- /
The Oldest Newspaper Published In North Carolina
The Carolina Watchman
- - ' - . • _ \
^ "The Watchman Carries a Summary of cAll The l^ews” * ;
—— £- ---:_
^OLNDED 1832-tOOTH YEAR % SALISBURY, FRIDAY MORNING, MAY 12, 1933_ ~ VOL. 100 NO. 41 ^CE 2 CENTS
Judge Vt arlick Speeds Criminal Docket
_ _ PLANNED
Many Cases
Disposed Of
This Week
c
Long Prison
Terms Given
Negro Draws Ten Years For Series
Of. Robberies
Charles Pope Is Found Not Guilty
Of Murder
Civil Cases Scheduled For Trial
Next Week
Judge Wilson Warlick, presiding
over the May term of Superior
court here had disposed of many
cases on the docket when court ad
journed Thursday for the day
Practically all jail cases have been
tried. A number of cases, where
the defendants ate out on bond,
were continued for various causes.
Upon convening court Mon J iy
morning, the following grand fury
H. E. Isenhour, foreman, G. B.
Beaver, J. R. Graham, S. E. Mc
:Neely, J. U. Alexander, S. Stokes
Elliott, R. L. Lingle, O. J. Hill, J.
Q. Wertz, George Holshouser, R.
P. Leonard, J. C. Kesler, George
Hill, W. P. Goodnight, David F.
Fesperman, U. G. Wilson, H. Q.
Wiseman.
Tuesday, upon motion made by
the caveators of the will of Mrs.
Frances Kelly. Frercks, the case was
continued until the next term of
court.
The civil docket will be heard
Continued on page five
Farm Inflation
Bill Finally
Becomes Law
The spectacular farm relief and
inflation bill, launching the gov
ernment on a price-lifting cam
paign of huge proportions, is as
good as law, approved finally by
both houses of congress and lack
ing only routine signatures.
If you are a farmer, here is the
way the administration’s price lift
ing and mortgage relief bill pro
noses to heln vou:
It collects all federal-owned cot
ton into one pool, to be sold to
planters on credit provided they
reduce acreage. Later it will be
sold by the government, with pro
fits going to the farmer.
Secretary Wallace is authorized
to:
Proclaim a processing tax on the
seven basic commodities, wheat,
cotton, corn, rice, tobacco, hogs
and dairy products, sufficient to
increase their price to 1909-1914
levels for all but tobacco, for
which the level would be the aver
age 1919-29 price; and approve
marketing agreements with those
who buy from the farmers, to per
mit them to pay the farmers more.
Receipts from the taxes would
be paid back to the farmers in di
rect benefits or through leasing
land to get it out of production, if
they reduce their production. The
payment will be in accordance to
the decrease in output.
To promote foreign markets for
American farm products, and pay
the benefits until tax receipts are
sufficient the bill appropriates
$100,000,000 from the treasury, to
be repaid the government from the
tax collected.
NEWS
BRIEFS
I
! GAMBLING BILL IS LAW
| The Neal bill to legalize pari
! mutuel betting on horse racing in
j McDowell county in event the
I people of the county vote for it,
; was enacted into law by the general
assembly last week.
MAY RELIEF FUND
ALLOTTED
Federal relief funds of $866,000
were mailed to the counties from
the Raleigh relief office on Friday.
With local supplements the total
relief expenditures exceed $1,000,
000.
RESTAURANT MEN
S ORGANIZE
j A North Carolina Restaurant as
Isociation was formd! at Greensboro
by representative restaurant man
agers in the larger cities. R. A.
Gordon, Greensboro, was made
president. "To raise standards and
sponsor good will” were cited as
aims.
[BOYS CONFESS WRECKING
! TRAIN
junior uirawen, seven, coniess
ed to Southern railway officers that
he , placer) a spike on the railroad
tracks near Stacey, north of Reids
ville, and caused the wreck in
which 27 freight cars were piled
up, George Allen, Spencer, engi
neer, was fatally hurt, several were
hurt and a loss of $100,000 or more
was caused The boy said he and
two companions wanted to see the
engine flatten out the spike. No
arrests were issued.
CHIROPRACTORS NAME
PETERS
The Tri-State Chiropractors
group met at Goldsboro last week.
Dr. C. H. Peters, Rocky Mount,
was chosen president and Colum
bia, S. C., was picked for the fall
meeting
YEGGS BATTER SAFE
Yeggmen battered open two in
surance office safes and stole a fra
ternal order’s safe at Charlotte on
May 4, and got away with $3,000
in cash.
FAISON MAN DROWNED
A boatride in a dance intermis
sion was fatal diversion to Warden
Lee Mercer, 24, Faison, May 3.
The boat turned over on Whit
field’s-pond near Mt. Olive and
Mercer drowned'.
