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The Carolina Watchman __A NEWSPAPER devoted to the upbuilding of rowan COUNTY 1 FOUNDED 1832—104TH YEAR SALISBURY, FRIDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 11, 193 5 VOL. 104 NO. II PRICE 2 CENTS mtmmo* Anyone who looks upon the acts :ind utterances of the Administra tion and its spokesmen, from now on, as moves toward the political obective of reelecting Mr. Roose velt in 1936, will not be very far out of the way. It would be put ting it too strongly to suggest that the Administration is on the de fensive, but it is laying itself out to justify its acts and policies to the voters. Mr. Roosevelt made out a pretty .good case for the AAA in his speech at Fremont, Neb. While he did not say it in so many words, the clear implication is that if the Republicans have any hope of carrying the states of the Middle West, they have got to offer some program for the benefit of the farmer that will match the benefits the farmers have received from the AAA. One of the chief criticisms of AAA has been aimed at its policy of crop reduction, and especially the killing off of young pigs. Watch for an early announcement of a change in this policy. Plans for a new system of agricultural benefits based upon increasing pro duction, especially of corn and hogs, have been drawn up and await only the psychological mo ment to be announced FOOP PRICE INQUIRY. Washoington has been hearing from comurners, and their vigorous protest .’.gainst the ri ,ing costs of food scuffs are going ‘.rheedeJ. The 1 resident himself ordered the Federal Trade Commission to begin a searching inquiry into living costs. Another move which is under serious consideration by the AAA is the proposal of legislation which would put the milk suply of cities on the basis of a public utility, and •subject to rigid state and federal control. This has been talked of before, but now the talk seems serious. The President’s statement on the 1936 budget, coupled with the promise of a determined effort to reduce governmental costs for the next fiscal year is further calculat ed to strengthen the Administra tion’s position. Mr. Roosevelt as sured the nation that new taxes or permanent increase in personal tax rates will be necessary, unless the Supreme Court should declare the processing taxes, levied under the AAA, to be unconstitutional. The promise and the expectation are that relief expenditures by the Federal Government will be reduced rapid l^ly, and a much larger proportion relief costs will be shifted back -to" the states. G. O. P. ACTION Two significant items of news emerged from the recent meeting here of the Republican Executive Committee. One was the positive assurance, conveyed to the com mittee by Lawrence Ritchie and others closely associated with Mr. Hoover, that the former President is not a candidate and does not de sire to be considered. The other was the suggestion put forward that the Republican National Con vention of 1936 should be held after the Democrats have held theirs reversing a custom of more than 75 years. This would give the Republicans a target to shoot at. With Mr. Hoover out of the running, talk of Republican can didates focuses even more strongly upon Col. Frank Knox of Chicago, Senator Borah of Idaho and Gov ernor Landon of Kansas. Mr. Hearst’s announced preference for Governor Landon may or may not be put forward as a generally ac ceptable compromise candidate. It is, however, a long time from now until the nominating convention and anything may happen. MATCHING F. R. THE JOB Some smart Washington observ ers think that General Hugh John son has his eye on the Presidency. If a situation should develop in which a coalition anti-Administra tion ticket, appeaing to conserva tive Democrats as well as to regular Republicans, seems to be called for, it might provide General Johnson’s opportunity. Whatever else may be said about General Johnson, he makes a tre mendous personal appeal whenever he speaks to a crowd—and it seems ♦ reasonable that whoever opposes •^Mr. Roosevelt next year must be man able to match the President —if anybody can—in the matter of personal magnetism. Liam In rood rrices bhown in U. S. Surrey — ■ ——-- * Executive Group To Tour Carolinas To Be Greeted By Governors Touring Party Of Travel Agency Executives To Make 2,000-Mile Trip Over States C. W. Roberts, president of the Carolina Motor Club, announced the Governors of the two Caro linas had