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The Carolina Wat i A NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE UPBUILDING OF ROWAN COUNTY FOUNDED 1832—104TH YEAR SALISBURY, N. C., FRIDAY MORNING, JULY 31, 1936 ' VOL. 104 NO. 52 PRICE 2 CENTS "■'Oit'C;v Although official Washington is just as "election-minded” as ever, a good deal of pains is being taken to avoid the appearance of putting pressure on the voters. Word has gone tout from the powers that all agencies of governmental depart ments shall avoid using the words "adjustment,” "planning” and pro duction control.” Instead they are instructed to say "foresight” and "forward-looking.” The information about the drought situation received by the Department of Agriculture is sum med up by officials of that depart ment somewhat as follows: The damage is highly localized as com pared with 1934. There is adequate supply of cattle fodder and there has been no serious impairment of the nation’s food supply, although higher prices for dairy and poultry seem probable. The department still holds to its estimate of $7,500, 000,000 as this year’s farm income, plointing out that there has been no serious impairment in the area south of South Dakota and west of the Mississippi, which was the region naraest me Dy tne iyy* arougne. The next social-economic drive of the Administration, which will become vigorous if Mr. Roosevelt is re-elected, will be in the direction of building up Cooperative enter prises. For many years under this and previous Administrations there have been governmental efforts to en courage producer cooperatives, some of them successful. Now the in terest of Washington is centered upon consumer cooperatives. Re cent utterances by President Roose velt and Secretary Wallace have emphasized this angle of the coop erative movement. The President’s commission, which has gone to Europe to study cooperative developments, consists of four enthusiasts on consumer cooperatives and twto who are pri marily interested in farm marketing cooperatives. NEW MARKETING ACT Cinsidsration of the Robinson ' Mirlecing Ace, wlose feBj effects are not yet predictable, sug gests that it was aimed particularly at the big chain store distributors, on the theory that they compete unfairly with local merchants. The essence of this new law, which has just gone into effect, is that no manufacturer tor producer may grant special price reductions, discounts, bonuses, or commissions to a large purchaser which he does not also grant to a small distributor or retailer. The law specifically prohibits advertising allowances by national manufacturers to retail dis tributors which are not extended equally to all. The Federal 1 rade Commission is supposed to pass on all questions arising under the Robinson-Patman Act and to rule whether any allow ance or discount is permissible. But although Congress entrusted the Commission with this power, it ne glected to appropriate any funds for the Cpmmission to use for this purpose. MONEY SITUATION The action of the Federal Reserve Board in requiring all member banks to increase their reserves on deposit with the Federal Reserve banks by fifty percent is regarded here as a measure intended to pre vent undue credit, inflation with its accompaniment of runaway prices. Financial experts, however, point out that the baric factors making for credit inflation still exist. Bank deposits are growing at the rate of about $3,000,000,000 a year and there is no indication that Govern ment borrowing on a large scale will not continue. The world’s sup ply of gold is increasing at a sen sational rate, while the government silver purchses are steadily increas ing the money supply. All of these things point toward a steady rise in Commodity prices of all kinds. Interest increases in the struggle between the two national labor leaders, John E. Lewis and William Green, for control of the organized labor situation. Mr. Lewis is re garded here as by far the abler of the two men; indeed he is looked upon as a man of great personal power of leadership and ability do think fast and clearly. For the first time there seems to be a real possibility of a powerful new type of labor organization gaining a foothold in America under Mr. Lewis’ leadership. His vertical union plan would include all workers in industry from the (Continued on page six) U. S. NAVY TO ADD 10,000 MEN High-Typp/den Are Jtr/uited a: .** Selective T ^fistment To Bring T.. d To 100,000 To Man Enlarged Force 88,000 AT PRESENT Washington.—To man 23 new new fighting ships scheduled for completion this year the navy has started a selective recruiting drive for 10,000 gobs to boost its total enlisted strength to 100,000 men. Congress authorized an increase in man-power to the 100,000 fi gure to be reached by July 1 next year. Navy officers said that, de spite friendly competition from the army and Civilian Conservation corps, more men were applying for navy enlistment than could be ac cepted. ......:ii. . The plans for expanding person nel were givn urgency when Ad miral Willim H. Standley, acting navy secretary, said he had "not the slightest doubt” that construction of two new battleships would be gin next year. He said contracts probably would be let some time this fall. Renewed indications came from abroad simultaneously that keels for two new British ships would be laid next January. During the last year a daily aver ' age of 88,000 men have manned the ! 