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The Carolina Watchman |r“J __A NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE UPBUILDING OF ROWAN COUNTY_ » FOUNDED 1832—104TH YEAR SALISBURY, N. C., FRIDAY MORNING, APRIL 17. 1936 ~ VOL. 104 NO. 38. PRICE 2 CENTS. r Washington—As the dates for the Presidential nominating con ventions approach, Washington’s outlook on everything becomes more intensely political than ever, if that were possible. The major political question remains that of whom the Republicans will nomi nate to oppose Mr. Roosevelt. The latest view to meet wide ac ceptance is that, while Governor Landon of Kansas still appears to have the edge, a strong swing is noticeable toward Senator Arthur H'. Vandenberg, of Michigan. Senator Borah’s chances are now be lieved to be diminishing. Col. Frank Knox is not now regarded as a probable nominee, although it is conceded that he will have a strong following in the convention and an important seat in the party coun cils. Some of the remnants of the Old Guard are reported to still have hopes of pulling off a coup which would result in the nomination of Senator Lester Dickinson of Iowa, but Mr. Dickinson’s name has not aroused any important public sen timent. As one of Washington’s shrewdest political observers re marked the other day. "The trouble with Dickinson is that he looks too much like a Senator.” HOOVER-KNOX COMBI NATION While there is general recogni tion of Mr. Hoover’s prestige, it is taken as a foregone conclusion that he will not be the nominee. His friends say he^does not want it and his enemies say he could not be elected. Even though not a Presi dential nominee, Mr. Hoover’s voice and influence will be a factor in the convention and the party councils. He may not be able to name the party’s nominee, but his friends say that Mr. Hoover and Col. Knox, by their combined strength—and they are in very close harmony—can prevent the nomination of anyone whom they don’t regard as a suffi ciently aggressive fighter. And their friends say they don’t so re gard Governor Landon. Some of the big shots in the Re publican organization have been rather critical of Senator Vanden-j berg because of his acceptance of, some of the major New Deal measures. But that feeling has changed materially since the pres ent session of Congress began and the Senator from Michigan has be come, if not the only spokesman of the Opposition in Congress, at least the spearhead. Mr. Vandenberg’s leadership on the minority side of the Senate Chamber has been thrust upon him. His friends say that he would have preferred to have had some Re publican Senator of longer service head up the Opposition. WHY OF GOP WEAKNESS The weakness of the Republican situation in Congress, it is pointed out by impartial critics, is that the party was so long in power that it •does not know how to organize the strategy and tactics necessary for an effective Opposition. Most of the Congressional mem bers of the Republican party have been used to playing on the side of the "ins” and haven’t yet learned how to play on the side of the "outs.” The result is that there has been no shaping of constructive (Continued on page Four) Roosevelt Is Given Tremendous Backing F.R. Polls Over Million Votes Garners Nearly 500,000 More Than Combined Knox-Bor ah Total ■ Washington — Scanning closely the returns from Tuesday’s presi dential preference primaries, Wash ington noted five tangible points. - Col. Frank Knox of Chicago, seeking the Republican nomination led Senator Borah of Idaho in Il linois by close to 80,000 votes, but the number of delegates won by each remained to be finally decid ed. (Supporters of the Chicago pub lisher claimed 29 of the 49 dele gates even while many ballots re mained to be counted.) Knox, a persistent New Deal critic, found his plurality largely confined to Chicago and its en virons. Borah, seeking party reform in the direction of liberalization, held a slight lead in most down-State rural sections, with many precincts still to be heard from. President Roosevelt, unopposed in simultaneous Democratic pri maries, polled more than a million ballots, nearly 100,000 more than the combined Knox-Borah total. In Nebraska, where Roosevelt and Borah were unopposed in their respective party primaries, some Republican voters wrote in the name of Governor Alf Landon of Kansas. The supporters of both Borah and Knox, and Landon, as well, said they drew comfort from the returns. Spokesmen for Knox claimed Illinois delegates would increase his strength to 130 of 390 delegates thus far chosen. Borah backers claimed a “moral victory.” A Landon spokesman said the (Continued on page five) f * * * *> #■ re * * I * STORM SPARES * i * PAIR AWAITING * j * DEATH IN HUG * * * * Anderson, S. C.