arranged to greet a tour ing party of 5 0 travel agency exec utives, editors and travel directors which will pass through the State late this month. Roberts said the party, repre senting 15,000 travel experts, who direct a majority of the travel of the world by all-expense tours, have announced they will make the 2,000-mile tour which begins at Greensboro Monday and ends at Charlotte October 25. The tour is sponsored by the Carolina Motor Club, and the Car olinas, Inc., with hotels, resorts and bus operators co-operating. The first night of the tour will be spent at Linville. Other night stops are: Bryson City, Asheville, Tyron, Aiken, Charleston, Wil mington, Elizabeth City (two nights), Raleigh and Charlotte. The tour will visit all sections of the Carolinas and spend as much time as possible viewing the scenic and historic attractions of the. States, as well as the resort and recreational facilities avadable. Governor Olin D. Johnston will greet the party at Columbia at 10:30 a. m. Saturday, October 19, and Governor J. C. B. Ehringhaus at Raleigh at 4 p. m., Wednesday, October 23. Few Employed By WPA In N. C. Administration Must Put Thousands to Work If it Reaches Quota In State Washington.—An army of men must take to the pick and shov el in North Carolina in the next two weks if the State plays its part in returning the 5,000,000 idle men to employment in the next thir ty days, as planned by the Works Progress administration. Reports issued by the Works Progress administration in the State and telgraphed to Washington are that the WPA in the entire State up to last Thursday had put only 3,011 men to work on jobs. This is in face of the fact that the total allotments that have been made to the State amount to $9,240,983 by the WPA. just wnat will De aone to rusn I employment remains to be ssen be I cause with declarations of the Pres ident that industry must absorb more idle men and that State allot ments for relief must end soon, the question that arises is what is to be done with the unemployed in the State until plans for WPA jobs have been completed. Throughout the entire country only 452.793 have been put to work on WPA projects, though the total allotment is enough to carry two millions on payrolls at once. At the WPA offices, State admin istrators are being urged to rush work as much as possible and to begin to get wages owing by cold weather. It is now six and a half months since the works-relief bill was passed, and a week of the PWA’s time to get its millions to work has passed. Twenty-five Duplin County farmers have cooperated to pur chase over 400 bushels of rvfe, clover, vetch and Austrian winter pea seed for fall planting. ( Bomber and Bride DETROIT ... At the moment “world series baseball games’’ are the high point of interest for Joe Louis, brown bomber of heavy weights, and his new bride. They ate here for the games, Joe rooting for his Detroit tigers and his bride favoring her home-town Chicago cubs. “May the best man win.’’ I | Flaming Temples { NEW YOKK . . . The flame-pago das of Cambodian Temples are inter preted into the above eolorful fall hat, a new creation which takes de signers’ breath away. ... It is of black velvet trimmed with cut out leaves and graced with multi colored zinnias. National President j CHICAGO. . . . Mrs. Melville Muchlestone (above), of this city, is the newly elected president of the American Legion Auxiliary. She was chosen to succeed Mrs. Albin C. Carlson of Wilmar, Minn., at the annual convention held at St. Louis. 140,000 Persons At Work Building Places To Play Washington.—The new deal was recorded to day as having set up ward of 140,000 persons to' work building ■ plac&,0T*£ people to play. Officials said ‘"Vliis figure un doubtedly would run higher than that after the work relief program gets into full swing. The 140,000 included 100,000 civilian conservation corps men who are at work in state and national parks and approximately 40,000 that will be put to work on $19, 097,976 worth of athletic fields, stadiums, swimming pools, golf courses, armories, and tennis courts in 10 states under the works pro gram. In addition to these, an unesti mated number of relief workers will be employed in a wide variety of work in city parks and playgrounds. The biggest endeavor has been in the development of state parks with civilian conservation corps men. Some 80,000 are being used in this work in 47 states. Delaware, alone, has no state park project under