Cotton Reduction Drive Is Running Well This Week
Good Progress
Has Been Made
Results Of First Week Of Cam
paign In North Carolina
Gratifying, Says Sc bank
Cotton reduction machinery
oiled by cooperation and pleasan
reception, is working smoothly ii
North Carolina’s 67 cctton-grow
ing counties.
The campaign, under the direc
tion of the State College Agricul
tural Extension Service, and em
bodying 2,700 county workers
will continue officially until July S
and until "every North Carolin,
cotton grower has had the oppor
tunity to sign a reduction con
tract, even though the state allot
ment of 363,000 acres be reached.’
"Daily progress of the campaign
has been most gratifying,” said
Dean Schaub, director of the Ex
tension Service, "and I believe,
from the volume of returns re
ceived during the latter part of
last week, the campaign will be
successful in this state. However,
a definite announcement will not
be available before Tuesday or
Wednesday.
"I believe that the farmers of
North Carolina realize the benefits
of the cotton reduction campaign
and their splendid co-operation is
an indication of their desire to help
themselves.
"This program, acceptance of
which would mean the disburse
ment of $5,000,000 to the cotton
grower through benefit payments,
will not only be a boon to the
farmer when he needs money most,
but will be a stimulus to local
business. The prosperity of 90,
000 cotton growers is a vital fac
tor in the Agricultural Adjustment
Act which is the ice-breaking act’
of the first legislation that helps
the farmer help himself.
"On the success or failure to the
cotton reduction campaign depends
the future, next fall, that the cot
ton grower makes for himself.”
Miller Not
Liable In
Auto Death
Following a coroner’s investiga
tion conducted by Dr. W. L.
Tatum, Lewis M. Miller was ab
solved of all blame in connection
with the death of the unidentified
white woman, who was struck four
miles south of Salisbury on the
Charlotte highway Tuesday night.
Mr. Miller in the company of
A. L. Monroe were en route to
Kannapolis at the time of the ac
cident. Immediately following the
accident the woman was taken to
the Rowan general _ hospital, where
she died early the next morning
without regaining consciousness.
The body is being held at the
Wright funeral home and reports
last night indicated that no new
clues had developed concerning her
identification.
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All-Star Baseball
The dream of baseball fans, a game
between all-star teams from the
American and National leagues, is
to be played for world fair visitors
at Chicago, July 6. . . . Connie Mack
of the Athletics, (above) is to man
age the Americans and John J. Me
Craw.of; the Giants, (below) directs
the Nationals.
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West Point Commandant |
aMfcgz 1 i
Lieut.-Colonel Simon B. Buckner,
Jr., a graduate at West Point Mil
itary Academy in 1908, returns to
Uncle Sam’s famous school as Com
mandant. He has been assistant su
perintendent of Public Buildings and
Grounds at Washington.
One of Thousands
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Of the thousands of students with
whom she came in contact as assist
ant librarian at Columbia Univer
sity, Miss Frances Eileen Yorn of
New York fell in love with Dr. Toyzo
W. Nakarai, Japanese instructor at
Butler University, and they were wed.
Praise Doughton’s
Work As Chairman
(By Jesse S. OottPell.)
! Representative Robert L. Dough
j ton, chairman of the ways and
! means committee of the house of
I representatives, the powerful or
ganization that has stood valiantlv
by President Roosevelt in giving
the American people a "new deal,’’
has been given a round or applause
by those who know the excellent
service he has rendered.
The fight over the speakership
caused lines to be sharply drawn,
and one of the chief arguments
put forth by the present speaker
and the suave majority leader from
the Hermitage district of Tennes
see for their alignment to go
through, was that it would "make
Bob Doughton chairman of the
ways and means committee and he
is the man we have got to have in
that place this session!” Represen
tative Bulwinkle of the tenth dis
trict was Mr. Doughton’s cam
paign manager.
Speaking of the services of Mr.
Doughton during the past three
and a half months of trying or
deals, long sessions and threatened
disintegration of party lines, Speak
er Rainey said:
"It is gratifying indeed to pay a
tribute to the services of Mr.
Doughton as chairman of the
ways and means committee, the
key unit of the present congress.