WOULD PUT 3,000,000 TO
WORK
A committee ol 2 5 representing
56,000 in the Association of Na
tional Manufacturers has approv
ed a plan for putting at least 3,
000,000 men back to work on a
specified date. The Roosevelt ad
ministration is considering legisla
tion to relax anti-trust laws to aid
business in eliminating competi
tive wastes.
ASKS RAILROAD CO
ORDINATOR
The appointment of a, federal
railroad co-ordinator with ample
power to cut waste and duplication
j from the nation’s transportation
system was recommended to con
gress by the president last week.
Joseph B. Eastman, liberal member
of the interstate commerce com
mission, is regarded as certain of
the appointment when the bill is
enacted.
TORNADOES KILL 3 5
Tornadoes last week swept cen
tral Alabama and northwest South
Carolina, killing at least 3 5, and
'injuring many and inflicting heavy
'property and crop loss. Seven were
I killed at Belton and five in Laurens.
JS. c.
Skating ’Jams Now
1 vr-iagsr_>, ,• sreasawtii.*!
Each generation of youth has its
vogue on roller s' res and 1933 finds
even New York’s caeial registerite?
doning specially designed apparei
{or skating atop skyscraper build
ings and on the avenue. . . . Theresa
Townsend and Joan Hamilton are
wearing wrap-around pajamas which
fasten to the left leg.
| Ju<%e Bradley, Center of Iowa Farm Rioting
Scenes from the center of disturbances in Iowa, brought about when court
action on farm foreclosures continued, finally resulting in the Governor
ordering the militia out to restore and maintain order at LeMars and
Primghar. Above, farmers forcing deputy sheriffs and attornies to kiss
the flag. Below, right, John Shafer and his son, Edwin, who lost several
court actions which decisions started some 500 farmers rioting. Left,
above, Judge C. C. Bradley who was beaten and manhandled but still
refused to agree to sign “no more farm foreclosures”.
1C_3
Stocks Gain
$1 to $5 In
Week’s Rally
Another 4,000,000 Share Day
Recorded Thursday
Increase In Employment Is Con
sidered Factor
Buoyed by news of further busi
ness gains, leading financial markets
resumed their advance this week.
Favorable reports from the steel,
automobile, transportation and
electric power industries gave new
life to the stock market and prices
of many favorite issues rallied $1
to more than $5 a share. There
was intermittent profit-taking, but
reactions found plenty of new
buyers and the market closed
strongly. Turnover approximated
4,000,000 shares in one day.
Grain Rallies
Grain quotations also rallied,
wheat and corn closing with gains
if more than a cent a bushel. Silv
er was slightly reactionary much
of the week, but futures strength
;ned in the late dealings. Sugaif
futures were lower in sympathy
with an easier spot market. Cotton
From the New York textile mar
kets came reports of brisk business
tnd stronger prices. Demand em
braced a wide range of cotton
:loths, including percales, sheetings
tnd gray goods. Some mills were
said to be sold out for nearby de
liveries and refusd to accept or
ders even at the better quotations.
Jump At Opening
Stock market traders took par
ticular interest in low-priced in
dustrial issues, though all divisions
were strong.
Prices jumped1 at the opening, re
acted slightly around noon and
then improved smartly during the
last half hour, when volume in
crased. Final prices were general
V the day’s highest.
Dr. B. M. Wells, of State college,
was on Friday elected president of
the North Carolina Academy of
Science, holding its annual meet
ing at Davidson college.
Wellesley Fire Chief 1
.
Wellesley (Mass.) college for girls j
has its students volunteer fire depart
ment which each year elects its chief.
Miss Patricia Parfitt of Ontario,
Canada has been selected chief for
1934.
Director of Mint I
• A
Mrs. Nellie Tayloe Ross, former
Governor of Wyoming, is the new
director of the mint, her appointment
by President Roosevelt having been
confirmed by the Senate. Mrs. Ross is
the third women appointed to high
position by the President, the other
two being Mrs. Perkins as Secretary
of Labor and Mrs. Ruth Bryan Owen
as Ambassador to Denmark, ’
State Heads
Accept Cuts
In Salaries
A 25 per cent reduction in his
510,500 annual salary has been
taken voluntarily by Gov. J. C.
B. Ehringhaus, records in the state
tuditor’s office revealed*.
This came to light after a me
morandum from the budget bur
eau which notified state officers
whose salaries are fixed by statute
they may refund any voluntary
:ut to the state.
A number of state officers fol
lowed' the governor, who in April
returned $218.75 of his monthly
pay of $875, State Treasury Char
les M. Johnson, it was learned, is
taking a 25 per cent reduction in
his $4,5 00 yearly pay.
Commissioner of Labor A. L.
Fletcher has taken a voluntary 2 5
per cent cut, and Dr. A. T. Allen,
state superintendent of public in
struction is refunding 15 per cent
a month of his $ $ jOOO a year sal
ary.
Supreme court justices and su
perior judges have agreed to reduc
tions representing $1,000 a year in
their salaries.
