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1U1M YEAR SALISBURY,' FRIDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 2, 1934. VOL 101 NO. 27. PRICE 2 CENTS
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HfHlNtilON
' Two Unusual Phases
New Deal All Around
Where We’re Heading
Washington—Old-time watchers
of events in the Natonal Capital
ire beginning to revise most of their
forecasts of what syas going to hap
"pen to President Roosevelt and the
New Deal when Congress can*
back from the long vacation with
the latest verdict of the people
back home. They came, and they
found the President had been keep
ing his own extremely keen ear so
close to the ground that he had to
brush the stubble out of it. And
what the President had heard direct
from the folks in the back districts
was just what the Senators and
Congressmen had heard.
"Stand by the President!”
It is as clear as anything ever can
he in this city where party politics
has been the principal topic of in
terest for generations that party
politics cut less ice with this Ad
ministration than most people have
thought; and it certainly cuts little
ice on Capital Hill, when all but
two Democrats and two-third's of
the Republican members of the
1 louse of Representatives voted for
the President’s new money program,
without even bothering to criticize
it—much.
It is a revolutionary change in the
nation’s currency and banking svs
tern, and these Republican gentle
men who voted for it have got to
stand for reelection next November.
But the message that came to them
from the grass-roots back home was
that there was an almost unanimous
feeling among the people, regardless
of party, that Mr. Roosevelt is lead
ing them somewhere. They don’t
pretend to know nor are they
|jgreatly interested in knowing just
where the great adventure of the
New Deal will land them and the
nation; but it is action, and it is
having visible results almost every
where so weighing personal con
siderations against party advantage,
the President's side and they’d bet
ter trail along if they expected to
be re-elected.
That is one phase of the failure
of party politics to cut much ice!
in Washington this winter. Of
course, the utter collapse of the Re
publican party in its national as
pect leaves the Opposition without
much to oppose 'with But leaving
that aside, there hasn’t been an Ad
ministration since that of John
Quincy Adams that had such un
animous popular support.
The other thing that has surpris
ed the observers who are accustom
ed to look at everything from a
party point of view is the Presi-j
dent’s request that members and
officers of the Democratic Na-J
tional Committee cease capitalizing
their political prestige for their pri
vate benefit. That is something
quite unheard of in Washington.
What’s the use of being a member
of the central committee of the
party in power unless you can get
some law clients, or rich folks who
want income taxes adjusted, or busi
ness men who want favors, to pay
you for representing them in Wash
ington.
But Mr. Roosevelt has announced
that he wants nothing of the sort
undertaken from now on. To
party workers holding Government
jobs, he gave the choice of quitting
their Government posts or resign
ing their party office. Among the
ones who have quit the party or
ganization are Robert Jackson, Sec
retary of the Democratic National
Committee; Frank C. Walker, its
treasurer, who is Chairman of the
President's Economic Council, and
even Jim Farley, the1 Postmaster
General, has announced that he is
going to resign as National Chair
man of the party.
The fact seems to be that Mr.
Roosevelt has become annoyed by
the constant repetition of the
charge that nobody can get a look
in at a Federal job, no matter how
capable, unless he is an active
worker in the Democratic Party,
what is called here an FRBC, which
means "For Roosevelt Before Chi
cago.” There isn’t any ques on
that that was the spirit in which
Farley and other party leaders an
proachcd t*heir task of selecting men
for office! and a good many men
and women have been appointed
for no other reason than they had
good Democratic credentials. But
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In N. C. Above
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■ Average For N. C. In 193 3 Is
Greater Tban Any State It The
Fifth Federal Reserve
District.
[ VA. AVERAGE DECREASED
Gains In North Carolina Were
Largely Made During The Last
Six Months In 1933.
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North Cerolina’s increase in retail
, business during the year was greater
chan the average for the nation as
a whole and greater than that of
( any state in the Fifth Federal Re
serve district, in spite of North
Carolina’s sales tax operating for
the last six months, according to
the business report of such sales by
jthe Federal Reserve bank of Rich
| mond, as of December 9, and releas
ed by Harry McMullan, state di
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ui dsac^mciiLs ana collections.