—Miracles* * still happen. * * When the raging clouds * * lowered upon Anderson, a * * couple in the Appleton Mill * * village searched in vain for a * * place of refuge inside their * * house. Then, resigning to * * fate, and wanting to die in an * "embrace, they flun their arms * * around each other, face to * * face, and drew together in a * * tight lock. * * Thus they waited for their * * doom. * * True to expectation, the tor- * * nado loosed its wild force up- * * on the dwelling, and in the * * twinkling of an eye blasted it * * to bits—except for a small * * spot of the floor. There stood * * the devoted pair, unscratched! * ««*«««#« * * Sales Tax Not Only Issue, Replies Hoey Scores Tendency of ‘Professor McDonald’ to Pred icate Campaign Upon One Plank Lexington—There will be a lot’ more than the sales tax before the: North Carolina Democrats when they go to the primary polls on June 6, declared Clyde R. Hoey, candi date for governor, in an address de livered at the Davidson county courthouse here Tuesday night. By far the most important mat ter before them, he said, will be the selection of a man fit by ex perience, capacity, background and an understanding of the State to serve as its governor for four years. "And I don’t think that we North Carolinians want this Illinois professor of political promises for that job,” said Hoey. "There is more in this campaign than any single issue. An effort is being made to predicate the whole campaign upon the sales tax, to which there is much popular opposition. The purpose is to cap italize the sales tax issue for the benefit of Professor McDonald. "But it should be remembered that you do not elect an issue gov ernor of North Carolina, especially an issue on which only the Legis lature can make the final decision. No, you don’t elect a platform and you don’t elect a lot of promises. You elect a man who will serve as governor for four years. His election should be based upon his fitness, his experience and his capacity to serve all the people with relation to all questions that may arise during that four-year term. "It is of prime importance that the people of North Carolina shall not be divided into classes and groups, antagonistic to each other. The man who makes a determined effort to arouse class prejudice in our State is a public enemy. There is only one way to advance the causes of education, to develop the humanities of government, to ad minister to the unfortunate, and to benefit both the men who labor in industry and the men who labor on the farm. That is to have a united effort on the part of all our people in the building of a great commonwealth. Division, strife, class hatred and the insinua tion of distrust of each other into the minds of the people of North Carolina is the surest way to dis rupt the Stare and destroy the progress that has been made under the leadership of the Democratic Party.” Motion Picture Version of Passion Play Coming The greatest of all Passion Plays, beautiful, enthralling, ennobling, reverential, charming—the greatest religious story known to the screen world, is coming to Salisbury, Tuesday, April 2,st, and will be shown at the FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH at 7:30 P. M. Thousands of people spend thous ands of dollars going over to Ober ammergau, Bavaria, to see The Passion Play in a language they do not understand. You can now see this gorgeous spectacle and greatest tutor of religion and ancient history that the world has ever known just as if you traveled to Bavaria to witness the original stage produc tion. There is not an attraction before the world today in the way of an [entertainment, so realistic, so im pressive, soul-stirring, heart-reach ing, and uplifting as is the wonder ful creation in moving picture form. That it is doing the world | great good no one can deny. How grand the opportunity to witness these beautiful life-motion picture , passing before your eyes, unfolding j in the most convincing and pleas ing manner these scenes and inci dents of Christ’s life heretofore de ' scribed in words only, and not un derstood by all. Reynolds Will Stump For FDR To Conduct Speaking Campaign in State in Behalf of President Washington—Senator Robert R. Reynolds announced that he would make a complete tour and speaking campaign of North Carolina this summer and fall in the interests of the reelection of President Roosevelt and the entire North Carolina State ticket. "I promise to go into every county of the State and make a speech”, said Senator Reynolds, "and help roll up the biggest Demo cratic majority ever known in the Old North State.” Asked as to when he thought Congress would adjourn, Senator Reynolds said, "In my opinion it will be about June 1, so members of Congress may go home before the national conventions meet.” Senator Reynolds said that he planned to attend the North Caro lina State convention at Raleigh June 12, after which he would at tend the Democratic national con vention in Philadelphia June 23. The senator said that he would then go to Chicago to be present July 4, for the national convention of the Loyal Order of the Moose, when he will introduce Secretary of War George H. Dern as the speaker of the occasion. Senator Reynolds received an invitation of the Tennessee Daily Press associa tion to deliver an address at Chat tanooga next month, but declined owing to press of business in Cong ress. State Employe's Pay To Be Boosted July 1 Raleigh—Salaries of State em ployes are due to be boosted by 5 per cent on July 1 to put them on a basis 25 per cent higher than the pay scale in effect on June 30, 1935. Frank Dunlap, assistant director of the budget, said the increase was obligatory under the appropriations act. Now employes are getting 20 per cent more than a year ago and any increase beyond that figure this year was contingent upon an in crease in revenue. All Alfey—How long has that hired hand worked for you? Rube Barbe—About two days, I guess. Alf—I thought he had been here more than a month. Rube—He has. Business Boom Seen If Roosevelt Wins New York—Alexander Calder. President of the Union Bag and Pa per corporation, predicted a business boom will follow the presidential election. Speaking at the annual meeting of the company he said: "If Presi dent Roosevelt is re-elected, we will have the greatest business boom in the history of the coun try, but I won’t say how big a crash we will have after. "If a