way. Since the inception of the CCC, officials said 650,000 acres had been set aside for state parks, bringing the total acreage in these parks to 3,650,000. To the 8,442,896 acres of nation al parks soon is to be added the big bend national park along the Rio Grande in Texas. Its 1,500,000 acres take in the Chisos mountains and the Santa Helena, San Vincente and Bouquillas canyons. In addition to these are other areas in national monuments, mili tary parks and battlelelds. One of the newest state projects is that in North Carolina around Mount Mit chell, highest mountain east of the Rockies. The construction of trails and Party Goes Deer Hunting The first of the week a party of four, v Locke and C. L. Stoner, of Salisbury, Lawrence Darr, of High Point, and Roy Lingle of Granite Quarry, went to the east ern part of the state between Swansboro and Morehead City to hunt deer. They report that in spite of their constant warfare with the swamp mosquitoes, they were successful in bagging two nice young deer, one of which weighed approximately 130 lbs., while the other weighed about 100 lbs. The men returned yesterday with veni son for a large number of friends and relatives. Marked Down Wife: "Well, anyway, we wo men don’t go around buying votes for $2 apiece, as you men do.” Husband: "You would if you could get them for $1.98 apiece instead of $2.” Neighbor’s Music Brown: "What will you give me for my daughter’s piano?” Nayber: "I’ll give you $3 a cord for it, sawed, split, and delivered in my woodshed.” roadways ,chimneys and tables for picnics, benches, bridges and dis posal systems, represents much of the work being done. Officials said there also would be considerable re forestration, erosion and landscap ing work. GOOD MORNING Something Worse Fat: "What could be worse than a giraffe with tonsilitis?” Slat: "That’s easy. A hippo with the mumps, an elephant with sinus trouble or a centipede with ath lete’s foot.” Both at a Loss Former Maid: "You told my new mistress that I was a thief. I can not find words to express my in dignation.” Former Mistress: "And I can’t find four pairs of stockings and two nightdresses.” Inexperienced A Vermont farmer made a bet of $5 that he could ride the fly wheel in a saw mill. As his widow paid the bet she remarked, sadly: Henry was a good husband, but he hadn’t had any experience with flywheels.” Friendless Tramp: "I ain’t got a friend nor a relative in the world, mum.” Housewife: "Well, I’m glad there’s nobody to worry over you in case you get hurt. Here, Tige— sic him!” Government Employment Offi cial: "What kind of a job do you want under the new public works program?” Applicant: "A job as chief line man for a wireless telephone service | will do very well.” New^Secun^^^^^^~| WASHINGTON . . . James W. Landis (above), who served one year as a member of the Federal Securi ties and Exchange Commission, is the new Chairman of the body, suc ceeding Joseph P. Kennedy, resigned. [ Outstanding Model \ ...- -- NEW YORK. .• . . Miss Anita Counihan (above), artist model, won over a big field when N. Y. news Photographers selected her as the most outstanding artist model. The news-cameramen acted as judges a! a meeting of the Artists and Writers Ass ’n. -----—1 legion Commander I --I IDA UKO VD, la. ... A royai reception greeted J. Bay Murpny (above), Iowa State Insurance Com missioner, upon his arrival home from the annual American Legion Con vention where, he was elected National Commander. it Facts And Figures On World Series Final facts and figures of the 193 5 World Series: Team Standings W. L. Pet. Detroit (A. L.)_\ 2 .667 Chicago (N. L.)-2 4 .333 First Game (at Detroit) R. H. E. Chicago -3 7 0 Detroit _0 4 3 \ Warneke and Hartnett; Rowe and Cochrane. Second Game (at Detroit) R. H. E. Chicago _3 6 1 Detroit _8 9 2 Root, Henshaw, Kowalk and Hartnett; Bridges and Cochrane. Third Game (at Chicago) R. H. E. Detroit _6 12 2 Chicago (11 innings'_5 yO 3 : Auker, Hosgett, Rowe and Coch- i rane; Lee, Warneke, French and 1 Hartnett. fourth Oame (at Chicago) R. H. E Detroit _2 7 0 Chicago _1 $ 2 Crowder and Cochrane; Carleton, Root and Hartnett. Fifth Game (at Chicago) R. H. E. Detroit _1 7 1 Chicago _3 8 0 Rowe and Cochrane; Warneke, Lee and Hartnett. Sixth Game (at Detroit) R. H. E. Chicago _3 12 0 Detroit _4 12 1 French and Hartnett; Bridges and Cochrane. ■ Sixth Game Statistics Attendance: 48,420. 1 Receipts: $147,5 51. Commissioner’s share: $22,132.65. 