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Rental Business Advances In Salisbury
Plan To Repeal Liquor Law In 11 Weeks
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Scarcity
Of Houses
Prevails
Surrey Reveals "Doubling Up”
Of Families on Wane.
NEW PEOPLE IN CITY
Salisbury’s Development As Geo
graphical Center Roosting
Population.
The real estate rental business in
Salisbury is showing a decided in
crease, it was learned from a sur
vey of some of the city’s leading
rental men yesterday.
There is a scarcity of houses in
the average price field and it was
pointed out that many 'of these
could be rented if they were avail
able. The rapid development of
Salisbury along the lines of a geo
graphical center has brought manyl
new families to the city in the past!
S several weeks and has resulted in!
a good improvement in this type
of business, it was declared.
Stop "Doubling Up”
Another factor in the improved
1 rental field was pointed to by j
; realtors as the fact that better busi-j
ness conditions with a decrease in
the employment problem are mak
ing it possible for a number of
I families to stop "doubling up” as
! has been the case for more than a
-year.
As more men were leit without:
work, families in this and other
cities would get together in one
house or one apartment to save ex
penses. While this living arrange-!
ment was far from satisfactory, it
was all that could be done for a
long time and now that conditions!
are better the first thing that these;
people think of is getting a home,:
real estate men declared.
Apartments, idle for months,
while those who would have lived'
in them have used small apart-,
ments, are now in demand oncej
more and the real estate men are
daily becoming more optimistic, it
was declared.
Donghton Cold
To 1936 Contest
Sups He Is Not Candidate For j
Governor, as Far As Any
body Knows.
Washington, Aug. 23—If the j
gubernatorial bee is buzzing in the
familiar black sombrero of Cong-j
ressman Bob Doughton, he did not
indicate it during his visit to Wash-1
ington, this week which ended
when he made a last-minute call
at the agricultural adjustment .ad
ministration to get data for con
stituents as to the application of
new taxes on processing farm and
mill products.
"Are you a candidate for gov
ernor?” the chairman of the
mighty ways and means committee
was asked. !
"Not that any one knows of,’’
was his laconic reply.
'But you’re name is being men-,
tioned as a candidate in 1936 cam
paign; how about it?”
"Yes, they always talk about
a campaign long before it takes
place. The gubernatorial contest
in North Carolina is too far away
to say anything about it. I am
too busy trying to help the people
out of the present crisis even to
think about such things,” the con
gressman replied.
Now let’s, get the boys out of j
the red by Christmas.
FOUR MURDER TK' l ENE
On a claim of sc .-defense,
Blume Weddington won acquital
at Concord in his slaying of Joe
Apperson on June 16. At Smith
field a jury found Erby Holt guil
ty of the slaying of David Price,
last November, and he was given
20 to 2 5 years in prison. At Lum
berton, Lee Jones got 30 years for
killing Bob Jones and Charlie Clark,
Indian, got 30 years for killing his
wife.
WALDROP NEW ROAD
ENGINEER
Acting upon order of Governor
Ehringhaus, who disclosed no
ground for it, the state highway
•and public works commission has
dismissed Leslie R. Ames as chief
engineer and named John D. Wald
rop, construction engineer, to the
post.
LEGION ELECTS DANIELS
Captain Thomas C. Daniels, 65,
overseas veteran of New Bern, was
at Wilmington chosen by the state
department American Legion as
commander for the ensuing year.
F. V. Fields, Moores-viH«, was made
head of the 40 and 8 society. Mrs.
W. R. Absher, North Wilkesboro,
was elected president of the Legion
auxiliary. Miss Edna Taylor,
Washington, was chosen Miss North
Carolina in the beauty contest,
winning over ?8 contestants.
ASK 20 HIGHWAY BIDS
Bids for the construction of 20
highway projects in the state, to be
financed by federal funds, will be
opened by the state highway and
public works body on August 29
and awards will be made on Aug
ust 51. The total cost of the 20
proiects is estimated at around
$800,000.
ELECTROCUTED ON POLE
While strapped to a pole with a
safety belt, James Harden, 30 con
struction worker, came in contact
with a high-voltage wire near
Greenville and was instantly elec
trocuted. Fellow workmen climb
ed the pole to bring the body
down. j
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VAN KILLS 6 ON HIGHWAY
A heavy van sideswiped a make
shift farm bus on a road near
Southbend, Ind., killed six outright
and injured 12 others. The van
sped on, the driver refusing to aid
the dead and1 dying.
