" .... Jl"'! The Oldest Newspaper Published In North Carolina The Carolina Watchman _ "The Watchman Carries a Summary of wAll The Tews” FOUNDED ..32-1..TH YEAR • SALISBURY, FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH 24, 1933 .. — , ____VOL- 100 NO. 14 PRICE 2 C£NTS Wtp Want Beer” Is Heard Here r* —““"* --- *'" ' " 11 ~~ ——————. », Twt Enter Primary For City Council Urge N. C. Solons Pass Beer Bill Demand Same As U. S. Law Petitions Being Circulated In Cit) And County Hundreds Affix Their Signature< To Petitions Will Be Presented In Person Tt Rowan’s Delegation Petitions are being circulated in Salisbury and Rowan county ask ing the state legislature to pass t beer bill to have the state law con form with the national law recent ly passed by congress. Hundreds of citizens have sign ed the petitions, it is stated. "We want beer,” was the usual remark and demand made by sign «rs of the petitions, according to — those circulating them. A majority of the states have passed laws or have bills pending permitting the sale of beer, it was pointed out. >ale or Deer wouia Dnng in au ditional revenue it was declared, and would help the present tax situation. Many also felt the sale of beer legally would reduce the sale of bootleg liquor. The petitions will be presented to the Rowan county solons in the next few days, it was stated. The preface of the petitions read as follows: North Carolina, Rowan County. We, the undersigned Citizens of Rowan County, realizing that the United States Congress has made certain changes in the National Volstead Act, whereby Beer is per mitted to be manufactured and sold in said Country thereby rais ing additional Revenue for said Country; and further realizing that many States of the union have amended their respective laws to conform with this, Act, so that they can realize additional Revenue for their State treasuries, and be lieving that this additional reven ue would aid materially in balanc Continued on page five Rowan Banks Are Reopened The banking situation in Salis bury is being rapidly cleared up. The Wachovia Bank & Trust Company is operating without any restrictions and in the same man ner as prior to the banking holi day. H. P. Brandis has been appoint ed conservator of the First Nation al Bank. This bank is accepting new deposits and permitting IOC per cent withdrawals on new de posits. The North Carolina Bank & Trust Company is operating under the S per cent withdrawal restric tion, allowing withdrawals of 5 per cent on old deposits, while ac cepting new deposits and paying 100 per cent on these withdrawals. Other banks that have opened in the county without restrictions follow: The Bank of China Grove. The Bank of Rockwell. The Merchants and Farmers Bank at Granite Quarry. The Bank of Landis. First Step Toward Banking Reform President Roosevelt, with Secretary Woodin of the Treasury at his side, signing the drastic banking bill by the Seventy-Third Congress during the first day of the extraordinary session which was called to meet the financial crisis. Beer Pumps Will Start Again On 7th Of April President Roosevelt starred in a one-act drama at the White House Wednesday that will start the beer pumps on April 7. As the moving picture cameras clicked off the historic event, and with a curt "That’s done,” the President signed his name with four pens to the Cullen-Harrison bill legalizing 3,2 per cent beer and wine and it thus became the law of the land. In 15 days beer and 'wine can be sold in 22 states, brewers will be licensed immediately. Also they may begin now to bottle the larg< quantity of beer already brewed s. that it will be ready for sale in th< immediate localities on April 7. I cannot be shipped from brewerie until the effective date. Shortly before signing the bill the Chief Executive set in motioi an inquiry which may free hund reds now in jail for beer violations Without indicating his possibl course, he asked Attorney Genera Homer S. Cummings to investigat the possibility of such 'wholesal pardons. Merchants Intensify Fight On Sales Tax The merchants of Salisbury ard Spencer are vigorously protesting the sales tax now proposed in the General Assembly. Petitions, letters, and telegrams have been forwarded to the Rowan delegation in Raleigh. Excessive and burdensome taxes have already been levied against the merchants, it is declared, and the merchants as. a whole are of the opinion taxes should be reduc ed instead of increased. Organized labor is almost unani mously and very actively opposed to the enactment of a sales tax. Their activity at the 1931 legisla ture was credited with being the force that turned the tide against the proposed sales tax, and leaders of the opposition are expec'mg them to wield a great force in the opposition this year. "President Roosevelt has point ed out the way to Governor Ehringhaus,” said one merchant. "He