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FOUNDED 1832—103RD YEAR SALISBURY, FRIDAY MORNING, MAY 31, 1935 ” VOL. 103 NO~44 PRICE 2
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NRA CODES
Carolinas To Continue Codes
Reason For Speed
NRA and Wagner Bill
The Bonus Situation
Explain Change of
Tactics
A1 Smith Coalition?
The Senate showed a sudden
burst of speed in passing, in quick
succession the Clark resolution to
extend NRA until April, 1936—
which amounts to chloroforming
that institution out of existence—
the amendments to the Tennessee
Valley Authority Act which
broaden that organization’s powers,
and the Wagner Trades Disputes
bill. Such speed is in sharp con
trast to the two months that it
took the Senate to pass the Works
Relief Act. Observers seeking the
reason for this change of pice find
it where reasons for anything that
happens in Washington are usually
found, in politics.
The strongest political influence
on the Senate today is that of the
four billion dollars which the Pre
sident has begun to allot for Work
Relief projects among the states.
Where this huge sum was merely
a lot of figures on paper a short
time ago, now it is real cash actual
ly being disbursed. That is much
more impressive to the Senatorial
mind. Privately some of the De
mocratic Senators talk bitterly
against the President; but when it
comes to voting, few are unable to
restrain the urge to bite the hand
that feeds them.
They voted against him on the
NRA extension, to be sure; but it
begins to look as if the President
himself had discovered that NRA
is a dead issue and that his "pres
sure” for a revised and strengthen
ed law was never as strong as was
represented. And the Senators
who voted for the Clark resolution
practically killing NRA went in a
body, almost, for the Wagner
Labor Disputes bill. It was point
ed out in this correspondence some
weeks ago that the choice probably
would be between continuing NRA
with its labor clause which hasn’t
worked to the satisfaction of or
ganized labor, and the Wagner bill,
which is an out-and-out Labor
measure.
Some of the Senators who voted
for the Wagner bill did so because
they believed in it; more of them,
it is gossiped here, voted for it be
cause they wanted to go on record
as "friends of Labor,” believing
that the Supreme Court will set
it aside as unconstitutional.
The President’s veto of the Pat
man Bonus bill does not end the
Bonus matter, by any means. The
accepted interpretation here is that
the President’s real objection is not
to prepayment of the veterans’
Bonus, but to the inflationary
■"breenback currency” provision of
the Patman measure'. Either the
Vinson bill or the Harrison “com
promise” measure will pop up, and
one or the other may be passed,
and will not be vetoed.
While the President’s position is
against inflation, he is strongly in
sistent now upon the Eccles bank
ing bill, which has the political
value of promising inflation to the
inflationists and control of infla
tion to the anti-inflationists. There
is a better outlook for the ultimate
passage of this measure than seem
ed apparent a few weeks ago. It
will put complete control of all of
the major functions of banking in
the hands of the Government. Pro
tests against It have come mostly
from bankers and big business men.
There is a strong feeling here
that Father Coughlin’s radio ap
peals for centralized banking con
trols have had a strong influence
upon Congress, though the Eccles
bill is not Father Coughlin’s plan.
The "radio priest” with a fol
lowing of nobody knows how many
million voters, looms up now as
one of the most potent political
forces of the time.
Another reason tor the recent
speed shown by the Senate is the
apparent decision of the Republi
can minority to use no more ob
strtictive tactics, a decision in
which some of the anti-Adminis
tration Democrats appear to have
concurred. There are several rea
sons for this change of tactics, the
principal one being the belief that
the Supreme Court will nullify
more than one of the measures
now in process of passing. The
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textile Group
Will Discuss
Future Plans
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Tobacco Manufacturers
Announce Adherence
To Wage And Hour
Provisions
Furniture Group Speaks
Industrial leaders of the Caro
linas joined with others throughout
the nation in calling for continued
operations without reversion to
labor and trade practices in vogue
prior to adoption of NRA codes.
Thomas H. Webb, of Concord,
president of the American Cotton
Manufacturers association, said con
versations with textile manufac
turers throughout this territory led
him to believe sentiment generally
favored adherence to NRA practi
ces regardless of the removal of en
forcement provisions by the Su
preme Court’s decision on Monday.
He pointed out, however, that
the future policy of the industry
would be mapped at a meeting of
the Cotton Textile institnte in
Washington, adding that the insti
tute. was now the only agency re
presenting all the cotton maaufac-j
turing interests of the nation.
i. i\.yan oi Jmign roint, secre
tary of the Southern Furniture
Manufacturers association, was out
of town and could not be reached
for his reaction to the elimination
of that industry’s code. High Point,
which shares a major proportion of
the nation’s furniture industry with
Grand Rapids, Mich., anticipated
little trouble as a result of the NRA
decision, however. Business, in
general, has been good, and no
trouble had been experienced with
labor even prior to imposition of
the code with the exception of a
brief walkout three years ago which
was attributed largely to sympathy
with striking workers of local hosi
ery mills, which also form a heavy
concentration here.
