Sally Rand To Wed
CHICAGO . . . Sally Rand, noted
World Fair Dancer, (above), is soon
to wed. She has announced her en
gagement to Charles Mayon, with
whom she has been associated for
live years, he announcing her dance
specialty. «.
Sets Maine Record
i PORTLAND, Me. ... A new photo
| of Governor Louis J. Brann, the
i first Democratic'governor of Maine
! in 16 years, who was reelected to
■set a new state record of a Demo
crat winning a second term here.
Weeping Bride
I llll I III ■ III ■ I
SAN FRANCISCO . . . Colletta
Mulvihill Green (above) ran away
and got married while her mother
was in the far-East. She wept as
she boarded a liner here for Hono
lulu, ordered sent there to meet
mother . . . and without hubby.
Astors "At It”
NEWPORT, B. I. . . . There was
an added attraction to the ,yaeht
races here, a fine family spat in
public ’twix\ young John Jacob
As tor and his recent bride, the for
mer Ellen Tuck French (above). It
happened at dinner in a hotel,
young As tor parting by the process
of outrunning his bride and friends
who tried to catch him.
Isolates New Metal I
ITT smmm
CLEVELAND ... Dr, Aristid von
Grosser 29 years old, University ol
Chicago chemist, has succeeded is
isolating the world's rarest metal,
“Protactinium" . . . worth mow
than $100,009 an ounce. It is known
as element 91 and gives ■ oft th<
same rays as radium in lesser voi
tune.
(The Carolina Watchman |“H
FOUNDED^32-103RD YEAR ~ SALISBURY, FRIDAY MORNING. SEPTEMBER 28, ^ 7~ VoL. 103 NO.~^ PMCE 1 CENTS
President’s Plan Ends Strike
Over Half Million Homes Saved By HOLC
3.2 Beverage
Appears Again
In Local Stores
_ i
Possibility Of $1,000 An
nual Levy By Govern
ment Speeds Move
SALES SLOW UP
Beer dealers of the city, fearful
of the $1,000 tax by the federal
government to be levied on those
selling beer of over 3.2 per cent
alcoholic content, this week clean-1
ed their shelves and ice boxes of
brews over the legal limit and have1
returned once more to the content;
sanctioned by a dry North Caro- j
lina
Several months ago beer ranging
from 4 to 8 per cent began to
make its appearance here, and while1
for a time it was handled on a sub|
rosa basis, inside a few weeks it be
came the only kind of beer avail
able, dealers stating that they
could not dispose of the- weaker
grade when others were selling the
past few months has seen the deal
ers making a nice profit. They al
lege, however, that the public will
not consume any great quantity
of 3.2 beer, and that their business
• ii of _j: i.. mi__
Will 3UUV1 ai-wiuuiy;> * t'
out that even should a man be able
to pay the $1,000 federal tax he
would be more than likely to be
turned up by some 3.2 dealer who
could not make the grade, and then
come into conflict with state and
town authorities, since he would be
in the same category as a bootleg
ger handling straight liquor or
other intoxicating beverages.
The rank and file of the popu-1
lation here seemed to be paying lit-'
tie attention to the trend of affairs
affecting beer. Optimistic retailers
and bartender's at several places
expressed the opinion that as many
bottles and "scuttles” of beer of
3.2 variety will be sold here as of
the "high powered” beer and sales
in the recent past.
One fact of undetermined sig
nificance about the whole situation
was that those persons, engaged in
the beer business, who were inter
viewed were willing to pass along
the information they possessed but
they were insistent that they be
not quoted. Everybody seemed to
want to avoid anything like an ar
gument and to avoid saying any
thing that later miight be used
against them in the event of any
unexpected turns in the develop
ments.
Lucas Injured;
Driver Killed
Homes F. Lucas, Jr., son of Mr.
and Mrs. H. F. Lucas of this city,
suffered internal injuries and bruises
in an automobile wreck at South
Hill, Va., Sunday night, and his
negro chaueffer, Witt Spring, was
instantly killed when a truck col
lided with the Lucas car.
