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Successors to the Carolina Watchman
FOUNDED 1$32-I05TH YEAR SALISBURY, N. C. PRIDAyTmAY 7, 1937 VQL, 104NO. 40 PRICE 5 CENTS
HEDRICK AGAIN LEADS IN ALL WARDS
New Law Makes
Cocktails Legal
Licensed Places May Sell
“Fortified” Wines Up To
24 Per Cent Alcohol
Raleigh. —Cocktails, provided
they are made with a wine base
and can hence be classed as
“fortijaed wines” may be legal
ly sold anywhere in North
Carolina after May 1, and even
served with meals by Grade A
hotels and restaurants, provid
ed such hotels and restaurants
have “on premises” licenses,
Commissioner of Revenue A. [.
Maxwell has agreed here.
For the wine section of the
new 1937 Revenue Act, which
becomes effective May 1, per
mits the sale of anywhere in
North Carolina and both natur
al and fortified wines, provid
ed dealers have obtained the
necessary licenses from the
state, county and city, as pro
vided in the law. This section
further defines fortified wines
as those ‘‘fortified by the addi
tion of brandy or alcohol,” but
not to exceed 24 per cent alco
hol by volume.
bo until the State Supreme
court holds otherwise, this sta
tute will pymit the sale of any
bottled cocktail and the serving
of these cocktails with meals in
licensed hotels and restaurants,
provided they are made with a
wine base and do not exceed
24 per cent alcohol by volume,
in the opinion of Commission
er Maxwell and others who have
stud-red 'this section of tbs'" Ittwr
Bottled cocktails of all sorts
I have been sold in the state both
by the bottle and by the drink
for almost two years now, un
der the 1935 wine law, without
the payment of any license fee
or without any regulation, al
though the 1935 law prohibited
the sale of anything but natural
wines manufactured in North
Carolina. There are probably a
dozen or more places here in
Raleigh where bottled cocktails
may be obtained by the bottle
or drink, some of them soda
fountains on the main street
lrere. So far as is known, none
of these places has ever been
orosecuted.
After May 1, however, every
retail dealer will have to by a
state wine license at $5 a year,
a county license at $10 a year
and a city license at $10 a year
in order to sell wines or bottled
cocktail in unbroken packages
But if wine or cocktails are
to be served by' the drink, deal
ers must first have a rating as
a Grade A cafe or dining room
from the State Board of Health,
and then must purchase the “on
premises” license, the law sti
pulates. The cost of the state
“on premises” license is $50, the
county license $25 and the city
license $15, so that the total
cost of all the “on premises”
licenses before a hotel or cafe
serve wine or cocktails with
meals, is $90 a year, while those
who sell wine or bottled cock
, tails by the bottle only, must
pay a total of $40 a year for
licenses, if they are in cities and
towns.
“Indications are that only a
limited number of on premises
licenses will be sold, owing to
the fact that many of those
now selling wine and cocktails
by the drink, because no license
is required, will not be able to
qualify for the on premises li
censes or to afford them,”
Commissioner Maxwell sa^d. “In
fact, only the larger hotels and
restaurants are expected to take
out these licenses.
TEACHERS MUST BE
X-RAYED
Kennett, Mo.—X-rays of the
chest must accompany a physi
cian’s certificate of good health
required of all teachers of the
Kennett school system, the
school board has ruled.
Prepare Summary
Of New State Laws
^ Chapel Hill.—A 25,000-word
Summary of the New Laws
passed by the 1937 General
Assembly has just been compil
ed by the Institute of Govern
ment and is being distributed
throughout the State this week.
The Summary, ;which 'em
braces all of the 384 new Public
and State wide, is said to pro
vide a comprehensive outline of
the new laws until the Statutes
are printed, and to serve them
as a handy guide and index to
the “Public Laws.”
The material was compiled
and the summary prepared by
the staff of the Institute, which
maintains a non-partisan legis
lative reporting service during
each session of the Assembly
and keeps public officials post
ed as to the contents of and the
day-to-day action on each bill.
Albert Coates is director,
while the staff members hand
ling the daily legislative service
this year were Henry Brandis,
Jr., T. N. Grice, and T. L. Par-,
sons. Dillard S. Gardner, M.j
R. Alexander, and Harry Ale-;
Galilard also assisted in the pre
paiauun ui me geneidi sum- j
in ary.
This is the third such sum
mary that the Institute has pre
pared and distributed to offi
cials and taxpayers, the prac
tice being in line with the policy
of making available information
about new legislation, inaugu
rated by the organization in
1033.
The organization is following
up the general summary with
the preparation of materials on
administrative problems and
questions and answers arised by
the new la\ys. Summaries of
the new local acts affecting each
county are also in preparation
and will soon be ready for dis
tribution
Other services which the In
stitute renders to local officials
include guidebooks, training
schools, and institutes for the
various groups; a monthly
clearing house of information
on governmental problems; and
a general consulting service co
vering all phases of the work
of each official.