His industry has been marvelous,
his tact and ability, which we all
recognize, has reached our highest
expectations. He has done a good
job.”
Best In Memory.
Majority Leader Byrns: "Bob
Doughton has made a wonderful
chairman of the ways and means
committee and the session closes
with everyone according him praise
and his full mete of credit for the
wonderful accomplishments made.
During my long career in congress,
I regard him the best chairman we
have ever had of this committee.
One thing that is outstanding is
that both sides of the "house have
the utmost confidence in his abso
lute integrity and thorough know
ledge of the subjects entrusted to
him.”
No committee of the house had
more perplexities and problems to
deal with than the ways and means
body. The administration propos
als came rapidly, and the commit
tee was in session oftimes far :nto
the night. Chairman Doughton
has been the hardest worked man
n the house, and his position has
demanded that he do more than
imply direct President Roosevelt’s
measures along the proper course.
He has been called to the White
House upon several occasions far
into the night, and has been almost
a daily visitor at the treasury de
partment to confer with officials,
especially Budget Director Doug
las, as to phases of legislation that
might encounter breakers and pro
posals made by committee mem
bers. Through the mesh or com
plexities, Mr. Doughton has emerg
ed hale and hearty and still work
ing with dynamic enegy.
Only once did Mr. Doughton
balk, and that was on the sales
tax. He is the sworn enemy of
the sales tax as he contends that its
burden will be passed on to the
ittle fellow who can ill afford to
bear more. When he was propos
ed for a member of the commission
for the economic conference in
London Mr. Doughton brushed a
side every thought that he go, de
spite the fact that he would doubt
less have enjoyed the honor and re
cognition. That was because he
knew the personal leanings of the
committee.
Representative Ragon, ranking
Democrat already had been nomi
nated for federal judge in Arkan
sas and the date of his departure
was uncertain; the other members
of the committee, at least several
of them, were advocates of the
sales tax just as was Budget Chief
Douglas at the time.
But the Tar Heel congressman
stood pat on his previously an
nounced anathema as to the sales
tax. When it was suggested that
the plan to send him to London |
was a trick to get him away, his
appointment was never again men
tioned by opponents of the sales
tax. When word reached the
house that the- President favored
some sort of a sales tax to meet the
interest of $220,000,000 a year to
pay the freight of the industrial
recovery bill, Mr. Doughton went
to the White House and _ told the
President that not only was he op
posed to it, but he would not
change, and that he thought the
committee would stand by him.
He told the President why, and
the President came around to his
way of thinking, because the Pre
sident long ago found back in Al
bany that the way to get along
with a lawmaking body is to work
with it. So Mr. Doughton stayed
at home and the sales tax is still
dead so far as congress is concern
ed.
Measures Bear Narte.
' While Mr. Doughton did not
get all that he asked, he got the
major accomplishments of the
special session bearing his name.
Not only did he introduce and
■pilot the great industrial recovery
bill to enactment, but he directed
! the economy bill, the first to come
to the house as an administration
[measure, because money cannot be
appropriated nor can any fiscal
measure be considered unless it
: originates! in the hctujse and the
ways and means committee con
, ducts hearings.
When the session opened, Mr.
Doughton had two favorite meas
ures. One was his proposal to re
Iduce postage to two cents, abolish
iwhat he termed the "nuisance tax”
(of two cents on bank checks, and
;to extend the gasoline tax another
year in order to meet any deficit
j that might' be caused thereby. And
also to send the electricity tax
| back to the power or utilities com
panies instead of imposing it on
Women Life-Guards
Women life guards, the first ever
to he stationed along the Atlantic
coast on regular service are now on
duty at Wildwood Beach, N. J. They
are Miss May Ottey and Mias Flor
ence Newton.
the millions of consumers.
I He secured the extension of th(
gasoline tax whereby $13 8,000,001
will be realized a year toward bal
ancing the national budget. Hi
compromised with the Presideni
and Postmaster General Farlet
whereby postage on drop letters i;
made two cents instead of three
with the President given power tc
reduce postage on all mail matrei
commensurate with the condition;
of the treasury.