Young Lucas was taken to th«
Duke hospital at Durham, whqs-e at
last reports he was resting comfor
tably.
GOOD
MORNING
I1
DRINKS REGULARLY
"Your pulse is beating very ir
regularly. Do you drink?”
"Yes—but very regularly.”
IT OFTEN MADE A BETTER
ONE
When mother was a young lady
it didn’t make any difference what
kind of stockings she had on when
she went to have the picture taken.
—Cincinnati Enquirer.
Mother showed her bringing up.'
—Boston Globe Headline.
But it didn’t make half so'good
a picture.—Brattleboro Reformer. ’
—
SALVAGED SALLIES
ttV'V 1 1 1 1
yvu UC41 ilUUUL LUC ilLLlUCllL
in Scotland?”
"No, what was it?”
"Two taxicabs collided and 18
Scotchmen were hurt.”—Judge.
—
A NEW NUMBER
Those—Do you know the gorilla j
song?
Them—Wass iss?
Those—Gorilla my dreams, I love
mean aprons back.
These are worn on the back of a
party dress and not in the kitchen, i
WHY NOT?
Suspicious Husband—Who call- j
sd this afternoon?
His Better Half—Only Aunti
Sophie.
Suspicious Husband—Well, she,
left her pipe.—Everybody’s Week- j
'y. |
MULE HAD NO OBJECTIONS
Lady: "That language you are!
using to that mule is perfectly j
shocking.”
Driver: "Yes, it seems to get a;
rise out of everybody exceptin’ the
mule. You’re about the 20th per-!
son who has objected to it.”
ECONOMIZING
Manager: "What are you doing
with your foot on the desk?”
Clerk: "Economizing, sir. I’ve
lost my eraser and I’m using my
rubber heel instead.”
A GOOD CROP
Visitor—What have you taken
out of your garden this summer?
Brown (Sadly)—Three boys, a
strange cow and miscellaneous
chickens.—Passing Show.
'Has Helped
Stabilize Real
Estate Prices
Loans Amounting To
Over Billion And
Half dollars
EVER YONE HELPED
Within twelve months after the
opening of its last state office, the
Home Owners’ Loan Corporation
has saved more than a half million
urban homes from foreclosure by
granting mortgage refunding loans
amounting to over a billion and a
half dollars, it was announced by j
the Corporation.
As ®f September 7, the Corpora
tion had closed f 05,070 loans
throughout the country to a total
of $1,513,100,612, of which about
5150,000,000 has been distributed
in cash in local communities.
To liquidate arrears of taxes and
loans, the Corporation to date has j
paid approximately $103,3 000,0001
into local treasuries in the 3 0721
counties of the United States.|
These sums have reduced tax de
linquencies which vere serious in
many -instances, permitting count
less communities to meet their pay
men in the building trade and
stimulating transportation and the
manufacture and sale of construc
(Continued on page eight)
Stacy Heads
Arbitration
Board of Pres.
Thr^e men widely experienced in
the difficult and often delicate art
of settling disputes between em
ployers and their workers were ap
pointed Wednesday by President
Roosevelt to adjust the recurring
labor controversies of the textile in
dustry.
They are: Walter P. Stacy, chief
justice of the North i Carolina su
preme court; icea^ Admiral nenry
A. Wiley, retired; and James Mul
lenbach of Chicago. They consti
tute also the personnel of the steel j
labor board named several months
ago to settle employer-employe dis
putes in that industry.
In a lengthy executive order es
tablishing them as a board for the
textile industry, Mr. Roosevelt took
the initial step recommended by the
presidential meditation board, ap
pointed to settle the recent great
strike in that industry.
Push Fight For $1,000
Home Tax Exemption
Raleigh.—"The fight for a|
$1,000 tax exemption on homes
will go right on.” So declared Edi
tor Clarence Poe of The Progressive
Farmer, who has been championing
that especially feature of the re
vised Constitution, when informed
of the supreme court decision,
holding a vote on the basic law
this fall illegal.
