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THURSDAY, JIWE 27,1936
A politiclaa’a lite la no bed of roaea. By
■tta- tiata ba finds out what the people want,
tAagr ^nt aoaaethlng elaa.—Nobile Re^ater,
Ne6cUxig A Curb Maiicet
The congested condition of the
streets here, especially on Saturdays
and other days when there are a large
inunber of visitors and shoppers in the
eky moves us to bring up a subject
that was discussed with the local po
lice department several months ago.
At that time it was suggested that a
vacant lot near the business center be
set aside as a curb market and that ail
tracks and vehicles engaged in the sale
of produce, etc. to consumers be di
rected to that locality.
The seller has a perfect right to sell
his wares from his truck, car or wagon
and we are mentioning this because
we believe that it would be to his ben
efit and for the good of the people of
the town and its visitors, in other
words—better for all concerned.
It would relieve the streets of a num
ber of vehicles and provide more room
.for parking cars and a glance at the
streets on any Saturday will convince
anyone that there is urgent need for
more parking space.
A place designated as a market
would enable people to know .where to
go when they want something that is
from trucks. We believe that it would
be a good thing to revive the subject
still more and see if some arrange-
mehts canhdT'Vii. wiwAt lutIWWu 'Will
height of the harvest and selling sea
son is reached.
^Akhough we genmlly feel -this
world is a big place^nd that oor own
nation is comparatively big, we c^
y ^ realize that with rapid communication
^*and distribution what happens in one
section will affect all sections if it is
of sufficient consequence.
* With this in njind^we are reproduc
ing an editorial from the Greensboro
Daily News that should give a kind of
index to business conditions, generally
speaking.
While Big Businei^ is r’aring about
uncertaii^es and adndniBtiration an
tics whfch keep it dowh^ testimony of
the f^eral ruerve board, which has
heretofore been anything but a Polly-
anna in reporting the adversities which
it noted, must have a pertinent place in
the record. . ■*: i • i Y i i' i. JCt' I
Generally, the board’s review finds
that the country’s business is in a
healthier state than at any time since
1980. Such a generalization is based
upon several specific developments:
1. The national income has been
larger this spring than in any spring
of the three preceding years.
2. The profits of large industrial con
cerns during the first quarter of 1935
exceeded those of any similar period
since 1930.
3. For the first four months of the
year as a whole industrial output was
7 per cent larger than a year ago and
substantially larger than in either 1932
or 1933.
4. There has been a larger volume
of domestic trade in such durable goods
as automobiles, household equipment
and agricultural implements and the
export trade in these commodities has
also increased. Production, employ
ment and pay rolls in the industrie.^,
manufacturing these goods have shown
marked advances.
These four developments are quoted
directly from the reserve board’s re
view. They are not speculative but fac
tual. Thus, for all the clamor which
business is raising, things haven’t gone
so badly for it during the fiscal period
immediately to the rear. If there are
those, however, who wish to contend
that the improvements occurred de-
B'wd 'that vroul^ ~Iravk“bfi€in
World Armaments
Regardless of what it may mean,
nations of the world are arming rapid
ly.
It may mean that they are merely
building up armies for defense or that
they are thinking strongly about war.
We believe that no nation is conte,n-
plating starting a war but with inter
national relations in Europe and Asia
as they now stand one should not be
surprised at anything that may break
loose.
In a survey of armaments released
by the League of Nations the following
pertinent facts were given:
Outstanding in the publication was
the fact that soviet Russia has an army
of nearly a million strong, far larger
than those of other powers.
At the end of 1934 the strength of
the red army was 940,000 men, but
«iia figure does not include reserve
and non-territorial forces. In 1933 the
soviet had 504,000 men and 30,800 of
ficers in uniform.
The United States army, the book
said, on June 30, 1934 comprised 137,-
«79 men. National guard and reserve
forces brought the number up to 439,-
240.
American naval effectives, including
the marine corps, totalled 109,255.
Japan’s army in 1934 was estimat
ed at 299,834 men and 19,399 officers.
Navy effectives of the empire were
189,688.
'n»e army of France last year was
pven as 360,496 iajiome territory with
'4 ft'total, including ovbyseas forces, of
560,678. , . ^
The year book give9 Germany’s old
ftmament figures, placing the army at
cs ll^OOO as of January 1, 1934, and
“aays noting about the new army and
"ftftvy which the reich is now creating.
«« Jtaly’s average conscript aitny was
as 390,000.
^Rain’s land forces, exclusive of
. India but including general colonial
£ and naval troops, were placed at 460,-
620. ^
Total world warship tonnage in
1984 was e^fimated at 5,830,000 tons.
Jfeas against 6>900,000 in 1913, on the
i ^ wve of the outbrealr of the world war.
' The book world expenditure for
national defense last year was $4,900,-
! 550,000, compaijed with $4,400,000,-
i500 in 1983. ^ -
-, !ae United States army will be en-
I this year and in view of the
lyfbres it certainly looks as - if-
■ ■ prepare for war in time of
' >it looks as if the best
be preparation.
