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Recovery Here, Capital
Timid
Still On Main Line
Some Misunderstand
ings
Government System
Safe
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It is becoming clearer every day,
not .-lone to members of Congress
and to many of that somewhat ill
dot ineci group usually referred to as
"members of the Administration,”
but to impartial observers like
newspaper men, that Mr. Roose
velt has come to the fork of the
mad, where he must choose openly
and irrevocably whether he will
take the right fork or the left.
There is little doubt in the im
partial observers’ mindc which fork
he will choose, once he decides that
the time has come to make the de
tmite decision. He will choose
the road leading to die right. But
until he does, by positive word and
act, demonstrate that he is not go
ing to follow that alluring left
trail toward which some of his
counselors and aides have been subt
le trying to shunt him, the uncer
tainty which now beclouds the fu
ture course of the Nation will con
tinue to act as a heavy brake upon
industrial and business recovery.
Recovery is under way. Of that
there is no doubt. But it is tardy
and timid, because of the fear of
owners of capital, banks and insti
tutions of credit, that if they put
their money or their credit at work
in productive enterprises—which
every one of them, to the last man,
is eager to do—Washington may
spring some new and unexpected
restrictions upon the industries and
projects in which they have in
vested.
Most of that fear is exaggerated,
but capital is notoriously timid, and
the banks have had a sharp lesson
in the folly, not to say wickedness,
of lending other people’s money,
their--depositors’, on sufficient se
curity. And there has not only
been so much "Left” talk from
the "collectivists” in public office
here, but so many evidences of
"Left” influence in various legis
lative proposals which have been
put up to Congress with the word
"the President wants this to pass
as it is,” the conservatives can
hardly be blamed for wondering
whether Mr. Roosevelt has turned
from all the influences and prin
ciples of his own past.
Let it be said right here that
there is no foundation for such a
suspicion. And let. it be added
that, even among those who harbor
such fears, there has been little or
no diminution in the President’s
personal popularity. And that is
true of the Nation at large. The
great mass of the people, while not
professing to understand everything
that is being done here to try to
improve conditions, even though
many are doubtful about the ulti
mate success of some of the frankly
experimental methods that have
been and are being tried, still be
lieve that Franklin Roosevelt will
pull us through, somehow This
is not being set down to instil dis
trust of the President, but rather
to show the reasons for such dis
trust as exists and to point out
that it is on the way to being re
moved.
For, whether the statement made
to Professor Wirt of Gary by some
of the young men who have such
an active finger in the pie here
were intended to be taken seriously
or not, no intelligent person ac
cuses Dr. Wirt of faking them.
And a critical examination of much
of the New Deal legislation that
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Direct Relief
Is Granted For
Teachers’ Pay
Allotment Made After Allen’i
Visit to Capital.
APPROVED BY HOPKINS
Money Will Be Available For Use
During Remainder of Present
Session.
Through the combined efforts
of Senator Josiah W. Bailey of
Raleigh and Supt. A. T. Allen of
the North Carolina schools, the
state was allotted $5 00,000 for em
ergency relief to pay school teach
ers.
This is the first direct relief
that has been given to the schools
of this state, such having been
withheld because the state schools
are being operated upon a guar
anteed eight-months’ term basis.
The state has contiued the pro
[gram though at a sacrifice.
Superintendent Allen was in
Washington all week working on
'the six-point education program
under which public schools would
share in the proposed billion and
a half dollars that the President is
to ask congress to appropriate for
relief. While there, Superintend
ent Allen went ovre the entire
situation in the state and told of
nany school districts that are de
irtquent in paying teachers and
stressed importance of an allotment
to meet the exigency.
On leaving Washington, Super
tendent Allen left the matter in
the hands of Senator Bailey, who
further urged that -proposal, and
was later advised that a half million
dollars has been set aside to meet
the situation in North Carolina for
the remainder of the school session.
Superintendent Allen is to work
out the plan of distribution along
the lines that he suggested to Me
ergency Relief Administrator Hop
kins, who stated that he had abso
lute confidence in Superintendent
Allen in handling it.
T. J. Maupin
Is Robbed Of
Wallet Thurs.
An unidentified white man
forced the car of T. J. Maupin to
the curb on the 15 00 block of
North Main street, pointed his gun
in Mr. Maupin’s face and lifted his
wallet, containing insurance papers,
but no money. The robber was
accompanied by another white per
son who remained in the car and
took no part in the daylight hold
up, the first to occur in this vicini
ty in some time. After robbing
Mr. Maupin, the car drove off in
the direction of Spencer. The full
license number was not obtained,
but the last three numbers. Mr.
