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FOUNDED 1832—100TH YEAR SALISBURY, FRIDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 2, 1932 ' VOL. 100 NO. 18 PRICE 2 CENTS
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Demand Adoption Of Five-Day Week
PLAH TEST VOTEON BEEfFOHDAY
Urge Labor
Work Hard
For Results
Pay Reduction
Is Opposed
President Green Outlines Change
In Addressing Convention
In, Cincinnati
Use Of Force Is Recommended If
Necessary To Restore Em
ployment In This Country
Exhorted by William Green,
their president, to "secure it by
force of some kind” if necessary,
delegates to the convention of the
American Federation of Labor in
Cincinnati unanimously called for
universal adoption of the six-hour
day and five-day week.
The convention approved a com
mittee report calling for universal
adoption of the short week as "the
only means whereby prosperity can
be restored.” It agreed that "such
reduction in labor hours should
carry with it no reduction in
) pay.”
lhe convention ordered the fed
eration's executive council to ap
pear before congress and before
"industry generally,” to present
the convention’s views and "de
mand” action.
While the action on a short
week is not binding on member
unions, an A. F. of L. office em
ploye said that none of the mem
bers yet had voiced opposition to
the shorter work-week and work
day program federation leaders
have advocated in a general way
for months.
The relationship between the
crafts unions represented by con
vention delegates and the federa
tion is voluntary, it was explained
further, though the annual con
ventions are considered as express
ing the voice of Labor.
This relationship is maintained
it was pointed out, to allow mem
ber unions to handle their own sit
uations without restraint from the
federation. Thus, though all us
ually favor in a large measure goals
set by the convention, no member
union can be prevented from de
viating from the declared federa
tion program if it so desires.
Allot Rowan
$4,252.00 In
Relief Fund
Rowan county was this week
allotted $4,252 for relief aid in
the distribution of federal funds
to help the needy.
Allotment of $236,750 to the
state’s 100 counties for relief aid
was announced by state relief
headquarters.
The distribution was the fihal
one from the $815,000 secured by
the state from the Reconstruction
Finance corporation some weeks
ago. Three previous allotments of
$188,500 each had been made.
Gov. O. Max Gardner and Re
lief Director fired W. Morrison
are now in Washington seeking a
new allotment of funds for the
state from the federal agency.
CURTAIL PEANUT SALES
Peaniut growers of five counties
met at Scotland Neck, to organize
curtailment in sales and in move
ment of peanuts to market hop
ing to stop further recession in al
ready ruinous prices. Highway:
will be picketed to stop shipment
I ~ Years ... The President-Elect and His Mothe,
From the family album of Mrs.
Sara Delano Roosevelt, mother of,
the President-Elect, comes the
picture of mother and son when
Franklin Delano Roosevelt was 3
months old. Left is the picture of
mother and son, taken at the Hyde
Park, N. Y. home since Mr. Roose
velt’s election to the presidency
. . . the two pictures spanning fifty
years . . . and fulfilling the dream
of every mother—and son. . . . Be
low, The President-Elect’s cottage
at Warm Springs, Ga., where Mr.
Roosevelt is now spending a short
vacation, and also conferring with
Democratic leaders.
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SPEAKING of depressed prices, |
think how long it has been since
anybody offered a kingdom for a
horse!
YOU DON’T have to be a hero
to get your name on a tablet. Just
look at the aspirin manufacturers!
SOME HUSBANDS are more
dead than alive but the trouble :s
their wives can’t collect the in
surance.
ANY LAWYER can tell you
where there is a will there is a
fray.
She: "Is your husband a book
worm?”
Her: "No, just an ordinary
one.”
\ Cop: "Why’re you stopping
man? You can’t park here.”
Driver: "I’ve got a flat tire. I
ran over a bottle about a mile
back.”
Cop: "Couldn’t you see it and
drive around it?”
Driver: "No, the damn fool had
it in his hip pocket.”
Cop: "Hey, what are you try
ing to do?”
Drunk: "I’m trying to pull this
lamp post off the bridge, hie, my
wife wants a bridge lamp.”
Sonny (at breakfast): "I don't
understand it, I don’t.”
"What, sonny?”
"How chickens know the size
eggs that fit my egg cup.”
She had just been hired for a
job in the circus, and she said to
the boss:
"Is there any particular advice
you would like to give me about
this work I am starting?”
"Well,” said he, thoughtfully:
"Don’t ever undress in front of
the bearded lady.”
"Is your brother wealthy?”
"He’s worth a thousand dollars
in Arizona.”
"How so?”
"That’s what the sheriff offered
for him, dead or alive.”
Flapper Francis (bufyng pre-t
sent)—I want a pair of squeaky
slippers, size 10.
Salesman (amused)—Must they
be squeaky?
Oh, yes. They’re for Father’s
birthday. I want them squeaky
so my boy friend can hear him
coming down the hall.