WultfiBStoB, June (AirtcF
teMir)—A »i>o4 o* ta*
boy* OB Oseitol HUl ha4 the Idea
8 at after they bad psHed the
II extendlns what ia left of N.
'R. A. nntll next April, a^d thefot ytew, and nobody to* ater-Rnre
mmmfr -tppropirtmtlon Wlto,;
tiiaa would .havA a ehance to go
baok bom# and fin apithelr fo-
Utieal tenoea. But the Preeident
wouldn't let them. He Jtteiasjt
that they muat, stay In _«M)hoa
uiUll ..they paased the^Ouffey
Coel^R^ttlafion BiU, the Social
Security. Bill, the Wegner
Utopatefl BUI, the BMles Bank-
the UtUlty Holding
much greater save for retarding influ
ences, there is patently no way of an
swering positively them and their
views.
This report is indicative of big bus
iness and the condition of big business
reflects in the same line all the way
down to the man who works per diem
for the smallest firm.
Sunday School Lesson
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leaviiy; dpim^irnBD etase to
the Petlx
I^kfur^ legni ad-
TieM togthef^raiddent.' They
have somewhat' difterent points
mu. they fmeudaieatBi
to which of them tee President
wlU listen. Meltber of. them Is A
particularly good politlciaB; nor
for that matterany other high
admtblatretlon ' official except,
the Preeident tdi^lf, now that
Mr. Farley M reported about to
iMwe tte CablMK.
Capitol HUl, on the otluf'
hand, fairly awaxma with good
42^t|^|g^u^b . la one reaaon
By REV. CHARLES E. DUNN
LIBERTY UNDER L.4W
Lesson for June 30th. Romans 14:13-21.
Golden Text: Romans 14:21.
As this is a temperance lesson, it affords an
opportunity to explore one of the most vita!
aspects of the liquor problem, the effect of
moderate drinking on the muscular reactions
of the motorist.
Last year 36,000 persons were killed, and
nearly a million injured in automobile acci
dents. These appalling figures establish a new
record for slaughter on our highways. What
is the relation of alcohol to this dreadful blot
on our national escutcheon? The figures on
arrests for drunken driving give an illuminat
ing answer. During the period from January
through October 1934, as compared with the
same months of 1933, such arrests increased
so per cent in Duluth, 100 pfer cent in Ro
chester, N. Y., and 90 per cent in Erie, Pa.,
15 per cent in Chicago, and 25 per cent in
Milwaukee.
And what about accidents involving drunk
en drivers? For the same period Buffalo reg
istered an increase of 55 per cent, and Chica
go an increase of 330 per cent in the number
cf fatal automobile accidents in whidi intox
icated drivers figured. And these startling fi
gures do not tell the whole story, for there is
much evidence indicative of a decided onder-
reporting of alcohol cases. _
Kow we inust bear, in mind, in the analysis
of this black showing, that the heavy drinker
, is not the real menace on the road, but the
moderate imbiber. Not the drunken driver, but
rather the drinking driver presents such d
serious traffic problem. Elaborate tests dem
onstrate conclusively that even tiny quanti
ties of alcohol have a measurable effect npon'
the human machine.
It is obvious, then, that booze and gasoline
do not mix. A motor age like oura calls loud
ly for total abstinence. Drinking, even in
slight amounts. Is a reprehensible practioe for
all who drive cars. Onr autos should be handl-'
ed only by those who are lOd per cent sober.
General Goering’s piet lion is said to be a
practical Joker. The laugh, however, will
on the lion some day if li mlstakee Der Foehr-
er , for another visitor.—^Buffalo Oonilsr-Ba-^:
Sprees.
to the; A. A. A. and A tew flfMr
of the Administration’s pet .«ea-
BBtdh
As If it were not paniabment
enough for them to have bad
to. listen te Hney Long talking
nearly 16 hours at a stretch, in
his effort to hold up the NRA
Bill, now the Senators and Rep
resentatives have got to stick a-
round in. Washington’s sticky
sub-tropical summer climate for
an indefinite period—perhaps all
summer.
Perhaps it's the hot weather
and perhaps it is worry over the
political outlook for the 1936
elections, bat it is a fact that
throughout the Administration
and in the halls of Congress
tempers are being strained to
the point of explosion, long
smoldering jealousies and per
sonal antagonisms are bursting
into flame, and anything but
peace and harmony .prevails.
O’NelU Hrtods N. R. A.
The new “skeleton” N. R. A.
has the extremely difficult job
of trying to show voluntary trade
organizations how they can ope
rate as a unit to enforce fair
business practices without vio
lating the Anti-Trust Laws.
James L. O’Neill, a vice presi
dent of the Guaranty Trust
Company of New York, Is the
new administrator of N. R. A.
Donald Rlchberg Is completely
out.
With the death of the old N.
