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Gravely Gets Into Race f or Governor Of State ?ckv Mount Man r vomises Efficient :->u>iness Management! ^) \ Government, hversiHed Farming, . iigher Teacher Pay. fail. 13.—Setting I • program in which [ . et'iieient business; which one hundred; ue shall be receiv y u.'liar spent." L. Lee' v slate senator and1 - ik'ss man and far- j ally entered the) gubernatorial cam ,v .[oarU man. who served State Senate and i post <>t chairman! ."i \ppropi iations! in,-, it his best e!'- j . balanced budget. I ■ reduction «>i j •; isnf' oi • " | . «.■< tor the State's •. .'.v: "as inn reve^o.- j „ \ .v.:! permit" in a formal. • • '. ted his political! 8 ; - ago when he ?'»u®hi | . seat on the Rocky! Aldermen and later ! . - Mayor, declared ! That ".\Iy record | !!> oi the General! y written and on! 1 :«v: .u:!y submit my j • e _ >d judgment of. X :Ti' Carolinians." y - statement tol-j • - opportunity to make I t >ple ot North Car-, it sire to be governor of our I th:< announcement : us ot the respon . : accompany the office: I'.dvrtako to discharge : e>t of my ability. I am ^ligation to my state: tv I am grateful to the I ; tor many things. | gift ot a state gov ecord ot service to .surpassed in the na • - and governments must u-j- a> the times change. government is infallible. • I ;c:cnowledge with grati «; \ end id accomplishments . • y r. state government, ! •. • e recognize the need cl.i. *ntal changes if' v:." - tu continue to render' >!e the services necessary' ... need t.nie. I shall go more, n regard to these possible oris as the campaign pro j •;itement my purpose is to . .. outline ot my proposed :.d to tell trankly the peo- i Carolina how. as a bus re interested in North • anything else. I hope . d with the progress made - • t governor and his illus-: i • d-.-cess.ors. For the time be-: i . s/ggest that I shall en-' ■ elected. to bring about the i : section into the business of , ent ot North Carolina ethods ot business effi-. i nwny that characterize . — till business enterprise • te. This must include >-ci Midget. economic admin-i .. :.nd reduction of debt. : .rther advance of our ••• . specially in the field. . .1 training. The expansion' • c.i education so that the •: every community may •opportunity of training in ■- .its is essential if the ■ . program is to meet pre-, r.'-eds. Teachers' salaried • ..-.creased as the revenues • t<- will permit and our sys • - text books should be con portance to a people ..■» cannot be overstated; ol and operation of its| Once a yeear I. ' k over your insurance >!iek*s annually. It is it. • likely you may dis '•• r that some of your • ranee poiicios do not protect you. If you advice you can place confidence in this in • .';.»H-e agency to sell you •iaj'cf that really pro Citizens Realty and Loan Co. "Service That Satisfies" Phones: 628-629 '-3 South Garnett Street Henderson, N. C. schools must always be retained by the people of this state. Whatevei' Federal aid may ultimately be of fered it must be accepted only with the distinct understanding that no part of the control of the schools shall pass from the hands of North Carolina. 3. The whole structure of happiness and prosperity rests upon the foun dation of the health of our people ond its government owes the obligation to aitord all of our people, irrespec tive of economic status, the fullest opportunity for health protection. 4. The problem of our mentally sick is an enormous one and as rapidly as possible the state should provide hospital facilities adequate tor the need. We must not leave our mentally sick in jail. Consolidation of the work of our hospitals for men tal disease under one board of di rectors and under the supervision of one outstanding psychiatrist should result in economy of administration and efficiency of treatment. 5. Our highway system should be improved and expanded as rapidly as it can be done efficiently, and with a view to the greatest possible fa cilitation of present day transporta tion. The fundamental basis of such improvement and expansion must necessarily be the farm to market' roads. Taxes paid for the construc tion and improvement of highways, less the necessary cost of collection, must be used for that purpose only. If there is a surplus of highway funds over and above those that can be efficiently used in the construc tii.n and maintenance of roads, then we should have a corresponding re duction in the tax on gasoline or li cense tags. o. \\ e nave a great state .with great opportunities and money spent in the proper advertisement of it is a worth while investment and the appropria tions for this purpose should be con tinued. Under the present program many millions of dollars have been invested in worthwhile industries within this state and any practical program designed to further such de velopment should be encouraged. 