Carolina Watchman
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SALISBURY, NORTH CAROLINA
c. W. G. Huffman, — Editor
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FRIDAY, JANUARY 6, 1933
1933
We spent the year of 1930 in
trying to laugh off our troubles.
In 1931 fear gripped our hearts,
and we saw the spooks of chaos
around every corner.
1932 was a year of fantasy, of
anxious seeking for magic reme
dies; of an eager acceptance of the
theory that the cure for all our ills
could be pulled out of a hat.
It is time we faced realities.
The best New Year’s gift this
countrv could receive is b stiff
dose of cold common, sense.
If 1933 brings us* to a realiza
tion that our suffering is due to
our reckless and wilful disregard
of all the laws of prudence and
sanity; to a mad desire to get
something for nothing, and to our
childish faith that economic laws
can be set aside by the universal
will, then the new year will mark
a return to better times.
We have been punished—sev
erely so.
But punishment was in store for
a people whose economic sins were
so gross and in such reckless de
fiance of all that history should
have taught us.
We have yet to acknowledge,
however, that it was the depar
ture from age-old traditions of
llpnesty and morakry tkar W »■
into the morass of business con
fusion. We have professed to be
lieve it was due to the wicked
machinations of international
banjkers, to a general conspiracy
against us led by the crafty stat
csmen oi nurope, to oiunaenng
politicians and feeble financiers.
And we still believe that the
sun of prosJperity can be lured
i ver the horizon by some delight
ful hocus pocus of doubling all
the dollars in the country so that
we shall all have twice as much to
spend.
In a period when lack of work
is the curse of the country, we
have greeted with wild enthusiasm
some hair-brained scheme that
pretends to abolish work for the
greater part of the populace, and
provide people with more of the
necessaries and luxuries of life than
they can use.
What fantastic dreams.
Let us wake up to some degree
of the old-time sense of responsi
bility.
There is no easy way out for us.
There are no new economic
ways which can be invoked to re
pair the rents we have torn in the
old ones. ^
There is no economic magician
among us who can produce pr"s
perity to order.
We must stop dreaming anj
get down to facing the facts.
If we can summon the will to
do so, then 1933 should be a Mes
sed year.
TOO MUCH BORROWING
The movement, for a large bond
issue to avoid balancing the na
tional budget has been aided by the
ability of the government, as well
as cities of recognized firr icial
strength, tip borrow money, on
short term notes, at extremely low
rates of interest.
Recently the Treasury has bor
rowed at less than one per cent.
But there is another side to the
picture.
The banks are eager for first
class short term loans, especially
government paper. All the large
banks have been loaded up with
cash. There is a big demand for
government bonds whch are now
selling at high prices.
So long as the banks have the
money the government can bor
row at low rates. But this isn’t
doing general business much good.
The more government securities
pile up in the banks the less money
they will have to finance business.
At present the demand for credit
is light but that wonft last inde
finitely.
Mean while i£ the government
continues its lavish borrowing and
issues more short term securities
the banks will put more and more
of their resources at the disposal
of the government.'
In time, the ability of the gov
ernment to borrow at a very low
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rates will rise and general business
will suffer, in the event that trade
picks up, from a restriction of
credit.
The banks are today virtually
the sole source of government cre
dit because they have the cash and
want to put it to some use.
There is grave danger, however,
of overloading them with govern
ment securities.
ARE BOOKS DOOMED?
John Err-kine, author of several
novels which have had large sales,
is very gloomy about the prospects
of the publishing business. He told
a New York audience that radio,
the movies, magazines and news
papers were cutting so deeply into
book sales that he is sure that there
is not much of a future in the pub
lishing business.
Mr. Erskine admits that the de
pression has been chiefly responsible
but his contention that book sales
would still be declining if we were
having a period of prosperity is
not convincing. Books sold well
in 1928 and 1929 and were sub
ject to about the same competition
as they now meet. Until we have
had a chance to see what happens
in the next period of good times,
we are not going to take Mr Er
kine’s gloomy prophecy too serious
ly
THE GREATEST WOMEN
A nation-wide poll among wo
men has resulted in the selection of
the 12 greatest American women
leaders of the past 100 years. It is
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an nucleating nai. lingni l/c i
expected, those who were leaders
in reform take five places, as a
gainst two for college presidents
and two for authors. Amelia
Earhart, by her flight across the
Atlantic, won a position among
the 12. It seems strange that that
one feat placed her ahead of Evan
gelinje Booth, who did not make
the list.