3 2 4 navy ships. Officers estimated 'that gave combatant ships 85 .per cent of their enlisted compement, the minimum essential to efficient ! peace-time operation. ! The 10,000 to be enlisted will provide a daily average strength of 96,500 during the next year, of ficers said, and all will be assigned to duty on new ships as they are commissioned, or fill vacancies left by transfers of men now on ships in service. Officers said that the navy was enlisting, by educational standards, the highest type men ever secured, many of them having high school and even college training. The number of applications has enabled the navy to set such standards that only one out^bf every 20 applicants is accepted. The navy now has 6,531 officers while—ydth the new ships under construction—7,012 are needed for peacetime operation. The navy high command estimates it will need a 7,941 line-officer strength to man the treaty navy authorized to be achieved by 1942, including the 79 ships under construction and 16 appropriated for at the present time. Shortage Of Milk Expected In N. C. Raleigh.—R. H. Ruffner, head of the animal husbandry depart ment at North Carolina State Col lege, says "every indication points to a milk shortage in North Caro lina and a consequent rise in the price of dairy products during the next four months." He attributed the expected short age to a more active demand for milk and dairy products and to the current drought in many sec tions of the country. Dtei Suddenly 2 Days After Finding Work Hickory.-—Louis Icard Isf Mor ganton had been without a job for some than ^ He came here to hunt work and stayed at the home of John Little. Two days ago he found employment at the Hickory Chair company, but his joy til short-lived. Wednesday he dropped dead <of « heart attack. He ira* 4>f. GOOD MORNING EATING THE PROFITS Mother: "I sent my little boy foi i two pounds of plums and got only a pound and a half.” Grocer: "My scales are all right, i madam. Have you weighed yout little boy?” EXACTLY RIGHT "Now you must be very careful 1 how you answer,” said the lawyer, | "and not say anything that is not 'strictly true. You drive a delivery wago% don’t you?” "No, sir.” "But I thought you did. What do you do for a living tUen?” "I drive the hoss that pulls the delivery wagon, sir.” THEY NEVER STOP Jesse, I have told you again and again not to speak when older per sons are talking, but wait until they stop.” "I’ve tried that, mummy, but they never stop.” COMPENSATION? A Negro preacher was talking to his congregation about salvation. Finally his sermon was finished, and then he said, "Now, Brother Smith, will you take up the collection?” At this point an elderly man got up and started for the door, saying, "Pahson, Ah thought you said sal vation was free—free as the water we drink.” "Well, brother,” replied the preacher, "salvation is free and water is free, but when we pipes it- to you, you lias to pay fo’ del piptnV* ! LONG WEAR Editor’s son: “Dad, what was your great ambition when you were a kid?” Editor: "To wear long pants, and I’ve got my wish. If there’s any body else in this county that wears his pants longer than I do I’d like to see him.” DULL PLACE "Better pass up Punkville, strang er. Everything there is dull.” "Good. I’m a scissors grinder.” CRABBED GUEST Diner: "Do you serve crabs here?” Waiter: "We serve anyone. Sit down.” CAUSE OF HER LOOKS "The cook looks angry.” "Yes, she has just been beating some eggs and whipping the cream.” AND WAS IT COLD? Explorer: "And it was so cold in the Antarctic that we did not dare to pet our dogs.” Miss Clinger: "Indeed! Why not?” Explorer: "You see their tails were frozen stiff and if they wag ged them they would break off.” QAREiESS DOCTOR Dr. Kurem: "Why did you de duct 25 cents when you paid my bill?” Edgeworth: '"That was for the six cigars you broke when you thumped my chest.” CASTOR OIL "Willie,” asked Mrs. Stitts, "can you tell me what the minister meant when he said it was more blessed to gire than to recerre?” "Well,” replied Willie, thought fully, "he must hare been thinking of castor oil.” A GOOD FRIEND GONE Playfoot—Why are you lobking so dejected? Pancake—I’re gone and lost my best friend. I just loaned him $10. BEEN IN A WRECK Softpate—Is that the same car you bought last year? BroaAead-^All except three fenders, the bumper and one —«_» wflvCl* PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES IN NATIONAL CAMPAIGN, 1936 Franklin D. Roosevelt I (Dqnocr»tfe) Jj 8 William Lemke a M (Union) j§| I Norman Thomas I 1 (SwMfet) M Accuse Negro Of Attacks On Two Cabarrus Women Concord, July 29.—Alleged to have attacked two white women, one a 15-year-old girl, with intent to commit criminal assault, Will Anderson, 31-year-old negro of No. 8 township, is being held in the county jail here. Anderson was arrested Sunday on a warrant sworn out by the young j girl’s father and a Mt. Pleasant of-| ficial said another warrant probably would be sworn out soon by the other woman, whose age was given as 22. Anderson is scheduled to be given a hearing before Magistrate L. A. Lipe of Mt. Pleasant at the court house here Saturday. The official informed reporters that a clear story of the alleged as sault upon the 15-year-old girl had not been obtained as yet. The girl, according to information provided by officers, was hoeing in a peanut patch Friday when Anderson alleg edly approached her. The other alleged attack came Saturday night when the 22-year-1 old woman was reportedly held up by a negrb carrying a gun, at her home just above Mt. Pleasant. The officer said the negro was frighten ed away and the incident reported to the Mt. Pleasant authorities by the woman’s parents. Pays Off Election Bet Asheboro.—E. H. Cranford col lected his election bet Saturday -afternoon here when E. J. Wood ley pushed him in a wheelborrow from Church street down Sunset and back, a distance of about eight blocks. The size of his passenger caused Woodley to pause a number of times and scat himself on the wheelbarrow and rest. The bet was whether Hoey wfculd carry the State by 10,000 votes or not, and Woodley lost. Army Gives Contract For Training Planes Washington.