The Oldest Newspaper Published In North Carolina
The Carolina Watchman
___“Tfo Watchman Carries a Summary of <_All The ISlews”
FOUNDED 1832—100TH YEAR _SALISBURY, FRIDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 14, 1932 VOL. 100 NO. 11, PRICE 2 CENTS
North Carolina Bankr Get Big U. S. Loans
Relief Funds Allotted To N. C. Counties
Gate City
Bank Gets
Six Million
Receivers Lent
Huge Amount
List Of Loanls In State Announced
By Clerk Of The House For
Month Of August
Greensboro Institution Heads List
In Size Of Loan; Expect To
Relieve Frozen Credits
The North Carolina Bank &
Trust company of Greensboro and
the National Bank of Raleigh,
were two of the largest borrowers
from the Reconstruction Finance
corporation during the month of
August, South Trimble clerk of
the house or representatives, made
known when he released for publi
cation the report to him by the
board of directors of the corpora
tion.
The Greensboro bank received
a loan of $6,500,000, and the Ral
" "eTgh bank through its receiver,
borrowed $721,000.
The Gaston Loan & Trust com
pany of Gastonia received a loan
of $2,500.
Other borrowers were the banK
of Conway at Coqlway, $2,500;
the Surry County Loan & Trust
company of Dobson, $3 0,000;
Bank of Freemont of Freemont,
$10,000; Commercial Bank of
Lexington at Lexington, $64,610;
Mount Olive, Citizens Bank re
ceiver $13,000; Avery County
Bank at Newland, $4,500; North
Wilkesboro Bank of North Wilk
esboro, $24,865; North Wilkes
f - boro Bank of North Wilkesboro,
$15,000; Commercial National
Bank of Raleigh (receiver) at ,
Raleigh, $721,000; Roanoke Rap
ids Citizen Bank & Trust com
pany, $4,000; Roanoke Rapids
Citizens Bank & Trust company, '
$3,500; the First National Bank
of Shelby, $95,000; the First Na- (
tional Bank of Washington, re
ceiver, $16,000; Fiamlet Building
and Loan association at Hamlet,
$9,940; Henderson Building and
Loan association of Henderson,
$7,500; Home Building and Loan 1
association of Henderson, $24,
869; the Smithfield Building & *
Loan association of Smithfield,
$7,868.75; Southport Building &
Loan association of Southport, $7,- (
868.75; Southport Building &
Loan association, $4,000.
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WILL VOTE ON REPEAL
Cheyenne, Wyo.—A referen
dum on repeal of the 18 th amend
ment will be submitted to Wyom
ing voters in the general election J
November 8 th.
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National Golf Champion f
Virginia Van Wie, 23-year-old *
v-n.cagoan, is the new women’s na- r
lonal golf champion. She routed the u
ve-time champion, Qenna Collett ii
vare> 10—8, in the annual play. j,
Brotherhood
Again Honors
H. E. Isenhour
H. E. ISENHOUR
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H. E. Isenhour was re-elected
president of the Brotherhood of
the United Lutheran church iri
America at its convention in Har
risburg, Pa., Tuesday, for a two
y»«r icrm. ~
Mr. Isenhour, local -realtor and
insurance man, and a leader in
thurch work, was first elected
president of the Brotherhood at
the biennial convention held ink
Milwaukee, Wis., in October,
1930.
During Mr. Isenhour’s first
term of office, a number of major
projects have been accomplished.
Dutstanding among these was the
istablishment of the Mulberry
Home for the aged, located1 at
Mulberry, Ind., in the old Weid
ler College property largely
hrough the activities and work of
he Brotherhood of the United
Lutheran Church of America.
The Iron, Mountain Lutheran
ichool for mountain boys, located
it Konnarock, Va., has been a ma
or project of the Brotherhood
luring the two years. This school
vill be developed into an institu
:ion along the line of the Berry
ichool of North Georgia.
SMITH TO CAMPAIGN
A1 Smith, the . "Happy War
ior,” will take the stump in four
tates, and campaign in the inter
sts of a Democratic victory in
'Jovember.
