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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 rnatter at the postoffice at Sal isbury, N. C„ under the act of March 3, 1879. The influence of -weekly news paper4 - on public opinion exceeds that 6f all: other publications in the country.-~Arthur Brisbane. FRIDAY, OCTOBER'28, 1932 "Well, we’re four years older and forty years wiser.” Alfred E. Smith (Newark speech) The chicken in every pot has come home to roost. —Louisville Courier*?Journal. A number of business mergers have turned out to be submergers. —Atlanta Journal. The bonus raid seems to be a terrible thing to nice men who sold the Government $10 articles for $640 during the war. —Waco News-Tribunje. President Hoover’s "chicken-in every-pot” promise has now gone through a strange transformation. It has become a pretty kettle of fish. —Louisville Courier-Journal Secretary Doak says the Govern- j ment "has prevented a serious de cline in wages.” This is particul arly noticeable in government sal aries. Nashville Southern Lumberman Wisconsin voters have rejected a La Follette and Clarence Dar row has joined a church. Look out for Bill Hohenzollern to be elect ed president of France. —Southern Ltimherman Rackets cost the United States more than the war did, according to the estimate of G. L. Nofestet ter. And the chance of getting any of the money back is equally faint. —The New Yorker. Perhaps Mr. Hoover regards the none to assuring Literary Digest vote as the last straw. —Buffalo Courier-Express. WHAT IS THE ANSWER A few reasons why government should keep out of business: 1. Because government in busi ness opens the flood gates of pub lic expenditures at the taxpayers’ expense; many of the expenditures being for special services to a lim ited number of persons from which services the general taxpayer, who must' pay for them, can derive no benefit. -> T»____ _1: A V VA VUVV^ AAV »» VlUJJkJ VA |AOAl tical agencies and gives them un limited power to incur debts, levy taxes and spend public money. 3. It discourages industry and prevents the investment of pri vate capital in new enterprises be cause a private citizen cannot compete with tax-free, govern ment-owned projects. 4. It invites the worst kind of political gerrymantling for pro motional schemes at public ex pense. 5. Each time the government goes into business, it removes tax able property from the tax rolls and loads the taxes thus lost onto remaining taxable property, plus additional taxes for new govern mental ventures into the field of industry. The question of the government in business in competition with its private citizens should be consid ered from the standpoint of the principle involved, rather than from the interest of any particular lines of business. The business it self is incidental to the principle. If we subscribe to the theory that public ownership is good for any business, even iri, a small degree, we should be honest enough to go | all the way and sanction complete public ownership and control of the means of production and dis tribution. We should not single out one line of business to stand the brunt of such unfair and kill ing competition. Government competition might better apply to the local meat market, grocery store, or clothing store, than to ocean shipping, in surance, public utilities, railroads and banking, for it is much more important that the average fam ily get the first three items at cost than it is that they get the latter items at cost. ROADS AND SCHOOLS The little red schoolhouse con tinues its retreat before the motor at;e. Its rate of disappearance is definitely proportioned to the in crease in improved highways. This is well borne out by a re cent comparative analysis of school and highway data by the Ameri can Road Builders’ Association. These statistics, dealing with five typical states, reveal strikingly the meaning of better transportation to improvement in educational facilities. In North Carolina, the analysis shows, there were 2,989 one-room schools in 1924, and 1,714 miles of improved highway. By 1930 the first-class highway mileage had increased to 4,025, while the num ber of single-room schools had de clined to 1,400. The state pre sents one of* the most emphatic evidences of the principle that the consolidation of rural schools is entirely a matter of efficient trans portation. Indiana, in the Middle Westi has made the same kind of pro gress. In 1924 that state had 3, 452 one-room schools and only 911 miles of first-class highways. In 1930 the number of schools had dropped to 2,050, while good road mileage had increased to 3,137. Precisely the same trend is shown in the other three states covered by the comparison—Virginia, Ala bama and South Carolina. Commenting on the analysis, T. H. Cutler, President of the A merican Road Builders’ Associa tion, says: "The states studied comparatively may be taken as typical of the situation which shows that school consolidations are continuing to be made at a rate definitely proportioned to the improvements in state highway systems. In the old days it was necessary to take the school to the children because it was impossible to take the child to the school. Now thai condition is reversed and the little red school house definite ly is on its way out of the social picture of the United States.” IS