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FOUNDED l§32—10STH YEAR SALISBURY, N. C. FRIDAY, MAY 28, 1937 VOL. 104NO 42 PRT^" 5 CENTS
1937 STRING
OF NEW DEAL
VICTORIES IS
STILL INTACT
Robinson Says Reorganiza
tion Bill Is Unaffected
FOES CLAIM IT IS DEAD
President Follows Decision
By Strong Message Call
ing For Minimum Wage3
The Supreme Court upholds:
Federal old age pensions, 7
to 2.
Federal unemployment insurance
laws, 6 to 4.
State unemployment insurance
laws, 5 to 4.
Peaceful picketing under Wis
consin labor code.
Meantime President Roosevelt
urges Congress to:
Establish minimum wage and
maximum hour standards.
Prevent the movement of child
labor made goods in inter
state commerce.
Ban inter-state shipments of
products of concerns which
use labor spies, or strike
breakers, or deny collective
bargaining rights.
Washington. -— The Supreme
Court upheld the social security
act Monday, giving its unspar
ing critic—the Roosevelt ad
ministration—an unbroken series
of far-reaching victories for the
1937-38 term of the tribunal.
The four justices who dis
sented to the Federal unemploy
ment insurance and the "State
unemployment compensation de
cisions were Pan Devanter, Mc
Reynolds, Sutherland and But
ler—these generally described by
the Administration as '‘conser
vative.” Justice Cardozo de
livered the majority opinion in
these cases.
Only Justices McReynolds
and Butler dissented to the old
age pension ruling.
In his opinion Justice Stone
asserted that the Alabama law
“on its face and as applied to ap
pellees, is subject to no consti
tutional infirmity.”
/Approximately z/,eyu,uuu
workers and 2,700,000 employers
are taxed to provide the old-age
benefits which start in 1942
when Ihe recipient becomes 65.
Forty—five States and the
District of Columbia have pass
ed measures supplementing the
Federal act to protect 18,688,000
persons against future unem
ployment.
Speaking for himself and six
other justices in ruling on the
old pension section of the Se
curity law, Carozo said:
“The purge of ' nation-wide
calamity that began in 1929 has
taught us many lessons. Not
the least is the solidarity of in
terests that may once have seem
ed to be divided.
“The problenpjs plaiply na
tional in area and dimensions.
Moreover, laws of the separate
States cannot deal with it ef
fectively. Congress, at least,
had a basis for that belief.
“States and local governments
are aften lacking in the re
sources that are necessary to
finance an adeqUafe~program of
security for the aged.
“This is brought out with a
wealth of illustration in recent
studies of the problem.
“Apart from the failure of re
sources, States and local gov
ernments are at times reluctant
to increase so heavily the bur
den of taxation to be borne by
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\" Eleanor Powell, famed
. dancing star of M-G-M
' motion pictures keeps
fit for her strenuous
cinema routines by
drinking milk regularly.
HEWS IN PICTURES
[Diver recovers a bottle of milk frojn
|\an 80-fathom shipwreck near Bos
\\ton. Tests showed no trace of
salt water in the milk.
^4 —Q—
Science double checks the
milk supply. Testing for butter
fat—thejilementJhatjjive^
Milkman to the rescue c .ring the devas- .
tating Hoods. And delivery in a canoe
requires steady nerves — an even keel. , *——*
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Under The Dome
Although the end of the Con
gressional session is still weeks
and perhaps months ahead, of
ficial Washington is beginning
to think about Summer vaca
tions. So far this Spring
Washington’s climate has been
quite bearable, but the stifling
Summer season is close at hand.
In Summer nobody in Wash
ington ever does anything which
can be avoided.
Every year which passes em
phasizes the mistake which was
made by the Founding Fathers
'in locating the Nation’s capital
in this maismic Swamp on the
banks of the Potomac. It was
one of the Potimac. It was one
of the conditions imposed upon
the newly-formed Republic in
1787 by the delegates to the
Constitutional Convention held
in Philadelphia just 150 years
ago.
Virginia, Maryland, the Caro
iinas and Georgia feared domi
nation by the northern states if
they assented to the capital re
maining in Philadelphia, where
the Continental Congress had
its headquarters.
Indeed, although Philadelphia
was the largest city in Amer
ica at that time, the feeling
against it was so strong that for
the first two years of our na
tional existence New York was
the seat of government, which
moved back to Philadelphia only
after the compromise of a com
pletely new city on lands donat
ed by Virginia and Maryland,
had been arrived at.
Location Unfortunate
Nobody could foresee then
what a gigantic institution the
Government of the United States
was going to become. And no
body realized the enervating
quality of the climate in this
particular spot. That is not a
mater of latitude for there are
hundreds of cities much farther
South in which it is possoble to
live and work in comfort the
year around. Most of those,
however, are at high altitudes
or situtted near enough to salt
water to get the refreshing ef
fect of the sea breezes.