7 Our prison system needs to be further modernized and criminals classified according to the seriousness of the crime and their individual criminal records. Proper steps must be taken to reduce the number oi escapes. Our probation system is j ivorking admirably in the rehabilita- j lion of young people guilty of crime tuid it should be expanded with in creasing need. 8. North Carolina is blessed with :he highest class of labor and, there fore. undergoes fewer labor difficul- j ties. Our Department of Labor i? imong the best and I am happy to lave been co-uuthor of the bill es tablishing it in its present form. The: :iappy employment of its people is! t>f vital concern to the state and j ight to work for fair wages and in lealthful environment must always je maintained. 9. Taxes in North Carolina must aot exceed those in neighboring states :o such an extent as to penalize North j Carolina enterprise. North Carolina j ndustry and business are bearing a' teavy tax burden today and as gay-! ?rnor I would oppose any general in n-ease. The fair measure of taxation s the ability to pay and n-1 the nec- j ?ssity to spend, and any tax not neasured by that standard is unfair ind unjust. Anyone who takes the trouble to look into my record as a! our-time member of the State Senate cnows I am opposed to the sales tax) ind want to see it abolished. It was \ mposed to meet an emergency and i us that emergency subsides so the j ;ales tax should subsides. It is my j sarnest hope that this tax may be abolished and to this end I promise -ny best endeavor without in any way leopardizing the worthwhile act ivities of the state. 1 believe that s> nore rigid collection of taxes, a limit ation of the power of one man to compromise taxes, and the natural economies resulting from a business like administration will result in in creased net revenue, which probably •vill enable us to reduce the sales tax at the present time to two per cent, which would be the first step in the direction of its ultimate repeal. The reduction of the state debt would Tiake available additional revenue [or increase in the state's activities and a reduction in state taxes. For this reason no bonds should be issued except for absolutely necessary re quirements. i*-'. upon our ugncunurdi I'uuuiiiun j largely depends the prosperity of our | entire state and the state government [ must co-operate to the fullest extent possible with the Federal farm pro gram. However, our agricultural* «^-o blems will not be solved as long as we remain dependent on only one or two major money crops. The aim of every farmer should be "some in come from the farm every day of the year." This can be brought about only through diversification and the balancing of both animal and plant crops. Agricultural research shouli! be continued and a consolidation of efforts along this line wili be bene ficial. 11. The State of North Carolina has required every industrv within its borders to set up a system of pen sions for its employees and it is sheer hypocrisy for the state to do less for those whom it employs. 12. The program of social security providing for the aged and under privileged should be continued. It is my earnest hope that no ad ditional boards or commissioners will be created, but rather that some we now have may oe consolidated or abolished. It will be my purpose as governor to give the state an effi cient business administration ii. which one hundred cents worth ol value shall be received for every dol lar spent. I am conscious of the obligation ol the state government to care for it5 underprivileged and to guarantee the security and happiness of its people. If I am elected I promise to do the best I can for the citizens of my state hoping that I may be able to conr tribute something to their general] Odd Facts In Carolina By Carl Spencer ONE-WALF OF A NEEDLE REMAINED IN THE FOOT OF LOU/SE GA#D/V£tf, &YD£,V, FOR FOURTEEN YEARS UNTIL A SEVERE SWELLING MADE IT NECESSARY TO REMOVE IT / A CHRISTMAS CARD RECEIVED BY Ate JUNE POSE G/?£ENV/UE / ...jr.-: - •' A CHRYSANTHEMUM GREW FROM - ^Hb CENTER OF A BRICK PILLAR f J# BUCKAIOO, CHAR/.OTTB. > ^ >isN ' ft, A RING THAT HAD BEEN LOST FOR SEVERAL MONTHS WAS FOUND ENCIRCLED AROUND , THE BASE OF A SMALL TREE/ - JEAN CATLETTB, AP£X. , J.K. £AGIE, GOIO A//U SHOT A RABBIT TMAT WAS SITTING ON A LIMB IN A TREE / # A PRESCRIPTION WAS REFILLED AFTER SIXTEEN YEARS. THE MEDICINE HAD BEEN IN ALMOST . CONTINUAL USE DURING TUIS TIME / MS. YC. COM/PAD, IEX/NGTON. —<• Vance County Weekly Extension News Sponsored by J. \V. Sanders, County Agent; Mrs. llaitic F. Plummer, County Home Demonstration Agent; J. T. Richard son, Assistant County Agent; and Josephine Ranes, Assistant Home Oe-moustration Agent. Sagging Prices Seen for 1940 Crop, The infant tobacco crop, now ire ginning its first growth in plant beds, is expected to find a rough recep tion when it finally reaches ware house floors next fall. Its preceding brother, the 1939 crop, turned out to be the largest on record, totaling 1,100,000.000 pound: of flue-cured leaf. It was larger than 1937's record crop by one-fourth and is 325,000,000 pounds more than will be used during the current year. This means that world stocks will be 325. 