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Building In South At High 1
Doughton Speaks Tonight In Spencer1
Railway Pension
To Be Discussed
By The Speaker
Railway Employees Ex
pected to Fill School
Building to Hear Con
gressman Doughton.
Hon. R. L. Doughton, Congress
man from this district and chair
man of the all-powerful Committee
on Ways and Means, will deliver an
address tonight in the 'Spencer
school auditorium beginning at 8
p. m.
Everyone, especially railroad em
ployees, is invited to attend.
Among other issues, which have
been outstanding during the cam
paign, Mr. Doughton will devote
a portion of his address to a detailed
discussion of the railway pension
act.
Mr. Doughton, who as chairman
of the Ways and Means Commit
tee, has piloted a majority of the
administration’s labor bills through
the House of Representatives, will
be greeted tonight by a packed
auditorium,, it is believed.
Walter H. Woodson, Jr., chair
nan of the Rowan County Demo
:ratic Executive Committee, also,
innounces that Congressman (Har
>ld Cooley, Nashville, N. C., will
peak in the courthouse on October
! 3 th at 8 p. m. and Clyde R. Hoey,
Democratic nominee for Governor
s billed for a speech here on Oct.
2.
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J. M. Broughton of Raleigh,
teynoter of the 1396 State Demo
:ratic convention, opened the Row
in county Democratic campaign
Monday night by lauding the New
Deal and predicting the largest
largest democratic majority in his
tory in November for the State and
national ticket.
The meeting, held at the court
house, was presided over by Walter
H. Woodson, Jr., county Demo
cratic chairman. Broughton was in
troduced by Charles L. Coggin of
Salisbury, solicitor of this district.
MARION COUNTY FARMERS
COMPLY WITH PROGRAM
Seventy-five percent of the
farms in Martin County have,
been checked for compliance with
the new farm program it i$ stat
ed.
STATE CHAIRMAN DEMO-|
CRATIC EXECUTIVE COM. j
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| J. WALLACE WINBORNE |
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a axe me campaign to every
Democrat in the State. It is the
individual vote that counts.” Such
is the political text being preached
over the State by J. Wallace Win
borne, this year serving his third
term as chairman of the State
Democratic Executive Committee.
He has gained the reputation of be
ing one of the most thorough or
ganizers who ever served his party.
J. Wallace Wineborne was bcrn
in Chowan county on July 12,
1884. 'He graduated from the Uni
versity of North Carolina—where
he was a football and baseball star
—in 1906. After a year spent in
teaching near Asheville, he went to
Marion and began the practice of
law there in 1907.
"Wallace goes at the political
game as he used to play football,”
recently said a classmate of the
Chairman. "Fve seen faster backs
but never one who drove any hard
er from the time the whistle blew
until the game was over. . . Judging
from the results he has obtained,
his system gets the results in votes
as well as touchdowns.”
N. C. Auto Deaths
Show Drop
Through Aug.
Raleigh. — Capt. Charles D.
Farmer, of the State Highway pa
trol, said North Carolina’s automo
bile death toll for 1936 was 601 at
the end of August, a decrease of six
per cent over the total of 641 at
that time last year.
Democratic Pledges And
Performances
In 1932 President Roosevelt promised the American people that
if he were elected he would stand for certain measures and re
forms. He promised:
1. Speedy and Sure Farm Relief
The AAA was the first practical government aid ever extended
to farmers. Under the AAA, cash farm income increased 2J4
billion dollars in 3 years. The SCA will continue to help the
farmer.
Republicans repudiated their party promises to restore farm prices.
2. Work and Bread for the Unem*
ployed
Instead of the half-way Hoover remedy of volunteer "hand
outs,” under President Roosevelt 25,000,000 destitute poor have
had federal aid to tide them through misfortune. Relief standards
have been raised from a starvation monthly benefit of $15.50 to
a $50 average. (
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3. Help for Debt*Burdened Home
Owners
The Home Owners Loan Corporation has saved a million homes
from foreclosure by government loans on easy repayment terms.
The Farm Credit Administration helped half a million farmers
save their homes by refinancing their loans and lowering their
interest rates.
