* The Oldest Newspaper Published In North Carolina I The Carolina Watchman m "The Watchman Carries a Summary of '-All The News” FOUNDED 1832—100TH YEAR_- .__ SALISBURY, FRIDAY MORNING, OBER 9, 1932 VOL. 100' NO. 19 PRICE 2 CENTS Cnme On Decline Tn Rowan Last Month CITIZENS FAVOR REPEAL OF DRY LAW 117 Haled Into Court In Nov. * Other Months Much Heavier Month Concluded Tenure Of ..Office Of Judge Clyde E. Gooch J. Allan Dunn Will Preside Over County Court For Next, Two Years Judge Clyde E. Gooch of the Rowan County Court had one of the lightest criminal dock ets on record before him during the month of November. Only 117 cases were before the court during the month, which was a de cided falling off over the preceding four months as will be noted from the following summary: Month Cases July _ 121 August —.- 162 September _ 166 October-.-- 176 November -_——..—, 117 As usual the liquor violation cases led the docket, being 43 in number.' Forcn>«. trespass and motor law violations were in se cond place with 15 cases each. 12 cases of the various types of as sault were next in number. There were 8 larceny and receiving cases. The docket for the month was a; follows: Drunk and disorderly - 24 Possession, etc. --- 11 Driving drunk - 8 Total liquor cases - 43 Motor law violations - 15 Forcible trespass - 15 Assault with deadly weapons 10 Assault on female - 1 Simple assault - 1 Total assault cases - 12 Larceny and receiving - 8 Carrying concealed weapons 5 Fornication and adultery — 4 Disorderly conduct - 3 Non support - 3 Vagrancy _ 2 Aiding and abetting - 2 Manslaughter - 1 Prison escape -- ' Total cases for the month 117. ' P. B. Beard Is Iniured By Automobile Struck by an automobile Wed nesday night while crossing Fulton street, Peter B. Beard, one of Salis bury’s oldest and most prominent citizens was seriously injured. The automobile which struck Mr. Beard was operated by Olin Brown of Mitchell Avenue. Mr. Beard suffered a fractured collar bone, broken ribs and a bad gash on the head. Reports from the hospital last night were to the effect Mr. Beard was showing improvement, al though critically ill. Mr. Brown was placed under bond for further investigation. DIES IN AUTO COLLISION Thomas Jones, 45, of Washing ton, was killed when his car rur into that of L. PL Padgett as Pad gett signalled for a left turn or the highway between Washingtor and Aurora. Mrs. Jones was in jured. Padgett was exonerated ol blame. Ruth Bryan Owen mmc-- - -- i— -I Congressman Ruth Bryan Owen of Florida, daughter of the famous Commoner, says the results of the election leaves no doubt that the people want repeal of the 18th Amendment, and that she is desert ing the drys. Mentioned as a pos sible cabinet member, she smiles and says, ‘‘If called, 1 shall do my best for public service.” GOOD MORNING MANY A CHAP is popular at a party because the girls . can’t lance alone. NOWADAYS the meanest hus band is the chap who puts his real estate in his wife’s n^me. THE TROUBLE with the great minds of this country is, there’s plenty of room at the top. MAYBE MONEY would start talking again if all the theorists would stop talking and give it a chance. He placed an arm around her waist, And on her lips a kiss. Then sighed; "Tis many a draught I’ve had, But not from a mug like this!” Devil—What in hell are you laughing at? His Assistant—Oh, I just had a flapper locked up in a room with a thousand hats and no mirrors. "I am satisfied on one thing at last, I found where my husband spends his evenings,” remarked Mrs. Gadabout. "You don’t say so, dear; how did you find ont?” questioned the excited Mrs. Gossip. "I stayed at home one evening last week, and found him there,” answered the satisfied lady. "Can you define matrimony?” "Yes. You go to adore; you ring a bell, you give your name to a maid—and then you’re taken in.” Cop—Say, there, move on; you can’t stop here. Autoist—I can’t, eh? Say, offi cer, you don’t know this car. "I’m afraid of my wife,” the timid citizen complained to his lawyer. "Why, she’s even threat ened to attack me with an axe.” "Huh! Why worry? Did you ever see a woman try to chop a stick of wood?” WE ALL LIKE THE MAN —Who listens when we talk about oursleves. —Who laughs when we tell our favorite story. —Who