"So far as I have been able to
hear, that is one section of the
revised Constitution which meets
[with the approval of both those
who have favored and those who
have Opposed the revised Constitu
tion as a whole. I think the same
thing is true of the proposal that
we should adopt taxation policies
to encourage the conservation of
soils, forests and other natural re
sources.
"I hope the Legislature will have
both these amendments voted on
separately next time so they will
not become mixed up in quarrels
over other features of the Consti
tution.”
Rowan Fair
Opens Oct. 8
World’s Largest Tented
Exposition Shows
Be Feature
AUTO RACES
Elaborate plans are daily being
completed for the Rowan County
fair, which will be held at the fair
grounds, here the week of October
8th thru the 13th. There will be
six big days and nights.
For some time the officials of
the fair have been planning for this
1934 fair, and according to all re
ports this will undoubtedly be the
greatest in the fair’s history.
There will be a number of free!
acts every day and night, including
the most brilliant display of fire
works ever exhibited in the South,
with an entirely new program each
night.
On_ Saturday the 13 th automo
bile races will be the big card, and
will include six big events.
The Johnny J. Jones exposition
shows will be the feature midway
attraction, and this is said to be
the largest show of its kind on
the road today.
radio band will
the.: feature attrac
most
outstanding one to take place iri
the South.
Johnson Quits
As NRA Head
•
General Hugh S. Johnson Tues
day handed his resignation as na
tional recovery administrator to
President Roosevelt.
The resignation will become ef
fective on October 15. For the
present the President has no other
job for the recovery administrator
who has served 15 months under
the New Deal, and whose work
created the Blue Eagle of the NRA.
The resignation came in the form
of a letter to the President and was
accepted by Mr. Roosevelt in anoth
er letter which complimented John
son on his hard work and assured
the NRA chieftain of continued
friendship.
Proclamation Is
Issued By State
,Gov. For PTA
Governor Ehringhaus has issued
a proclamation designating and de
claring the month of October 15
to November 15 as Parent-Teacher
month in North Carolina, earnest
ly requesting that all schools hold
special exercises under the auspices
of Parent-Teacher associations, to
be participated in by instructors
and parents, "for the discussion of
ways and means of improving the
work of these associations and the
worthwhileness of our educational
enterprise.”
Governor Ehringhaus points out
that the Parent-Teachers of the
state have planned to observe that
month, and states that it is his de
sire to show his appreciation and
sympathetic co-operation in this
movement, recognizing the work
of the Parent-Teacher associations
in behalf of the schools.
NEWS
BRIEFS
TWO PEDESTRIANS KILLED
IN AUTO CRASLI
Two pedestrians were fatally in
jured and three other persons were
hurt in an automobile collision on
the Reidsville road, near Popular
Grove school Saturday night. Fol
lowing the wreck one of the two
cars involved in the wreck caught
fire and burned. The dead are
Clyde Still, of the Popular Grove
community, and Weaver Nolan,
who lived on the Reidsville road
beyond that community.
THREE DIE WHEN TRAIN
HITS CAR
Three men were killed and two
injured Monday as a Southern rail
way locomotive crashed into a state
highway department truck at the
Seventh avenue crossing, at Hend
ersonville. Fred Liverett, Jacob
Hill and W. L. Owenby, all of the
Edneyville section of Henderson
county were killed. Jack Levi, 3 0,
was seriously and perhaps fatally
injured. He and E. S. Morrison,
46, less seriously hurt, were taken
to Patton Memorial hospital.
KILLED IN CRASH
Frank Johnson, 18, was fatally
injured at Mooresville Sunday when
his motorcycle collided with the
automobile of Walter Stillwell, alsa
of Mooresville.
mgs.