Retail merchandising in the
Carolinas, made up almost entirely
. of stores reporting in North Caro
. lina, show an index figure of 18.7
. for December, 1933, as compared
with business in the state in De
cember, 1932, while in Virginia the
For the entire year 193 3 the in
dex figure for the Carolinas is 2.5
plus and for Virginia minus 1.2,
showing this state’s business in
creased in 1933 over 1932, while
that of Virginia decreased. The
j gain in North Carolina was largely
I in the last six months (the sales
tax period) the report shows,
i The report shows, as above, that
| the increase in business in North!
' Carolina was considerably above
that in any other state in the fifth
district. They show also that re
tail merchandising in the state since
the sales tax law has been effective
has so been operated that the merch
jants show a greater increase in
volume of trade than the adjoining
1 state of Virginia and a much greater
increase than the national percent
age or the percentage of the Fifth
Federal Reserve district as a whole.
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$85,737 Fee Paid
To Lawyers Hired
In Bank Troubles
Attorneys employed in the liqui
daton of defunct banks in North
Carolina during the seven months
ended January 1, 1934, received
$85,737.69 for their services.
Payments to attorneys and audi
tors employed in bank liquidation
were revealed by Gurney P. Hood,
state commissioner of banks, in a
report filed with Stacy W. Wade,
secretary of state, in accordance
with the provisions of a 1933 stat
ute.
The name of Kenneth C. Royall,
Goldsboro attorney was prominent
among those of attorneys receiving
fees from defunct banks.
musical comedy
At Spencer High
Is Postponed
The Musical Comedy Revue,
under the direction of "Smoke”
Johnson, which 'Was scheduled for
presentation tonight at the Spencer
Hi school auditorium has been post
poned until Friday, February 23 on
account of the many cases of meas
les prevalent in Spencer.
The young people are urged to
study, but some seem to study
pretty hard how they can avoid
study.
Germany Hits
At Criminals
Berlin—Heavier penalties, ex
pulsion of foreign offenders and
life-long interment are among the
new weapons wherewith the Hitler
government seeks to rid Germany of
professional jailbirds within the
next three years.
The new law, already effective,
provides a penalty of IS years in
a penitentiary for professional
criminals even for minor crimes
like burglary and theft where the
crminals were convicted twice for
the same sort of crime.
Limited and life-long interment
may be pronounced for German,
and expulsion be decreed against
foreign criminals, repeatedly con
victed for one and the same crime.
Sterilization, is provid’ed for im
moral offenses as the last remedy
against incurable perpetrators of
sexual crimes.
Granite Quarry House
Burns, Bank Is Saved
The home of J. E. Fisher at
Granite. Quarry Was totally de
stroyed by fire Wednesday morn
ing. The Bank of Granite Quarry,
of which Mr. Fisher is cashier and
which adjoins the residence, was
saved by the timely arrival of the
Salisbury fire department.
The habit of carrying a cane is
to be a good protection against
bandits, but father’s cane never
made Junior feed any safer.
NEWS BRIEFS
FIRE AT MORRISVILLE
Fanned by high winds, fire al
most destroyed the village of Mor
risville, between Durham and Ral
eigh, Sunday. Five homes were
burned before the blaze was con
trolled.
KILLED IN LIQUOR RAID
Patrolman Collins Fitts is held1 on
manslaughter charges at Roanoke
Rapids as result of the killing of
Eugene Ellis, 21. Fitts said He
fired when Ellis ran to escape ar
rest for selling whiskey, and refused
to halt.
2 DIE FROM ACCIDENTS
Mrs. W. \V. Martin, field worker
of the state congress of parents and
teachers, died in a Greensboro hos
pital, from injures 10 weeks
before in a crash near Hillsboro. At
China Grove, Saturday,' Miss Effiei
Hartsell, Concord, was fatally hurt
and Harry Morris ,also of oCncord,'
badly hurt when C. G. Harris’ car
in which they were riding, crashed
into the rear of a parked truck.
194 STATE BANKS OPEN
On January 2, 1933, there were
213 commercial banks and 39 in
dustrial banks operating in the
state. Banks Commissioner Gurney
Hood announces that since the
banking holiday, 163 commercial
banks and 3 1 industrial banks have
been licensed to operate without re
strictions. Fie also announces that
attorneys have been paid $85,737
for services in liquidating defunct
banks in the seven months ending
January 1, 1934.