000,000 pounds greater at the begin ning of the next marketing season than at the beginning of the past season. On top of that, present indications are that exports will be approxi mately 150,000,000 pounds less than usual. In effect ,this situation sets the stage so that stocks in the United States next July will be about 475. 000,000 pounds larger than at the be ginning of the 1939 marketing sea son. Actually, we need less than half a crop of flue-cured tobacco this year According to our acreage allotments, growers should produce between 600,000,000 and 67o.000.000 pounds of leaf in 1940. Present indications are welfare and prosperity. My record through four sessions of the General Assembly has been written and on that record I cheer fully submit my candidacy to the guard judgment of my fellow North Carolinians. i that it will be cxCrc-moly difficult to j I market at reasonable prices t!.> j I much tobacco next fall. To meet this situation. North Car ' olina growers, the largest producers | of liue-cured leaf in the country, j are urged 10 participate and quaWyi I for maximum payments under t!ie| i Agricultural Conservation program.! ! keep well within their tobacco a)-1 : lotments, and grow plenty of food j or | the lamily anu feed for thi livestock.! | AAA Offers Payment For a Homo ! Garden. Farmers are offered the oppor-j j tunity to earn a conservation pay- j ' ment in 194U by planting a home gar- i j den. One unit of credit, or SI.50 is ; offered for the planting of a garden : consisting of not less than one-tenth ! | of an acre per person. In families i containing more than ten persons, a j one acre garden will suffice to qual l il'y for'the payment. I The requirements are that the gar | den be adequately protected from i poultry and livestock, that good cul tural methods be followed, and that j proper steps be taken to control ,n j sect pests. Irish potatoes, sweet po | tatoes, corn, and field peas may be j planted elsewhere on the farm. We recommend that three or snore I different vegetables be growing in! I the garden each month for at least | ' eight months of the year. *iot more; I than one-fourth of the garden area 1 should be planted to any one vegc- j 1 table at any one time. 1 Timely suggestions on home gar Probing NLRB Methods Edmund M. Toland, counsel for the special House committee investl- , gating the National Labor Relations Board questions Mrs < Agger Fortas, former review attorney for the board.T1he V mony was highlighted by introduction of evidence sh .. g rpnnrtpd employed Eugene"CS'" WM "SXS , dens can be obtained at any time from the County Agent's office. Every home garden should con tain at least 12 different kinds of vegetables, exclusive of Irish und sweet potatoes, and a variety of small fruits should also be grown on ti.e farm. Capital Gossip Ky HENRY AVEKILL Daily I)isput<h Bureau, In the Sir Walter Hotel. Raleigh. Jan. 13.—"No Snow rails on Bala Head", ran a headline in a Wilmington paper; to which this coiner's first reaction was, "Why should it? Anybody's got sense enough to we::r a- iiai when it's Miowjng, particularly a chap who has reached the stage where it's loo late for herpicide." Further investigation revealed that the Bald Head referred to oy this particular headline is an is land, not a treeless expanse on a mannoggin. Incidentally, it's an inland bought not so long ago oy the Sherill who is the "S" in the S. and W. cafeteria chain It'.i now below Southport ana is about as nearly tropical as any .-pot in North Carolina. i One floor show here nevt week ; ought to be good. It will be put on ; Wednesday night for the banquet of the North Carolina Association I of Agricultural Fairs. Four New York and one Chicago entertain ment companies are combining iheir effort.-: to make it attractive. The association's session:-, will be gin eia'Iy Wednesday morning and there will be something going on all day. Norman Y. Chambliss, of Rocky Mount, is down for an address on "State Participation in Agricultural Fairs." He ought to know some thing about that, the State of North Carol Mil < ased him out when it look over operation of the annual exposition here three years ago. J. M. Broughton, who became, the third gubernatorial candidate to pay his S105 filing fee yesterday, i says he will not make any formal j campaign speeches before March 1. "I don't think the people could \ ■land more than three months of' campaign speeches", he joked, "And i' ingoing to show them that con- j ;idcratiun." Mr. Broughton will speak to the Elizabeth City Rotary Club at Con- j iock Monday night, indicating that | 10 feels the people can stand >ome ' cind ot speaking by the candidates, »ven if they can't endure purely Political palaver for more than three I nonths. I State headquarters for Lee Grave- : y, Rocky Mount candidate who has just announced his platform in the governor's race, will be .set up in ialeigh, previously published, re ports (/lot