Officials of the R. J. Reynolds
Tobacco company at Winston-Sal
em announced continued adherence
to wage and hour provisions of the
tobacco industry code. The B. F.
Huntley Furniture company and
Wachovia Bank and Trust company
oficials did likewise. The bank
and its branches is the largest fin
ancial institution in North Caro
lina.
An official of the American To
bacco company, at Reidsville, where
it operates a large plant, said work
ing conditions would not be affect
ed there. The wage scale, he said,
is higher than the code rate
Get New Report
Redfern Is Alive;
Crashed In 1927
Washington. — Paul Redfern,
American aviator missing and given
up for dead for nearly eight years,
was reported in a dispatch to the
State department to have been
seen near Netherlands, Guiana,
South America, two weeks ago.
James L. Park, American vice
consul at Colon, Panama, reported
by telegraph that an "unnamed in
formant” had told him he had
seen Redfern in the Guiana coun
try
Redfern, whose home was in
Brunswick, Ga., was reported se
riously crippled.
The informant, according to
Park’s report, offered to lead a
rescue party if arrangements were
made before June 14.
State department officials were
at a loss to understand what Parks
meant by reference to "arrange
ments,” and have requested further
details.
NEWS
BRIEFS
LIQUOR STORE BUSY AT
ROCK HILL
Rock Hill, S. C.—Rock Hill’s
first legal liquor store opened about
mid-afternoon Monday and did a
rushing business until closing time.
The first license for a Rock Hill
store was issued to J. T. Givens,
Sr., who opened a store on Trade
street.
A steady stream of customers
entered the store from the time
it opened until it closed, and took
away the legal liquid for which
they paid prices ranging from 89
cents a pint for gin to $4.65 a
fifth gallon for Scotch whiskey.
FRESH MURDER CHARGE
PLACED AGAINST DAVIS
Concord.—Ralph Davis, notori
ous Davidson county outlaw who
was captured here by Concord and
Cabarrus officers in 1934 following
his fatal shooting of Sheriff God
frey C. Kimball of Iredell, faces
another murder charge, according
to information received here.
Davis, under 30-year sentence for
the Kimball murder and other
crimes, is reported to have fatally
stabbed a fellow prisoner at the
Caledonia prison farm about three
weeks ago. It is understood he has
been transferred from the farm to
death row at Central prison, Ral
eigh.
STATE’S CREDIT RATING
STILL HIGH
Back from a trip to New York,
Governor Ehringhaus said he was
told by bankers there that North
Carolina’s credit rating is "still
high.”
The chief executive and Charles
M. Johnson, State treasurer, went
over the laws passed by the last
Legislature with the New York
bankers, the Governor said, \ and
they were assured the State was still
in good financial standng.
NEXT HIGH COURT RULINGS
SCHEDULED FOR JUNE 26
Raleigh.—The North Carolina
Supreme court set June 26 as its
next opinion day.
The court has a number of un
decided cases before it, including
the test of the validity of a family
agreement for division of the $28,
000,000 estate of Smith Reynolds
of Winston-Salem. It decides cases
at its own will.
U. S. BONDS TO HIGH
BIDDER
The government is asking the
country for a loan of 100 million
dollars, to be secured by 3 per cent
bonds of 1946-48, to supplement
and bear same date as $825,000,000
of this issue sold June 15, 1934.
The bonds will be sold to highest
bidders.
DEMAND $200,000 RANSOM
Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Weyerhaeus
er at Tacoma, Wash., are ready to
pay the $200,000 ransom money
demanded for return of their kid
naped son George, but contact with
the abductors for delivery, of the
money is said to be difficult. The
crime has been planned for three
years, it is claimed.
INFANTILE PARALYSIS
Nine new cases infantile paraly
sis reported to the state board of
health bring the May total to 22
cases. Ages of those affected
range from seven months to 11
years, and Eastern counties seem to
be afflicted more than other sec
tions. Two deaths have been re
sorted. The diseases has not as yet
reached the epidemic stage.
LIQUOR VOTE IN NASH
HLJLY 6
The Nash county commissioners
rated unanimously to order a li
quor referendum for July 6.
