!.§ ■ ' ' ■ ■ ' ■ ■- ' * ‘ . \ '. ' I ' The Oldest Newspaper Published In North Carolina I The Carolina Watchman _ "The Watchman Carries a Summary of iAll The T^ws” FOUNDED 1832—101ST YEAR~ _ SALISBURY, FRIDAY MORNING, AUG. 11, 1933. VOL 101 NO. 2 PRICE 2 CENTS 'f:' - ■■ - —' " " ' "" ' " ' ■ 1 ■ ' ____— Nearly 3 Million For State » Gash Benefits For Cotton Slirsh Are Announced NORTH CAROLINA TOTALS $2,871,036. Complete Summary of Acreage Reduction Made Public. Rowan cotton growers who signed acreage reduction contracts in the recent drive to decrease 193 3 production will receive $68,007 in cash benefits, it was announced this week by Chas. A. Sheffield, assist ant director of State college exten sion service. APPROVE N. C. ROAD PROJECTS The state highway commission has approved 18 highway and street projects for submission to the fed eral bureau of roads. The state body had previously passed on pro jects to cost $988,630 as part ofj the $11,000,000 federal expendi - tures on roads planned for North Carolina. MOTHER KILLS BABES Jefferson, O.—Affidavits charg ing murder to a young farm wife and her SS -year-old husband were prepared after the woman had glib ly told Sheriff C. H. Blanche that she had killed her two infant sons within the last year and a half. The mother said she was led to com mit the crimes because her hus band complained of the fretting of the children, and because he did not iike "boy babies.” WOULD REPEAL TAXES Washington—Chairman King of the senate committee investigating federal taxation promised that an effort would be made next winter to repeal the socalled nuisance taxes enacted under the Hoover admin istration and continued in force by the Democrats. FORD OPPOSES CODE Detroit—The Ford Motor com pany announced its return to tlie five-day, 40-hour week, but at the same time word came from persons close to Henry Ford that he still views the national recovery act, to which he has not subscribed, as ' threatening unionization of all in dustry. MRS. O’BERRY RELIEF CHIEF Governor Ehringhaus has ap pointed Mrs. Thomas O’Berry, of Goldsboro, as the governor's direc tor of relief, to succeed Dr. Fred M. Morrison. Mrs. O’Berry is vice-chairman of the state Demo cratic executive committee. i Egypt at Fair i l King Tut-Ankh-Am#n doesn’t •eem much excited over the charms of pretty Marguerite Bremer, New Orleans visitor to the Chicago World’s Fair—A Century of Progress. This statue the ruler who Used f>. ' - - - •“ - ’ " * ' Fair Be Held October 2-7 Walter F. McCanless announces that the annual Rowan county fair will be held during the week of October 2-7. The midway attractions will be furnished by the Cetlin and Wilson shows. Automobile and horse rac ing will be under the direction of C. C. Gray. The livestock, cattle, poultry, farm produce, canning, sewing and other departments will be given special attention this year with at tractive premiums awarded. Louisiana, Mb.—The 15 -cent haircut is out in Louisiana. Bar bers agreed today to a national re covery code fixing 40 cents as the price of a hair trimming and 20 cents for a shave, Wsir Decree i ' ! !-r _1 t ' A state of war gripped Cuba this week, its purpose being peace. Military forces controlled the island under decree of President Machado who said the general1 strike, paralyzing industry and trade, had given "enemies of the' public peace” a chance to "create a revolutionary state in the coun ! try." I Conflicting and unyielding at-j titudes of numerous elements in-j volved in the growing crisis in-j creased the public tension. Mu-j chado has been deaf t Said another: "I cannot see how anyone who really understands the liquor traf fic as it exists today can vote for retention of the prohibition laws.” "Should we repeal the 18th amendment, I think it advisable to adopt the Quebec or Canadian li quor regulation laws. That is, the sale and distribution of liquor shall be handled by the states without private profit and without mono polistic domination,” was the views expressed by another attorney. A farmer said: v "I shall vote for the repeal of the 18 th amendment.. I have three sons and two daughters in their teens and early twenties. I would much rather see them brought up under conditions where liquor is supervised and regulated by the states than to rear them' under the present Dootieg system now preval ent in North Carolina.” Others thought it would help business conditions and add milli ons annually to the revenue of the state and federal coffers. On the other hand, quite a few told The Watchman reporter that they were dry and would vote for retention of the 18th amendment. "I am a staunch prohibitionist. I believe the rejpeal of the prohibi tion law would lead to a return of the saloon,” stated one citizen in terviewed by The Watchman. “Under no circumstances do we want saloons to return.” "It would be a grave mistake for the American people to repeal the 18th amendment,” was the com ment of one party interviewed. "What we need is not repeal but enforcement,” was another idea ad vanced. Despite the variance of opinion relative to the desirability of the 18th amendment, a large majority of those interviewed said thev be lieved the law would be repealed. General opinion .seemed to be that both Salisbury and the county would return large repeal majori ties.