1 Each club’s share:$31,354.56. Each league’s share:$31,354.56. Total Six-Game Statistics Attendance: 286,672. * Receipts: $1,173,794. Commissioner’s share: $176,072.50 * "'Players’ pool: $414,507.60. Each club’s share: $153,324.13. Each league’s share:$153,324.13. ^Includes $100,000 from radio. * * Includes radio cut. Players share 1 in first four games only. ' _< Pioneer Contract , Awarded To The i Carolina Watchman , - i (The Pioneer) ' The 193 5-36 PIONEER con tract has been awarded to the Caro- ' lina Watchman Printshop. This company published the PIONEER last year and made somewhat of a record by printing it entirely ac cording to schedule. The manager, Mr. Leach, has always shown an unusual desire to please in every way possible and has bought new type and some new equipment in order to produce a better newspaper for Catawba. This year’s paper is ' being printed on the same size and grade of paper as the Carolina Watchman, the weekly newspaper published by this company. ■ RICHARD RAY SHUPING Funeral services for Richard Ray| Shuping, 37, who died Monday morning at a local hospital after an operation for appendicitis, was held Tuesday morning at 11 o’clock at the Franklin Presbyterian church. His father, John Wesley Shuping, of Franklin, where he lived; C. C., of Route one, and a sister, Mrs. J. W. Ervin of Salisbury, sur vive. 3 Application of superphosphate to his 10-acre pasture permits him to keep twice as many cattle due to the excellent growth of grass, says J. H. Edge of Yancey County. E<gi Higher In AH Areas Meat Prices Drop Slight ly During Two Weeks Period Ending Sep tember 24th. Washington.—A retail food price rise of one-tenth of one per cent during the two weeks ending Sep tember 24 was reported by the bur eau of labor statistics. The fractional increase was at tributed largely to a marked ad vance in egg prices in all areas. Of the 48 foods included in the in dex 13 showed increases, 20 de ceases, and 15 no price change. The current index, 124 (based on 100 for 1913) is 6.6 per cent high :r than for the corresponding period >f last year. The prices as compar :d with last year range from 4 per tent higher for cities on the Pa tific to 9.1 per cent in the South Atlantic region and 10 per cent in :he east north central cities. During the two-week period meat irices were repot ced off three :enths of one per cent. A drop of 16.7 per cent in the price of fresh nilk in St. Louis was cited as re ponsible for a drop of one tenth >f one per cent in the dairy pred icts group. Butter and cheese prices ncreased three tenths and four :enths of one per cent respectively. Although the advance of 2.3 per :ent for eggs was reported as sea sonal, the present level of egg prices vas said to be higher than in any September period since 1930. The fruit and vegetable group showed a price decline of two tenths of one per cent. With increases reported in 32 of the 31 cities included in the gen sral index, average retail food prices were higher than on Sep tember 10 in five of the nine geo graphical areas. The city price thanges ranged from increases of 1.6 per cent in Atlanta, Georgia, ind Fall River, Massachusetts, and 1.4 per cent in Los Angeles, to de ceases of 2.3 per cent in St. Louis, Missouri, and 1.7 per cent in Mem >his, Tenn. J. S. To Help Cotton Mills Washington. — The procure nent division of the treasury to lay had received estimates from otton textile manufacturers on 50,000,000 yards of cotton cloth o be used for relief purposes, for vhich contracts will be awarded oon. The cloth will be used in wom :n’s sewing projects under the re ief and works progress administra ions. I Io Lay Rowan Hospital Corn erstone Oct. 17 The cornerstone for the new 5125,000 Rowkan memorial hospi :al now being erected here, will be aid Thursday, Octo. 17, at 3:30 >’clock with Masonic ceremonies. Charles B. Newcomb, grand mas ;er of the Masons in North Caro ina, whose home is in Wilmington, yill officiate. Prior to the cornerstone laying, a jarade will be held through the •nain streets of the city with all the Vfasonic bodies of Rowan county, :he flag escort of the American Legion, school children ,and many ;lubs and organization taking part. SNAKE IN BAG OF CLOTHESPINS Manchester, Iowa.—Mrs. Jack Melchert put her hand into a clothespin bag she left in the yard af her home. Instead of grasping a clothespin she drew forth a three foot rattlesnake. She screamed and collapsed. Eugene Fishel, a school boy, saw the snake slither off and killed it.