Republican is elected, we won’t have so big a boom, but we also will have less of a crash.” Calder said conditions within the industry were better and the future for the company is finei "than at any period in the past 23 years that I have been associat ed with the Union Bag.” The new Savannah paper, pulj and bag factory, which will begir operations in July, was regardec by Calder as being in the most favorable position of any mill ol its kind in the United States. Operating costs, he said, would be low because of the low cost of construction, efficiency and mod erate freight rates. Stockholders approved an in crease in authorized capital stock to 300,000 shares, and re-elected nine of the 10 directors. Approval carries the right to subscribe to one share of the new stock for each three old shares held at a price to be set by direc tors. The exercise of the rights would require 65,3 50 shares, the balance remaining unissued for the time being. Proceeds from the sale will be used to retire before maturity a five per cent bank loan of $2,500, 000 which was used for the con struction of the Savannah plant. Directors declared a dividend of 50 cents a share, payable May 10 ' to stock of record April 27. Sim ilar payments were made in the two previous quarters. ********** * PENNY SAVINGS * * HELP FAMILIES * * ___ * * Simcoe, Gnt.—Because Al- * * derman Joseph Church believ- * * ed in looking after the pennies, * * 47 families on relief here were * I!' supplied with a large roast of * * beef and two loaves of bread * * each. \ , * * Last year, when Church took * * office, he installed a large glass * * barrel in the municipal build- * * ing. Every time he had pen- * * nies he deposited them, and * * had his friends and callers do * * the same. When he opened * * the barrel after a year he found 1,960 coppers, and * * spent the money on food for * :f relief families. * Jt Je Je Jt Jt Je Je Jt Primary Fee In Georgia Is High Committee Fixes Date as June 3; Entrance Fee at $10,000 Atlanta. Ga.—Overriding wishes of President Roosevelt’s followers for an earlier date, the Georgia State Democratic executive com mittee, dominated by his critic. Governor Eugene Talmadge, set a1 presidential primary for June 3,] and fixed the entrance fee at $10,-! 000 for each candidate. The committee voted down 83 to 11a substitute move of the Roose velt supporters which would have fixed the primary date for May $ and the entrance fee at $1,000. Will Mann, leader of the Tal madge majority on -the committee, said that if there is only one can didate as Newt Morris, the Roose velt leader, predicted, the entrance fee would be handed back to that candidate within three minutes after entries close May 16 at noon. "Somebody has got to pay for the primary,” Mann continued. "The New Dealers have plenty of money to pay for the primary, and that’s the only way they are going .to get it done.” Governor Talmadge, who did not attend the committee meeting, said immediately after its adjournment he did not know whether he would be a candidate in the primary. "I don’t know if I’ll enter the primary,” he said. "I am pretty busy with State affairs right now. My future action depends on how things turn out in Georgia.” Local Concern To Open Branch In Lexington The Lexington Manufacturing company, owned by the Saparow Frocks, Inc., of this city, will begin operation of a plant for the making of wash dresses in the building for merly occupied by the Davidson Hosiery mill in Lexington within the next week, it has been announc ed. It is planned to give employ ment to about 75 women. S. Saparow ■ of Salisbury, will be general manager of the Lexington concern, with J. W. Orr, veteran garment manufacturer of that city, as assistant manager. * H- * * * * i’r * * CROW IS VICTIM * * OF FOX CUNNING * _________ *5“ Livermore Falls, Maine—A * | * new demonstration of the cun * ning of the fox was witness- * * ed here. A crow alighted at * * the top of a large birch tree. * * At about the same time there * * came a fox, which had frequ- * * ented the foot of the tree for * * the purpose of catching mice. * * The fox spied the crow and * * and started running in a circle * * around the foot of the tree, * * the crow following his move- * * ments with its head until it * * became dizzy and fell to the * * ground, where it was caught * * and killed by the fox. * ******** Hoey May Get Party Honor Famed Orator Being Considered For Key note Address At Philadelphia Clyde Hoey, of Shelby, candidate for the Democratic nomination for Governor of North Carolina ,is be ing seriously considered for the keynote speaker for the Democratic national convention to be held in Philadelphia the latter part of June. One of the well-known Washing ton columnists wrote a day or so ago that James A. Farley, national chairman, is considering the sug gestion made by many leading Democrats that the famed orator be pressed into service to deliver the keynote address. Consideration of Mr. Hoey came as a result of the excellent impres sion he made in the address with which he inaugurated his campaign for the nomination for Governor. His magnificent defense of the New Deal won widespread appro bation. His ability as an orator is well known to Democratic party lead ers. Each presidential vear he is pressed into service as a campaign speaker, both in North Carolina and in a number of other States, at the request of the national com mittee. Such was the effect of his speech in opening his campaign, he re ceived a telegram from a Democrat in Maine, urging that if the people of North Carolina failed to elect him Governor, that