Christmas Shoppers Edition
Will Be Published Dec. 16th
The Watchman will publish its
annual CHRISTMAS SHOPPERS’
EDITION Friday morning, Dec
ember 16 th.
Local merchants will offer a
wide choice of holiday merchan
dise in this edition. The outstand
ing values of the season will be
listed while helpful suggestions
and recommendations as to proper
gifts for men, women and child
ren will be advertised.
Splendid Gift Selections
Salisbury merchants, always in
tune with the times, and up-to-the
minute with their merchandisej
hat e laid plans months ago to serve
the people of this section with
'a display of; holiday goods that
compares favorably with any
found in the State’s largest cities.
Counters are piled high with de
sirable gift goods; show cases re
flect shinning trinklets, and the
salespeople themselves, in happy
mood, reflect a spirit of goodwill
and Christmas cheer that is irre
sistibly contagious.
Stores Decorated
This year the merchants have
made extra efforts to give the
whole town a Christmassy appear
ance. Lighted stars, suspended
from the electric light standards
in the shopping section, spread
their radiance over a scene that is
gay in holiday dress. The win
dows—some of them real work of
art—are masterpieces of holiday
decoration. The interiors of the
stores are attractively decorated
and the gift merchandise, assembl
ed from the ends of the earth,
now spread out for the selection of
Christmas shoppers, is fresh, at
tractive and desirable.
The Christmas Shoppers Edition
will also carry man; interesting
articles pertinent to the "greatest
of all days.” Some of these are as
follows: "Is there a Santa Claus?”
"The First Christmas Tree,” "A
Sermon for Christmas,” "Why
We Hang Up Our Stockings?”
"The First Christmas,” and other
Christmas classics.
A crazed Filipino with a bolo
knife ran wild on Seattle streets,
slashing six to death arid wound
ing 12 before he was overpowered
by po'ice.
Xmas Seals Now On Sale Here
Sale of Red Cross Christmas
seals has already been started in
Salisbury, and an effort will be
made to sell the greatest number
of these seals here this year in his
tory.
The sale of these seals, the pro
ceeds of which go to fight tuber
culosis in the United States, is an
enterprise of the National Tuber
culosis association, and is not to
be confysed with the Red Cross
activities, which are along more
general lines of relief. These cherry
little seals on your letters and
packages show that you are help
ing fight tuberculosis in your own
locality.
It is hoped at least $1,000 will
be realized from these sales, ac
cording to Mrs. C. H. Wentz, gen
eral chairman.
An excellent organzation ha:
been set up for this work. Leader:
for the various divisions anc
groups of workers have been ap
pointed and an active campaign i
rapidly getting underway.
4 DIE IN FREIGHT CRASH
Four trainmen were killed an<
two hurt in a collision of tw<
freight trains near Richmond, Va
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An unusual view of the Wright Memorial at Kitty Hawk N. G,
unveiled this month to commemorate the spot where Wilbur and
Orville Wright gave wings to man in 1903. The monument is a magnif
l icent triangular granite shaft, topped by an airway beacon, standing
, 60 feet high upon a hill of sand 90 feet high. The architects were
Alfred Easton Poor and Robert Perry Rodgers. The memorial was
authorized by Congress.
Floyd Owens
Found Guilty
Of Seduction
Jury Convicts
Salisbury Man
Sentence Will Be Passed In The
Superior Court Probably
Today
Other Criminal Cases Disposed Of
In Superior Court Here This
Week
Floyd (Monk) Owens, Salis
bury young man, was found guilty
of seduction by a jury here_ in
Superior court late Thursday af
ternoon. Sentence will probably
be passed today by Judge T. B.
Finley who is presiding over the
two-weeks criminal term here.
The charge against Owens was
preferred by Miss Nina Bean, Sea
grove, N. C. The case consumed
over a day for trial.
Other cases tried this week fol
low:
Carl Whirlow, Paul Parks and
M. E. Holshouser, charged with
violation of the prohibition laws
in, separate bills, werg found not
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The case against Dave Brady,
indicted for manslaughter, was
dismissed on motion.
Othell Shoaf, indicted for reck
less driving, was found not guilty.
Judgement has not yet been pro
nounced on Norman J. Overcash,
Theo Harrington and Horn Over
cash, three young white men char
ged with highway robbery of E.
P. Epley, on the Rowan side of
Kannapolis about two weeks ago,
at which time Epley alleges they
secured about $223 and a witch
from him. Norman Overcash and
Harrington were adjudged guilty
by a jury as charged in the bill of
indictment, and Horn Overcash
entered a plea of guilty of forcible
treaspass, which was accepted by
the state.
When court adjourned Thurs
day afternoon, the case of state a
gainst Marshall Stamper indicted
for burglary, was being tried.
CANNON HEADS
MANUFACTURERS
C. A. Cannon, Kannapolis, was
elected president of the N. C.