4. A Square Deal for Labor
The NRA opened the way for labor gains. The Railway Pension
Act, the railway agreement, the act setting hoar wage standards
on goverr)r^P^i*''c<Hitrj‘’Cs, tnd the National Labor Relations Ae.t.Ji
0o protect theifght of labor to bargain collectively, are important
forward steps.
President Roosevelt’s Social Security Act providing for old age
and unemployment insurance guarantees a new era of comfort
and safety for all workers.
5. Traffic Revision
The State Department has concluded 14 reciprocal trade agree
ments with foreign countries under which exports increased 116
million in the first 5 months of 1936 compared with 1935.
6. Regulation of Banking and
Investments
,r
Among other reforms, the banking act protects small depositors
by insuring bank savings up to $5,000. The Securities and Ex
change Acts protect the small investor from fraud and misrep
resentation. The Utility Holding Company Act prevents great
interstate holding companies from enriching officials at the top
at the expense of investors and consumers at the bottom.
Registration To Begin
Sat. In All Precincts.
Registration books in all pre
cincts in Rowan County will open
Saturday of this week, October
10.
The books will remain open on
Saturday and remain open through
out the two remaining weeks, thus
giving three Saturdays during
which the books will be at the
various polling places throughout
the day. On othes days during
the period when registration is on
the registrars may be contacted at
their homes or places of business
by voters desiring to get set for
the November 3 voting.
Those who had registered on the
general registration books prior to
the June primary, or who register
ed just before the primary need not
worry about the coming registra
tion, provided they have not chang
ed precincts more than four months
before November 3 next. Those
who will be 21 or on election day
and who did not register before
the primary will be eligible to reg
ister during the forthcoming per
iod. Persons syho have moved into
the state and will have been resi
dents of this county for as much
as a year by November 3 are also
entitled to register.
Election officials caution those
who may have registered for city
elections or for the special school
election not to confuse such regis
trations with the general registra
tion. If there is the least doubt
in the voters’ mind that he or she
is registered in the proper precinct
inquiry should be made of the local
registrar during the registration
period, it is pointed out.
In the meantime, absentee regis
tration is permitted for those who
expect to be out of the county
during the time the books are open.
After the registration closes on
October 24 the books will be held
by the registrars, who will have .
them at the polling places on Oct. i
31 for the purpose of permitting
challenges.
N. C.-Virginia
Doctors Meet In
Durham Oct. 15
Durham.—Physicians from the
Carolinas and Virginia will gather
here October 15 for a three-day
symposium on diseases of the heart,
circulation and kidneys. Officials
said upwards of 600 were expected
to attend.
From record attendance at baseball games to
record 5 c cigar sales from 30 per cent gain in
theatre income (1935 over 1934) to a top in
European travel, from the best piano trade in
6 years to the sale of a million and a half
dectric refrigerators (both 1935 attainments)
—such daily signs mark the fulfilling of
President Roosevelt’s pledge to BRING BACK
PROSPERITY. Against this achievement
stands only the unbalanced budget—unbal
anced in order to feed the starving, to extend
government credit to banks and business, to
prime industry, raise farm income, PUT THE
COUNTRY ON ITS FEET. Of necessity
it is the final step in the program of recovery.
And
National
Recovery
Put Your Trust in Acts and Facts
REMEMBER PRESIDENT
ROOSEVELT'S RECORD
Two Men In Manhole
Overcome By Gas Fumes
Carl Trexler, chemist for the
:ity water department, and Fred
fackson, colored helper, narrowly
:scaped asphyxiation late Monday
ifternoon from gas in a 15-foot
nanhole.
Trexler went into the manhole i
:o secure samples of water in a .
;ewer, and observers said he ap
aarently slipped and fell. FF. G.
leaver, city employe, sent Jackson
down to assist Trexler^while a rope
was being secured. On his return,
Beaver found both men uncon
scious.
They were brought to the sur
face, taken to the Rowan Mem
>rial hospital and oxygen administ
:red along with other restorative
sreatments.
Both rallied, and are progressing
satisfactorily.
SECRETARY STATE DEMO
CRATIC EXECUTIVE COM.