GimWho Rocketed From Voice Double
Jjjfjl To Sweetheart of the Air
i TCROM an unseen voice double,
* singing anonymously for Hol
lywood movie stars, Franc ia White,
j the California songbird, has be
come one of radio’s leading so
pranos In the brief period of a few
months.
(1.) Miss White is shown as she
appeared In the film capital, am
; bitious but unknown. She doubled
for Virginia Bruce as Jenny Lind
singing sequences in the motion
picturej^TIie _Mighty^ Barnum.”
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(2.) Her audition in New York,
which resulted from her work as
Jenny Lind.
(3.) Portraying the title role of
Victor Herbert’s “Naughty Mari
etta” recently in the Palmolive
Beauty Box Theatre.
(4.) The triumphant smile of to
day’s “sweetheart of the air,” who
is heard every Monday evening in
“Music at the Haydns’" and Tues
day evenings on the Beauty Box
Theatre operetta program, both on
the NBC red network.^ —
N. C. Farmer Denies
AAA Paid For Trip
Chadburn. — "Any suggestion
or implication that the AAA paid
the expenses or any part of expense
incurred by the tobacco or cotton
growers of eastern North Carolina
for their recent trip to Washington
is nothing short of an insult,” a
statement released by William E.
Piver, prominent farmer said.
"As a matter of fact I was a
member of that group from eastern
Carolina. I joined several others
in providing transportation and
other expenses, solely in an effort
to protect o ur interests. If an oc
casion should arise whereby our
interest could be protected I would,
instead of furnishing two cars, pro
vide transportation for one hundred
or more farmers, at my expenses,”
he said.
The local farmer, who recently
returned from Washington, Is per
haps the largest berry grower in
eastern Carolina. Thus far this sea
son he has sold $25,000 worth from
his acreage of strawberries and as
yet has a few hundred crates to
pick and market.
Thirty or more farmers went
from Columbus county. Advices
indicate that this group Is more
than satisfied with their trip and
expenses and they together wish it
understood that their expenses were
paid solely by themselves.
Mr. Piver, with the remaining
members of the group, wishes it
stated through the press of the
State that they are solidly behind
President Roosevelt and the Con
gress of the United States for their
activities extended in behalf of the
interest of the farmers and work
ing men.
Piver said, "Nor would the peo
ple, aside from perhaps a few big
interests, like to see conditions re
turn to where they were in 1933,
when tobacco warehouses were
closed by violence by angerec
growers who faced starvation anc
ruination because of low prices. Ac
tion by President Roosevelt and hi:
staff, resulted in adoption and put
ting in force measures that havt
proved a blessing for the tobaccc
growers, cotton growers and others
"We are for the acreage control
production and such other meas
ures as may be adopted and whicli
tends to react for the benefit of the
farmers," Mr. Piver declared. "In
North Carolina, thousands and
thousands of unemployed and un
fortunate have been saved from
starvation by the CWA and EHA
and other agencies established.
"Mr. Roosevelt and the Congress
have proved that the interest of
the whole people has been consid
ered without favors to any select
group or class.”
YOUNG DEMOCRATS TO
MEET IN RALEIGH
The 193 S convention of the
Young Democratic Clubs of North
Carolina will be held in Raleigh
June 28 and 29, it was announced.
MORGENTHAU TO SEEK TO
FUND BIG INDEBTEDNESS
Washington.—Secretary Morgen
thau said he would offer "on or
before June IS” an issue of notes
:o refund approximately $770,
000,000 of maturing federal in
lebtedness.
WOMAN TAKES LIFE
Raleigh, May 29.—Mrs. Jane
Beavis Banks, 30, a patient at the
state hospital for the insane here,
iied today shortly after she ad
nitted taking a poison powder, hos
pital authorities reported.
GOOD
MORNING
THANK YOU!
Uncle John came to stay, and be
fore he left he gave his nephew a
pound note. "Now, be careful with
that money. Tommy,” he said, "Re
member the saying, 'A fool and his
money are soon parted,.”
"Yes, uncle,” replied Tommy,
"but I want to thank you for part
ing with it, just the same.”
ITS CONTRIBUTION
Brain Truster—Do you think the
automobile has contributed any
thing toward your prosperity?
Contractor—I know It has. Last
year I built a new hospital for the
town and this year they have given
me a contract to build an addition
to it.
THE ONLY HOPE
A motorist stopped at a village
tea-house where he was supplied
with some very hard and ancient
cakes. He glanced at the menu and
then sent for the manageress.
“I see from your bill of fare,”
he said mildly, "that your cakes
are all home-baked, and that
you supply socials and clubs.”
"That’s right, sir,” said the man
ageress.
"Well,” said the customer, "jusl
lend me one of your clubs, wil
you?”