IS SENTENCED TO CHAIR
Spit Bittings, Person county ne
gro found guilty of the murder of
T. M. Clayton, has been sentenced
to die in the electric chair on
March 30.
POTENTATE FOR SUDAN
SHRINE ,
The Sudan temple of the Shrine
met at New Bern last week, elect
ing Orless H. Shoemaker as poten
tate and his home city of Wilming-j
ton was chosen for the site of the
spring ceremonial on June 15.
INSTALL KIWANIS
GOVERNOR
Several hundred delegates from
clubs in the Carolinas district of
Kiwanis met in Greensboro last
week to install District Governor
Ralph C. Barker, Durham, and the
other officers of the year.
BISHOP BRIBBIN
CONSECRATED
With solmen rites, high digni
taries of the Episcopal church met
in Winston-Salem last week to
consecrate Rev. Robert E. Gribbin
as bishop of the western North
Carolina Diocese. Dr. Jame De
Wolf, presiding bishop of the
church in this nation, presided at
the ceremony.
$950,000,000 FOR RELIEF
President Roosevelt has asked the
congress for an additional $950,
000,000 for continued federal re
lief work, $3-50,000,000 tb be used
to extend civil works activities to
May ’ and the remainder to go in
to regular relief channels.
GOOD
MORNING
SHAKY GENEALOGICAL TREE
A wealthy Chicago man was very
profad of his ancestry and he em
ployed a genealogical expert tc
trace his family tree. In due time
the master of pedigrees returnee]
and was cordially received by hie
patron.
"So you’ve succeeded in tracing
my ancestors? What is yout
fee?” said the man of wealth.
It 11 be $500 , replied the gen
ealogist. -
That Sound® nrpthif
me”, said the patron. "What’s it
for?”
"One hundred dollars is for the
work of discovering your ancestry
and the $400 is for keeping quiet
about them.”
Y ou said if I’d marry you you’d
be humblby grateful.”
He (sourly)—"Weil, what of
it?”
She—"You’re not; you’re
grumbly hateful.”
The preacher’s small son was
being quizzed by an elderly visi
tor one day.
uoes your tarhc-r ever preach
the sW sermon twice?” he was
asked.
'Sure he, does,” the small boy
replied, "but lye hollers in differ
ent places.”
BROUGHT TO MIND
The bigman, who had just been
introduced to one of the host's
guests, stood staring blankly at him
for some time.
"You know, sir,” he said after
awhile, you look 1 be a man I’ve
seen somewhere before. Your face
seems very familiar; you must have
a double. Strangely ei,.*’,, [ re
member I formed a strong dislike
for the man who looked like vou.
1 iciucmusr Having met
him socially.”
Yes, I think I’m the man you
mean , he replied. "I passed round
the plate for two years at the
church you attended.”
HURT FEELINGS
The hunter, who had been mis
taken for a deer was shot, roused up
and beckoned to the hospital nurse.
"Understand,’ he said. "I don’t
care so much about being killed,
but it’s this being made game of
that hurts my feelings.” •
KICKED OUT
Little Sniffleblister: "Say, un
cle, when are you going to play
football again?”
The Rich Uncle: "Why, I
is 1 r i ti «
uua t piay luuLuan. wnac maK.es
you ask that question?*
Little Sniffleblster: "Well, pop
soys that when you kick off we are
going to get a band-new automo
bile and house."
Old films are boiled down and'
converted nto patent-leather shoes.
So stars can comfort themselves
with the thought that they give
polished performances to the end.
Presidential Ball
Nets $300 Here
Net proceeds from the Presiden
tial Ball and Pageant amounted to
$300, according to information re
ceived from B. D. McCubbins, gen
eral chairman of the event.
A large and enthusiastic crowd
was on hand for both the ball and
pageant and a splendid time was
enjoyed by all. Mr. McCubbins, as
general chairman, desires to thank
all those in any way connected with
the celebration for their time and
effort in making it a success. The
public is to be especially commend
ed for its hearty upport
Jones Seeking
Authority To
Help Carriers
Liberalization of RFC Charter Sug
gested to Congress.
RAILROADS HANDICAPPED
Longer-Term Paper Would Aid In
More Orderly Liquidation
UJ Debts.