The administration was appre
hensive about repealing the tv/c
cents tax on checks for the presenl
as it supposedly yields fifty mil
lion a year, but Mr. Doughton wa;
assured by the administration that
the measure had sympathy and
would be favored as soon as 1. n
ances permit. Another r. easurc
he advocated was the power tax: Ii
your bill for electricity does not
have the three cents power charge
in the future, it’s because the
Doughton bill sends it back to the
company’s office to pay. Mr,
Doughton proposed and urgec
other measures, nearly all of which
became law. He also had his poli
tical eye on patronage meanwhile
and has indorsed and worked in
cessantly for his constituents with
his prestige as chairman of the
great committee and tailsman fot
uccess. *
SOVIET-BRITISH ROW ENDS
The Soviet government has re
eased two British engineers, con
victed on sabotage charges and
London has answered by lifting
the trade embargo which was a
dopted in retaliation.
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
j 1—Nashville, Tenn.
2—Science of minerals.
| 3—One-third,
j 4—Belgium,
i 5—Balaeric Islands.
! 6—Yes.
! 7—Harriet Beecher Stcv/e.
j 8—A representative elected b;
voters of the entire state and no
j a single district.
9— Minotaur.
10— A medicament for externa
application.
DRY AGENTS ARE
SUSPENDED
j Among 1,300 federal adminis
trators and dry agents relieved o:
their duties on July 1 were 24 ii
North Carolina. In the list of
were J. L. Osteen and P. M
Caudle, deputy administrators. Th
agents are on indefinite furlough a
part of the economy program.
FIGHT FOR CHEAPER TEXTI
i Southern legislators and educator
met by delegate system at Atlant.
I to call for joint legislative actioi
demanding cheaper school text
bolish school book fees and to boos
| southern authors of texts.
U. S. COLLECTIONS
INCREASE
C. H. Robertson, Hillsboro, oi
July 1 succeeded Gilliam Grisson
as collector of federal revenue ii
the state. Collector Grissom re
ported June collections of ove:
,$30,000,000, which is $8,000,00(
iover June, 1932.
Druggists Required To Pay
Over 35 Kinds Of Taxes
Speaking of taxes—Big Boy—
read ’em and weep. Below are
"some” that druggists pay, and
pay and pay and pay.
Complied by a local druggist,
the list is declared to be more or
less incomplete, the druggist who
furnished this dope to The Watch
man having compiled the list ex
temporaneously.
Moral: Son, don’t be a druggist!
The list of taxes follows:
1. County property tax.
2. City property tax.
3. State income tax.
4. Federal income tax.
5. Franchise tax (State).
6. Capital stock tax (federal).
7. Soda fountain tax (city).
8. Sandwich tax (city).
9. Tobacco dealer tax (city).
10. Privilege license tax (city).
11. Soda fountain tax (state).
12. Sandwich tax (state).
13. Tobacco dealer (state).
j 14. Chain store tax (state).
15. Narcotic license (federal)
j 16. Drir’ store permit (state),
j 17. Druggist license (state).
18. Sales tax (state).
19. Cosmetic tax 10% (federal)
20. Shaving cream, tooth paste;
and Antiseptics, 5% (federal).
21. Candy tax (federal) 2%.
22. Jewelry tax (federal).
23. Syrup tax (federal)
24. Still drill tax 2% (federal)
25. Carbon dioxide gas tax (fed
eral).
26. Dividend tax (federal).
27. Auto license (city).
28. Auto license (state).
29. Chewing gum tax (federal)
30. Gasoline tax.
31. Electric power tax.
3 3. Telephone and telegraph tax
34. Federal tobacco tax.
3 5. Federal narcotic tax.
3 6. Et al, ad infinitum.
Forty Years Ago
In Salisbury
(By Clyde Funis)
Hurrah for Salisbury, it will be
seen from the subjoined news from
Raleigh that two of our favorites
have been selected for offices of the
legislature. Hon. Lee S. Overman
will be speaker of the house and D.
R. Julian will be Doorkeeper. That
body will have two more efficient
officers.
Jno. W. Bostian has opened a dry
goods business in the store room
Lately occupied by Rodgers Cloth
ing Co.