While the number of his ad
Iresses will be limited, he plans
t present to speak in Massachu
etts, Connecticut, Rhode Island
nd New York.
$30,000 WADESBORO FIRE
A $3 0,000 damage, with $20,
00 insurance, resulted in the
urning of the Klondyke hotel at
IFadesboro. Half of the loss was
o business firms on the first
loor.
$815,000 FOR N. C. RELIEF
The Reconstruction Finance
orporation granted North Caro
na $815,000 for unemployment
dief during the approaching win
er. The state had expected at
:ast $200,000 more.
MURRAY HOME BURNS
The residence of Mrs. T. W.
furray, on DeLancy street, Bes
;mer, was destroyed by fire short
r before 10 o’clock.
The flames were said to have
:sulted from an oil stove expio
on. Firemen were called but ar
ved too late to make effective
se of chemicals. No water was
i reach of the building for use
i the pumper. ' 1
GOOD
MORNING
HEROES OF THE PAST Who
bled for their country have noth
ing on the taxpayers nowadays.
ANY CANDIDATE who comes
out for nice, comfortable poor
houses will get a big vote.
OCTOBER
Hazy dawn,
Sparkling noon,
Tingling air,
Harvest moon;
Reddened oaks,
Maples gold,
Threat of frost
Upon the wold;
Rosy cheeks,
Smiling eyes,
Early nights,
Starry skies;
Pumpkins ripe,
Apples, too,
Golden rod—
Ah-ah-kerchoo!
Birds a-wing
Headed south,
Hope, at last,
Of ended drouth;
Politics
Upon the scene;
Ghosts and spooks
At Halloween.
_- mistakes
When a garage man makes a
mistake, he adds it on your bill.
When a carpenter makes a mis
take, it’s just what he expected.
When a preacher makes a mis
take, nobody knows the differen
ce.
When a lawyer makes a mis
take, it was just what he wanted,
because he has a chance to try the
case all over again.
When a judge makes a mistake,
it becomes the law of the land.
When a doctor makes a mistake,
he buries it.
But when the editor makes a
mistake—GOOD NIGHT.
"In New York there is a man
run over every ten minutes.”—
Safety Caption.
What a man—what a man!
Small boy—"Dad, what are the
holes in the board for?”
Dad—"Those are knot holes.”
Small boy (after consideration)
—"Well, if they are not holes,
what are they?”
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"See that woman over there?
She’s a payroll bandit.”
"How do you know?”
"I married her.”
She: Have you seen the best sel
lers this month? ,
Shaw: Seen them? I’ve been in ,
them. ,
With thy turned down silken hose
And thy thin, transparent clothes.
With thy red lips reddened more
Smeared with lipstick from the ;
store,
With thy powder on thy face
And thy bobbed hair’s jaunty
grace.
From my heart I give
Glad that I was born a boy. ,
Wife: Henry, how is it that ,
there’s a long fair hair on your ]
:oat, when mine is golden-brown?” ]
Husband: "Darling, you forget (
that I haven’t worn this coat for j
three months.”
"Listen, big boy, I wouldn’t ]
-narry you if you were the last (
nan in on earth.” <
"Baby, if I were the last man on i
:arth I wouldn’t have to get mar
•ied.”
- ]
"You look flustered, man.” 1
"I am. My girl threw me down.” j
"You should worry; there’s plen- ■
:y more.” 1
"Yeah, but this one threw me 1
iown that cliff.” 1
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Kentuckian Has Family of 35 Children
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John D. Sloan of Sergent, Ky., is the father of 34 children . . . and another addition to the family in August
Sloan is shown at the extreme right with his 34 children. This is Sloan’s second marriage, 17 children by the first
and IS by the second marriage. The present Mrs. Sloan and the new bahy are not shown in the picture.
Say Libby
Can Set
Will Aside
Salisbury lawyers, in comment
ing to a Watchman reporter, ex
pressed doubts as to the validity of
the SmitJi Fpnoior 'will, filed for"
probate iri'iNcw York, and listed
six major reasons.
The young tobacco heir was kill
ed at the Reynolds family estate
in Winston-Salem July 6. His
Broadway bride, Libby Holman
Reynolds, and friend, Ab Walker,
are charged with murdering him.