tells us we are a person of influence. —Who gives us the chance to act like an expert. —Who assures us that he never told it to anyone before. —Who makes us think he depends upon our advice. —Who gets up and says the things we have been thinking. Hoover Asks Sales Tax And Bank Reform Laws President Hoover told congress Tuesday how he thought the bud get might best be balanced and the nation restored to prosperity. He recommended a general sales tax, wholesale governmental economics, and particularly emphasized re form of the banking laws. His proposal submitted in his last annual message to congress, received a varied reaction among the members, ringing from warm praise to sharp criticism and in difference. The senate put on its best man ners to hear a reading clerk drone out paragraph after paragraph of the communication which, many prohibition-minded members were quick to note, made no reference to legalizing and taxing beer. A good many were inclined tQ look askance at the sales tax pro posal, which aroused a bitter fight and eventually was defeated last year. A recommendation for a federal payroll cut averaging 14.8 per cent also was regarded as the forerunner of a battle. The Democratic leadership, soon to take full command of the gov ernment, heard the Hoover pro posals and went ahead wifji its own plans to place a tax on legaliz ed beer asa-Tffieans,|With s of balancing the Budget!™ China Grove School Com. Is Increased At the regular monthly meeting of the Rowan county board of education, C. C. Graham and W. L. Cooper were added to the school committee of the China Grove dis trict. Other members are: M. L. Ritchie, K. A. Shinn and Carl Bos tain. FOUR FATAL AUTO ACCI DENTS Sylvester Odom, 5 5, Wayne county, fell from a truck and was killed when a wheel ran over him. Spencer Wall, seven, Rocky Mount was killed when he ran into the path of George Thigpen’s car. Mrs. Carey A. Hopkins, 74, Spen cer, was killed by the car of Wil liam Gordon, near Greensboro. She had alighted from a car and was trying to cross the road. Mary Lou Steele, five, was hit and kill ed in fronted the home at Wilkes boro, as she ran in front of a car driven by Ed Brown, negro. HENDERSON WINS AWARD Dr. Archibald Henderson, Chap el Hill, was awarded the Mayflow er cup for the best original work in literature done by a North Carolinian in the past year, the award being made at Raleigh, by the N. C. Literary and Historical association for Henderson’s biog raphy of Bernard Shaw. Dr. James F. Rippey, Duke university, was made president of the associa tion. HUNTING ACCIDENT VICTIM A shotgun, which Wilbert Wes ton, 24, was trying to lay on the I shore as he bailed out a boat, ac j cidently discharged and killed Weston as he was out hunting near Elizabeth City. NEW YORK CITY CRISIS Unless bank loans to New York city can be extended on December 15, virtual bankruptcy is said to face the nation’s largest munici pality. The state legislature has been called to assemble, Friday, to repeal laws which forbid the ciry to cut certain parts of its payroll. L=--.=-> Elmer J. Schoneberger Jr., 3 years old, is pronounced 1,000 years ahead of his time by eminent psychologists who have studied his phenomenal memory.- He talked plainly at 6 months; now he expounds with skill on electricity, economics, ■ history, aviation etc.—and is still a regular boy. — Xmas Shoppers Edition Dec. 16 Next Friday The Watchman will publish its annual Christmas Shoppers’ Edition. Many interesting features, pic tures, articles about Christmas and advertisements listing merchandise will be carried in this issue. The Watchman, as usual, will make it appearance on Friday morning. Eight more shopping days will be left before Christmas. As is customary, the bulk of the Christmas shopping will be carried on during that period of time. Watch for The Watchman next week. Read the Christmas adver tisements. Then complete that job of Christmas shopping. COFFEY FURNITURE LEADER F. FJ. Coffey, Lenoir, was elect ed president of the Southern Fur niture Manufacturers association in annual meeting held at Sedge field. The association criticized competition by prison-made furni ture. ASKS DEBT POSTPONEMENT Again asking postponement of the $96,000,000 war debt payment due