brought immediate revival of business by cutting expenses to meet income rather than by boost ing taxes in an effort to bala 1 e the budget. If Governor Ehring Ihaus will pursue the same policies he can do much to insure business revival in the state.” “Even if the tax can be passed on,” he said, "there are two very good reasons why it should not be. In the first place it would materially hinder business which has been finding almost insur mountable obstacles in die pat] of continued operation. "In the .second place, to pass th tax on would place a burdensom tax on a class of people who ar already finding it impossible t balance their own family budgets The man earning a small salar has been having a hard time. Nos when it appears that conditions ar showing some slight improvement they are planning to place a ta: upon him that will prove exceed ingly discouraging hnd help kil the spirit of the people who ar the backbone of our state.” Sousa Poise Leone Sousa, daughter of the fa mous late March King, John Philip Sousa, was one of the six champion apparel wearing beauties selected bj a group of noted artists, as being the model with most poise. ;---— ■■ -1_ ] States Stage Thrilling Race For Ratification i • _I_ s With the passage of the prohi bition repeal resolution in Con gress, more than a score of State; have started a -race to be among the first to ratify. From 20 to 3 0 States aie expect ed to ratify within the next twe months. Massachusetts is expected to have a convention ready to func tion early in April. Rhode Island has started plans for a convention within the next few weeks. The New York Legislature h«s received an emergency message and a bill to permit a convention to be called in April. Wyoming started the machinery for a convention in motion even before the House acted-on the re peal resolution, and is likely to be the first State to ratify. Michigan is also well in the race for first place. Arizona Legislature had a con vention resolution soon after th< House acted. Georgia was the first of the K States of the Old South to act. Maryland is moving to be among the first to ratify. In California Governor Rolph i; urging immediate action by the Legislature. Action has been started in both Houses in Minnesota. Oregon has a message in the House to set up a State convention. The Colorado General Assembly is rushing plans for ratification. In South Carolina the Legisla l ture, which is reconvening, will quickly move for a State conven tion. Ohio’s Governor has sent a rati fication message to the Legislature. In West Virginia both Houses have acted on the convention plan. In Missouri a bill for a State convention is ready to be reported to the House. ! - NEWS BRIEFS 3 HELD FOR MURDER Bill Sawyer, of Winston-Salem, is said to have named Clyde Ferrell and A. G. Ferguson, of Durham, as two who were with him in the ’ holdup of the Clover filling sta tion near Durham on March 2. Thaddeus Tilley was killed at the time. James Terry, 10, in the station at the time, has identified ’ Ferrell and Ferguson, Durham of fiers say. ; IS KILLED BY HIS MULE [ Unhitching his team to get it , out of a bog, Charles M. Thorn , burg, farmer of near Newton, be came entangled in the harness of a . mule. The animal bolted, ran half a mile and dragged Thornburg to his death. CHAIR FACTORY BURNS ’ An $80,000 loss was sustained in * the burning of the finishing plant of the Hoover Chair company at Lexington. Much of the loss was in furniture. HANCOCK’S SECRETARY KILLED Miss Heathie Linder, 27, of Ox ford, a secretary to Congressman Frank Hancock, was killed and two companions hurt in an auto mobile-truck crash near Emporia, Va. VICTIM OF LIGHTNING BOLT Ab Church, 34, of Wilkes coun ty, was instantly killed when he was hit by a lightning bolt while working at the rear of his home. NEW GERMAN AMBASSADOR Dr. Hans Luther, former head of the Germlan Reisohbank, has been named ambassador to the United States to succeed Friedrich W. von Prittwitz. > KILLS SELF AND THREE CHILDREN - Leading his three children to - his second wife’s grave in a Phila • delphia cemetery, Gilbert Friend > shot each of them through’ the ■ heart and then killed himself. r _ r N. C. DAIRIES PROFITABLE - State reports show North Caro , lina dairymen sold $12,576,940 c worth of milk and butterfat to - creameries and milk-processing 1 plants in 1932. There were 510,000 : pounds of cheese made, 2,000,000 pounds of ice cream. MANY PEOPLE BELIEVE THAT: —Only the ignorant are super stitious. —spilling salt is bad luck. —feather pillows are lightning insurance. —only poisonous mushrooms will tarnish a silver coin placed in the vessel in which they are cook ed. —crossing the fingers will avert evil. —fish is a better brain food than bacon. —putting on a piece of wear ing apparel backward is a good omen. —handling toads produces warts. —stepping on an ant will bring