A RAILROAD A GOOD CITIZEN One of the best examples of what a railroad means to any com munity is given in the following editorial from the Williston, Nor th Dakota, Herald: "The Great Northern sent a check Monday for its taxes. It was for $198,487. It is the big gest check for taxes annually re ceived. It may always be depend ed upon. The Great Northern is never a delinquent taxpayer. Most of us never think, of it as a citi zen of this community. Few of us realize,, until the matter is call ed to our attention, as in this case, what a part it has in keeping things going hereabouts. It helps pay for our schools, roads and bridges, and takes care of our needy. It discharges all the duties of citizenship on the paying end with little complaint. . . "We can afford to be most pat ient with all our railroads. They face conditions of change that are not yet fully or clearly developed. In them is invested a lot of the money of plain everyday people. . . What they mean in a com munity sense is perhaps best ex pressed for popular appreciation in a check for $198,487 in taxes. That will go a long way toward keeping schools open and cash in the treasury to pay the salaries )f policemen, firemen, county officials and other public servants. . . ” Thousands of American com munities depend upon these rail road tax checks. What would I happen to the small taxpayer if railroads were government-owned and tax-exempt? His taxes would probably be so high he could not pay them. THE DANGEROUS DRIVING AGE A serious responsibility rests on parents whose sons and daughters, under' the age of 20, drive auto mobiles. It is their duty to im press upon budding men and wo men the vital necessity for care, courtesy and obedience to traffic rules at all times. The most dangerous age for drivers is under 20, according to E, E. Robinson, Secretary of the National Bureau of Casualty & Surety Underwriters. Out of every thousand drivers under the age of 20 last year, 39 were involved in accidents. From 20 to 29, 3 6 drivers out of one thonsand had mishaps; there were 27 in the ages of 30 to 39; twenty in the ages of1 40 to 49 and 18 out of one thous and in the ages of 50 and over. Automobile public liability and property damage insurance rates are wholly under the control of their policyholders. Stock casualty companies have established by sta tistics that the record for drivers under 20 last year was 39 per cent worse than the average; from 20 to 29 it was 29 per cent worse; from 30 to 39, 3.6 per cent better than the average; from 40 to 49 it was 29 per cent better and in' the ages of 50 and over, 36 per cent better than the average. In the ages under 30, accident experience was 64.7 per cent worse than a mong the drivers beyond that age. There were 26,410 drivers un der the age of 18 involved in ac cidents, of which 1,270 were in fatal accidents and 25,140 in non fatal accidents. Frorfi 18 to 24 there were 326,690 drivers in ac cidents which killed 13,000 per sons and injured 313,690. If parents will constantly em phasize to their children the nec esity for safe driving and obedi ence to traffic regulations, it will be reflected in a diminishing toll of deaths, injury and property damage now exacted by the motor car on streets and highways. ONE LITTLE boy in ■> * =r SALISBURY WHO is QUITE A smart sb sb sb CHAP IS Sb Sb Sb WORRIED OVER one Sb sb Sb THING, AND the Sb 5b Sb QUESTION WHICH he Sb sb Sb ASKED HIS mother si- * ■* THIS WEEK was QUITE AMUSING. Sb sb Sb "MAMA”, HE asked, "DID YOU buy me Sb sb Sb FROM THE stork?” sb sb >b "YES, DEAR; why * * * DO YOU ask?” replied * Sb * HIS MOTHER. "Well”, Sb sb Sf REMARKED THE little Sb sb Sb FELLOW. "I’VE often Sb sb Sb WONDERED WHY you sb sb sb DIDN’T PAY a few ' Sb Sb Sb DOLLARS MORE and * s- s PICK OUT a boy s s s WITHOUT FRECKLES.” sb sb sb I THANK YOU. COMMENTS CAMERA, NOT GUN To the Editor: I wonder if any of your readers have birds and other wild things of the forest for a hobby? In our back yard are tall pine trees, white birch, and a maple which is now flaunting colors of gold and red. The birds and gray squirrels love to linger here. We shall miss the friendly robbin and the brown wood thrush, but shall watch of their return in spring. - There will be a bird bath, and plenty of food for the birds that remain during the winter months. There will be peanuts for the saucy blue jay, and suet for the woodpeckers and chickadees. Also, nuts for the squirrels. Nor will the little brown owl that hoots from a pine bough close by be for gotten. ' I wish all hunters would carr) a "camera” in place of a gun, when they go into the woods this season! Why not give wild life a better chance to live? —Nature Lover. JOB SHARKING To The Editor: I would like to write a few words in regard to this job shark ing movement, that is now going on. I notice that this movement is endorsed by such men as Presi dent Hoover, President Green of the American Federation of Labor, and some more prominent men of this country. Now as I understand this plan it would work something like this: If a man was working a full week, he would be supposed to share it with some other man. Now sup ’ - 1 ... _ * I puoiug uiat iiiau wao f i > a week, by sharing the job it would mean that each man would earn the big sum of $7 each week. Would President Hoover share his job with some other