SH-H-H
"What do you intend doinj
when you come out of prison?”
"If I tell you, chaplain, promis
me you won’t let on.”
Angry Guide: "Why didn’t yoi
shoot the tiger?”
The Timid Hunter: "He didn’
have the right kind of expressioi
. on his face for a rug.”
HAPPILY CAUGHT
"No wonder you like to fish,’
said the sweet young thing. "Ii
! makes the little fish so happy tc
be caught.”
"How do you know?” asked th<
boy friend.
"They’re always wagging theii
tails when you pull them out of
the water.”
SIMPLE ENOUGH
Assistant Editor: "Here’s a sub
scriber who wants to know why
they whitewash the inside of chick
en houses.”
Editor: "Tell him it’s to keep
the chickens from picking the
grain out of the wood.”
SCIENCE MARCHES ON
Irish Doctor: "Begorra, I’ve
knocked the fever out of him.
That is one good thing!”
Wife of Patient: "Oh, doctor
do you think there is any hope?”
Doctor: "Small chance of that:
but ye’ll have the satisfaction of
knowin’ that he died cured.”
CLOCK’S VERACITY
Wife: "What do you mean com
ing home at this time of the morn
ing?”
Hubby: "My dear, it’s just 12
o’clock.”
Wife: "It’s past 3 o’clock.”
Hubby: "Have your own way,
dear, if you will, and believe a nine
ey-eight cent clock instead of me.”
BEST DRESSED
Wife: "I had a lovely time at
the bridge club this afternoon.”
Hubby: "Did you have the best
score?”
Wife: "No—I had the best
dress.”
NEW CONSCIENCE
"What is conscience?” the Sun
day school teacher asked. There
was dead silence. "What is it that
tells us when we do wrong?” the
teacher went on.
"I know,” piped up the littlest
girl in the class; "it’s grandma.”
Act Declared
Illegal By The
Supreme Court
Court Acts Unanimously
-—Intrastate Wage
Pacts Outlawed
NRA, AAA, FACA End
Is Feared
I 'UU AAPATralf CAf lAn
Monday night suspended compul
sory enforcement of all NRA codes,
following a unanimous Supreme
Court decision holding NIRA un
constitutional.
By direction of President Roose
velt, the suspension was announced
by Donald R. Richberg, recovery
chief. The decision was reached at
a White House conference attend
ed by Mr. Richberg, Attorney
General Cumminys and Solicitor
General Reed.
At the same time Mr. Richberg
appealed to employers and workers
to cooperate in maintaining the
standards of fair competition writ
ten into the codes, pending the de
termination of a future course of
action.
Death blow to the NRA was in
the Schecter poultry case from
Brooklyn, the court deciding, in a
vigorous opinion by Chief Justice
Hughes, that:
1. Congress illegally delegated
law-making powers to the Pres
ident.
2. Federal control of intrastate
business through the NRA is in
valid.
Effect Of Ruling
On NRA Explained
The effect of the Supreme
Court’s decision on the NRA is
, shown by the following questions
and answers:
Q.—What did- the court decide?
{ A.—That NRA has no authority
to impose codes on business men,
Q.—Why?
A.—Because Congress exceeded
■ its powers under the Constitution
when it gave President Roosevelt
, the right to sign and promulgate
codes.
Q.—What is the effect of the
Court’s decision on NRA?
A.—Some lawyers say it means
the death of the Blue Eagle Others
• say NIRA can be amended to meet
the Supreme Court’s objections.
Q.—What did the Court say
about the NRA’s powers to reg
ulate wages and hours?
A.—It said NRA had no author
ity to regulate wages and hours in
a business that only indirectly af
fected interstate commerce.
Q.—What will be the effect on
pending legislation to extend NRA?
A.—No one is certain. The
House Ways and Means Committee
was ready to report a bill extending
NRA two years when the Supreme
Court’s decision was announced. It
stopped work immediately.
Q.—Can business men now ig
nore codes?
A.—Yes, until and if Congress
enacts new legislation.
Sales Tax Tops
Revenue Items
Raleigh.—The 3 per cent general
sales tax with basis foods exempted
has netted $7,022,912.42 this fiscal
year and is now the largest single
money-getting item in the State
financial set-up.
The income tax, formerly the
chief source of revenue, stands in
second place with $7,013,753.93 as
of May 27, and this figure compares
with $5,640,747 on the correspond
ing date on this date last year was
$5,421,336.54.
The franchise tax, third largest
item now, has netted the State $6,
593,856.09 as compared with $5,
445,699.19 on the corresponding
date a year ago.
General fund revenues as of May
27 stood at $2,474,555.91 after re
funds of $60,466.87 had been made