the United States on December 15, the English cabinet last week declared payment would aggravate worjld business trouble, England has not enough gold to make the payment, American farm produc ers would be hurt in necessary tariff increases. The American government’s position continued firm in request for payment. Jurors Chosen For Two-Weeks Term In Jan. The board of county commis sioners in its Tuesday’s session, sel ected the jurors for the two weeks term of Superior court in January. They follow: Erwin Steele of Cleveland; Edgar L. Heilig, of 214 S. Long street, Salisbury; G. W. Wright, route 2, Kannapolis; T. E. Connelly, 901 Main street, Salisbury; E. D. Tay lor, 3 22 S. Main street, Salisbury; R. A. Raney, route 3, Salisbury; Charles W. M. Holshouser, route *3, Salisbury; W. A. Patterson, route 2, China Grove; F. R. Sif ford, East Spencer; Willie Turner, Landis; A. S. Mowery, 5 05 Elm street, Salisbury; R. L. Roseman, route 2, Salisbury; L. A. Rice, Franklin township: Harvey R. Ket chie, Spencer; H. M. Agner, route 3, Salisbury; F. R. Barnhardt, Kan napolis; C-. P. Jacobs and B. J. Thompson of route 5, Salisbury; A. E. Sloop of Kannapolis; J. C. Goodman of route 4; J. E. Cruse of route 3; Carl Rufty of route 9, and E. D. Kerns of Granite Quar ry The list for the second week comprises: D. M. Cavin, route 3; C. O. Loflin, East Spencer; J. W. Wetmore, Woodleaf; C. W. Kim ball, route 3; G. M. Potts, Kanna polis; A. A. Sloop, Landis; D. C. Miller, Spencer; H. G. Russell, Gold Hill; H. A. Trexler, 1442 N. Main street; C. A. Reid of Four teenth street; H. T. Coughenhour, 228 E. Innes street; C. L. Hinson China Grove; J. Howard Lyerly, Granite Quarry; C. P. Barber, route 5; Bishop Leonard; G. L. Lipe, China Grove; R. B. Knox, Mt. Ulla; L. C. Gauble, route 2; J. York Peeler, Rockwell; W. A. Graham and J. W. Kimball, route 1; James W. Fesperman, route 3; Herman Holshouser, Rockwell and Moses L. Corriher, route 2. At this meeting, the commis sioners also appointed Kern Carl ton 'and E .W. G.' Huffman, local attorneys, to collect the 1930 and 1931 delinquent county taxes. FROM BOAT, DROWNS Fishing on West Lake, Char lotte, J. W. Kraussaar fell over board and drowned. He was alone in the boat. CHILD BURNS TO DEATH An open fire ignited the cloth ing of Jane Barrier, three, at the Concord home, and she was fatally burned. 82 Lame Ducks Killed Repeal _ i-— The repeal resolution in the House Monday was beaten by the "lame ducks,” that is, Congress men who were defeated in the last election, but who, nevertheless, continue to legislate until March 4, next. No less than 82 "lame ducks” voted against repeal. The general feeling is that the defeat of the repeal resolution means a special session of Congress next March. A special session is thought necessary not only to pass a repeal resolution, but also to make sure of beer legislation. The vote was 272 for repeal and 144 against, or six votes short of the necessary two-thirds. FARMER SHOOTS YOUTH Apparently without motive, but crazed by drink, Jim Tyndall, a Wayne county farmer, shot and killed Elijah Helms, 19, and snap ped a shell in an effort to kill Vic tor Worrell, 24, after he had in vited the two into his house for a drink. Worrell took the shotgun away from Tyndall, who fled only to be found shortly afterwards in a thicket a mile from his home. KING IS SENTENCED Linwood King, who killed W. A. Riddle with a blow with a mule stick, pleaded guilty toi second de gree murder at Fayetteville, and was given 20 years sentence. Harvard to St. James? -- The announcement of the retire ment of Dr. A. Lawrence Lowell, above as President of Harvard University after 23 years, is closely followed by the report that the noted educator may succeed Andrew Mellon as Ambassador to Great Britain. Dr. Lowell is 76 '•ears oh’ NEWS BRIEFS PREPARE FOR HUNGER MARCHERS District of Columbia authorities are feverishly preparing for arrival of hundreds of "hunger marchers” who are converging on the capital to impress on congress the need for relief of the destitute. IRRESPONSIBLE FOR KILLING An Alamance jury held that Mrs. Elsie Dollar, who killed two of her children and dangerously wounded a third on November 15 at the Graham home, is not men tally responsible and is incompet ent to be tried for murder. 