Indifu Netmen Give
High Point Two Out
Of Seven Po nts
On Monday, May 3rd. the
Indian racketters, fresh from
their Northern trip, traveled to
High Point where they defeat
ed the net representatives of
that college by a five to two
count. Towson, Goodman, Zam
miello, and Haag tallied indi
vidually for the Salisbury insti
tution.
The net results follow: Tow
son (C) defeated Armfield 6-1,
6-3; Goodman (C) downed
Setzer 6-2, 6-0; Short (H. P.)
upset Pritchard 7-5, 7-5; Zam
miello (C) shaded Rogers 6-4,!
6-4; Haag (C) defeated Hynd
shaw 6-2, 6-4
Doubles: Armfield and Short
(H. P.) defeated Goodman and
Zammiello 6-4, 6-4; Towson
and Haag (C) downed Setzer
and Hynds’naw 6-3, 4-6, 6-4.
SENTENCE MAY
BE COMMUTED
Berlin.—Persons close to the
case of Kelmuth Hirsch, 21
year-old United States citizen
who is under sentence to die
for what is supposed to have
been a plan to assassinate Adolf
Hitler with explosives, predict
ed his sentence would be com
muted to life imprisonment.
May Day In All Its Glory
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I ’repossessing co-eds and gay
children dominated the May Day
festivities here. The top pic
ture reveals the May Queen, her
Maid-of-Honor, and some of
her attendants, who are (left
to right) : Jane( DeLong, Mar
garet Troutman, Maid-of
ilonor; Sally Krause, May
Queen; Ennna Shore; and
Eleanor Newman. The middle
photo shows part of the large
crowd which viewed the per
formances. In the lower pic
ture we see the “Shirley Tem
ple Dolls'' from the Wiley
school dancing around the tra
ditional I\Iaypole. (Photo by the
courtesy of the Salisbury, (N.
C.) Post.)
$500 Needed To Complete Funds
To Purchase H. S. Band Uniforms
Approximately $1,500 has
been contributed to the $2,000
campaign to purchase uniforms
for the Boyden High School
band, according to General
Chairman Mrs. C. I. Jones,
which is $500 short of the
goal.
The funds will be used to
purchase uniforms for a 75
piece band for Boyden High.
The Campaign committee is
we'll pleased with the fine co
operation and response manifest
ed by local citizens in the drive
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dim die LUiuiULiu Liie ieiiio.ui
ing $500 will be obtained and the
goal of $2,000 reached.
School children will also have
an opportunity to contribute to
this campaign, it was decided by
the campaign committe and
Supt. Knox. Coin envelopes will
be distributed to all school
children Monday and those who
desire can make their contribu
tion in this fashion.
The Director of the band is
Mr. Larry Rogers, a graduate
of thq Boyden High School and
of Northwestern University at
Evanston, Illinois. Mr. Rogers
is one of the outstanding young
music directors of the State and
is respnsible for the remark
able progress that has been made
in this department in the last
two years.
Solicitors For Band Uniform
Fund
Mrs. C. I. Jones
General Chairman
North Ward
Mrs. Francis Murdoch, chm.
Mrs. Whitehead McKenzie
Mrs. Charlie Murphy
Mrs. Charles Woodson
Mrs. J. H. Krider
South Ward
Mrs. C. I. Jones, chairman
Mrs. John Hanford
Mrs. Ernest Hardin
Bast ward
Mrs. Charles L. Coggin, chm.
Mrs. Bryce P. Beard
Mrs, Forrest Gardner
Mrs. H. A. Rouzer
West Ward
Mrs. Ross Sigmon, chairman
Mrs. B. V. Hedrick
I Mrs. Bishop Leonard
SLOT MACHINES
ARE BANNED
Tallahassee, Fla.—The Flor
ida House voted 84 to 7 for
repeal of a 1935 law legalizing
slot machines and then voted 75
to 13 to invoke heavy penalties
for owning or operating them
after October 1, when present
licenses for 12.000 machines
expire.
STORM CAUSES
SIX DEATHS
Bay Minette, Ala. — Six
deaths and upwards of an esti
mated $1,000,000 crop and pro
perty damage were charged
Monday against wind and rain
storms which battered coastal
Alabama, Mississippi, and
Louisana from Friday to Sun
day.
Philadelphia.—^Striking long
shoremen at the piers of the
United Fruit company and the
Standard Fruit and Steamship
company returned to work
Monday under an agreement
providing that any wage in
creases granted later would be
retroactive.
Dog Racing •
Bill Opposed
Rowan Ministers Con
demn Measure to Be
Voted on May 27
The Rowan county Minister
ial association at a meeting
Monday morning adopted a re
solution condemning the estab
lishment of a racing commission
here which would legalize horse
and dog racing with the use of
parimutuel machines and asked
local citizens to oppose the mea
sure which will be voted on in
Rowan on May 27.
