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Carolina Watchman Published Every Friday Morning At SALISBURY, NORTH CAROLINA E. W. G. Huffman, Publisher A. R. Monroe, Business Mgr. SUBSCRIPTION RATES Payable In Advance One Year - $1.00 Three Years - $2.00 Entered as second-class mail matter at the postoffice at Sal isbury, N. C., under the act of March 3, 1879. The influence of weekly news papers on public opinion exceeds that of all other publications in the country.—Arthur Brisbane. CROOKED POLITICS Everybody has been shocked by the disclosure of conditions in the New York County Penitentiary, on Waif are Island. Gangsters have lived there in luxury, prospering from the sale of narcotics to othei prisoners who have been abused and half-starved, all with the conni vance of public officials taking their orders from political bosses It took a complete overturn of the city administration to bring these and worse evils to light. What has been disclosed in New York, however, is not neculiar tc that city. Similar or comparable conditions, in some degree, probab ly exist in most of the other prison; of the nation, as well as in othei public institutions. Mrs. Roose velt went in a school not long ago where free lunches are served t( _the children, and was delighted witl the quality of the food. Th< school officials knew in advanc< that she was coming. A few day; later she dropped in unannouncec and discovered that the regulai lunch fare served to the children was hardly fit to eat. We would hate to think that most people, placed in charge ol the welfare of the less fortunate would prove innately cruel or neg -- -i_ trusted to their care. But the po litical system which enables thos< influential in politics to put theii supporters into such places, is basec upon the sordid foundation oi granting special favors to a few al the expense of the many. Whc does not know of cases in whicl the taxpayers have been bled ir order that political henchmen mi; fatten? Where is there a com munity that is entirely free fron partnership between politics anc crime, or at least "graft”? Even the work of the Civi Works Administration and the Pub lie [Works Administration has no been free from graft and politica collusion, whereby favorites havi been taken care of at public expensi and those equally worthy overlook ed because they did not have thi ..L - .1 _„1i It is a perennial disgrace to Am erica that "politics” should be re garded by most people as synony mous with "corruption.” AMERICAN HIGHWAYS A SHAMBLES A recent release of the National Safety Council points out that law: to control pedestrians on street: and: highways may be necessary, unless walkers themselves take - steps to eliminate the pedestrian hazard. In an average year, about one Julf of all automobile deaths are suffered by pedestrians. And, eontpry to the general belief, the pedestrian is not on innocent by stander run down by a Machiavel lian [motorist. He is, in a 'great jnumler of cases where death or i serious injury results, solely to blame. Larger cities, for the most part, have laws against jay-walking—the practice of crossing streets against the signal bells or lights. Smaller towns may be called upon to pass similar legislation—pedestrian care lessness isn’t limited' to the metro politan centers. Again, thousands of accidents are caused by pedes trians walking on the right on highways and roads, where they can’t see cars coming up behind .1 T.. • 1 • 1.11 lllllll. It Ad LJCJllg UlgCU LA lit L Lllld offense be made punishable by a fine, precisely as fines • are levied against an automobile operator guil ty of driving on the wrong side of the road. There is great need for unremit ting, concentrated educational work against automobile accidents, mod ernization of driving laws, and law enforcement. The American high way is a shambles—over 30,000 killed in 1933—where the reckless, the incompetent and the careless menace the lives and property of us all. TAX-EATERS The army of tax-eaters all over the country is growing larger and more impudent in its assumption _- l _ w;j _'_ VA J^/AVlilA ^IKlAVgVl TV V- lUt lift referring to the millions who are subsisting on what amounts to a '"dole” at public expense, the 'workers in the CCC, the men and 1 women employed by the C¥A and those vast armies who do not work at all for what they receive from | the public funds, although the cost ! of maintaining them is a heavy I enough burden on the taxpayers, j in all conscience. ' • We have in mind the public cm jployees who are supposed to be the public’s servants l)ut who too often ^ assume they are the public’s mas 1 ters. Many of them are entrenched, | behind the security of civil