WOMAN HELD FOR 3
MURDERS
Mathilda Roberts, 39, of Lind
sey, W. Va., is held on a charge of
slaying three men whose dead bodies]
were found in a car near Grundy, j
Va. She admitted being in the carj
but claims she left before the
shooting.
DIES IN SHELBY WRECK
Two automobiles collided at a
Shelby street intersection. !M!rs. |
Ellsworth Tessier of Florida, was
killed, and seven more injured, two
seriously.
UNKNOWN DIES
UNDER TRAIN
Attempting to swing on a fast
freight at Marion, an unidentified
white man fell under the wheels
and was crushed to death.
DIAMOND FOUND IN HOTEL
Berkeley, Calif.—A diamond lost
three days ago by Mrs. L. W.^Frank
of Fresno, was found imbeded in
the rubber heel of a shoe worn by
her 14-year-old niece, Betty Lou
Gardner, at whose home she is liv
ing.
lUncle Sam Presses His
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War On Kidnap ers
Federal agents, operating unde;
instructions from the departmen
of justice, are covering the entiri
country in a new war against kid
naping, racketeering and crime
During the past week federal of
ficers have made a number of
sensational arrests; and have sem
scores to federal prisons for variou:
crimes.
Below are listed the kidnaping:
that have recently stirred the na
tion into its war against crime:
James Dejute, Jr., was kidnap
ed at Niles, Ohio, March, 1932
Two people were sentenced to lift
imprisonment and a third from on<
to twenty years.
Ffaskell Bohn was kidnaped at
St. Paail, Minn., June 30, 1932
One of the participants was sen
tenced to twenty-five years. One
is now a fugitive, but his iden
tity is known and he is being
sought for.
George N. Divis was kidnaped
at Lewisburg, W. Vf., Aug. 1,
1932. Three persons are serving
a sentence therefor, totaling for
ty-eight years.
Fred DeFillippi and Ahhemar
Hughes were kidnaped on Dec. 9
last from East Moline, Ili. Six
persons are now serving sentences
totaling 152 years for this crime.
Charles Boettcher 2d was kid
naped in Denver, Colo., Feb. 12
• 1933. Two {persons are now serv
' ing sentences totaling 42 years fot
the crime. Others implicated are
now fugitives, but their identity
is known.
! Margaret McMath was kidnap
ed at Harwichport, Mass., May 2,
1933. Ffer kidnaper is now serv
ing a twenty-five-year sentence.
Mary McElroy was kidnaped1 at
Kansas City, Mo., May 27, this
year. One man has been sentenced
to death, two of his fellow con
spirators are in custody awaiting
, immediate trial, and a third is a
fugitive, his identity known.
| William Hamm, Jr., was kid
,naped at St. Paul, Minn., June 15,
j 1933. Four notorious characters
i of the Chicago underworld have
, now been indicted and are under
j arrest, each under $50,000 bond, in
j Milwaukee.
John Factor of Chicago was
i kidnaped on July 1, 1933, and
ione of his -alleged kidnapers is now
in custody. Several ochers have
been identified, and every effort is
I being made to bring about their
apprehension. Airplanes have been
used in this search,
j John K. Ottley was kidnaped on
June 6 last. Two of the kidnap
ers have been identified and1 both
are in custody.
1 August Luer, 77, was kidnaped
at Alton, I'll., early this summer,
and less than thirty days later seven
of the conspirators were lodged in
jail where they are now waiting trial
i in the State courts of Illinois.
Through the efforts of the Depart
ment of Justice, Mr. Luer was re
leased from captivity and returned
| to his home without the payment
of any ransom. After apprehend
ing the accused and collecting the
necessary evidence, the Federal de
partment delivered the seven de
fendants to the Illinois State author
ities, seeking the maximum punish
i ment of death provided by the
.Illinois law.
j Charles F. Urschel was kidnap
ed at Oklahoma City, July 23 last.
Several of those involved in the
conspiracy are now under arrest,
j and two of the principals are lodged
in jail, one of whom was a partici
pant in the attack made upon Fed
eral officers in Kansas City several
months ago, resulting in the death
of three officers of the law.