R. A. the Federal Alcohol Con
trol Administration passed out
of existence and what to set up
in its place Is puzzling both ad
ministration leaders and Con
gress. The old pre-prohibition
laws were pretty effective. The
Treasury was charged with col
lecting taxes on evesy barrel of
beer and gallon of whiskey, the
Coast GuarA^nd the Border Pa-
liiil h«e preventing'
the smuHfling of illicit liquor,
and the old Webb-Kenyon Act
rather effectively controlled the
shipment of intoxicants from
wet states into dry states.
■Something apiwoachlng a re
vival of these old laws Is under
consideration, but the Treasury
balks at taking the responsibil
ity for running down moonshin
ers, while the Department of
Justice does not want to have to
set up anything like the old Pro
hibition Enforcement Unit.
Farmers Heard Prom
Opposition to the Transporta
tion Bill, which would have con
trol of highway busses and
trucks under the Interstate Com-
meroe Commission, as well as
providing for railroad reorgan
ization, has developed from an
unexpected source—the farmers.
Nobody knows how many
farmers there are who deliver
their own products by their own
trucks across state lines, but ap
parently there are many of them.
Members of Congress from the
rural districts are beginning to
hear from them, protesting a-
gainst the proposal to impose
special taxes and regulations
upon them.
As was forecast in these dis-
patcheis, H^rry Hapkins is the
winner over Harold Ickes in the
dispute over how the Work Re
lief money will be spent. Mr.
Ickes, as administrator of the
P. W. A., wanted the public mon
ey spent under his jurisdiction to
go into permanent and useful
public improvements, such
slum clearance, grade crossing
elimination, highway work on
main roads, and housing. But
Mr. Hopkins, Relief Administra
tor, has orders from the Presi
dent to use the $4,000,000,000
fund in such a way as to put 3,-
500,000 men to work, taking
them off the relief roUs.
Simple Arithmetie divlskm-ot
$4,000,000 by 8,500,000 gives i
quotient of less then $1^200
Mr. Ickes’ projects would re
quire the spending of much
more than half of the available
fund for materials, leaving only
a small fraction for wages. So
the Hopkins program will have
to be confined to kinds of work
that can be done without buying
great quantities of .costly mater
ials. ' '^-45,-' . '>5:
Sidelights and Rainon
There is growing here a decid
ed expectation that either MV.
Ickes'Wilt be forced ent of the
Administration or else that be
wilt blow up and quit. ‘The fric-
Uon between the Becrctetr of
the Interior and others hlrti-
Rtedster inemhers of the'^dmin-
lillrtWii becomes more serfoua'
’fitom day to day.'^^jg^Y g,
DonaIdi---Rlchben, althonghl
ire -heiaft:
eaiftCrtOir conslitered wtth^ an eye
te ^Jta- prphnUe poUtieal eflert.
The boyi are be^nnfng te n-
spect that they ere going to
have a fight on their hands in
the 1986 elections, and it Is
more true than ever before that
evary move of any kind that ia
made in Washington these days
Is made with one eye. npon the
presidential contest next year.
Republicans, while not exact
ly jubilant, are telklng more
hopefully than at any time since
1932. ne repercussions of the
Springfield Grass Roots Conven
tion are beginning to be heard,
and they indicate more interest
throughout the country In the
future of the Republican Party,
than bad been anticipated.
Northern Alexander News
Mrs. Suma Deal Sloop is In
the Watts-Prlce Clinic, Taylors
ville, recovering from an opera
tion for eppendlcitis. She is ex
pected to come home soon.
Mrs. Bill Sherrill and daugh
ter are spending some time with
Mrs. Sherrill’s parents, Mr. and
Mrs. B. J. Deal while her hus
band is taking treatment In the
State Sanatorium. '
Mr.,a_'d Mrs. W, T. Sherrill,
of Granite Falls, visited their
daughter-in - law and grand
daughter, Mrs. Bill Sherrill,
and Rachel, last Friday.
Mr. James Sowers, after
spending some time In this sec
tion with relatives, returned to
his dahghtef, Mrs. Joe Howe,
Rock Hill, S. C., where he has
made his home for several years.
Mr. Lee James will preach at
Mt. Olive first Sunday In July at
11 o’clock. He preaches at
Chance Bumgarner’s shop on
Taylorsville - Wllkesboro high
way, the fifth Sunday at 2 o’
clock. ’
Mrs. H. S. Deal spent tha last
week-end with Mrs. Edgar Ger
man, Boomer.
Mrs. Lois Bumgarner, daugh
ter of Rev. E. V. Bumgarner,
underwent an operation at the
Watts-Price Clinic at Taylors
ville last week. Also the ^mall
daughter, Vivian, had her ton
sils removed. Both are now at
home recovering nicely.
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PAUL BILLINGS -
North Wflfcesboro, N. C.
Four-H club boys In Nash
county who are keeping record
books on their corn and tobacco
projects find they are making
excellent gains at comparatively
little cost.
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Malaria
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Drops Tonie sad Laxative
MmI baked HASH!
WhitaSlevoe all Its
At least 17 species of frogs are
native to the United States and
Canada, but few are of commer
cial value.
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