servicej 'laws, originally designed to prevent the unfit and incompetent from ! finding places on the public pay i rolls but, latterly become a barrier , to the removal from office of any , one, however unfit he or she may , be for the post. It seems to us that everyone I 1 1 1 1 1 i 1* M1UU1U lid V C d ^ICdl UUUCI5LUllUHJ£j has an unassailable title to any job for which the compensation comes from the taxpayers. It is all very I well to say that these public em ployees for small pay and are en titled therefore to security and re tirement pensions. That was true 'perhaps, in a past generation. But ! the tendency of salaries in public offices has been upward, while ! the incomes of the rest of us have gone downward. As matters stand ' at present, only those who are safe in their tax-eating jobs are earning 1 enough to get by on. We can think of nothing more disgraceful than for organized; | bodies of tax-eaters to unite in pro test against laws or regulations that i would permit those who are trying ! to run public affairs economically j to reduce their salaries and elimi 1 nate unnecessary jobs. If present1 i_1: -J_ _i_ _ _i-_J : everywhere, continue much longer,! I we look for the taxpayers to unite1 !| and! refuse to give up good money : for the benefit of a privileged few. j The country needs honest, well reasoned opinion—not blind idola , try or partisan ranting on either side. "All this agitation of the power questions keeps folks’ minds off the all-important tax question!”—J. F McLaughlin, Pres., Puget Sound Light and Power Company. "Soaking the rich too hard and | too often would ultimatel” leave i nobody but the poor to pay all I the taxes.” Spies without a country. Re vealing story of how military sec I rets were stolen and sold to enemy countries. One of many fascinat ing stories on February 11 in The American Weekly, the maghjtine which comes each Sunday with the Baltimore American. Buy youf copy from your favorite newsdealet or newsboy. WE ARE not going to mention t •!: St •!! THE NAME of the man in the -it STORY, BUT it was one of our MORE PROMINENT citizens. * « * IF YOU will do a little thinking !> !> s YOU CAN guess the name in a :!• » SECOND. THEY were at the :> -r COAST. "MAMA, may I go s> Jh :J* IN TO swim?” asked the lad. CERTAINLY NOT,' my dear”, WAS HER reply. But daddy is SWIMMING,’’ HE 'protested. THEN CAME the classic answer S- =!■ DF THE loving wife, "yes dear BUT HE’S insured.” ’ *j. [ THANK YOU. EVEN WATER ESCAPES FROM THAT WEST RALEIGh MANSION Fred McCorkle says it was thi men who put in our plumbing wh< said, "after us the deluge.” —State Prison News DOING HIS PART W. O. Workman has recentl; had a splendid radio installed in hi nice home. Mr. Workman is quit progressive, owns a splendid farn which he is continually improving md takes much interest in makinj the home attractive. He is a first :lass mechanic, ever engaged ant doing the work well. —Silver Hill Correspondence, Lex in.gton Dispatch. THOUGHT IT WAS FLOATING CLUTCH This free-kneeling is all the rag now. * —Cleveland Star _ NEVER A BRIDE Times must have changed in th west. Out at Baylor University the Miss Popularity Contest wen to Bess Mann. —Dflily Tar Heel IT’S THE COLD WEATHER The Advent Senior C. E. societ; conducted a meeting recently will Miss Mary Snyder as leader. Topi for discussion was "Getting Alon With Others.” They had as thei slogan "stop and squeak.” —Advent Correspondence, Lexing ton Dispatch. FLY IN THE OINTMENT TT 1 .1 __ . ^ . .. .1* . J1UC1 LHC utw 1HUHVLU1 y punv. it seems that the man who has on dollar will be able to pay twi dollars worth of debts, but nothin; is said about that great multitud who does not have the one dollar. —Catawbfl News-Enterprise 15 HURT ON SCHOOL BUS Meridan, Mass.—Fifteen childrei were injured, one seriously, whei the Carthage school bus collidei with an automobile driven by Rob ert Henderson, New Orleans sales man, Posie Brown, 6, suffered fractured sjtull. The doctors say that many of u need more iron in the blood, but th girls of Salisbury will say tha they don’t need any more flatiroi in the hand. IDE'ER THE OMLY REASom A GOOD MAHY FOLKS QO TO THE AUTOMOBILE SHOVO IS TO SEE WHAT KlUl> OF CARS THEY MAY effect to be hit by IM I034 l ■ ■ ■—■-■■ ■ .i ■■ ——<■ THIS WEEK IN WASHINGTON {Continued From Page One) corn or cotton or wheat or what not, regardless of the world de mand. It is a fixed and settled policy of the Administration that there must be rigid limitation of production of everything which has the possibility of becoming an un consumable surplus. More and more the rest of the world is becoming self-sustaining, and the long-range outlook is for a state of things in which every