Both tobacco warehouses in Sal
isbury are now open for the recep
tion and sale of leaf tobacco. i
_ !
Mr. John Moyle, one of the city;
Diad’s, has been confined to his!
home by sickness.
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Last Friday were arrainged be-j
fore the Mayor the gang of tobac-j
co theives that had been stealing
tobacco from S. M. Thompson and
D. M. Miller. Dick Clement who
seems to have been the ring leader.
The whole amount taken was near,
$1,000.00 worth of the weed.
Theo Shultz will open a fine Barj
and restaurant on Lee St. in the
new Frerck building. This will be,
the most stylish place of its kind in!
Salisbury. _
Miss Sallie Hannah is home a-j
gain from a visit to Winston-Sal
em. I
Mrs. W. H. Coit’s school opens
next Monday.
Mr. Clint Brown who has so wel
reported the locals for the even
ing Herald past year ,has with
drawn from the paper. Success t(
him in whatever he may under
take.
A dwelling house belonging t(
Rev. Goly and occupied by Dr
Morris of Livingston College wa;
burned to-day.
It is said that Theo. F. Klut;
received a $1000 fee in the cas<
of Salisbury vs. Wiley. Mr. Klut;
is a modest man and does not dc
any blowing. He was paid accord
ing to his ability.
J. J. Bruner and his wife botl
died on a Sunday, within twc
hours of the same time of day.
The reason the piano is such :
sympathetic instrument is becaust
it is greatly touched every time il
is played.
OFF TO THE WORLD’S FAIB
AT CHICAGO
Mr. J. Frank McCubbins, clert
of the superior court, and Mis;
Mammie Gaskill Were married
Tuesday morning by Rev. Dr
Leith. The bride and groom anc
Dr. Leith left immediately for tht
World’s Fair.
N. B. McCanless and daughter;
and W. L. Kluttz and sons havi
gone to the World’s Fair.
Do you remember them?
The carillon tower of the Hall of Science rises 176 feet above the
1 spacious courtyard, miking for one of the most impressive structures
of The Century of Progress World’s Fair at Chicago.
Flanked by evergreens, a beautiful approach of steps lead up to the
Electrical Building of The Century of Progress World’s Fair, Chicago.
SI Al E CONTRACTS LOR GAl
The state department of pur
chase and contract bought 10>
000,000 gallons of gasoline, s
year’s supply, with the Texa;
, company getting the contract ir
54 counties, the American Of
company in 15 counties and Stand
ard Oil company 12 counties.
ASHEVILLE BANK
REOPENS
The First National Bank and
Trust company, of Asheville, re
opened on July 1st with B. S. Col
burn as its president, and with de
posits of $2,5 00,000. Fifty per
cent of old deposits are available
in cash.
NOTICE!
To The Buying Public
Our Salespeople wish to express their
appreciation to the buying public for
their co-operation in our closing at 9 o’
clock on Saturday nights.
We ask your continued support of
these closing hours and urge that you
make your purchases during the hours we
have established, in co-operation with the
North Carolina Department of Labor.
DAILY-8:30 a. m. to 6:00 p. m.
SATURDAY—8:30 a, m. to 9:00
p. m.
EFIRD’S DEPARTMENT STORE |
S. H. KRESS & CO. | ;
F. W. WOOLWORTH CO. j
PURCELL’S READY-TO-WEAR
; T. M. KESLER DEPARTMENT STORE
TREXLER BROS. & YOST
SALISBURY HARDWARE CO.
ROWAN PRINTING CO.
BELK-HARRY CO.
.
McClellan stores co.
HARDIMAN’S LADIES’ SHOP
j KENERLY-PARKER CO. j
EDWIN EARLE, JR. | j
BUERBAUM’S BOOK STORE j
GREER HARDWARE CO.
R. W. NORMAN CO.
MONTGOMERY WARD CO.
CHARLES STORES CO. j
GENEVRA SHOPPE j !
CRESS & SONS ? !
| CAROLINA MADE PRODUCTS
BAKER’S READY-TO-WEAR
FISHER-THOMPSON HARDWARE CO.
RUSTIN-JOHNSON CO.
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SALISBURY, N. C.
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