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The Madison Messenger T. J. ROBERTSON, Editor and Owner Subscription: 1150 Per Year MADISON, N. C , UliARCH 10, 1982 According to the prohibition poll now being staged by the Literary Digest, a vast majority of the people so far heard from are very much “agin” the Volstead Act. Wonder if the recent cold spell will have any effect on the political pot, which had begun to simmer right much. But aspirants come and go, regardless of weather conditions. Old Man Winter, was was seemingly “asleep at the switch,” has awakened himselt with a vengeance, if it is at the last moment. Anil has taken a heavy toll, too. Let us hope that _Jhis reign will be short. To quote the Greensboro Record: “A1 Smith says that he is not a candidate lor the nomin ation for President. O, yeah. Neither has Ja pan declared war on China." Now, that's what we call saying a whole lot in a few words. That Alabama senatorial election must have been pretty rotten. The investigation com mittee has recommended that the seat held by Bankhead be declared vacant. Regardless of the fact that Bankhead *ad a majority of about 50,000 over Hefflin. If the report of the com mittee is accepted this mean another election or appointment for that senatorial district. Why a League of Nations? The members of this body have all agreed, without a dissenting Voice, that Japan has broken hot only one but many of the “planks”, in the League “platform.” But, the powers that be, or rather the other powers allow the Japs to pursue their ruthless war on China without declaring war. So much for this peace pact—-merely a scrap of paper. Tom Jimison, an erstwhile alleged minister whose love for whiskey has proved to be his un doing, so far as ministerial work is concern ed and who has been practicing law for the past few years, has declared his intention of re-entering the ministry. His law practice must be dwindling, as did his congregations before he deserted the ministry, or rather before the ministry deserted him. He and Tom Pardue would make a strong team. It is to be hoped that the taste of political power A1 Smith, Raskob and Shouse got in New Hampshire Tuesday is but a forerunner of the other States. Smith was beaten in the New Hampshire primary two to one. But he"and his cohorts, it seems, are determined to rule or ruin—this has been their attitude for the past eight years. It is to be hoped that the great Democratic party will not allow the Big Three to further wreck its hopes. In that so many wildcat stories have been told about the Lindbergh kidnaped boy and then the next day retracted, it would appear that it would be a good idea to check up on some of these unlikely stories before they are handed out to the credulous public. And it appears that Colonel Lindbergh has a pretty good case for damages against some of these sensational writers. But, we take it that he ' is more interested in the recovery of his boy , just at this time than anything else. If all the crimes laid at the door of prohi bition are properly placed, it is a terrible in dictment against “the cause.” But, it must be remembered that so many of the “higher ups” are in league with the crooked politicians, that it is almost impossible to get a drag-net to fit one of these buddies. Unfortunately, it is the little fellow that is generally caught. But* when a big one is hooked he has influential friends who generally succeed in getting him off very light. This should not be so, but it is. The enforcement of law' and order in this erstwhile “fair land of ours" has reached a pret ty stage when the underworld has ascended to such heights, or strength, when the leaders of the underworld have to be called upon to help unearth crime. Take A1 Capone, for instance. He was allowed to break every law, both civil and federal, and go unmolested, dntil he failed to pay the Governmment his income tax—tax on money that had been unlawfully obtained. The laxity of law enforcement has taken a terrible toll, and the end is not yet in sight. Crooked politicians are responsible, in a great measure, for the present deplorable condition of affairs. This early in the campaign already the old hokum of “lower taxes’’ is being heard in the land and uttered by those who have in the past shed crockodile tears over the plight of the down-trodden farmer. However, when it comes to voting, the poor down-trodden farmer is, in many instances, forgotten and the vote is cast in favor of those who are able to help them selves. Don’t you remember how it was in the last Legislature? Certainly one man who lov ed(?) the farmer with an undying love—until i the said farmer was fooled into voting for him —sided up with the big interests when it came to framing laws. Know who he was? Well, we “speck” you do. HOARDED MONEY Records show that there were 1,345 bank fail ures in 1930, and 2,800 in 1931. A large num >er of the failures of ’31 were the result of aids caused by people terrorized through con idence destroyed; others, of course, because of *ctual mismanagement, but such were in the ninority. The bank situation, all experts agree, is very greatly strengthened and the story of 1932 will he far different from that of the last two year6. A short time before the formation of the Na- 1 tional Credit Corporatton it was estimated that over a billion dollars had been withdrawn from banks and put into stockings, under mattresses, j buried in the ground, or placed in safety de posit boxes—Hoarded Money. “Normally, we do a total business in the United States of between eighty and ninety billion dollars per year. And we do it with ap proximately five