In Washington midsummers
there is so escape from the
steaming humidity, unless onei
is fortunate enough to have the
air-conditioned halls of Con-j
gress and some of the new (
executive buildings in which to
seek refuge. And a definite,
result of the climate is to slow |
down the pace at which Govern
ment employees do their work.;
Every observer who has been (
here for any length of time is
accustomed to the enthusiasm of j
new administrators who come in
with each successive adminis
tration and voice their deter
a few months these enthusiasts
have succumbed to the Wash
ington climate, and few of them
ever keep up the pace they set,
for themselves.
Vacations Necessary
That is who* vacations are
such an important element in
the scheme of things in Wash
ington. It is not possible to
move the capital to a more in
vigorating climate, but it is pos
sible for everyone whose offi
cial duties permit it to get a
way for long periods and come
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N, C, Would Get
Highway Funds
Cartwright Amendment to
Relief Bill Earmarks $3,-'
620.702 For State Roads
Washington. — The Cart
wright amendment to the relief
bill, voted by the House and
believed to have sufficient sup
port in the Senate to insure its
enactment, earmarks a total of
03.620.702 for North Carolina
highways and roads.
For Federal-aid' highways,
51,789,648 is set aside; for se
condary roads, $1,199,348; and
for grade crossing eliminations,
$622,331.
“Not only the unemployed,
for whom this legislation is pri
marily intended to help, but
also all the people will benefit
from the expenditure of this
money on construction of more
good State roads,” Representa
tive Wilburn Cartwright of
Oklahoma, sponsored of the a
mendment said. “Farmers, city
dwellers, rural school bus driv
ers, oiyr children who ride those
busses, rural letter carriers, and
the great army of American
tourists, all will appreciate the
service these added roads will
afford them.”
It is doubtful if highway con
struction would have shared so
liberally in the relief fund, it is
pointed out, were it not for the
fact that a large number of De
mocrats joined with the Repub
licans in a move to “handcuff
Hopkins,” by earmarking as
much of the new appropriation
as possible, thereby limiting the
amount of money at the disposal
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HENDERSON DANCING SCHOOL
WILL STAGE ANNUAL REVIEW
AT STATE THEATRE JUNE 3rd
The Henderson Dancing
School, Salisbury, branch, under
the direction of Miss Francis
Henderson, of Charlotte, will
stage its annual review, matinee
and evening, at the State Thea
tre, June 3rd.
Approximately 125 girls, from
Salisbury and surrounding
towns', will partj(cipate in the
review. Large crowds are ex
pected to attend each perform
ance.
Tributes Paid
To Dead Solons
House Holds Memorial
Exercises For Congress
men Who Died During
Year
Washington. — The House
laid aside legislative tasks Wed.
to hold memorial exercises for
members of Congress who died
the past year.
Tributes to the^ six Senators
and 15 representatives were paid
in addresses by Representatives
Tolan, Democrat of California,
end Short, Republican of Mis
souri. : 1
The Rev. James Shera Mont
gomery, House chaplain, open
ed the service with the Lord’s
Prayer.
Those memorialized: Senators
Park Trammell and Duncan U.
Fletcher, both of Florida, Louis
Murphy of Iowa, James Couz
ens of Michigan, Peter Norbeck
of South Dakota, and Nathan
L. Bachman of Tennessee; Re
presentatives John T. Buckbee
of Illinois, William D. Thojnas
of New York, Randolph Per
kins of New Jersey, A. Piatt
Andrew of Massachusetts, for
mer Speaker Joseph W. Byrns
of Tennessee, Bernard M. Ja
cobson of Iowa, John J. Mc
Swain of South Carolina, War
ren J. Duffey of Ohio, Marion
\. Zioncheck of Washington,
VV illiam V. Gregory of Ken
tucky, Glover H. Cary of Ken
tucky, Andrew J. Montague of
Pirginia, James P. Buchanan of
Texas, Henry E. Stubbs of
California, and Benjamin K.
Focht of Pennsylvania.
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Sopwith Challenger
‘ GOSPORT, England . . . T. O. M.
Sopwith’s newest race", Endeavor
IL starts across the Atlantic In
quest of the America’s Cup. Secret
sails and other new details are
.being carefully guarded.
Death’ Driver
Waives Hearing
Roy Phifer Bound Over
To Superior Court in
Hit'and-Run Case.
Roy Phifer. 32, employe in
the card room of the Moores
ville cotton mills who confess
jed Monday to officers that h<
(was the driver of a hit-and-rur
lauto that killed Will Bost, Kan
napolis barber, the night of
May 2, 1931, on the main high
way in North Kannapolis, waiv
ed preliminary hearing in the
Rowan county court Tuesday
morning. He was bound over
to superior court on the charge
of manslaughter, and Judge W.
V. Harris fixed bond at $650.
Bost was remanded to jail in
default of bail.