Maupin states were 741.
In relating the details to Sheriff
Krider, Mr. Maupni believes that
he attracted the attention of the
men in the Wachovia bank when
he exchanged $100 in bills for a
cashier’s check. This check was
overlooked.
NEWS
BRIEFS
BODY OF BOY FOUND
HANGING
George Nixon', 14, sdn of ahe
superintendent of Lincoln county
schools, met death in the garage
at the Nixon home in Lincolnton
Saturday night on a trapeze. It
is presumed that the boy was play
ing on the trapeze when, he was
caught in such a way as to hang
himself. No inquest was held.
DIES WITH SMILE ON LIPS
Willie Mae Miller, who for weeks
had been slowly dying because of
an excess of white corpuscles in
her blood, died in the hospital at
Memphis, Tenn., on Saturday. She
had urged her parents not to cry,
and told them she was not afraid.
"I love Jesus” were among her last
words. She died with a smile on
her lips, and a sympathetic public
will learn of the death of this
sweet child with feelings that will
draw forth many tears.
'WANTS ACTION
In a series of White House con
ferences with congressional leaders
President Roosevelt has let it be
known that he wants immediate
action on the stock market regula
tion bill, reciprocal tariff bill, the
municipal bankruptcy and guaran
tee bank deposit proposals.
RESTORE PENSIONS
Frank T. Hines, administrator of
veteran affairs, announced Sunday
night that 5 7,000 veterans of the
Spanish war. the Boxer rebellion
and the Phillipine insurrection
would be restored to the pension
rolls and that 122,000 would re
ceive compensation increases so that
they wll get 75 per cent of what
they were receiving at the passage
of the economy act in March, 1933.
EXTENDS CODE
President Roosevelt has announc
ed that the President’s reemploy
ment agreement would be extended
beyond the date set for its expira
tion, April 3 0, and that all em
ployers—not under codes—who ob
serve its terms might fly the Blue
Eagle.
FOUR LOST
Hope for safety of three Amer
icans and a Japanese who were
passengers on a plane that has been
missing for almost a week has been
practically exhausted, after fifteen
airplanes had conducted a mass
sarch over a wide area and failed to
locate trace of the missing quartet.
Fear was expressed that the plane
fell in Hangchow bay, "graveyard
of China.’’
DILLINGER AGAIN
John Dillinger, Indiana desper
ado, is believed to have returned
to the Hoosier state, for officers
think no other criminal would
have dared raid the Warsaw, Ind.,
police station for a haul of four
bullet-proof vests and two revol
vers. Last week two men forced
a patrolman to unlock the police
station arsenal. One of the men
was Dillinger, the officer declared.
WILL NOT QUIT
Bishop James Cannon. Jr., who
is on trail in Washington in con
nection with finances, has no in
tention of asking for retirement at
the general conference of the
Methodist church which will meet
at Jackson, Miss.,'April 26, and
will resist any efforts by the con
ference to superannuate him, the
churchman has announced.
FESTIVAL CLOSES
Hundreds of North Carolinians
gathered at Chapel Hill last week
for the second annual Dogwood
festival, and exhibits of native
arts and crafts remained open
through Monday by public re
quest.
A Happy Angler in the Bent-Pin League
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SPRING . . . The photo above happens to come from the Southland,
but Mabel Claire Strickland, of Douglas, Ga., does more than attest her
membership in the Bent-Pin League . she typifies the opening of another
happy childhood season throughout the land,
Community Band
In Concert At 3
O’clock Sunday
—is
Ernest Harris, Trombtfmct and C.
S. Miller, Jr., Cornetist, Will Be
Heard in Solo Numbers.
The Salisbury Community Band
will be heard in-its next public con
cert at the Capitol theatre Sunday
afternoon at 3 o’clock. At this
time various band numbers and in
strumental solos will be heard.
Miss Doris Kimmel, soprano, is
ill and will not be able to assist the
band in its program. Recently it
was announced that she would be
vocal soloist for the occasion.
For the first time since the L>and
has been giving public concerts two
of its members will be heard in solo
numbers. Soloists for the occasion
are Ernest Harris, trombonist, and
C. S. Miller, Jr., cornetist. Each
will render two solo numbers.
The program follows:
I
Lights Out March,—McCoy;.
Oberon Overture—Weber; Daugh
ter of Love, Waltzes—Bennett;
Salisbury Community Band.
II
Polka Militaire—Hartley, and
Berceuse from Jocelyn-Godard—
Ernest Harris, trombonist.
