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Carolina Watchman Published Every Friday Morning At SALISBURY, NORTH CAROLINA E. W. G. Huffman, _Editor SUBSCRIPTION RATES Payable In Advance One Year _ $1.00 Three Years _ $2.00 Entered as second-class mail matter at the postoffice at Sal isbury, N. C., under the act of March 3, 1879. The influence of weekly news papers on public opinion exceeds that of all other publications in the country.—Arthur Brisbane. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1932 A wizard is the person who can keep up with the neighbors and the installments, too.—Chicago Herald-Post. Our first settlers were from Europe, of course, but that’s about the last setcling we’ve had from there.—Arkansas Gazette. ■ It is said at the White House that Hoover will not be prodded into any further remarks upon prohibition. There are only two sides to the question and he has taken them both.—The New Yorker. One of the most peculiar aspects of the present business situation is that everybody expects the froz en assets to thaw out as soon as cold weather arrives.—Louisville Herald-Post. North and South Carolina De mocrats have nominated candidat es for the Senate, and indications are it won’t be long now until the Governors of the two states will pick up the conversation where they left off some years ago.— Macon Telegraph. r- - After the white man stole the Indian’s land the women came a long and grabbed off his war paint. —Florida Times-Union. SAVINGS TO HOME OWNERS Many people are alert to money saving possibilities in these days to repair and remodel their property at low cost. As a result, numer ous places have been improved in appearance, convenience and com fort. Oftentimes living condi tions become safer, too. To aid employment, the Cham ber of Commerce in Pawtucket, R. I., appointed a committee to encourage citizens to modernize and repair their premises. Money was donated to finance publicity to inform people of the program. Men from construction and repair companies were enlisted to solicit home owners and interest them in the project. So successful were they that three-quarters of a mil lion dollars were employed in bet terment of dwellings and home owners were saved much money. Other communities could profit by following this plan. The greater safety resulting from proper repairing and remod eling of buildings should not be overlooked, for it is of the utmost importance. The National Board of Fire Un derwriters, which is well inform ed as to conditions, reports that fire lo'sses in dwellings increased 5 0 per cent from 1924 to 1930, and that this loss in 1930, $159,853, 023, was 31 per cent of the na tion’s total fire loss. This waste of material wealth can be reduced by programs of home betterment, particularly when improvements include fire stops in walls to-retard spread of flames, fire-resistive ceilings (ce ment on metal lath), cleaning and repairing of heating plants, smoke pipes and chimneys, replacement of worn parts and moving smoke pipes a safe distance from all burn able material. Electric wiring and fixtures should also be inspected and made to conform to safety re quirements of the National Elec tric Code. Cleaning up and paint ing removes many common fire hazards. The program for improvement of dwellings, which has the sanc tion of Secretary of the Treasury Mills, is also bringing about safer conditions in homes. KEEP GOOD TIMES COMING Judging from reports "better times” are on the way. The job ahead is to keep them coming. Ac tion is needed to hasten the ulti mate arrival. Many more men must be put to work so they can buy the food and clothing their families need. And it must be done with less than the normal amount of mon ey. Fortunately, the desired result can be accomplished by adopting a policy of devoting the public funds to the most useful and most necessary affairs. For instance, in the matter of roads and streets, there Is no ques tion but that many more miles of useable surfaces are ^essential. These will be most useful when the type of surface chosen provides the greatest volume of people with good roads. As one authority says, "We all prefer plush seated lim ousines to Fords, but we do not prefer to ride nine miles on horse back through the mud so as to be able to ride a mile in a limousine when we could make it all the way over a cheap road in a Ford.” len miles ol satislactory sur face is much better than nine miles of mud or dust and one mile of "excellent” road. Each improve ment should be justifiable from the standpoint of need and should be within the size of the pocket book. In road and street building the amount of the expenditure, not the products used, governs the num ber of men employed. THE MACHINE In a recent article, Dr. James S. Thomas, of the Commonwealth and Southern Corporation, analy zed the machine’s effect on man kind. Dr. Thomas’ deductions are quite different from those of the critics of the machine, who blame it for all the ills of mankind from the Flood to the World War. He shows that it constitutes the basis of our modern economic world— that it has liberated men from ar duous tasks, not enlslaved them; that during most of its brief his tory, it has created employment, not