Manufacturers’ association in con
cluding the annual session at Pine
hurst.
"Finest Screen Actress”
Helen Hayes, through her per
formance in "The Sin of Madelon
Claudet” has been acclaimed the
finest screen actress of 1932 by the
Academy of Motion Picture Arts
and Science.
NEWS
BRIEFS
ROBINS REACHES HOME .
Col. Raymond Robins, militant
prohibitions champion, who had
been in seclusion at Whittier.
Swain county town, for two mon
ths while allegedly suffering frorr
loss of memory, reached Brookes
ville, Fla., his home, after a secret
departure from a Asheville sani
torium.
FIVE KILLED AT CROSSING
Four children and the driver of
an automobile load bound for
school were killed at Athens, Ga.,
when a freight train hit the car at
a crossing. Another child was
badly hurt.
DUKE CONCERN CUTS
WAGES
The Duke Power company and
its distributing subsidiaries will re
duce wages of all employes by 10
per cent on December 1, it is un
officially stated. Lower rates for
electric and gas service were a
greed upon by the Duke company
and the state corporation commis
sion, effective December 1.
MUST PAY DEBT INSTALL
MENT
Great Britain, France and other
European nations were notified by
the American government, Friday,
that the December 15 installment
of debts due America must be
paid before favorable considera
tion can be be made of the request
for a general review of the entire
war debt problem. The American
government’s action was taken af
ter a White House conference by
President Hoover and President
elect Franklin D. Roosevelt.
N. C. SCHOOL COST DROPS
Total expenses of the state for
public schools has dropped from
$50,155,928 in 1928-1929 by 35
per cent to the budgeted sum of
$32,463,074 for 1931-1932. Cur
rent expense including teachers’
salaries, dropped 22 1-2 per cent
in the period.
CLAIMS JAPS SLAUGHTER
ED 2,700
The Chinese foreign office
claims 2,700 Chinese men, women
and children were slaughtered with
machine guns anid bayonets by
Japanese troops in three northern
Manchurian villages recently.
AVERAGES $10.71 AT DAN
VILLE
In four days’ sale on the Dan
ville tobacco market last week 2,
167,109 pounds were sold at an
average of $10.71 per hundred
pounds. Sales to date total 13,
862,913 pounds at an average cf
$10.29, the Danville Tobacco as
sociation reports.
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MoveToEnd
Dry Law Is
Made Public
Suspend Rules
On First Day
Later Bill providing For State
Conventions Also Proposed
By Rep. Garner
Would Designate Number Of
Delegates To Each Session;
Opposition Expected
Speaker Garner has prepared a
resolution for repealing the Eigh
teenth Amendment to be submit
ted to the House under the sus
pension of the rules on December
5, the first day of the session.
The text of the proposed consti
tutional amendment provides for
outright repeal in accordance with
the Democratic platform pledges.
It further provides for ratifica
tion of the amendment by specj-dl-"-^
elected State conventions and lim
its the period of possible ratifica
tion to seven years.
1 believe this resolution to be in
line with the mandate of the vot
ers,” said Speaker Garner.
"The proposed ratification of the
repeal by conventions in the several
States is in accordance with the
platform plank of both parties.
"Congress will later, if the re
peal resolution passes, pass a bill
providing for the calling of con
ventions in the forty-eight States.
This bill will name the number of
delegates in each State and also will
name the city where the conven
tion is to be held in each State. I
suppose the national Government
also will be obliged to provide
funds to cover the cost of holding
these conventions.
"I have handed the draft of my
resolution to Chairman Sumners,
of the Judiciary Committee, who
has called a meeting for Friday to
consider it.
"It is in the province of the
Judiciary Committee to make such
amendments as it deems wise to my
proposed resolution, which is after
all intended as merely a working
basis.
"If the Judiciary Committee
shall report the repeal resolution
favorably, it will be presented to
the House on the first day of the
session under suspension of the
rules. Only on the first and third
Monday of each month can the
rlouse permit its rules to oe sus
pended. Consequently if the res
olution is not acted on, it would
necessarily go over until December
19.”
The present plan, if the repeal
resolution is passed on Decemoer
5, is to bring in a bill amending
the Volstead act on December 19,
the second day on which suspen
sion of the rules is permitted.
NEGRO CONFESSES KILLING
Kings Mountain.—Dora Wil
liams, negro, has confessed stab
bing Boyd Morris, negro, to death
here. Morris was found lying in
the street in a dying condition. Of
ficers were summorided and medi
cal aid was called, but1 Morris died
before aid could be administered.
He was found to have a wound in
his right shoulder, and died from
the loss of blood. After an all
night hunt, Chief of Police G. W.
Allen finally arrested the Williams
woman on a train in Blacksburg,
S. C. After being brought back
here, she confessed to the killng,
saying that Morris had beaten her
on several occasions and started to
beat her again when she stabbed
him with the knife that was found
on her person when arrested.