carried by this bureau) ,o the contrary notwithstanding. There will likely be regional leadquarters in Rocky Mount and n Charlotte, but Senator Gravely egards the State capital as the only ogical site for State headquarters. An unusual feature of the Fed ;ral Marketing Service and the state Department of Agriculture's eport on December tobacco sales s revealed by comparison of flue ured and burley prices of 1938 and 1 939. Last season's burley prices ran, in an average, almost five cents a j pound less than flue-cured prices— i i.tju to 22.54; but this year's burley j)i ices have so far been almost the same as flue-cured—15.74 to 15.34. While flue cured prices dropped nearly seven cents a pound, burley went down less than two. Incidentally Rocky Mount, third in I'luc-cured sales for the entire season, led in December sales, with 5,724,598 pounds to Wilson's 4,396, 556: though both Wilson and Green ville (third in December) had great er totals for the entire season. Dr. Ralph McUonald did not com mit himself on the question of a presidential candidate while the Jackson Day dinner doings were in full swing, except to reaffirm that he is first and last for President Rooseveit. McDonald thinks the President will stand for a third term and is pre pared to go down the line for him. The McDonald view of Paul V. McNutt is not at yll unfavorable to the Indiana former governor, how ever, whom the North Carolinian regards as one of the country's very ablest administrators. Intellectual methods change, but the heart of man remains the same. Russian soldiers have been fir ing on their own troops, according to a cabled war dispatch. Which goes to show that even purging can become a habit. Truck Safety School Near Daily Dispatch Bureau. In tint Sir Walter HoteL Raleigh, Jan. 13.—Director Edward W. Kiiggles. of the State College Ex tension Division, announced today that advance registrations indicate that about lifty operators and othars interested in safety will attend a two day safety school for truck opera tors, at the College January 17 ai.d 18. The school will be the first of its kind ever conducted m North Car olina. Ruggles "said. Practical methods for increasing safety on the highways will be em phasized. with experts leading dis cussions and presenting demonstra tions. The course is open to opera tors, drivers, safety supervisors, dis patchers and anyone eise inter'./;ed in highway safety. Truck line offi cials. college technicians and safety experts will appear on the progiv.m. The State Industrial Commisvon and the State Highway Safety Di vision are official agencies which will cooperate in the school: while the North Carolina Truck Owners As sociation will also give its full co operation in participating. Harry Tucker of State Colege. pro essor of highway engineering and lationall known authority on high way safety, will preside over the discussions. Operators will register from 3:30 to 11 a. m. Wednesday. January 17, in Room 207 of the Civii engineering Puilding, and the safety chool will begin immediately after a short welcoming address by Col. J. W. Harrelson, dean of Administra tion. First speaker of the instruction urogram will be Charles Ray, Rich mond, Va., safety engineer. Methods if selecting and training personnel, proper .selection of vehicular equip ment, maintenance of vehicles head the list of topics for discussion. Laboratory demonstrations will deal with drivers' reaction time. FARMERS ORDERING GROUND LIMESTONE College Station, Raleigh, Jan. 13. —From the mountains to the coast farmers are ordering ground agri culture limestone through the AAA grant-of-aid plan, it was announced today by E. Y. Floyd, AAA execu tive officer of State college. Hay wood county in the west has put in applications for 102 tons of lime to be applied in 1940, and Hyde on the coast has ordered 2.".<s tons to date. Other applications by ci ies are: Wilkes, 400 tons; Ashe, J1; Orange. 163: Nash. 150; Edgcconibe. 105: Columbus. 100: Anson, 59, Le noir. 54: Harnett. 53; Carteret, 51; ' Durham. 50; Mecklenburg, 50; Richmond, 50: and Yadkin, 42. This makes a total of 2.040 tons of lime ordered thus far under the 1940 AAA grant-ol-aid plan. Floyd also said that applications are beginning to come in lor triple superphosphate, another soil build ing material, under the grant-of-aid system. Ashe county has ordered 132 t ons. Alleghany 43 tons. Watauga 25, and Avery 20, or a total of 225 tons. The materials are supplied to farmers without immediate cost, and the nominal charge is deducted from their 1940 soil building pay ments, as a part of the agricultural conservation program. Mount Vesuvius, says a Univer sity of Naples professor, is Italy'.! • greatest source of natural oower. Just wait until Mussolini reads that!. INSURANCE — RENTALS Real Estate—Home Financing Personal and courteous attention to all details. AL. B. WESTER Phone 139 McCoin Bldg Watch Monday's Daily Dispatch For Full Details of Our Mammoth White Sale Come in and Save Money Henderson, N. C.