unemployment; that it has cut down accidents, not increased them; that it makes for wealth, comfort aq;d a finer civilization not a poorer one. During a recent period in A merican history, 1,957,000 people were displaced from jobs because of increased mechanical efficiency —and at the same time new trades and professions, largely resultin from the machine, gave jobs to 2, 5 37,000 directly and 2,000,000 indirectly. In 140 years we in creased our national income from $400,000,000 to $80,000,000,000, and our national wealth from $500,000,000,000, and our nation al wealth from $500,000,000 to $375,000,000,000—because of the machinie. The machine, after all, is sim ply a medium to make use of nat ural forces. It is part of evolution —an inevitable step in the march of the world from the Stone Age to the present and to whatever may be in the future. And, after the debits and credits have all been entered, and the cancellations made, it is found that the mach inie has been the friend, not the enemy, of "the common man.”* WORTH REPEATING Those who think the end of progress has been reached would do well to recollect these words of the late Charles Steinmettz, great est of inventors: "We call this the electrical age, but it isn’t. The electrical age has hardly begun. In that age electri city . . . will do a multitude of things of which we have never dreamed. For the electrical age is yet to come. And it will be a great age.” The Watchman Toweri Mr. E. B. Jeffress, Chairman, State Highway Commission. My Dear Mr. Jeffress: A study of the highway map of North Carolina, as you know, re veals the fact that the numbers are largely without design or sys tem, and tend to confusion of the motorist not familiar with them. There are comparatively few through lines, and some of the few are merely series of connected links that ziggag here and yonder in a sort of aimless fashion, starting at some small town on one side of the state and finally winding up at the other side. Some of the most trav elled through routes, on* the other hand, bear a series of different number. The system of number ing, or lack of system, presents a more or less chaotic appearance on the map. Of course nobody is to blame for this condition. It is the natural result of the development of the state highway system from noth ing to its present status, scattered links having been constructed all over the state one year and other such links and connecting lines the next. The unsystematic number ing has been without intention or design. However, the system of numbering could be greatly sim plified, at trivial cost, as the gen eral rivision could be done by the staff of already employed engi neers over a period of several mon ths. Would it not be worth while? Governor Matthew Rowan. To All Candidates for The N. C. General Assembly: As many of you know, the State Highway commission is working over a serious shrinkage of reven ues from motor licenses and gaso line tax. Of course the economic conditions are responsible, but it ■is undoubtedly true that the de crease in revenue would not have been so great if the purchase of li cense tags had been made less burd ensome, by provision that they could be purchased under some sort of semi-annual or even quarterly plan of payment. Had such a plan been in effect at the opening of the year, doubtless many more persons would have bought new tags and continued using gasoline, paying the state six cents a gallon tax, in stead of storing their cars, as tens of thousands did. If such a plan could be worked out by the next Legislature, I be lieve it would tend to increase mat erially the state’s revenue from these sources as well as prove an aid and accommodation to thous ands of car owners, many of whom really n(eed the use of their auto mobiles every week in the year. Governor Matthew Rowan. COMMENTS Regrets The Presence Of So Few Gentlemen Among The Politicans In Washington To The Editor: I have been asked as to what we in Washington think of the doings at the Capitol and in the courts here, as we are rarely heard to ex press ourselves, and it is supposed that we take little or no interest in these matters. I would say that we pay no attention to them for 1 1 ’ll L11C ICiOUIl Lila L WC CU11MUCJL L11CHI | as evils thrust upon us all mostly for political reasons and they sel dom have the slightest background of sincere truth. Good faith and honest motive are seldom part of many of the actions on Capitol Hill. We used to have many statesmen here in Washington, but now it is a family of backbiters. Everybody is out to cut the other fellow’s throat with the sharpest knife, and it matters little who it is. In my humble opinion, it would be far better for America if we were to close the Capitol and this would give the country a well earned rest from an insidious evil which is certainly lowering all re spect from every class of citizens. —Salisburian, now living in Washington. Defends The Right Of Married Teachers To Accept Positions In The Public School's To The Editor: One wonders if the people who suggest getting rid of married tea chers that this is a free country where one is surely free to work! Starting with teachers, would they propose to stop married women working in offices, stores, house