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D. L. Ward of New Bern, far ^
better known as "Libby,” was
chosen by Chairman J. Wallace ^
Wineborne as Secretary of the State
Democratic Executive Committee
this year. His activities as a mem- ,
ber of the State Board of Conserva
tion and Development and as a ]
member of the Legislature of 1935 ,
has gained for him, said the Chair- J
man, "the reputation of being one
of the most able and public spirit
ed young men in the State.”
Mr. Ward was born in New
Bern in June. 1903. He is an
alumnus of ba^the University of
North Carolina, where he did his
academic VrOrk, #»Wake Forest
College, where he studied law.
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World Series |
GAMES WON:
Yankees 4; Giants 2.
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FINAL FIGURES a
Paid attendance — $1,204,399.00 (
Gross receipts-$1,204,399.00 i
Commissioner’s share $180,659.85 s
Players’ share- $424,737.18 1
Contending clubs
share- $299,500.98 I
Leagues’ share_ $299,500.99
RADIO RECEIPTS
Players’ share_$35,265.48 i
j Commissioners share —$15,000.00 t
(Contending clubs’ share..$24,867.26 ]
Leagues’ share_$24,867.26 t
OutluoKiur
Future Guuit
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Building Activity First
Nine Months of Year
Greatest Since 1930.
Baltimore.—Construction acti
vity in the South for the first nine
months of this year reached a high
er pitch than at any time in the
last decade except 1930, when ex
tensve pipeline construction result
ed in an all-time record.
The Manufacturers Record,
chronicle of industrial progress, re
ported contracts awarded in the 16
Southern States for the year to
date totaled $656,722,000.
Not only did this figure, the
publication explained, set a six-year
record, but the September total of
$79,258,000 was the best for that
month since 1927. This year’s
nine-month total was larger than
that of any whole year in the last
fire.
The outlook for continued acti
vity was said to be good.
>,075 Acres Ter
aced In Rowan
During Year
Rowan county farmers terraced
1,075 acres during the last year, it
s reported by D. H. Sutton,
:ounty agent. The county com
missioners underwrote two terrac
ing machines which have been in
the county for a year, but were
not used for four montlfijon ag-^
went of bad weather. (CSTT
m acre of thework was <2.17.
101 Automobiles
Stolen In State
[n September
The Motor Vehicle bureau re
orted that its records show 1.10 ,
utomobiles were stolen in North
Carolina in September with 58 be
ig recovered. Twenty-one cars
tolen in previous months were
ound during September.
1ECKLENBURG FARMERS
TURNING TO POULTRY
Mecklenburg farmers are de
ini tely turning to poultry produc
ion with a large number of new
aying houses being constructed
his fall.
Retail Trade In N. C.
Shows Big Increase
Washington.—Business of retail
stores in North Carolina increased
27 per cent in 193 5, over 1933. The
total volume of business done in re
tail trade in the State in 193 3 was
$462,000,000 compared with
$363,111,000 in 27,653 stores.
The exact 1935 total is $462,613,
000 in 19,438 stores, the Bureau
of the Census finds.
The 27 per cent sales increase
over 1933 is in contrast to a sharp
decrease between 1929 and 1933,
which in North Carolina amounted
to 44 per cent of the 1929 volume.
The average number of employ
es increased from 53,181 in 1933
to 60,150 in 1935, or 13 per cent.
At the same time, total pay roll
increased 2 5 per cent from an ag
gregate of $35,165,000 in 1933 to
$44,082,000 in 193 5. Full-time
pay roll increased 29 per cent,
partly offset by a 10 per cent de
crease in part-time pay roll. It is
not possible to compute the aver
age annual earnings of retail em
ployes, since no separate tabula
tion of full-time employes is vet
available, but employment and
pay roll data in considerable retail
will be included in the final State
report.
Details follow:
Food stores—193 5, $92,037',
000; 1933, $77,549,000.
Beer and 'liquor Stores—193 5,
$1,625,000; 1933, $2,000.
General stores (with food) —
1935, $41,743,000; 1933, $40,
386.000.
General merchandise group
1935, $54,470,000; 1933, $54,
131.000.
Apparel group—1935, $32,
500,000; 1933, $19,855,000.
Automotive group—1935,-$8 5,
364,000; 1933, $49,652,000.