—The War depart ment announced the award of a contract to the Stearman Aircraft company of Wichita, Kans., for the purchase of 50 primary train ing airplanes at a cost of $329,659. The department described the plane as a biplane with a tandem seating arrangement so designed that the instructor sits in front of the student and is able to direct him either by phone or visual sig nals. It is powered with a single 225 horsepower (Lycoming) engine. Train Passes Over Sleeper; He Is Unhurt Gastonia. — Oscar Franklin wouldn’t want to try it again, but he was living today to tell his friends bow it feels to be run over by a train. Franklin, a 20-year-old negro who works at the Priscilla mill near here, sat down on the Southern rail way tracks to rest. He was drowsy, stretched out between the rails, and fell asleep. But his sleep was rudely interrupted by a Southern passeng er train which was passing over Oscar at some <0 miles an hour when be opened bis eyes. Franklin was calm and lay per fectly still, bugging the ground. Everything was all right until die last car passed over. A dangling object struck him on the hip, in flicting -a minor scratch, his only reminder of the harrowing experi ence. Many Outsiders Traveling N. C. Highways Raleigh.—About ten per cent of the traffic moving on North Caro lina highways is from out of the State, a census made public by Capus M. Waynick, chairman of the State highway and public works commission, has revealed. The census was taken on July 10 and covers the period from 6 o’clock in the morning until mid night. The report showed 25,800 of the 259,100 passenger cars and trucks which nJoved past the census tak ers were from out of the State. In the northeastern section of the State 76,171 vehicles were counted, in the Piedmont 102,336 and in the mountains 62,732. Of these 6,439 in the northeast, 9, 721 m the Piedmont and 9,721 in the mountains were from out of the State. Two Burned To Death In Fire Fayetteville.—Gentry Sutton, If, died the death of a hero Tuesday morning, when after escaping from his mother’s burning house, he rush ed back into the raging inferno in a vain effort to save his six-year old niece, and perished in the flanges. Firemen found his body 20 feet from the doorway. The charred remains of the little girl. Adelk Phillips, were found in the rear of the house. Young Sutton was not the only hero of thef ire, which destroyed the home of Mrs. Pemtie Sutton, at Bonnie Doone, a village between Fayetteville and Fort Bragg. Guy Cannon, a soldier bf Battery B, 17th field artillery, Fort Bragg, res cued three children froth thk flames. Be suffered burns ‘about the face and hands. Stokes Chief Of Staff Of New Rowan Hospital Dr. J. E. Stokes was named chief of staff of the new Rowan Memo-r ial hospital here at an organization meeting of the medical staff. Dr. B. W. McKenzie was chosen assist ant and Dr. H. H. Newman secre tary. Drs. Frank McCutchan, W. S. Slate and H. H. . Newman were named as the advisory committee. The new hospital is expected to be occupied within a week, the in stallatibn of equiment and grad ing of the grounds causing the de lay. 75 Killed In Crashes Over The Week-End New York.—A grade crossing accident at Hamilton, O., in which nine persons were killed, contribut ed to a total of at least 75 deaths in the United States in automobile accidents over the week-end. The census bureau at Washing ton reported that for the first 29 weeks of this year, the nation’s traffic deaths tptal was 4,188, as compared with 4,578 for the same period in 1935. In New York, the grand street boys’ association offered a gold medal for the person who is found to have driven longest without an accident or a "ticket.” Week-end traffic deaths bv states: Arkansas, 2; California, 4; Con necticut,-2; Florida, 3; Illinois, 1; Indiana, 1; Kansas, 2;.Louisiana, 3; Michigan, 8; Minnesota, 1'; MiS siouri, 1; Montana, 2; New York, 5; Ohio, 9; Oklahoma, 2; Oregon, I; Pennsylvania, 12; Utah, 1; Washington, 4; NORTH CARO LINA, 5; South Carolina, 1; Wis consin, 5. Drought-Hit Families May Be Asked To N. C. Raleigh.—R. Bruce Etheridge, director of conservation and deve lopment, said the department had taken under sonsideration a sug gestion it sponsor a movement to try to get new citizens of the State from the drought stricken Middle West. Angus Dhu McLean, former as sistant attorney general of the United States and now a lawyer here, suggested that the department send an emissary to the drought sections to urge persons seeking neV places to live to come to this State. 1 i I III... I ■■ ■■ Would Restore Wild Turkeys Raleigh.—A special program aimed at restoring wild turkeys to ali remaining suitable spots in North Carolina got recent approval of the Board of Conservation and Development. John D. Chalk, game and inland fisheries commissioner, told of the plan by which he and the board hope to make this the outstanding State in the nation for turkey hunting. Chalk said up to $10,000 will be spent. Arrangements have been made with the U. S. Biological sur vey, he explained, to get birds of a pure Strain of wild turkey stock from Bull’s island, near Charleston, S. C, and the Okeneokee swamp in Georgia. The breeding will center around the State game farm near Fayette ville and the game farm operated at Mt. Mitchell game relfcge in Yan cey county. Later resettlement game farm now Being constructed at Huffman also is expected to pro duce the Birds.
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