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The Carolina Watchman PUBLISHED EVERT FRIDAY MORNING BY , The Carolina Watchman Publishing Co. SALISBURY. NORTH CAROLINA Eatabiiihod In HI* *#ar •* Publication E. W. G. Huffman -Editor PHONES: Ncwa and Editorial*-— ®®® Adrortlainc and Circulation-531 Buainoaa--- *3* Local* and Porwnai* ----J010-J SUBSCRIPTION RATES Payablo in Adranco On* Tear Three Year*---a,w Entered as second-class mail matter at the postoffice at Salis bury, N. C., under the act of Myeh 8, 1879. "If the choice were left to me whether to have a free press or a free government, 1 would choose a free press.”—Thomai Jefferion. FRIDAY, MORNING, SEPTEMBER 9, 1932 POPULATION DATA CITIES AND TOWNS Salisbury _ 16,951 Gold Hill - x 156 Spencer _ 3,129 Granite Quarry __ 507 E. Spencer_ 2,098 Rockwell- 696 China Grove_ 1,258 Faith--- 431 Landis _ 1,388 Kannapolis - 13,912 TOWNSHIPS Atwell _ 2,619 Morgan- 1,327 China Grove_ 8,990 Mt. Ulla- 1,389 Cleveland _ 1,445 Providence- 2,589 Franklin _ 2,246 Salisbury - 25,153 Gold Hill_ 2,642 S. Irish - 1,251 Litaker _ 2,562 Steele- 1,142 Locke _ 1,904 Unity - 1,406 ROWAN COUNTY_ 5tS,665 . The influence of weekly newspapers on public opinion exceeds that of all other publications in the country.—Arthur Brisbane. SEVEN YEARS OF RAILROADING A Statistical Railroad Summary for 1925-1931 has just been issued. The principal deductions to be gained from it are that the rails have steadily lowered their cost of opera tion, have made remarkable progress in achieving fur ther economies, have increased the speed and efficiency of operation, have advanced the safety of both pas sengers and employes-and have seen their earnings drop lower and lower. —— Many, many moons have passed since the rails were able to earn the 5—3-4 per cent on their investment, held to be a fair return by the Transportation Act. Not since they were returned to private hands after the war have earnings been that high. Puring the first six months of this year, for example, their earnings were at the average rate of but 1.01 per cent on their investment. How long this state ot attairs can continue nas Deen a burning question for several years. Either we give the railroads a fair deal, by subjecting their competi tors to the same type of regulation as we subject the railroads, or the future of transport is black indeed. If the railroads go to the wall, the public will be the principal sufferer—and it will suffer plenty! No in dustry is more necessary to our social and economic well-being. Mr. Average Citizen, should realize that he is vitally interested in this situation. NORTH CAROLINA’S LAND RESOURCES North Carolina has a land area of nearly forty-nine thousand square miles, and ranks twenty-eighth in size among the states. On this land live more than three million two hundred thousand inhabitants, North Caro olina beiitg one of the more densely settled states of the Union. 'Although we rank twenty-eighth in size, two states have more farms, and only one state has more dwellers. This would naturally lead one to as sume that much of the state’s area is under cultivation. Yet strange as it may seem, only orie-fourth of our land area is devoted to the production of crops, which is less than the national average | Furthermore, it is interesting to note that North Carolina farms are the smallest cultivated farms in the United States. This strange fact is largely the result of much poor land, wet land, rough land, and the intensive nature of our system of farming. The natural result of these small farms is that North Carolina farmers are relatively poor, have relatively small annual incomes, and have emill tor fHvtnor rana^itv. ----j -- 4 / W 4 » Due to the fact that four-fifths of our land area is not yet under cultivation, and taking into considera tion the natural conditions neccessary for the utiliza tian of land, it is safe to say that not more than two states can bring more land under cultivation in the future than can North Carolina In other words, North Carolina, paradoxically, is both a densely settled state and a frontier state. We could easily sup port av farm population from two or three times a» large as our present farm population without reducing the size of our farms, and still have plenty of land for forests and for other uses. THE WORST IS YET TO COME That 13-year-old North Carolina mother of triplets may be too young to feel aggrieved at the early re sponsibility thrQst upon her; but when she is 33 and they 20 and want to leave their babies in grandma’s care while they go to a party, she probably will rebel. —Louisville Courier-Journal. / HE DIDN’T FIGHT THE ENEMY, EITHER In his speech notifying Mr. 'Hoover of his renomi nation, Representative Snell said: "Upon you, sir fell the responsibility of exerting all the powers of government to protect this country (in the depression) .... We recognize that it has been impossible for you to impart to the people all the de tails of the dangers that have confronted them. In the thick of battle it is not the general’s business to issue bulletins; it is his business to fight the enemy” (the depression). The following record shows how Mr. Hoover spent more than two years "fighting the enemy” and with holding from the people the "details of the dangers that confronted them:” October 24, 1929. New York Stock Market crash. October 25, 1929. The fundamental business of the country is on a sound and prosperous basis.