John J. O’Connell, Jr., was kid
naped July 7 last, at Albany. He
is now released, and the Federal
Government, despite several handi
caps, is doing its utmost to appre
hend the criminals and bring them
to justice.
2 Killed, 13 Injured
As Crescent Limited
Dives In Mud Bank
Two were killed and thirteen in
jurd when the Crescent Limited,
crack Southern special, en route
from New York to New Orleans
was derailed near Washington at
an early hour Thursday morning.
A bridge, over the Anacostia
river, just outside of Washington,
was weakened by recent heavy
rains. The engine, while crossing
this river, plunged into a mud
bank, killing two and injuring 13.
A. H. Bryde, Washington, en
gineer, and J. H. Faye, fireman,
were killed.
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September 18
The city schools will open Sep
tember 18, according to a decision
of the board of education render
ed this week. i
In accordance with the recom
mendation of Supt. Haworth, the
board decided to retain the home
economics department, which rep
resents an enrollment of approxi
mately 300 girls
The commercial courje, includ
ing short hand, typewriting, book
keeping and music will be offered
to students on the bash of a fee
of $5 to $10 per stobject each
semester. Teachers salaries will
come from fees and not from the
state, it was announced.
G. A. Kirkland, high school
football coach, will coach the
football team this year without
pay, it was announced.
SKUNK DISTURBS WORSHIP
Holdenville, Okla.-—Charged with
disturbing religious worship by
throwing a skunk into the school
house at Bethel, three youths were
sought by Hughes county officers.
Members of the congregation eject
ed the skunk only after the animal
had expressed its displeasure accord
ing to instinct.
CARLOADINGS GAIN
Chicago—During the week end
ed August 12, loadings of revenue
freight totaled 622,759 cars, an
increase of 9,647 cars over the
total for the preceding week and
a gain of 110,794 cars over the
total for the corresponding period
of 1932, the American Railway as
sociation announced.
Roosevelt’s Ten
Days Record
Here are Some of the Things President Roosevelt Accomplished
During the Past Ten Days:
Sent warships to Cuba. Withdrew them, as the situation
quieted down.
Speeded up the recovery campaign, obtaining an agree
ment on the steel code and smoothing out some of the obstacles
in the way of oil and coal. Signed the lumber code. Dis
closed that he would personally administer the oil code.
Approved several plans for aiding agriculture, including
relief for hog and dairy industries, and details of paying bene
fits to farmers for cotton-crop reduction.
Speeded up the public works-job providing program in
which allocations of about $70,000,000 were made.
Coordinated all recovery activities in conferences with his
aides.
Announced a decision to abandon a number of army posts
to save money.
Completed the reorganization of his Latin-American diplo
matic corps.
Received recommendations for inflation, without com
mitting himself, but studied price charts closely.
Expressed pleasure at reports showing increased factory
employment and payrolls.
Decided to extend the civilian conservation corps through
the winter.
Arranged to open negotiations with Latin-American coun
tries on reciprocal tariff agreements.
GOOD
MORNING
A firm advertised for a steno
grapher and next morning was
overwhelmed with applicants1. The
office boy was told to admit no
more.
Shortly after this an aggressive
lady arrived, and pushing her way
: past the others, demanded to see
the boss. By this time the office
boy had grown deaf to all protesta
tions, and had but one answer.
"Not today, madam,” he said.
"But I’m his wife.”
"Not today, madam,” was the
inexorable answer.—Boston Trans
cript.
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Business man—"What do you do
with all these pictures you paint?”
Modernist artist—"I sell them,
sir.”
Business man—"Well, name your
terms, my man. I’ve been looking
for a salesman like you for years.”
Little Joan—"What do the
angels do in heaven, mummy?”
Mother—"They sing and play
harps.”
Little Joan—"Haven’t they any
; radios?”-.—Boston Transcript.
The beer they had in Josh Bill
ings’ time wasn’t intoxicating. At
any rate. Josh tells of a German
who sat up all night drinking it
and "was obliged to go home in
the morning entirely sober. I have
seen the same man drink 16
glasses,” writes Josh, "and if he
was drunk he was drunk in Ger
man and nobody could understand
•t-”—San Francisco Chronicle.
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The aggrieved one—"She’s been'
throwing at me ever since we was!
married.”,
Magistrate—"Then why have you
not complained before?”