he 'come to Maine to be drafted to the office in that State, for such a great speaker certainly should be Gov ernor of some State.” North Carolina Is Far Down List On Relief Program Raleigh—North Carolina was far down on the list of states inso far as benefits from the federal government’s emergency relief program is concerned, according to figures made public recently in Washington. The report discloses that, al though this state received the large sum of $39,654,693 from the time the FERA began operations in 1923 until the final allotment was made several months ago, the amount per capita was less than $12. This is an unfavorable compari son with the relief funds poured into some of the northern, mid western and western states, no tably New York, which received more than $58 per capita; Massa chusetts, $51; Pennsylvania, $49; South Dakota, $5 2; Illinois, $40; Ohio, $3 3; Kansas, $46; South Dakota, $52; California, $40; New Jersey, $30; Indiana, $24, and Delaware, $22. Nevada, with a population of less than a million persons, receiv ed the largest amount per capita, $63, while Virginia, almost three times as large on a population bas is, drew the smallest per capita al lotment, not quite $11. None of the Southern states, with the exception of Florida and Louisiana, fared exceptionally well at the hands of FERA mogus, the statement shows. rlorida s per capita allowance was in excess of $29, while that of the empire of the late Huey Long received more than $25. Othei allotments to southern states were: South Carolina, $21; Georgia and Texas, $16, and Tennessee, $14. Owners of Holstein cattle re cently reorganized the Holstein Breeders association of North Caro lina. Bob Dougton To Be S P. O. S. of A. 3 • -- - , I Will Address j Concord Meet Gov. Ehringhaus and J. Edgar Hoover Also Asked to Confab The State convention of the Patriotic Sons of America will be held in Concord May 19 and 20 with Representative Robert L. Doughton as one of the main speak ers, it was anounced by IHtugh Mitchell, national president of the organization. Other speakers who have been invited for the State-wide gather ing are Governor J. C. B. Ehring haus and J. Edar Hoover, head of the Department of Justice Bureau of Investiation. The convention will be featured also by business sessions and elec tion of officers. Present officers are: P. F. Miller, of Asheboro, State president; W. R. Fleming of Hen derson, vice president; Fred O. Sink of Lexington, secretary; J. C. Kes ler of Salisbury, treasurer; Henry Styres of Lexington, master of forms. J. T. Graham of Cleveland county is past State president. Mr. Mitchell said that he had re ceived briefs of the hearings before a Senate committee on communistic activities among the Cherokee In dians in North Carolina and expect ed to make a thorough study of the evidence in the case. A committee has been appointed to aid in following the case and ob taining proper action should the : charges be found true. This com ; mittee is made up of J. T. Graham of Cleveland county, Haywood j Robbins of Charlotte, and Fred O. .Sink of Lexinton, according to the jnational president’s announcement. Store Manager Fined On Labor Law Charge Raleigh—J. A. Steagall, mana ger of Raylass Department store of Fayetteville, was fined $100 'and costs, by a recorder’s court at Fay etteville, for violation of women’s working hours, A. L. Fletcher, State commissioner of labor, an nounced here. Steagall was given a 60-day sus pended sentence upon payment of the fine and costs. 'He pleaded guilty to charges brought against him by Fred J. Coxe, Jr., investi gator for the labor commission. Steagall was allowed to change his plea from guilty to nolo contendere upon posting a $100 bond for an appeal to the superior court. President Roosevelt Sets Forth Qualities Of Youth In Baltimore Speech Mon. | In addressing the meeting of Young Democratic clubs of Mary land, President Roosevelt spoke Monday evening in Baltimore be-' fore throngs of people whose hearty i j cheers at frequent intervals reflect ed the popularity of the govern ! mental program now in progress jover the nation. The keynote of jthe address was youth with a sin cere expression from the President as to the importance of youth in jthe present-day progress of the j world. The President declared that "the period of geographic pioneering is j ended and the period of social pion ; eering is only at its beginning.” i "Flaming youth has become a flaming question,” declared the speaker who unhesitatingly express ed his desire for all youth to have educational opportunities. He also expressed his desire to guarantee jobs for the youth of the country. After posing, somewhat in the form of a question, the idea of keeping children in school and away from work until they are 13, and of placing a majority of those over 65 in a position to retire, Mr. Roosevelt added this indirect appeal: "Industry can contribute in a great measure to the increase of employment if industry as a whole will undertake reasonable reductions of hours per week, while at the same time, they keep the average indi vidual’s pay envelope at least as large as it is today.” Addressing himself directly to the youth of the nation, the President, at this outset of his campaign for re-election, gave no direct word as to whether he would seek his NRA goals through legislative or only administrative action. The President did, however, set forth his principles that were ad hered to prior to declaring the NRA unconstitutional. He was empha tic concerning the ,wide need for the shorter working week and re (Continued on page four)