coun try will feed and clothe itself with its own products, importing only what other nations can prduce bet ter or more cheaply. What is really developing here in Washington is a new system and theory of political economy, based upon present-day - realities rather than upon any of the old! teaching of the economists of the past. It is no particular individual’s theory but the result of sifting down the theories, ideas nronosals and nro jects which have been urged opon the Administration from hundreds of sources. The President was quot ed recently as realizing that econo mists change their views every five or ten years, and he openly express ed himself as willing to experiment with any problem until he finds the right answer. He, and the whole nation, are in the midst right now of the huges experiment ever attempted involv ing the welfare of 125,000,000 peo p pie and the ultimate fate of their children and grandchildren. The belief that it will succeed is temper ' ed only by a slight worry as to 1 whether the first stages of it can be carried through before it becomes necessary to take the next step. Birdseye View Ur ^Contrasting Methods i _ ’ New York is a wet State. North ’ Carolina is nominally a dry State, j Last year in New York there were 57 fewer motor vehicle acci dent fatalites than in 1932. This was a decrease of about 20( per cent. Last year in North Carolina there were 78 more automobile fatalities than in 1932. : This was an increase of more than 26 per cent. • Professor Harry Tucker of North Carolina State College says that’ "New York State has faced the ■ situation squarely and its recentj i law fixing punishment for driving - motor vehicles while drunk is the most stringent one in force in any ■ of the States. North Carolina has not faced the situation squarely. i New York last year registered! i 2,276,967 motor vehicles of all, ' fvnes nr mnrp than fmir rimes as! ; many as were registered in North r Carolina. . New York last year issued cre - dehtials to 3,201,3 57 licensed driv ers and that was almost as many licensed drivers as there are people in North Carolina. T New York takes the drunken » driver seriously and treats him se ) riously. North Carolina does no^ , The number of motor vehicle > fatalites is decreasing in New York. The number of non-fatal motor vehicle injuries is likewise decreas ing, dropping by 6,313 last year. In! North Carolina motor fatalities and non-fatal accidents are both in * creasing. | Yet New York is a wet State while North Carolina is nominally a dry State. Is .a dry State like North Caro 1 line unwilling to learn from a wet State like New York?—Asheville Citizen. s__ - STERILIZATION ADVOCATED 1 Savannah, Ga.—Mrs. R. B.j Young, chairman of the womens advisory board to the mayor and city council, reported' to Mayor Thomas Gamble that the board ad vocates sterilization of criminals and the hopelessly insane. -- i MISSISSIPPI PROSPEROUS Jackson, Miss.—-Mississippi busi ness has turned the corner and run smack into better times. Statistics assembled in a business survey ex tending over every section of the state gave proof to the fact that the sun has finally peeped through clouds of depression. Many people try to get into the exclusive circles of society and fail, but they can always get on the sucker list. Doesn’t seem to do much good to put up highway signs that say "Danger,” but if you put up one that said "Free eatsr” they would stop all right. 'ambling "round NEW YORK j^-HUG+4 KENNY _1 ■ There’s a class in English attend-! ed voluntarily by New York cops for the sake of learning to avoid the "East Side dialect” typified by such pronunciations as these, made popularly known by gangster films: jernt for joint; verce for voice; Brookalyn for Brooklyn; Thoidj Avenue for Third Avenue! the, Bronnix for the Bronx. i). Y; Those marble mansions still shut tered and unoccupied except by ser vants are ample testimony to the fad evidenced when the Social Register^ was issued showing so many winter; address the same as the summer. There’s the Payne Whitney white mansion at 972 Fifth Avenue; the M Hartley Dodge home at Fifth and Sixty-first; the Duke mansion! at 1 E. 78th and many another un-| occupied town house. Unoccupied; because the owners prefer their: homes on Long Island, their amaz ing farms in New Jersey or their! mansions on the upper stretches of the Hudson .... Evenings are quiet in those fashionable upper East Side streets this season. .;e -:e Lunch at a former easy speak gone legal: much wine, few cock tails in evidence among dozens of uptown business men. Busy French waiters; grand mushroom omelet; much the same character as pre repeal days retained midst walls lined