Filling stations—193 5, $43,
371,000; 1933, $35,657,000.
Furniture, household, radio—
1935, $22,503,000; 1933, $16,
911.000.
Lumber, building, hardware—
1935, $23,658,000; 1933, $16,
536.000.
Eating places—193 5, $14,660,
000; 1933, $12,087,000.
Drinking places—1935, $1,
104,000; 1933, $99,000.
Drug stores—193 5, $18,674,
000; 1933, ,$15,721,000.
Farmers’ supply stores—193 5,
$11,936,000; 1933, $8,898,000.
Other stores—1935, $17,932,
D00; 1933, $14,793,000:
Second hand stores—1 9 3 5,
$936,000; 1933, $834,000.
State totals—193 5, $462,613,
300; 1933, $363,111,000.
The most important news which
has occured in Washington for
many months—possibly the most
important news since the beginning
of the depression—was the unex
pected announcement that an agree
ment had been reached by the Unit
ed States, England and France, for
the stabilization of the currencies1
of the worlds three greatest demo
cracies, on a basis of a parity of ral
ues.
This was the culmination of ef
forts which were begun n 1932 and
which took form in the Summer of
193 5 in the World Economic Con
ference held in London. That con
ference failed to accomplish any
thing when the United States with
drew its delegates because of
France’s stubborn insistence that it
Y°uld not cooperate in any move
ment which would reduce the gold
value of the franc.
Since then the political situation
in France has changed and that na
tion’s steady loss of world trade,
due to the French Government’s
maintenance of the franc at a high
er proportion value than the pound
sterling and the dollar, has finally
impressed upon the French people
the importance of equalizing inter
national exchange. So when France
finally made the proposal to de-l
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cent, provided England and Ameri
ca would cooperate in assisting to
maintain its gold value on the new
basis, both of the other nations were
willing to agree.
FORECASTS TRADE REVIVAL
As had been expected, Holland,
Belgium and Switzerland followed
the example of France, so that now,
except for Germany, Italy and Po
land, all of the important Euro
pean currencies have been placed on1
an equal basis with the currencies
of Great Britain and America.
Italy is expected to see the light
before long. Germany’s financial
position is such that it may be dif- i
ficult for the Hitler Government :
to fall into line. But the results
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weeks of international discussions; i
over the trans-Aflantic telephone ;
and through diplomatic channels,
are regarded here as promising to
bring about a restoration of inter- i
national trade on a scale which will
be of immeasurable benefit to all
of the nations concerned. Parti
cularly it is expected to stimulate
our own export market.
RUSSIA’S SALE OF STERLING
The Russian Government is not
a party to the agreement and its
position is as yet uncertain. Im
mediately after the announcement
had been made that France was
about to devalue the franc and that
an understanding had been arrived
at, the Russian Government offered
a million pounds sterling of British
exchange for sale in New York at
any price it mould bring. This
was immediately reported to the
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JLlCddUiy uy me Vaiidat A-* atiuiidi
Bank, and the Treasury notified
the bank that it would take up the
offering at the current market val
ue of $4.97 to the pound, out of
the exchange stabilization fund of
$2,000,000,000.
This move by the Russian Gov
ernment was interpreted at first as
an effort to depress the pound and
impair the workings of the new
agreement between France, England
and America before it had got fair
ly started. This has been since de
nied from Moscow, which claims
that it was merely a necessary move
to realize funds with which to
meet obligations maturing in Lon
don.
The whole situation is pointed to
as additional evidence of the close
ness with which the affairs of ev
ery nation are tied to those of every
other nation, and the consequent!
importance of maintaining friendly |
relations and putting no unneces
sary obstacles in the way of the
exchange of commodities with eachj
otlanr I( nmr nitinn nn moffpr linurl
peaceful its desire, is to avoid being
entangled in a war.
FORESTALLS EARLY WAR j
There is little doubt felt here'
that this new international money;
agreement has staved off the im
minence of war in Europe for per-1
haps two years. It has served notice
upon Germany and Italy that the
three great democratic nations of
the world are at last in accord on ai
highly vital supject and that they
are in a position to pool their re-!
sources, if necessary, to exert eco
nomic pressure upon any nation;
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