A. J. MAXWELL WEDS k
Allen J. Maxwell, state commis
sioner of revenue, wa(s miarried
Saturday night to Mrs. Minnie
Bagley Bradshaw of Greensboro at
the home of Mrs. V. R. Holt. Af
ter October 10, the couple will be
at home in Raleigh.
BANK ROBBERS GET $17,704
The bank of Russellville, Ky.,
was held up by robbers who secur
ed $17,704 and made a quick get
away. It was the scene of Jesse
James’ gang who, on March 20,
1868, strode in and got $12,000
and rode out of town on horesback.
The bandits tied up customers and
bank employees and drove off be
fore an alarm could be given.
SNOOZE LEADS TO CAPTURE
After having stood guard with
his gun for seven hours during
Saturday night, Hugh M. Gilley,
21-year-old escaped convict, was
overcome by drowsiness and slept.
He had been covering Paul A.
Vickers and his family in Okla
homa City. Vickers sprang upon
the man, threw his gun away after
battering him over the head with
a fruit jar, and Gilley rushed out
into the arms of the police.
FATALLY HURT BY CAR
Mamie Ruth Burton, four-year
old daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Grady Burton, of High Point, was
fatally injured Tuesday when run
down on the Thomasville road by
an automobile operated by Clar
ence Sawyer, young white man.
Sawyer was arrested on a charge
of manslaughter but furnished
bond of $1,000 for appearance
October 8 th.
NAMED ON GRANITE CODE
AUTHORITY
J. D. Sergeant of the North
Carolina Granite corporation oi
Mt. Airy, was named by the NR.A
as a member of the code authority
of the building granite industry
He was chosen by the National
Building Quarries association.
==y=
Stride Leaders
Accept Report
Winant Board
All But One Mill In Row
an Now Operating—
No Local Trouble
MILITA RETURNS
Twelve out of the thirteen cot
ton textile plants in Rowan county
are now operating under normal
conditions. The Salisbury Cotton
Mills and the local plant of the
Cannon mills reopened on Monday
morning, while three other mills
opened Wednesday morning, Row
an mills number 1 and 2 and the
Cartex mill. Only the China Grove
mill remains unopened, reports from
the office of this mill is to the effect
that it will open n«xt Monday
morning.
It is estimated that there are
now only about 5 00 mill workers
idle in the county.
All during the general walkout
local conditions were nnier ->nA
picketing was don© in an orderly
manner, there having been no re
i ports of local disturbance.
I The local milita which was on
guard duty at. the Erwin mills at
Cooleemee have returned home,
and the boys are high in their praise
of the many courtesies and favors
day was issued by the executive
council of United Textile Workers
union in response to President
Roosevelt’s plea that the walkout
end on the basis of his meditation
board’s plan.
The whistles of thousands of re
opening mills Monday formally
ended the strike, terminating acti
vities of the first "flying picket
squadrons” in American history,
and sending the industry off under
a new order of operation. Cost of
the gigantic walkout from lost
wages, property destruction and na
tional guard mobilizations was esti
mated at between $50,000,000 and
$75,000,000 in Washington.
Building Group
For Proposed
Hospital Named
The directors of the Rowan Me
morial General hospital have ap
■ pointed a building committee com
jposed of Bryce P. Beard, Dr. Frank
|B. Marsh and John E. Ramsey to
consult with architects and make
preliminary plans looking towards
the erection of a new hospital here.
Campaigns have been under way
here for some months for a new
institution. Present plans reveal
that about $110,000 will be avail
able, when pledges are paid and the
jDuke endowment funds received,
|for the hospital.
I It is planned to build, from pre
sent funds, a plant capable of hand
ling a 100-bed institution, with
only 40 beds installed at this time,
jand the others to be added as cir
jcumstances justify.
I ._.
[LITTLE TO SAY
Judge: "You have sworn to tell
nothing but the truth.”
Fair Witness: "Nothing but the
truth, Your Honor?”
Judge: "Exactly.’’
Witness: "Then, Judge, with that
silly handicap, I warn you I’m not
going to have much to say.”