In spite.of the great prominence
given women in the theatre and in
the movies, not one of the stage or
screen luminaries was given a place
on the favored list. On the whole,
it is a very substantial list and
gives a good idea of the important
part in American life played by
women leaders,
NO MORE DIMES
John D. Rockefeller, Sr., has ap-|
parently abandoned the practice of
giving away dimes. It is now near
Jy a year since he has favored any
one with a shinning new ten-cent
piece.
The elderly financier made many
persons happy with these gifts,
manv of which never found their
way into circulation. They were
often kept as tokens. Just why he
is not giving any more away is not
known for sure. He simply stop
ped doing it without giving any
reason. However, a member of his
household has let it be known that
many persons kept repeatedly ask
ing him for dimes. This became
so annoying he was forced to end
the habit.
THE PRIZE SPENDERS
When former Mayor Walk r of
New York testified that he kept
$250,000 in cash in his house so
that he and Mrs. Walker could have
"easy access” to money, there was
a great lifting of eyebrows. It
seemed a bit too thick to believe.
But now that the bills for the
ex-Mayor and his wife are coming
in, showing a lavish expenditure
on clothes, etc., almost beyond l>e
lief, there is much more stock tak
en in the Walker explanation.
’ In the midst of the most reckless
era of spending in the history of the
country the ex-Mayor did far more
than his share. "Eagy come, easy
go” is putting it mildly.
"GUTTER GARAGES”
It is noticeable that police in var
ious cities have-started campaigns
against persons parking their auto
mobiles on the streets outside their
homes all night. During the recent
snowstorm there was much trouble
because of this. Snow plows had
difficulty in clearing main streets
where cars were parked in the gut
ters. The use of these "gutter
garages” in many cases interferes
seriously with other motorists, and,
in addition, offer splendid oppor
tunities for theives.
NOW IF you will do
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A LITTLE thinking
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ON YOUR own book.
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V/E HAVE an idea
THAT YOU will guess .
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THE NAME of the lady
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IN QUESTION. However, yoi.
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MAY REST assured that
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WE WILL deny it to the
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END. "EXCUSE me, madam,”
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SAID THE foreman of a
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CERTAIN CONCERN here in
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SALISBURY, "BUT arc you
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THE LADY who’s been
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SINGING?” AND she readily
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REPLIED IN the afirmative.
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"WELL,” SAID the foreman
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EARNESTLY, "I wish you
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WOULDN’T DWELL so long!
on
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THAT HIGH note. Mv men
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STOP WORKING every time,
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THINKING IT’S the whistle.”
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I THANK YOU.
COMMENTS
WOULD BOOST GAS TAX
To The Editor:
When we were in the World
War, we tried to avoid waste of
fuel and food. We observed days
of semi-fasting religiously. 'T’he
menu was pared down and rear
ranged toward quicker conclushn
of the war. Some commodities
were dealt out like doles by ret::J
stores. An excessive supply of it
might mean criticism or criminal
prosecution. These measures by
the American public back home
spelled plenty for their fighting
expeditionary forces.
I am not stingy nor wild on the
economy subject. But jf extr?n\e
domestic economy during the war
is workable and worthy, it is even
worthier in peace. If I were asked
as a legislator next month what I
would tax first to balance the bu'1
get in North Carolina I don’t know
what my answer would be. As a
plain taxpayer though, disrobed of
all sayso now since my ballot has
Get Real Relief
From Monthly Pams
SEVERE monthly suffering is a
sign of warning.
If you are having aches and pains
every month, heed the WARNING.
See what is wrong.
Treat the CAUSE of the trouble.