The aggrieved one—"This is the
first time she’s hit me.”
Mess cook—"Did you say you
wanted those eggs turned over?”
Hard-boiled gob—"Yeh, to the
Museum of N’atural History.”—
Virginia Mountaineer.
He—"Why didn ’t you answer
my letter?”
She—"I didn’t get it.”
He—"You didn’t get it?”
She—"No, and besides, I didn’t
like some of the things you said
in it.”
"I think I’ll ask those new
neighbors over to dinner; they
live right next door,” said the
thrifty wife.
"Yes,” said her husband; "what
for?”
Wife—"Well, the butcher left
their roast here by mistake and it
would seem only fair.”
"When you quarrel today, you
let your husband have the last
word. That was not usual.”
"No, but I wanted to give him
a little pleasure; it’s his birthday.”
—Boston Transcript.
Jim—"My dad must have been
into all sorts of mischief when he
was a boy.”
Sam—"What makes you think
so?”
Jim—"He knows exactly what
questions to ask me when he wants
to find out what I’ve been doing.”
"I suppose at the efficiency ex
pert’s wedding you didn’t do any
thing so wasteful as throwing
rice?”
"Oh, yes we did, but as' a con
cession to this teaching we had the
rice done up in cotton bags, each
missle weighing two pounds.”—
Rocky Mountain News.
17 States
Will Vote
On Issue
Possibility of Quick Repeal Shown
By Figures of States’ Vote
This Year.
The quick-step repeal votes by 22
states in unbroken succession, top
ped by Missouri’s 3 to 1 ballot,
showed the possibility that the
Eighteenth amendment could be
voted out of- the constitution with
in the next 78 "days.
With only 14 more state votes
needed to ratify the Twenty-first
or repealing amendment, there is
a strong probability that at least
17 states will ballot within that
11 -week period.
in addition to tne l) states tnat
have set definite election dates be
fore November 8, the legislatures
of two more commonwealths now
are in session to name voting days.
Virginia to Vote
In Virginia, Gov. John G. Pol
lard has recommended to a special
session of the assembly that October
3 be named.
Another special session in Ken
tucky is considering November 7
for a vote, with aproval likely.
In addition. Gov. O. K. Allen of
Lousiana has announced he will
call a special session for this pur
pose, but has named no date.
A skeleton compilation of the
repeal results thus far, with the
exceptioh of Missouri where the
final count will not be available
for several days follows:
Michigan..April 10—99 to 1
Wisconsin .. April 5—15 to 0
Rhode Island_May 8—31 to 0
Wyoming_May 25—64 to 0
New Jersey......June 1—202 to 2
Nevada_June 10—40 to 9
Delaware_June 24—17 to 0
Indiana..- June 26—246 to 83
Mass_June 26—45 to 0
Calif__—-.June 27—22 to 0
New York-.-June 27—150 to 0
West Va_June 27—20 to 0
Illinois-—-.-July 10—50 to 0
Iowa .July 10—99 to 0
Connecticut._July 11—5 0 to 0
N. Hampshire_July 11—10 to 0
Arkansas-Avg. 1—75,to 0
Oregon___Aug. 7—110 to 5
Alabama_Aug'. 8—116 to 0
Tennessee_/nig. 11—>/ to o
In addition, Arizona also has vot
ed 37,409 to 11,028 for repeal and
has set a ratifying convention for
September S, which will be at
tended by 14 unopposed wet dele
gates.
Definite dates thus far set for
other votes follow: August 26,
Texas; August 29, Washington;
September 5, Colorado and Ver
mont; September 11, Maine; Sep
tember 12, Maryland and Minne
sota; September 19, Idaho and New
Mexico; October 10, Florida; No
vember 7, Utah, North Carolina
and South Carolina, Pennsylvania
and Ohio.
MISSING 22 YEARS,
HUSBAND TURNS UP
Seattle—A woman who thought
her husband had been dead 22 years,
learned here that he had "sprung
to life two and a half years ago.”
In being given an uncontested
divorce. Mrs. Jessie Fleury, mother
of six grown children, revealed the
facts. They were married October
17, 1892, at West Depere, Wis.
GANDHI BEGINS DEATH FAST
Unless he is given full rights to
continue his work of promoting
civil disobedience to English rule in
India Mahatma Gandi says the fast
he opened last week will continue to
his death.