—Statement by President Hoover. November 21, 1929. There is no reason why busi ness should not be carried on as usual.—Statement by President Hoover. December 3, 1929. The sudden threat of unem ployment . . . created unwarranted pessimism and fear. We have reestablished confidence. A very large degree of industrial unemployment has been prevented. —President Hoover’s message to Congress. January 21, 1930. The tide of employment has changed in the right direction.—Statement by Presi dent Hoover. March 7, 1930. All the evidences indicate that the worst effects of the crash upon employment will have been passed during the next sixty days. Statement by President Hoover. May 1, 1930. We have now passed the worst.— Statement by President Hoover. October 2, 1930. The depression is but a tempor ary halt in the prosperity of a great people. The in come of a large part of our people has not been re duced.—Statement by President Hoover. December 2, 1930, We have already weathered the worst of the storm.—Statement by President Hoover. December 8, 1931. We find fundamental national gains. There has been a distinct gain in public health. —Statement by President Hoover. December, 1931, marked the convening of the Sev enty-second Congress with a Democratic House and only a nominal Republican majority in the Senate. This marked the beginning of the fight on the de pression after tw.o years of the issuance of bulletins by the General (Hoover). Mr. Hoover did nothing to help matters until he was prodded by the Democrats. He knew full well that such measures or others similar to them, ae were finally approved were necessary, yet he refused to call Congress together. He was trying to fill the people with a lot of Poltyana stuff when the people in reality were in great distress. If the Democrats hadn’t gained control of the House we might still be fighting the depression with a bunch of silly, inaccurate statements from the White House. TAX BANKRUPTCY Between 1913 and 1929 the national wealth in creased from $192,500,000,000 to $361,873,000,000 —an increase of 88 per cent. National income increased from $34,400,000,000 to $8 5,200,000,000—an increase of 174 per cent. During the same period total governmental expendi tures, Federal, State and local, grew from $2,919,000, 000 to $13,048,000,000—an increase of 347 per cent. Governmental indebtedness increased from $4,205, 000,000 to $30,194,000,000—an increase of 615 per cent. In 1913 governmental expenditures represented 8.5 per cent of the national income, and in 1929 represent ed 15.3 per cent. , Bad as this may seem it by no means tells the worst. Since 1929 taxes have steadily risen; while incomes have sharply declined. It is reliably estimated that this year government will absorb mot less than 30 per cent of the national income. • It is apparent that we are facing tax bankruptcy. There is a point beyond which we cannot pay—a point at which taxation ends and confiscation begins. All over the country farms, homes, real estate, even fac tories, have been taken over by the states in lieu of taxes. We are at last paying the price of government waste and extravagance. Only a decisive "tax revolt,” that demands economy and efficiency and government retrenchment, can save us from the inevitable conse quences of the present trend. UNDER ANOTHER NAME The first problem, of course, is not preventing the return! of the saloon but the regulation or abolition of the speakeasy. The saloon has never been abolished. It merely changed its style, invited in the young girls and went on doing business, calling itself a speakeasy. —Columbia Record. HE’D BE LONESOME What this country needs is a man who can be right and President at the same time.—New York Morning Telegraph. HOOVER’S FORTUNE So Mr. Hoover’s fortune has shrunk to $700,000. Well, any man who could save that much deserves a great following.—Quillen. MORE TO THE POINT Mayor Walker asserts that his conscience is clean. But as a practical matter, the immediate issue Is whether the Mayor’s record is clean.—Asheville Times. First Hundred Steps the Hardest-— B, Alter. T. RM^ urnmW } EDUCATION PE3CG!»«KeS^5«Xm3«SC«3^:<S:<S36eJ«S«3«5C€3«:<«5>n<€»£S •s | i The | | Watchman | I Tower I jOt g skmm® To Motorists and parents Of Salisbury School Children: * With the re-opening of schools this week, it is highly important that motorists and parents as well 'as the police department and other agencies give thought to the danger of acci dents near the schools. Motbrists should not need to be told by police officers to slow down and drive care fully when passing school buildings. Those who will not observe the "school zone" traffic regulations should be promptly brought into court. Parents should carefully warn their children, especially young ones, to take proper precautions in cross ing streets. With proper care and precautions on the part of all con cerned, there should be no accidents resulting from the re-opening of the schools. Governor Matthew Rowan. To All Rowan County Rural School Authorities: You have not forgotten, of course, the several tragic accdents of last year involving school buses, resulting in a number of deaths in the state. With the opening of a new school year, every possible precaution a gainst accidents should be taken. All buses ought to be thoroughly in spected frequently to discover and remove any defects in brakes or other parts of the mechanism. Drivers should be selected wth the greatest care and thoroughly familiarized with