When womanly aches and pains
are due to a weak, run-down condi
tion, take CARDUI. It has been
used by women for over 50 years. It
is a purely vegetable medicine and it
cannot harm you. Thousands of'
women have said that when they had
built up their strength with the help
of Cardui, real relief was obtained
and their general health and feeling
of well-being improved. ■*
If you suffer this way, try Cardui,
which you can get at the drug store.
been voted, I would tax gasoline
and oil until it hurt. Wastrels stjjjl
would buy it. It is optional
whether I buy gas for wild goose
chases or buy it to feed my family
by using it on my farm, factory,
or in some other profession. The
wastrels, if they must wild goose
chase, should pay as they go, and
not ride the backs of savers and
workers. A dime more per gal'm
still would find Wastrels galivant
ing on nonsensical errands. Let
them pay! Is that idea different
from a luxury tax? What legislator
is afraid to step on the gas in a bill
in the legislature when he saves
the State humiliation, the world
from foolish waste, and lightens
the tax-load on honest men? I’m
not so sure that we have looked
close enough around us for the
supply of old rails going to. waste
which we easily could use to mend
the fence. This gas tax is unpopu
lar. Of course, it is. Is there any
Something Wrong Here ——— —~By AWert T• ReUi
tax very popular? But wastrels are
the quickest to howl, because they
think the least and have to howl as
a substittue for lack of brains.
Arthur D. Gore
A PROBLEM FOR THE
LAW-MAKERS
To The Editor:
Because of carelessness, indiffer
ence, poverty, disaster, or dire dis
tress, as the case might be, a pro
perty-owner has failed to pay his
taxes. When the May following
comes around the sheriff advertises
his property, adding to the tax al
ready imposed, the cost of adver
tising, othier expenses of sale, a
penalty varying from time to time
with the mood's of the different
Legislatures, and on top of a',11
this, usurious rates of interest un
til the owner can redeem the pro
perty—all of which amounts in
many, if not a majority of cases,
to absolute prohibition of redemp
tion.
Grantine that the owner failed
to pay his taxes because of care
lessness or injdifference, a penalty
would be justifiable; but the fact
is that few farms in recent years,
with the low prices of farm pro
ducts prevailing, have been able to
pay anything like the expenses of
the farm, leaving out the matter
of taxes altogether. In such cases
I doubt the justice of a penalty,
though it might be condoned on
the assumption that all should be
dealt with alike. But to collect
20 per cent, 12 per cent, 10 per
cent, and nfever less than 8 per
cent on such unjjald taxes «fter
sale of property, until jpaidj is
without justification, and puts the
State in position of a parent who
tells his child to "do as [ tell you,
not as I do,” for the interest laws
of North Carolina forbid a citizen
to charge more than 6 per cent
interest. An exception to this
rule is that of crop lien and chat
tel mortgage accounts which “bear
10 per cent, but this can be added
only one time.
Why should the State wish to
violate the spirit of its own laws?
"Consistency! thou are a jewel!”
"Oh liberty! how many crimes
are committed in thy name!”
Gray R. King
CRYING HONORS EVEN
Berkley, Calif.—Crying honors
are even between the babes of both
sexes. Observation of 61 crying
babies, 31 boys and 30 girls, con
vinced University of California
experimenters that there is no
choice.
CfoOMB. SEZ UEL»
8k.ewste:r, are Places
WV4ERE WELL-To- Do
TVXMlLlE^ AOE THEIR
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DR. N. C. LITTLE
Optometrist
Eyes, examined, glasses fitted
•and repaired.
Telephone 1571 -'W
187% S. Main St.
Next to Ketchie Barber Shop
OSTEOPATHY
is no "Cure All” but it often
relieves when other methods
have failed.
DR. S. O. HOLLAND
410 Wallace Bldg. Phone 346
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| Fayssoux’s Place |
| Shoe Repairing, Harness, Leather
I Findings—Now Located at |
| 120 East lanes St. |
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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.
OUR ELECTRICAL APPLIANCE HOSPITAL
IS YOURS TO COMMAND
At Our New Low Rates
You Will Want All Your Appliances In
First Class Shape
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Some of our customers may not know that we maintain for their benefit an efficient service department whose sole
purpose is to keep in first class operating condition the electrical appliances in the homes of our customers. This
department is literally an electrical hospital. Here your appliances are inspected, adjusted and repaired. Inspections
and adjustments are made without any cost at all. Even when repair parts are required and a charge must be made
the lowness of the cost will agreeably surprise you.
With electricity available at only 3 3-4 cents per KW hour you will not want to deny yourself the comfort and con
venience of a full measure of electrical service. We are therefore bringing to your attention again the fact that
our service department is at your command.
Get out those old appliances and worn out cords. Bring them in and let our efficient service men inspect them and
put them inj shape so that you need not deny yourself the service you may have so cheaply through your electrical
appliances.
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ELECTRICITY IS CHEAP-USE IT FREELY
Southern Public Utilities Co.
Phone 1900