2 HURT IN CROSSING CRASH John Ames, 21, and Buddie Brewer, 19, were perhaps fatally hurt1 when their car was demolish ed by Southern train 22 at a Selma grade crossing. KINSTON RECORDER j AILED Phinehas D. Croom, judge of the Kington recorder’s court oc cupies a cell in the Lenoir county jail, charged with embezzlement of a mentally incompetent World War veteran’s funds in amount of $12,0,00. He has resigned as re corder. 37 FOOTBALL FATALITIES Despite added safeguards in the rules, football has caused 37 fat alities during the present season. Only five of the victims were col lege players, 17 were high school students. REYNOLDS CO. DROPS SUIT The R. J. Rfeynqlds Tobacco company has dropped its appeal from a state income tax return of $80,000 for 1931 income tax as sessment. MICHIGAN YOUTH CON FESSES Russell Mahoney, 17, of Bay City, Mich., confessed at Lexing ton to the $81 holdup and rob bery of a grocery store there and absolved two girls and boy, his companions in a school boy flight from home to Florida. SUPPORT HOME LOAN BANKS A total of. $11,795,081 in stock subscriptions has been made to the federal home loan banks, Board Chairman Franklin W. Fort an nounced. The rest of the mini mum capital of $134,000,000 will be subscribed by the federal trea sury and drawn by the regional banks as needed. Stock subscrip tions in the fourth district, with the bank at Winston-Salem, to talled $791,833. Poll Shows Townsmen Are “Wet” Paper Makes Local Survey Majority More Interested In Business Picking Up Than In Dry Law While Many Believe Repeal Would Result In Bettering Present Conditions Citizens of Salisbury and Rowan county favor the repeal of the 18 th amendment to the federal constitution, according to a cur sory survey made this week by a representative of The Watchman. Some opposed tampering with the constitution but a majority of those approached favored outright repeal. Others favored only light wines and beer. Following are some of the com ments: "I don’t give a damn whether they repeal the liquor law or not just so they pass some legislation that Will help business and alleviate suffering.” one Main Street mer chant declared. "I favor outright repeal,” de clared another Main Street business man,. "I like a drink occasionally but I am afraid of the bootleg var iety. If they give us light wines and beer, I am going to make an honest effort to stop drinking liquor.” An attorney said: "In the first place I have never felt the 18 th amendment was con stitutional. It seems to me to be a violation of a person’s rights. In the second place, I do not believe it can ever be enforced; and final ly, I believe the proper regulation and control of liquor by the states is the only sensible solution of the prohibition question. For these reasons, I am strongly in favor of the repeal of the 18th amend ment.” One of Rowan’s best farmers declared: "I want to see the prohibition law repealed. I believe it would result in higher prices for farm products and also bring about bet ter moral conditions in this coun try. If a man wants liquor, he will get it. Why not let him get it legally? Then, too, a stiff gov ernment tax would help to reduce other tax burdens that we now carry.” I his from a bootlegger: "I don’t care if they do repeal the liquor law. If they should do this, I will go into the liquor busi ness on a bigger scale; probably under government supervision.” Said a doctor: "I believe the repeal of the liquor laws would reduce the amount of drinking in this country; certainly it would reduce the ill effects'from drinking liquor. Good liquor and bootleg liquor are entirely two dif ferent kinds of drink. If a person drinks liquor made out of the right kind of ingredients and also in the right manner, it might be used more as a stimulant than a drink. Whereas, bootleg liquor could never be used beneficially by any one, in my opinion.” While on the other hand, we have: "I favor the prohibition law,” declared one 'minister. "If it is re pealed, 1 predict the return of the saloon, or something equally as bad, and this, in my opinion, would result in worse moral conditions than we now have in this country. I do not believe repeal would do (Please turn to editorial page)