their duties and the law regua lating their work. The public should be reminded of the law which re quires that approaching automobiles or other motor vehicles pause when about to pass a standing bus. Child ren should not be permitted to play and tussle in the buses. It is to be hoped that such care and precautions will be taken with the operation of the buses this year that no serious accidents will occur. Governor Matthew Rowan. COMMENTS A SUMMER SYMPHONY. To, The Editor:_ At the end of a tedious day, our Summer night comes like a kind ben ediction. Chairs are placed in close commun ion on the lawns. A kindlier spirit, induced' by the high 1 riding white moon and cooler air, pervades fam ily groups and gatherings of neigh bors. Watermelons are sliced and enjoyed with that gustatory appetite peculiar to Southerners. 'The night air is permeated with the incompar able odor of open melon hearts. Children search for the big dip per in the stars. They tiptoe to place their hands on tree trunks and stop the song of locusts. Dogs nose toads in the walk. The faint scents of abelias and boxwoods mingle with the spicy odors of zinnias and marigolds in the garden. Trees make eerie shadows. Night seems ancient, more ancient than day. Solomon] knew such nights, and Caesar, and Napoleon. Within the dimly lighted house, through the black squares of open windows and doors, pours the chir ring of crickets and the repitious song of katy-dids. The house is sur rounded by an orchestra of cicada. The rooms have filled with the fresh, clean breath of night that promises casement of slumber. Barbara Bcnveii ALL HE KNOWS. To The Editor: All I know is what I read in papers and what I see and hear as 1 stroll a round. Unless we can’t believe our own eyes the eclipse was about as perfect as some of the politician’s ad ministrations. I’d like to have seen Mayor Walker and Roosevelt discussing the eclipse and have seen if they got much i pleasure out of it as they did in) poli tics. tVhe dissolution of the "Bonus” ex pedition did not erase cause. Priest Coughlin sent $5,000 to the boys in Washington who were (and still are) fighting for the bonus. He said he had to borrow the money. We won der what was in the thousands of en velopes that came in as a response to his radio appeals. The Priest under stands propaganda. That money will come back multiplied many times. G. M. Fulbright. She Suggests That Chain Stores Might Have Caused The Depression To The Editor: Did it ever occur to you that may be the chain and cut-rate store) are partly responsible for the present de pression? It seems to me that a few years ago when such stores were un known financial conditions were con siderably better. Almost all men and women at that time had an equal chance to succeed in business and money was more evenly distributed. Now, however, the main boss receives all, while the working people—what few there are remaining—take all the bumps and are given cuts in salary. It is a fight to the death when a person is contemplating opening a new store. When he does, he is met with so much keen competition by cut-rate and chain stores that it is no wonder he can just about keep his head above water. . —S. I. P. Perplexing Questions Which Would Require More Wisdom Than We Possess To Answer. To the Editor: There are a few things which I wish you or some one would explain to me. Perhaps being just a woman taxpayer I am not expected to understand, but when everything possible is being done to decrease incomes how can we pay the increased income taxes and in creased property taxes? How can we meet all the demands made daily to help this or that organization which appeals for charity? How can we take care of ourselves without denying eth ers? It is an easy matter to talk in big sums of money, millions, billions and so on. But will the people really be benefitted or just madein to perma' nent beggars who will demand help,* saying, “Why should we work when we can be supported for nothing?” On the other hand, will the money be used to create jobs for the unem ployed and keep them busy instead of idlers? After reading of all the money to be raised and of all the general crookedness ?nd grafting among our legislators I am wondering if my mon ey and yours—for, of course, it is the taxpayers who furnish all these bil lions—is helping swell the income of our—to my mind—incompetent law makers. I am not a calamity howler, but I have been so hard hit by the business slump that I certainly will appreciate a word of explanation that is really - sensible and believable. A Taxpayer. XgEM STRUTTERS &YS,lF ANYONE OSES LESS GASOLINE than MOLIISON IN FLYING THE-ATLANTIC IT WILL BE ANOTHER SCOTCHMAN. IT’S NOT a very * ft f’e GOOD IDEA for a ft >t ft MAN AND wife who / ft ft >t TAKE THEIR bridge ft * ft SERIOUSLY TO play * * tt TOGETHER, FOR sooner or ft ft ft LATER, IT*$ bound to ft * ft CAUSE TROUBLE. Of course, IF ONE of them can ft ft ft LAUGH IT off, everything ft ft ft USUALLY WORKS out * * tt IN FINE Style. But a ft ft ft CERTAIN COUPLE here ft ft * IN SALISBURY always a- a- a PLAY AS if they meant * *!■ i’e IT AND so the other * * NIGHT WHEN they got st * * HOME FROM a big * * PARTY SHE said to * # * HIM, "NOW, if you were 83- si- Si IN THE same circumstances, * * * HOW WOULD you have * * * PLAYED THE hand?” And * * * IN VERY icy tones he si- Si- si REPLIED, "UNDER an * * Si ASSUMED NAME.” ss- ^ s;- si I THANK YOU.
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