Lawyers Give Reasons
Reason given by attorneys for
doubting the validity of the will
are:
1. North Carolina statutes do
not permit a minor to make a valid
will. Reynolds was under 21 when
he made the will.
2. Provisions of the will of R.
J. Reynolds, founder of the estate
provide his son would not inherit
from him until he was 28 years
aid. He was to receive only $50,
000 a year until then.
3. Reynolds married Libby Hol
man after the will was drawn up.
Under North Carolina law the
wife may disaffirm the will and in
herit as if no will was made—
which provides the wife in any
went must receive one-third her
husband’s real and personal pro
perty.
4. Corpus or the estate lies in
Morth Carolina, Maryland and
Mew Jersey, and the estate must be
Iisposed of according to the laws
>f those States.
5. Doubt as to legality of Anne
Hannon’s (Reynolds’ first wife)
igning away her infant daughter’s
:laim to her father’s estate.
6. Doubt as to the success of the
ittempt in the will to establish
hat Smith Reynolds was a legal
esident of New York instead of
Morth Carolina..
Also it was pointed out that if
dbby Holman has a child within
:en months of the death of Smith
Reynolds, the will would be in
valid, as the will would tend, in
:ffect, to disinherit that child.
If Walker or Libby are convict
d of anything in connection with
leyn'olds’ death, they cannot in
lerit, under North Carolina law,
vn though Walker is specially
nentioned, attorneys said.
Some lawyers said Miss Holman
vas entitled to a dower third under
Morth Carolina law. They said her
xpected child, and Reynold’s
laughter by a previous marriage,
night share in the fund.
The will was executed August
T, 1931, and listed Reynolds as a
Mew York resident. At that time
he tobacco heir, who was plan
lirig an airplane trip around the
vorld, had a cottage near Miss
dolman’s Port Washington (L. I)
®me. They were married the fol
Dwing November.
NEWS
BRIEFS
N. C. TAXES OFF $12,228,000
A total property levy of $47,
6S4,000 was made in North Caro
lina for the last fiscal ye'ar, a
fc6CeOlng 3.12,228,0^
. TT*>1E*^',^ft»r7-tfee~ t;ax commts -:
sion reports. County levies de
creased $10,05 5,000, Mecklen
burg leading with a drop of $849,
000, Buncombe coming second
with $750,000, and all counties
showing some decrease.
TARHEEL DIES ON RANGE
Private William D. Johnson,
28, Mayodan, was killed on a Fort
Oglethorpe rifle range, in explo
sion of a bullet among some ord
nance tools, which he was using
to repair a rifle
HEADS NATIONAL
DRUGGISTS
John A Goode, Asheville, has
been chosen president of the Nat
ional Association of Retail Drug
gists, meeting at Boston.
WOUNDS WIFE, KILLS SELF
Tom L. McCorquodale, 30,
shot his estranged wife in the neck
with a pistol and then shot him
self through the heart. The
wounded woman was able to testi
fy at the inquest at Sanford.
MOROS KILL 12 SOLDIERS
Twelve Philippine constabul
ary were killed and several wound
ed in a fight with Moro outlaws
on the Island of Jolo. The out
law camp was finally taken.
RAISE COTTON ESTIMATE
An increase of 115,000 bales in
estimated cotton yield is estimat
ed in the October 1 report of the
department of agriculture. The
estimate of the 1932 crop is
11,425,000 bales.
NORTH CAROLINA
GROUP TO MEET
The North Carolina Manufac
turers’ Association, Inc., will hold
its annual meeting on Thursday
and Friday, November 17 and 18,
at the Carolina Hotel, in Pine
burst, N. C., according to an an
nouncement made by Hunter Mar
shall, Jr., secretary and treasurer.
The board of directors will con
vene on Thursday, November 17,
at 11. The banquet session will
be held that evening. Friday
morning’s session will be the busi
ness session.
Officers are: President, K. P.
Lewis, president-treasurer, Erwin
Cotton Mills Co., Durham, N.