with cartoons of nationally famous artists; good sherry; inex pensive! A cheer for repeal from me. it it it To the Barbzon-Plaza for dra matic versions of the sophisticated Dorothy Parker’s "After Such' Pleasures.” Surprising how well these pieces were adapted to the stage though they were written from time to time for such maga zines as ingw iorKer, narper s £>a zaar, Vanity Fair and others .... Rich—and funny—if you wink at an occasional indiscretion. •J< "i! The great fad of autograph hunting has developed a fine tech nique in New York. Some are re ported to be using their Sundays seeking out the places where cele brities are due for cocktails or tea around five in the afternoon. It seems to be a mystery how they know where such gatherings are scheduled, but the autograph hounds are greeting stage and screen notables with the doormen of many an apartment in town . . . "Sign on rhp dotted' line, nlease.” :«■ j> Of all printed jargon we know, Variety, the weekly publication of and for the theater, takes all prizes. It takes an active imagination and well posted mind to figure out such headlines as these: Leake, if Stick ing with Par on Reorg., May Re sign as Prez of F. S.; Looks OK for F. Sj. Notes Extended. (Par': Para mop t; F. S.; Film Securities.) . ... • * Little Women’ Bubbly in Hub, {37,000, Big; Baer, Bancroft, Laughton Draw. (Hub: Boston; $37,000, Big: Box office receipts :or one week, $37,000, which is a aig week for the particular theater running the feature; "Draw”: Draw a good crowd and good box affice receipts.) . . . President Signs Film Code; To O. O. Above— $25,000 Pic Salaries First. (To O. O.: To examine; to give the double O to; Pic: picture —i.e.—motion picture.) Wrench Is Lost Gold Mine Found Melbourne, Australia — Farmer Oavid Toohey lost a wrench and while looking for it discovered a ;old mine. Plowing on his farm in the old ■nining district of Ballarat, Toohey earched for a lost wrench and no iced a piece of quartz glittering in he furrows. He picked it up and aw it contained gold. After digging in the same spot le found a gold-bearing reef only i foot below the surface. Crush ngs of 10 tons of quartz taken from the reef produced gold valued it 448 ($2,240) in two ays. STILL IN THE HAYSTACK Fort Smith, Ark.—Federal inter lal revenue collectors had just about jiven up their search of the prem ises of Ernest Reed're when one of them stumbled over a rake resting igainst a hay stack. On moving the rake they found an entrance to the hay stack. Inside the stack was a 12x12 room containing a $ 5 -gallon still. INewsom oc Co. 104% S. Main Street Salisbury, N. C. Expert Watch and Jewelry Repairing Shoes rebuilt the better way. All kinds of harness, trunk and suitcase repairing. j FAYSSOUX’S PLACE Phone 433 120 E. Innes St. 666 LIQUID, TABLETS, SALVE, NOSE DROPS Checks Malaria in 3 days, Colds first day. Headaches or Neural gia in 30 minutes. FINE LAXATIVE AND TONIC Most Speedy Remedies Known. STAR LAUNDRY^ "The Good One” Launderers and Dry Cleaners Phone 24 114 West Bank St. | ONE D^Y SERVICE j » STATEMENT OF CONDITION Home Building & Loan Association of Landis, N. C., as of December 31st, 1933. (Copy of sworn statement sub mitted to Insurance Commissioner as required by law.) t ASSETS THE ASSOCIATION OWNS: Cash on Hand and in Banks _$ 882.83 Mortgage Loans__ 19,200.06 Money loaned to sharehold ers! for the purpose of enabling them to own their homes. Each loan secured by first mort gage on local improved real estate. Stock Loans_ 300.00 Advances made to our shareholders against their stock. No loan exceeds 90% of amount actually paid in. TOTAL _ 420.3 82.8 3 LIABILITIES THE ASSOCIATION OWES: To Shareholders Funds entrusted to our care in the form of pay ments on stock as fol lows: Installment Stock_$15,996.95 Paid-up Stock_ 15,996.95 Notes Payable, Other_ 2,969.65 Money borrowed for use in making loans to members, or retiring ma tured stock. Each note approved by at least two-thirds of entire Board of Directors as required by law. Undivided Profits_ 1,416.25 Earnings held in trust for distribution to share holders at maturity of stock. TOTAL _$20,382.85 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF ROWAN ss: P. M. Shulenburger, Secretary Treasurer of the above named As sociation personally appeared before me this day, and being duly sworn, says that the foregoing report is true to the best of his knowledge and belief. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 30th day of Jan. 1934. J. F. LIPE, Notary Public. My Commission Expires March 9 th. 1934. A Particularly Inspiring Vision- By Albert r. Reid {—--- ' immiMMME ActotASTrtJv. ^
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