Jupiter Polka-Goldman, and Sol
veg’s Song—Grieg; C. S. Miller,
Jr. cornetist.
III
Bearcat March—Huffine; Am
erican Patrol—Meacham; Our Di
rector March—Bigelow. Salisbury
Community Band.
The concecj is free to the public
and a large attendance is urged.
This concert marks the third ap
pearance of the band.
Merchants To
Held Annual
Banquet Thurs.
The ann,ual banquet of the Salis
bury-Spencer Merchants association
will be held in the Yadkin hotel
ballroom, Thursday, April 26, be
ginning at 7 P. M.
Mr. W. L. Dowell, of Raleigh,
state secretary for the North Caro
lina Merchants association wll be
the principal speaker for the occa
sion. Mr. Dowell is an excellent
speaker and those attending are
assured of hearing expert opinions
on problems confronting the pres
ent day merchant.
The entertainment is in charge
of S. H. Plexico, chairman, T. M.
Casey and C. A. Mayfield.
George W. Wright
Taken By Death
Sunday Morni
Funeral Services Were Held From
The Home Monday Afternoon
For City’s Oldest Merchant.
George W. Wright, local under
taker, died at his home on South
Fulton Street Sunday morning fol
lowing ill health for some time.
Funeral services were held from the
home Monday afternoon in charge
of Dr. Arch Cree, of the First Bapt
ist church, assisted by Dr. M. W.
Gordon, of Spencer, and Rev. C. A.
Rhyne, interment was in the
Chestnut Hill cemetery.
Active pallbearers were: J. H.
Kinder. R. L. Julian, A. G. Peeler,
T. J. Maupin, C. P. Foster. Sam
Trexler, E. H. Woodson and T. M.
Stanback.
The deceased was one of the
charter members of the First Bapt
ist church, and one of the founders
of the Whitehead Bible class. His
grandson, Geo. R. Uzzell is now
teacher of this class. Dr. John
Whitehead in whose memory the
class was named, died 8 years ago.
Some months ago Mr. Wright
suffered an attack of influenza and
although he recovered somewhat,
he steadily grew more feeble and
for the past few months was con
fined to his home the greater part
of the time.
William V. Harris
Announces For
Pros. Attorney
William V. Harris has announced
that he is a candidate for the office
of prosecuting attorney for the
Rowan county court, subject to
the Democratic primary to be held
on June 2.
Mr. Harris is a well known mem
ber of the Rowan county bar, hav
ing been practicing law in Salis- !
bury Slice 1924. He is a member
of the First Presbyterian church, a
mason, being a member of the local
Andrew Jackson lodge, and also a
member of Winona Council of the
Junior Order. At present he is
the prosecuting attorney for the
Spencer Recorders court. Mr.
Harris is the son of the late W. B.
Harris, who was an employee of
the Spencer Shops for many years.
Mr. Harris is no new-comer in
county politics having run for the
office of prosecuting atorney of the
Rowan county court in the last
primary.
GOOD
MORNING
STRIKING AND TIMELY
Customer: "I wish to buy an
appropriate gift for a bride—
something timely and striking.”
Judge (to prisoner): "Remem
ber anything you say will be held
against you.” ^
Prisoner: "Garbo, Dietrich,
Crawford, Bennett.”
"I vant some pepper,” he said to
the lady clerk.
"What kind of pepper do you
prefer, black or light colored pep
per?” she asked.
"I don’t vant edet kind; I vant
toilet pepper.”
Farmer A: "What’s that I hear,
Julian about your hired man fall
ing off the roof when he was paint
ing the garage last week?”
Farmer B: "Yeh. He fell into
a barrel of turpentine.”
Ditto A: "D^d it hurt him
much?”
Ditto B: "Don’t kn(ow. They
haven’t caught him yet.” .
Pudge: "There’s mother’s ashes
in the jar on the mantlepiece.”
Mary Lee: "So your mother is
with the angels!”
Pudge: "No she’s just too lazy
to look for an ash tw.”
Passerby: "Begging with two
hats? What’s the idea?”
Beggar: "Yep. Business was
so brisk I had to enlarge the shop.”
"Excuse me a moment, doctor,
while I go put on my percolator.”
"Oh,” said the visiting clergy
man "you look all right with what
you have on.”
Labor Voters Form
New State League
The North Carolina Labor Vot
ers’ league was organized here last
Sunday, with representatives from
18 or more local units present,
along with several hundred other
representatives of labor. The or
ganization elected Arthur Harri
son, of High Point anld Spencer,
chairman; R. R. Lawrence, of
Winston-Salem, and Mrs. Mamie
Lynch, of Spencer, vice chairmen;
E. L. Sandefur, of Winston-Salem,
secretary-treasurer; Miss Ada Hill,
of Cliffside, assistant secretary.