A plan designed to assist several
large railroad systems marketing
long term securities and at the same
time prepare the Reconstruction
corporation for orderly liquidation
was presented to the senate banking
committee by Jesse H. Jones, RFC
chairman.
Attention of the committee was
called to the fact that at least one
of the largest railroads in the coun
try was severely handicapped by
provisions of the Glass-Steagail
banking law forbidding banks from
underwriting bond issues.
The new plan would allow the
corporation to lend money for 10
years to railroads which are selling
bonds, instead of the present limit
of three years ;with a two-year ex
tension.
The railroads want to sell a 10
year convertable bond issue. The
Reconstruction corporation could
only lend for three years jyith a .
two-year extension, a total of five
years.
This would not be long enough,
railroad officials said, to permit
proper composition of company af
fairs x
Although originally conceived as
a mean of helping the railroads
during the emergency, the plan,
Jones explained would permit the
corporation to arrange with banks
and others who have borrowed for
semi-annual or annual installments
on their loans. Jones said he felt
that if banks or business etablish
ments could get their obligations
into shape where they could be paid
off at stated intervals instead of all
coming due at once they would be
able to plan ahead.
May Tax Excess
To Limit Cotton
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After a conference with Presi
dent Roosevelt, Senator Bankhead
says his gin-licensing plan of cot
ton production control may be
scrapped for legislation to place a
prohibitive tax on excess baleage.
Under the new plan, a tax rang
ing upward from 10 cents a pound
would be placed on all cotton sold
above an allotted amount for each
farm.
Bankhead said he would press for
imediate action on this compulsory
baleage control.
It was expected the administra
tion would support the tax plan if
a questionnaire being sent to cotton
farmers proved that they wanted
the rigid control. Secretary Wal
lace decided to poll the farmers
after atending a hearing before the
senate agriculture committee on
the Bankhead bill which embraced
the gin-licensing plan.
Under the tax plan, the secretary
of agriculture would estimate the
market demand for cotton each year
and a certan number of bales
would he allotted each farm on the
basis of previous production or es
timated production if all the acre
age were planted in cotton. All *
cotton sold in excess of the allot
ment would be taxed at a prohibi
tive rate.
FRENCH CABINET FALLS
Harried by rioting thousands in
Paris, the Chautemps cabinet re
signed from the French government
on Saturday and President Lebrun -
turned his efforts to forming a
new cabinet.
OM VCU D i ■ ILLIN uOO. IVICUIUctl upmiWJl Uldl
further testimony would endanger her life
caused thd court to declare a mistrial ijj. the
murder trial of Dr. Alice Wynekoop, shown
;«AW BREMER KIDNAP
-PING. Milkman James
.Quinehan was the only wit
ness on the spot when Ed
ward G. Bremer, wealthy
St. Paul banker, was kid
napped. He saw another
car shoot in front of the
Bremer car and stop it.
When he looked agaih j
Brei jr's car was following
*-the first.- jj
[SKILLFUL BLENDING is ntc-j
essary to produce that gocoj
pre- prohibition whiskey, ac-»
cording to M. J. MacNamara,
president of Penn-Maryland
Co., Inc., a National Distiller*
affiliate. Green alcohol or new
whiskey blends contain danger
ous impurities; old whiskies
and neutral spirits make the’
—-approved blend?, he saidr—*;
IlN GOLD SPOTLIGHT. Attoi"
ney General Cummings (left).,
who approved as constitutional
the Roosevelt plan to impound
the nation’s gold supply, talks
the situation over with Senator
[Fletcher, chairman of the Sen
te Banking
SOME BABY! T.hey may grow mountains
and trees big in California, but in Chester,
Pa., Mrs. Thomas Czarnokol was the proud
mother of an 18|/2-pound baby daughter, as
firavy as a normal child of six months. Photo
shows the baby with its grandmother.
THE SAME, JAMES! Advent of repeal has'made itself fek"
even in the new 1934 cars making their bow at nation’s auto
shows. This folding traveling bar, a feature of the Buick1
exhibit at the Chicago Auto Show, includes two chromium
containers, two shakers, weighted glasses—and a maanetrfcj
^ clock to prevent-missed appointments! 'J/S J