The bill, passed at the last 1
session of the legislature, was-*
characterized by the ministers
as a “stupid, vicious, predatory
and diabolical attempt to fasten
wholesale gambling upon Ro
wan county.”
judge Pless
Presides Over
Salisbury Court
A two week term of superior'
court opened here Monday with
Judge J. Will Pless, Jr., of
Marion presiding and Charles L.
Coggin, of Salisbury, as solici
tor. Judge Pless told the grand
jury in his charge that it was
not his purpose to make a speech
on "what was wrong with the
country and what to do about j
it,” but instead recommended to
the grand jurv that they could
give time for themselves and
return to their respective pur- J
suits earlier and also save money
for the county by remembering!
that it was not their duty to at-J
tempt to try cases but only to
determine whether or not a case1
should be tried.
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Sophs Look Forward
To Next Year’s Jr.-Sr.
(The Pioneer)
The sophomores poor things,
feel rather let out in the cold,
with all the rush aud hub-hub
of these other activities on the
Campus. However, the presi
dent, Sammy Pritchard, rather
than have his class slighted in
this Pioneer edition made the
following sensational statement;
■‘All these momentous occasions
merely tend to make the sopho
mores look forward to next year
when they will institute in Ca
tawba College its first real
junior Prom. As soon as a big,
famous orchestra is barn
storming the smaller towns, and
comes to Salisbury, our class in
tends to sign them up and give
the students of Catawba a real
college dance.” Hats off, Sam- '
my! Here’s hoping the Sop'ho- ]
more class accomplishes it; the ,
students are behind you.
Freshman Elect
(The Pioneer)
The Freshman class had a
meeting on Monday, May 3, for
the purpose of electing officers ;
for their Sophomore year. The
following officers were elected:
President, Maney Horn; Vice .
President, Charles Monroe; Se
cretary, Betty Mowery; Trea
surer, Paul Bode.
SUPPLIES OF WHEAT
LOW
Rome.—The International In
stitute of Agriculture placed
world exportable supplies of
wheat for the current wheat
year at 700,000,000 bushels, the
“lowest recorded in many
years.’’ The figure is 24,000,000
bushels below last year.
Five Members
City Council
Are Elected
Group Will Take Office
July 1; Tuesday Ballot
ing Was Light; Other
Rowan Towns: Select
Officers
Hedrick Slated
For Mayorship
Repeating, as has been his
:ustom in the past, B. V. Hed
rick topped the ticket in the
Section here Tuesday by lead
ing in e^ch of the city’s four
vards.
Mr. Hedrick obtained a total
>f 223 votes out of a total of
>85.
Other candidates received the
following:
W. H. Hardin, 190.
D. C. Dungan, 187.
C. F. Raney, 176.
H. W. Davis, 172.
Mr. Hedrick’s vote by wards
follows:
West, 95.
North, 53.
South, 50.
East, 25.
Mr. Hedrick also led the
:i,cket in the primary, April 26,
securing a substantial majority,
and it is forecast, that by virtue
of his consistent majorities, he
will be elected Mayor of Salis
bury "when the Council meets to
make a selection July 1.
Mr. Hedrick first entered the
political life of the city in 1931,
.vhen he led the ticket in both
primary and general election.
In the ejections of 1935 and
1937, he also led the tickets, ob
aining substantial majorities in
he primaries and general elec
ions.
In East Spencer, Frank R.
sifford was returned as mayor
vithout opposition and the fol
owing four aldermen were
dected: C. C. Kirk, E. E.
lorne, C. II. Leonard and C.
\. Lomax. Two negro candi
iates for aldermen were over
.vhelmingly defeated.
Cleveland elected four aldei -
nen as follows: C. A. Brown,
\. O. Moore, George Baker and
Price Wilson. A mayor will be
ramed from the group on July
L.
In Rockwell, R. L. Holshous
r was re-elected mayor and
five following aldermen were
dected: Fred Wilson, R. M.
Brown, C. T. Misenhejmer,
Council Powlas and G. W.
Peeler.
A. A. Hurley was elected
nayor of China Grove, together
vith the five following alder
nen: C. C. Graham, Flake Ed
lleman, Fred A. Sides, Roy C.
■Cimball and J. N. Dayvault.
youth Is Captured
[n School Building
Nabbed while in the act of
•ansacking the office of the
denderson school here, a young
vhite man giving the name of
[ohn Blackmer or Ralph Bal
ard of Asheville, is held in
he county jail and likely will
)e tried during the term of
superior court which opened
rere Monday. Police surround
id the building early Sunday
norning when informed an in
:ruder was there and Blackmer
was found in the office- Hinges
nad been taken off some doors,
i transom removed, and consi
derable pilfering had been done.
It was found over $3 in change
had ^ep ■■ttotenf dnd this sum
yyfcs recovered from his f
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