C.; first vice president, C. A. Can
non, president, Cannon Mills Co.,
Kannapolis, N. C.; second vice •
president, A. M. Fairley, vice ;
nresident, Weaverly Mills, Inc., ;
Laurinburg, N. C.; secretary and
treasurer, Hunter Marshall, Jr.,
Charlotte, N. C. <
j Schr^^ay I
Max Schmeling, former champion,
is the best heavyweight on the fistic
horizon today, say experts, as the
result of his victory over Mickey
Walker. Champion Jack Sharkey, to
whom Max lost the crown, must give
him a return battle or retire, say
these same experts.
Virginia Memorial
Here is the beautiful memorial to
her world war dead which Virginia
will dedicate on October IS. It is a
carillon with 66 bells which will ring
out for the first time in dedication, as I
General Pershing, all Virginia world- j
war commanders and other distin
guished guests attend. It is located at 5
Richmond, V» 1
TWO GLASS PLANTS OPEN, j
New York.—The Mississippi c
Glass company announced that, r
because of business conditions, it 1
tad "found it necessary” to start c
:wo of its plants for limited oper
ttions, one at Washington, Pa.,
tnd the other at Morgantown, W.
/a. The company said about 300
idditional men would be given ft
mployment. b
Rowan To
Get $3,000
From Fund
Million Loan
Granted State
$188,500 Available In North
Carolina For Immediate Distri
bution It Is Announced
States and Counties Given Allot
ments of Varying Proportions
To Flelp Relieve >Suffering
A preliminary allotment of
$118,500 in emergency relief
funds to the state’s 100 counties
has been announced by Dr. Fred
Morrison, state relief director.
The allotment is made immedia
tely available to meet emergency
needs for the period from October
1 to October 15. An additional
allotment will be made later for
the remainder of October.
A loan of $815,000 was gr/"
ed North Carolina October'-»ty
the Reconstructiom'-Fimmc
poration for use in aiding netx*;
and unemployed of the state.
The funds allotted each county
in the preliminary figures are the
proportion of the $815,000 which
$188,500 gives each county, as
compared to the original -request
of the state.
^torments
The allotments by counties,
with city shares included in coun
ty totals and not listed individual
ly, are:
Alamance, $1,800; Alexander,
$900; Alleghany, $5 50; Anson,
$3,000; Ashe, $700; Avery $500.
Beaufort, $2,250; Bertie $1,
600; Bladen, $1,500; Brunswick,
$550; Buncombe, $8,000; Burke,
$1,250.
Cabarrus, $900; Caldwell, $1,
000; Camden, $350; Carteret,
$900; Caswell, $1,200; Catawba,
$2,500, Chatham, $1,500; Chero
kee, $750; Chowan, $450; Clay,
$400; Cleveland, $1,600; Colum
aus, $1,600; Craven, $1,500;
Cumberland, $3,000; Currituck,
$400.
Dare, $400; Davidson, $3,000;
Davie, $700; Duplin, $3,5 00;
Durham, $6,000.
Edgecombe, $2,500; Forsyth,
$12,500; Franklin, $1,250.
Gaston, $4,500; Gates, $500;
Craham, $3 5 0; Granville, $2,500;
Creene, $1000; Guilford, $12000.
Halifax, $1,500; Harnett, $1,
>00; Haywood, $800; Henderson,
$700; Hertford, $500; Hoke, $1,
100; Hyde, $500.
Iredell, $1,750.
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U. S. CROP MORATORIUM
The administration has indicat
id cotton and tobacco farmers will
■eceive the 75 per cent extension
>f time on federal farm crop loans,
vhich moratorium has already been
promised the wheat growers.
IE VERSE N. Y. MAYOR RULE
The New York appelate court
ast week reversed the recent rui
ng of the Supreme court that a
pecial election should not be held
o name a successor to Jimmy
Valker, resigned under fire. Mayor
oseph V.McKee will take to the
ourt of appeals his fight to re
gain in office until 1934 as Waf
er’s legal successor for the rest
f the term.
USES PIPE 60 YEARS
Monson, Maine.—Charles W.
lorrill, 90, has used the same
riar pipe for sixty years.