Attorney General Dennis G.
Brummitt refunded $81.65 of his
salary in January, nothing in Feb
uary, $93.75 in March, and noth
ng in April. He gets $7,5 00 year
ly
Constitutional officers’ salaries
:an not be reduced by legislative
act and any pay cuts they have
taken have been voluntary. All
other state employes have had their
salaries reduced' by 25 per cent
for the current quarter, the last
of the fiscal year. They also have
oad ttvo previous salary slashes.
TO ADDRESS
BROTHERHOOD
Rev. C. A. Phillips, pastor of the
First Lutheran Church of Moores
ville, will address the Brotherhood
at Haven Lutheran church Sunday
afternoon at 2:30. He will speak
on a subject pertinent to "Moth
ers’ Day.” The public is invited to
hear Rev. Phillips.
I - _
GOOD
MORNING
HEART BLENDS
It’s sweet
To greet
When sweet
Hearts meet—
1 kiss
My Miss
For this
Is Miss—
My arm
Won’t, harm
T by charm
Fair marm—
"Let’s wed”
I plead,
"We’ll wed”
She said—
Love rife
Or strife?
My life,
A wife—
My Fare
- What date? '
Don’t wait
Too late—
/ burned,. --,
And yearned,
I earned
And learned—
WORTH WHILE
It’s pretty difficult
For the average person
To keep track of all
The youngsters who are
Growing up and for
That reason it is no
Easy matter to follow
A play at'the school •
Auditorium with any
Degree of satisfaction
Unless you have a
Program. However, you
Can get a big kick out
, Of it by working on.
Family resemblance. Did
You ever stop to think
That family characteristics
Are mighty noticeable?
You can always spot a
Child if you know these
Characteristics. All of
Which causes us to suggest
That a man or woman should
Be proud enough of the
Family to make those
Characteristics stand for
Something worth while.
Floorwalker—You can have any
thing in here for a dime.
_ Sailor—I’ll take that little
blonde behind the counter.
WE WISH people wouldn’t talk
about President Roosevelt using the
big stick. It sounds so much like
the income tax.
Mother—"Quiet, dear,—t'he sand
man is coming.”
Modern Child—"Okay, Mon!
Gimme a dollar and i won’t tell
Pop.”
EVIL NEVER seems to go off
the gold standard.
Early to bed,
Early to rise,
And your girl steps out
With other guys.
INSTEAD OF TAXING the
beer why not tax the foam? That’s
where the profit is.
AFTER ALL, we have to admit,
though, that cleaning up waste
lands is a far cry from cleaning up
in Wall Street.
YOU CAN’T be sure nowadays
whether the noise you hear in the
radio is static or just some expen
sive jokes falling flat.
Trade Spurt
Is Boosting
Mill Orders
Cotton And
Stocks Rise
Increased Sales And Production
Are Widespread
Employment Shows General In
crease Over Nation
Manufacturers Say Prospects Are
Looking Better
Employes of textile mills in
Rowan and nearby counties have
reason to be encouraged; because of
the already noticeable pick-up in,
their hours of working time and
because of prospects for increases
in wages in the near future, it
was learned yesterday from leading
cotton manufacturers of this sec
tion.
Although- wages in -a number--of, „
mills have not yet been, increased,
it was pointed out .that the wage
scale in effect in mills of this im
mediate section is higher, and has
been higher for some time, than in
The general opinion expressed by
a number of manufacturers was
that better times are "just around
the corner” for the textile employ
es and that this "corner” will not
be hard to get around if demand
for cotton products and prices
continue. f
Street talk Thursday was to the
effect that several local mills plan
ned an immediate increase in wages
ranging from 10 to 20 per cent.
This report, however, was not con
firmed.
Increased wages have been an
nounced in a large group of mills
in South Carolina and also in the
New England states. At the time
of announcing the increases, the
officials of the mills have stated
increased and large orders made
the better wage scale possible.
A number of mills over North
Gandlina have also announced a
new and better scale of wages.
"I have been in the cotton mill
business for many years,” said one
outstanding manufacturer, "and I
would like to feel when my work
is finished that I have left the peo
ple who have worked for my com
pany in such a condition that they
are much better off for having
Continued on page five
Storm Kills 54
In Two States
Spring tornadoes swept through
the Cumberland river valley in
Tennessee and Kentucky this week
killing at least 54 persons, injuring
scores and leaving a heavy but un
estimated property damage.
The latest outbreak of the south’s
annual spring storms brought the
total number killed this year to
well past 250 persons. It was the
south’s seventh series of major tor
nadoes since March. ,
A twister that left the Beaty
Swamps section of Overton county,
Tennessee, resembling a battlefield
took a toll of 20 lives. Across the ■
border in the vicinity of Tcmp
kinsville, Ky., 16 were killed, and
14 died near Russell Springs in the
same state. Columbia, Ky., and
Lebanon, Tenn., each counted two
dead.