keeping and cleaning positions? Why, even Nero never dreamed of such tyrranny, nor robbery; for a diploma for teacher has given up some years of unpaid labor to acquire. It cannot represent less than the value of $1,000. Supposing that the teacher is married, and for tfie moment fairly properous, her husband might die any day, leaving her destitute and she could not pick up her teach ing all in a minute when she had been out of the swim for several years. If there are not enough posi tions to go round for young teach ers their good education and their after a few years teaching. The youth enable them to get some thing else anywhere, while a marri ed woman is probably tied to one place. The young teacher usually has parents and relatives ready to help her if need be. The married teacher has probably lost most of these after a few year’ teaching. The matter amounts to this: Why should married teachers have positions which single teachers want? Why should arfybody be allowed to have property which somebody else wants? This the philosophy of the thief. l.' D. S. PATTERSON ITEMS Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Ketchie and children!, of Mt. Ulla, visited Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Wilhelm Sun day afternoon. The Luther League of Mt. Mor iah church had charge of the af ternoon services of that church last Sunday. Following the devo tions led by Miss Lillian Suther, Rev. E. R. Trexler made an in spiring address, his topic being "The value of Life.” At the con clusion of his address the new of ficers of the league were installed ini an impressive service. We are glad to welcome into our community, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Pinson, of Landis, who moved into the old Felker home recently. The Farm Life school of China Grove started running on short schedule Tuesday. This will be much benefit to those patrons hav ing crops to harvest, and children in high school. Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Litaker and family and Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Sut her and family spent the day with Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Wilhelm Tuesday. Plubert Fleming has gone to S. C., where he will teach school this winter. Patterson Grange No. 616 held its regular meering Saturday night with a good sized crowd present. An interesting program was pre sented with the lecturer in charge. A large crowd from this com munity attended the Pomona grange meeting at Willow Lunch Wednesday. Miss Mabel Wilhelm visited her aunt, Mrs. Litaker, several days last week. Mr. and Mrs. F. D. Patterson visited Mr. and Mrs. James Turner Monday night. Wilbur Davis worked at the fair grounds last week, selling tickets. Recent rains have delayed the cotton picking for several days, but have helped the late gardens wonderfully. Mr. and Mrs. Aflbert Seafbrd took supper with Mrs. J. A. Pat terson Thursday night. Amelia Litaker visited Ethel Suther Thursday night. Mrs. C. M. Litaker is spending some time with her children, Mrs. Suther and Mr. Litaker. EARNS CHICKEN Kinston.—Rev. J. C. Griffiin, a minister holding a revival in the neighborhood, "dropped in” the Deep Run home of Ernest Smith to put out a fire. Passing, the preacher discovered a barn in flames. It was a pack-house, filled with tobacco. He called a youth standing nearby, and the two drawing water from a pump ex tinguished the blaze, which a minute later would have been be yond control. Smith, informed of the minister’s act invited him to "come back and eat all the. chick ens on the place.” Subscribe to The Watchman K339fl!l V i ' <// / XEP- this is a mew era alright....here's the CAMPAIGN HALP gome AMP MY CIGAR POCKET STILL EMPTY. WE ARE going back • * * TO THE war years , * * * FOR A little story * * * ABOUT A certain * * * SALISBURY MAN who went * * * TO WAR for the sole * * * PURPOSE OF getting * * * AWAY FROM home. No * * * NAMES WILL be mentioned * * * BUT AFTER you have * * * READ THIS you’ll know sF i'e Js* EXACTLY ABOUT whom we * * * ARE TALKING, and you’ll * 5F * AGREE WITH us as to his * * * if REASON FOR going to war. * * 3 THE OFFICER was instructing * * * HIM: "IMAGINE that you are * * * ON SENTRY duty. Somebody * * * COMES UP behind and takes * * * HOLD OF you so that * * * YOUR WEAPONS are useless. * * * WHAT WOULD you do?” And * * * VERY PROMPTLY our bright » * * FELLOW CITIZEN answered: * * * "I SHOULD say, let go, St » 1C MARY, I am on * - * * SENTRY DUTY.” * * * I THANK YOU. STUDENTS APPLY FOR LOANS Chapel Hill.—Five hundred and fifteen of the 2,500 students so far registered at Chapel Hill are depending on aid from the Stud ent Loan funds during the fall. These students have already ap plied to the dean of students for loans totaling $41,165. Applica tions are still coming in at the rate of 10 a day. THE SMOKE SHOP Phone 9167 NEWSPAPERS MAGAZINES FOUNTAIN SERVICE 5 c hamburgers 5 c 218 S. Main St. Salisbury, N. C. HEAR HON. R. L. Doughton Discuss the Political Issues of the Campaign at the CHINA GROVE school house tonight, 8 o’clock, j And at ROCKWELL school house Saturday night, j October 8 at 8:oo p. m. All citizens of whatever politi= i cal faith are invited. 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