In a declarations of principles
the organization decided member
ship shall be confined to labor and
farm voters whether belonging to
labor organizations or not and de
clared as its object: "To secure
the best of citizens for public of
fice who will make and carry into
effect laws fair and just to all, rec
ognizing that the employer is en
titled to fair and just profit and
that the wage earner creating the
wealth and profit is entitled to
good wages, ample protection in old
age and compensation in case of
accident or ill health traceable to
employment.”
Morgenthau
Against Illicit
Rum Mfg.
$17,000 Worth of Whiskey And
Mftsh Was Seized In U. S. The
Past Week.
STILLS ARE SEIZED
Secretary Says That "Illicit Business
Seems to Be As Bad As It
Ever Was.
Washington, —Secretary Mor
genthau is quoted as saying that
the manufacture of illicit liquor
is still "a very husky industry.”
He said he planned to "hit and hit
hard.”
The treasury head explained the
department was "beginning to get
interested in the illicit manufac
ture” of intoxicants because on
May 10 the old prohibition unit
will be transferred from the justice
department to the bureau of indus
trial alcohol. That isunder the
treaAiry.
Morgenthau disclosed revenue
agents already had started seizing
till and illegal spirits.
He said 73 stills were taken last
week throughout the country along
with 84.000 gallons of spirits and
173.000 gallons of mash valued at *
nearijco.be.viibad.is
On May ir0. the force available
to stamp out the illegal liquor trade
'will total about 1,500, of whom
perhaps 750 will have been taken
from 'the justice department.
The secretary said rum running
from the high seas was considerably
less than during the prohibition
era. He explained the number of
vessels sending liquor' into the
country from both the Pacific and
Atlantic is far less.
Transient Bureau
Will Move To New
Quarters May 1
Three Story Building on East Fisher
Street Has Been Leased For
Salisbury Bureau.
The work of cleaning and doing
the necessary repairs in order to
convert the three story building at
114-116 East Fisher street into one
of the most modern and up-to-date
federal transient homes, ready for
occupancy by May 1, is already
under way.
It is planned to have a reading
and recreation room on the first
floor, also the administrative of
fices. The second floor will be uti
lized for the dining room, ktichen
and commissary, while the third
floor will be used for sleeping quar
ters. It is planned to have an in
firmary and isolation ward in the
building also. The second floor
directly across the street will be
utilized for a recreation hall and
school. This work wilf be under
the direction of Mrs. A. M. Marsh.
Mr. W. Murray Linker has been
appointed superintendent of the
Salisbury Transient bureau. Mr. -
Linker is a native of Salisbury.
Man Hides In Attic Nine Years
Eluding Police; Freed By Court
. Nashville, Tenn,.—Feeling "like
h bird out of a cage,” Nashville’s
attic hermit” set about to regain
his health after nine years of hid- i
ing in his mother’s home from
officers who hunted him on a
charge of killing his wife.
Since last September, when they
found him, Charles E. Youngblood
had been held in county jail, but
he was cleared of all charges and
walked forth a free man after
Judge Charles Gilbert of Crim
inal Court directed a verdict of
not guilty.
Often during those nine years,
Youngblood said. "I wanted to
give myself up. But my mother
would not let me.”
He said his father, who died
soon after Youngblood went into
hiding, had "asked me on, his death
bed to stay with my mother.”
So nine days after his wife was
killed in ,1924, Youngblood said,
he went to his mother’s home and
for the next nine years he never
left it.
Boy Travels From Pennsylvania
To Texas As “Piece Of Baggage”
Houston, Texas—A rumbling
bus polled into the Houston termi
nal and unloaded, among other bag
gage, five year old Donald (Scoot
er) Kelly at the end of a 1,700
mile trip from the East.
Awaiting the lad was his mo*
ther, Mrs. Dorothy Kelly, a Hous
ton cafe cashier.
An aunt at Erie, Pa., placed
"Scooter” aboard a bus, properly
tagged and waybilled as baggage
to be transported to Houston. It
had been decided that the handiest
way to have "Scooter” travel was
as a bit of human baggage.
Along the road travelers enter
tained the boy with Texas cowboy
stories. On the last leg from
Texarkana to Houston "Scooter”
had six men taking turns at spin
ning yarns of the old West, where
sixshooters barked and bad men
died with their boots on. He fell
asleep listening. The bus driver
said:
"He gave us no trouble at all.
He was the life of the party.”