rain. Customer: I’d like a loaf of bread. Baker: White or graham? Customer: It doesn’t matter. It’s for a blind man. "I want a nice present for my husband. What do you advise?” "May I ask how long you have been married, madam?” "Oh, about fifteen years.” "Bargain counter in the base ment, Ma’am.” Driver: "What will it cost to have my car fixed?” Garage Man: "What’s the matter with it?” Driver: "I don’t know.” Garage Man: "Fifty-two dollars and sixty cents.” Son (who caught his father kiss ing the maid): "Whatcha doin’, Pop, kissin’ the maid?” Pop (thinking quickly): "Bring me my glasses, son: I thought it was your mother.” "So you desire to become my son in-la,w?” "No, I don’t. But if I marry your daughter, sir, I don’t see how I can get out of it.” First Man—My feet are burning like the deuce. Do you think a mustard bath would help them? Second Man—Sure. There’s noth ing like mustard for hot dbgs! Doctor—Now, young man, what have you got to say for yourself? His Son (in for a licking)—How about a little local anesthetic? I I Asks Walker Divorce Mrs. Janet Allen Walker, wife of former Mayor, James J Walker of New York City, has filed suit for divorce in Florida, alleging desertion. The former mayor went to Europe immediately after resigning and has not yet returned to the U nited States Employment Plans Given By Roosevelt President Roosevelt Tuesday transmitted to congress his relief plans for restoring employment. The president recommended: It is essential to our recovery program that measures immediate ly be enacted aimed at unemploy ment relief. A direct attack on this problem suggests three types of legislation. The first is the enrollment of workers now by the federal gov ernment for such public employ ment as can be quickly started and will not interfere with the demand for or the proper standards of nor mal employment. The second is grants to states for relief work. The third extends to a broad public work labor-creating pro gram. Shaver And Barker Toss Hats In Ring Others Will Follow Soon Both Candidates Are Members Of The City Council Primary Will Be Held April 24; Election May 2 List Of Prospective Candidates Is Tabulated With the announcement Thurs day of the candidacies of J. Lind say Shaver and Max L. Barker for reelection to the city council, the race for membership on the city council was officially launched. Both candidates are members of the present council and are now completing their first term. Both are Democrats. ' Quite a number of names of Salisbury citizens have been ad vanced the past few days as pro bable or possible candidates for the city council in the primary to be held Monday, April 24. The general election will be held May 2. Each party, if its leaders so de sire, may put out a ticket, as the Section this year will be on a par tisan basis under an act of the 1931 legislature. It is believed that all, or at least i majority of the present council, vill be candidates for renomination and reelection. The council is tomposed of the following: B. V. Hedrick, Mayor. Members of the council: J. Lindsay Shaver. C. F. Raney. Haden Holmes. Max L. Barker. Others, whose names have been arominently mentioned as possible tandidates, are as follows: Continued on page five Future Program Of Congress Outlined President Roosevelt has arrang ed wtih his congressional leaders a legislative program for the pres ent session including additional farm relief, unemployment aid, and railroad and banking reorgani zation. Tho following statement was is sued after he had conferred at length at the White House with 15 Democratic and Republican leaders of the senate and house: "A most interesting discussion was held between the President and a number of' senators and members of the house of representatives. The discussion covered many phases of the economic program. "The subjects discussed includ ed, among others, farm relief through efforts to raise crop prices and legislation to prevent the fore closure of morteages on both homes and farms; a program to‘ improve and co-Ordinate railroad operations; another program relat ing to the general problems of transportation; and the immediate unemployment relief efforts divid ed into three parts—immediate work in national and state forests, government aid to states and a future program of public works. "In the field of banking, cor rection or existing abuses was dis cussed.” Senator Ndrris, Republican of Nebraska, a Roosevelt sn ' sorter and long a champion of govern ment operation of Muscle Shoals, said the power and Muscle Shoals issue had not been brought up directly in the conference. Exciting Welcome r 'Lillian Harvey, famed European 'screen star, arrived in Hollywood just in time to meet the situation of 60% salary cuts of motion picture stars and the earthquake, completely [upsetting her social plans.

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