man? would President Green share his job with some other man? Would some of these other high salaried men throughout the country who advocate this movement share their jobs with some other man? Oft course not. They would say that there is no need for two Presidents, or other high execu tives. In that case I would sug gest that these gentlemen share half their salaries, it would answer the same purpose. —K. A. ROWAN COUNTY PUBLIC MARKET Butter, 30c lb.; buttermilk, 20c gal.; cottage cheese, 10c quart; cream, 2 5c pint; eggs, 30c doz.; fryers, alive, 18c lb.; hens, alive, 15 c, lb.; hens, dressed, 18c lb.; cured ham, 2Sc lb.; side meat, ISc lb.; shoulder, 15c lb.; molasses, 5 0c gal.; walnuts, 5c lb.; honey, 15c lb.; corn meal, 2c lb.; figs, 10c quart; dry beans, 10c and 15c quart; butter beans, 15c quart; cabbage, 2c lb.; mustard greens, 5c lb.; dry onions, 5c lb.; Irish pota toes, 2c and 2 ]/2c lb.; sweet pota toes, 2 l/2c lb.; spinach, 10c lb.; turnips 5c and 10c bunch; turnip greens, 5c lb.; tomatoes, 5c lb.; apples, 30c peck; pears, 25c peck; corn, 15c and 20c doz.; okra, 5c lb.; peanuts, 5c quart; vinegar, 30c gal.; field peas, 10c quart; green butter beans, 15c and 20c quart; green white peas, 15c quart. Blond Hair Wins Alimony White Plains, N. Y.—A blond hair on her husband’s coat collar won a separation decree and $7) weekly alimony for the brunette Mrs. Gladys W. Chambers in White Plains Supreme Court. Nelson F. Chambers, an insur ance salesman, said he had been at a business conference the night of July 6, when his wife discovered the hair—but she said all of his associates she had met were bald. She suspected a platinum-tress ed school teacher whom Chambers had met some time before, and told him so. THROWS CHILDREN TO DEATH Mrs. Aurelia Lorenz, divorcee, hurled her two small children to death from a 16th floor hotel room at Milwaukee and then leaped af ter them to die herself on the pave ment. Lady Took Cardui And Got Rid of Pain In Her Side "Last summer, my health was bad, so I began taking Cardui,” writes Mrs. H. E. Slaughter, of Norman, Okla. “My mother had given me Cardui in girlhood, so naturally I turned to it when I felt I needed it. I felt run-down and a general weakness. I had bad, dizzy head aches when everything would seem to dance before my eyes. My right side pained me so much, but since taking Cardui the pain has left me. I have taken several bottles of Cardui and have improved a great deal.” Cardui is sold at drug stores hero. K£33H!I ■ COUEQA MS THE BEST S4M0M-PUQ& PftO fess>k>wal football TEAM IH THE • COW FERE MCE. . CENTRAL ITEMS - - (Too late for last week.) Mesdames B. M. Cauble, L. M< Safriet and C. L. Neel visited Mrs. E. C. Houch Saturday, Oct. 15 th. Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Houch were guests at Mr. and Mrs. B. C. Cauble in Salisbury Sunday. Mr. G. F. Houch and son, Mit chell, motored to Mill Gap, Va., October 15 to visit Mr. Houch’s son, Rev. G. F. Houch, Jr. and to bring home his wife Mrs. G. F, Houch, Mrs. C. L. Cauble visited Mrs. Georgie Gorden Saturday night. Mrs, Laura Gorden has returned home after spending several months with her mother in the western part of North Carolina. Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Cauble spent Saturday night with their son, Mr. Everette Cauble in Salisbury. Rev. and Mrs. E. Ray Trexler spent Monday at Mr. and Mrs. B. M. Cauble’s. Messrs. R. L. Barringer, L. M. Safriet and E. C. Houck visited S. B. Deal Tuesday night. H you must sacrifice your H pH late model light car for B I CASHI H call 1456W. Too Many Love Suits For Wife Reno, Nev.—Apparently tired of having her distinguished young husband sued for alienating the af fections of other men’s wives, Mrs. Mildred Kunath Roebling, wife of the grandson of the famous Brook lyn bridge builder, is here to seek a divorce. Twice in recent years young Roebling has been sued for huge sums on charges of alienation of affections. He is a vice-president of the John A. Roebling’s Sons Company. _-31 Say, "I Saw It in THE WATCHMAN 666 LIQUID - TABLETS - SALVE Checks Malaria in 3 days, Colds first day, Headaches or Neuralgia in 30 minutes. 666 salve for head colds. " Most Speedy Remedies Known. NOW is the time to have your car re paired for winter driving at reasonable prices. All work guaranteed. W. A. Foster At Winecoff’s Service Station No. 80, 2 miles from Salisbury of AH Kinds SIGMON-CLARK* COMPANY REAL ESTATE - RENTALS - LOANS - INSURANCE 118 West Innes St. Salisbury, N. C. Phoni 21S LOANS WITHOUT SECURITY $5.00 to $40.00 Quickly Loaned SALARIED PEOPLE NEEDING FIVE TO FORTY DOLLARS IN STRICT CONFIDENCE, WITHOUT SECURITY, EN DORSEMENT OR DELAY, AT LOWEST RATES AND EASY TERMS CO-OP FINANCE CO. 202 WACHOVIA BANK BLDG. SALISBURY, N. C. Visit Washington . . . this year George Washington Bicentennial . . Reduced Fares . . Southern Railway System the clean- UK ^^^^BeT^00^" B \ y013^gEYES \ ■ ate in B 1 JEOPARD 1 \ \ 1 r f • Vtorne work-The ® -oUS to young I ■ incorrect the sort ■ \«- «&£- ^ ■ 1 1 that pottaD ^ B B can keep then Y ut life B 1 vou—r ^ * p,op“ iit 1 1 '£ - Tr,^- 1 B handiCaP . - u kads to eyestrain, nGHT for the sake o B B lighting, ^ and, in en, B B ptfON& 1900 ^ B t cars and ** B the etreetcar^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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