hoffman, Harold Trexler, Cecil
Brown, Roy Kimmer, Gideon Miller,
Junior Miller, Hayden Miller, Ishmeal
Drye, Ralph Bostian, and Mr. and Mrs.
W. R. Bostian.
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STAGE SHOWS FRIDAY
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STAGE SHOWS SATURDAY
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ON THE SCREEN
EDMUND LOWE
as
'ATTORNEY FOR THE DEFENSE’
These
Low
Prices
1 to 6:00
p.m.
25c
NIGHT
40c
MONDAY-TUESDAY I
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with
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Chester MORRIS
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“LOCAL BAD MAN”
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SIDNEY FOX —a/so—
"SHOW ME THE WAY TO GO HOME”—Screen Song
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F R I D A Y - S A T U R D A Y
KEN MAYNARD in "WHISTLING DAN”
7th Episode of "AIR MAIL MYSTERY”
"THE LINE’S BUSY”—Comedy
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