Bost was arrested in Moore
sville Monday on a warrant
sworn out by Corporal C. R.
Adams, of the State highway
patrol after he and Chief Ira
T. Chapman of Kannapolis,
had worked on the case for
some time. The two officers
arrested the defendant and,
after questioning, Phifer admit
ted his car struck Bost while
tiie latter was walking along the
highway; that he and his com
panion, Louis Lumford drove
away from the scene pledged
secrecy regarding the matter.
Host died of a broken neck.
IREDELL MAN, 75, TUNNELS
‘HOME’ IN SIDE OF HILL
Hickory.—A man who pre
fers a dirt dugout to a modern
house may be a rarity, but Lee
Moose, who lives on Third
Creek across the. line in Iredell
county, seems perfectly satisfied
with a domicile he has made bj
tunneling through a hill some
75 feet high.
At least, that was the impres
sion received by M. H. Wither
spoon of a local banking firm
who heard about the Iredell
county man’s strange home, anc
paid him a visit.
Moose, who is 75 years old
his second wife, much younger
and a daughter, 14, live in the
one-room hill cave, which has t
metal roof, Witherspoon report
ed. The metal roof has beer
added recently because the dirl
top of the cave leaked.
About 10 feet wide and 2(
feet long, the dugout has a dirl
floor and dirt walls, but is clos
ed at each end with wood. A
fireplace has been constructec
and an iron bedstead, a cot anc
a cooking stove comprise most
of the furniture. Some clothes
hanging on a pole also were
'noticed by the Hickory visitor.
The old man has been living
there for about eight years and
declared that the place is warm
enough to be comfortable in
[winter. Before he 'built his
present “residence” in the hill,
he lived in a similar one far
ther down Third creek for about
110 years, he stated.
Although many people might
[be embarrassed to receive call
ers in a dirt cave, Moose is said
to give the visitors who come
from far and near ;a cordial
welcome. He has had visitors
from as far away as Canada, he
said, and appears glad to let
them inspect his home.
| Moose’s idea of the ideal
i home is not his only peculiar
' ity, as he carries a shotgun
everywhere he goes. He has
. been married twice, divorcing
his first wife because she would
. n’t live in a dugout, it was said.
1,607 Majority
Against Bill
Recorded Here
Both City And County
Give Majorities Against
Measure; Spencer And
East Spencer Give
Tie Votes
Total Of e7535
Votes Were Cast
The bill to legalize horse rac
ing and pari-mutual betting in
Rowan county was overwhelm
ingly defeated at the polls Thurs
day.
The unofficial vote, as com
piled by The Hgrald, was 2964
for the bill and 4571 against.
A total of 7535 votes were
cast. The majority against the
measure was 1607.
Both city and county, voted
against the bill. In Salisbury
1488 voted for and 1543 against,
a majority against the measure
of 55, reversing its position of
several years ago.
Spencer and East Spencer
gave an identical vote of 175
for and 60 against.
The vote was authorized by
a bill enacted by the recently
adjourned State legislature,
creating an “agricultural, breed
ers, and racing commission,”
subject to approval at the polls.
The Rene was, voted on in this
county in 1933, and was defeat
ed by 125 votes. The next year
proponents of legalized racing
and betting sought a second re
ferendum, but the matter was
dropped after Judge W. F.
Harding granted a temporary
injunction forbidding the elec
tion.
| Unofficial vote on Horse Rac
ing Bill follows:
For Against
West Ward 1 _ 340 399
West Ward 2 . 239 358
North Ward . 351 221
South Ward . 269 275
East Ward .4 289! 290
Spencer . 175 60
East Spencer. 175 60
Landis . 132 111
China Grove . 71 282
Franklin . 124 132
Cleveland.. 68 84
Unity .. 20 176
Scotch Irish . 5 98
Mt. Ulla . 35 106
Sumner .. 108 54
Bradshaw . 22 112
Granite Quarry. 44 227
Kannapolis (E) .... 37 43
Kannapolis (W) .... 102 110
Yadkin . 20 47
Trading Ford . 17 69
Locke . 34 64
Rockwell . 32 157
! Faith . 9 225
Steele . 20 104
Enochville . 40 87
Bostian X Roads .... 18 90
Earnhardt’s Mill .... 13 16
Gold Hill . 3 103
Rowan_ Academy .... 21 40
Hatters Shop . 17 82
Morgan No. 1 . 12 153
Morgan No. 2 . 2 136
TOTAL .12964 4571
FORD INCREASES
SURPLUS
Boston. — The Ford Motor
company in 1936 increased its
surplus account by $19,6S9,000,
bringing the total surplus to
$602, 666,000, according to the
annual reporf filed at the Mas
sachusetts State House today.
GEORGIA MAN
NOMINATED
Washington! — President
Roosevelt nominated Marion H.
Allen of Milledgeville, Ga., to
day to be collector of internal
revenue for Georgia.