billion dollars of cash, which represents our total of money in circulation. Thus .each dollar makes about 17 round trips a year; in other words, each dollar in circula tion does $17 worth of business. This is why the recent report of the committee on unem ployment relief lays suth stress on the matter ; of hoarded money. That hoarded billion in cash on the basis of $17 worth of business for each dollar in circulation represented 17 billion dollars less business activity per year in our country. And 17 billion dollars worth of busi ness means approximately 4 million jobs. •None of us would like to think that we are personally responsible for a man being out ot work and for his wife and children suffering front want, Yet every man or woman who is i hoarding $235 is depriving some other man or woman of a year's work. "No one is asking us to spend our savings in order to bring back good times. But the 1 res ident's committee is asking us to make our sav ings work for us and give work to somebody else." Here is where every mail in business who has been hoarding can help himself and his industry. Let us help dig out this hoarded bil lion. Remember that every dollar circulated does $17 worth of business. A GOOD PROGRAM FOR THE UNITED STATES Here's a good program for the United States to follow: Keep the nation, at a time when there are more war-dogs growling than at any time since the World War, in what Washington called “a respectable posture of defense.” Put the unemployed to work by erecting such economic defenses as will insure the American market for American competitive products as against foreign products made I cheap by cheapening workers, and increase our 1 foreign trade by the greater purchasing power for non-competitive imports that will thus be created. Drop the job of saving Europe front itself and tackle the task of saving America for ourselves. Keep our nose out of foreign quarrels, thus j keeping out of wars with the causes and pur poses of which we have nothing to do. Stick to a sound cnrrency, even if the rest of the world goes to using wampum for money. Let our foreign debtors pay or repudiate, just as they wish, and take the consequences, since we cannot do anything about it anyway. Take a breathing spell in paying off the na tional debt until we get the money with which to do it. Use the axe on public expenditures until we are able to pay the bills past extravagance has created. Stir up a revival of old-fashioned patriotism and religion and get away from some of the fads and follies that have mussed up our nation al thinking. Impress our statesmen and financiers that looking after the United States is a bigger job than they have been able to handle and that hereafter that they will be expected to look after the people from whom they got their pow er and their money. Get back to common honesty and common sense in private and public affairs. PAYING OUR BILLS Depression’s best friend is the man dr wo man who can., with little or no effort pay his or her bills promptly—but doesn’t. During the war it Was a serious offense to utter seditious remarks or to commit unpatriotic acts. To day. with the world fighting a great economic war, thousands who should be doing their bit by paying their bills promptly are actually aid , ing the enemy—depression—by letting the grocer, the landlord, the coal dealer, the news paper, the doctor and others wait for the pay ment of goods that have been delivered or for services rendered. Payment of these bills;—in full or part—will help re-open old jobs and stim ulate business. Slow pay means slower busi ness and more unemployment. If you cannot pay all, pay a part of every bill you owe. FARMERS’ TAXES ARE TERRIBLE Farmers are taxed out of all proportion to their earnings, according to figures gathered in Washington by Tom Cathcart, editor of The Country Home. All over the country, he finds, agricultural taxes rose steadily from 1924, and remained at their high level of 1930, although meanwhile the farmer’s income has gone down enormously. It takes two to three times as many crops to pay a tax bill this year as it would have taken to pay the same tax bill a few years ago. A practical program for lowejfr and more just taxes is the test which will be ap plied to every candidate up for election in farming areas thia yaar. ^ JUST ONE THING AFTER ANOTHER —BY— < VRLGOERCH There was an article in one t>f (he magazines the other day, written by a Northern column- j ist and telling of his experi- j snces on a trip down South, j It was supposed to be very fun- j ny, but the humor in it was ruined completely, so far as I! was concerned, by two glaring j errors which the writer made ] and which so many other North | ern writers make. He said that he stopped to i talk to a man at a tilling sta- j tion and the latter remarked: “Yak, suh; yo’all’s in Nawth Ca’lina now.” Two terrible mistakes. In j the first place, nobody—except ignorant Northerners — says “you-all” when addressing one individual. In the second place,, no North Carolinian ever calls ' his state “North Ca’lina.” He"\ passes lovingly over, each sylla-, ble—“Nawth Caro-lina”—and j it’s a darned sight prettier than “Ca-lina.” Last week 1 drove down to Atlanta. 1 stopped/iff at Clem son College to chat for a few minutes with Die D. W. Daniel, Have you ever heard of him? He’s head of tne department of English at hClemson. As an after-dinnei/speaker he is with out a peer in this country. He can just naturally make you fall out of your chair; laughing at his funny yarns. And when it comes to real seriousness, he’s right there too. We were swopping jokes. “I don’t know whether you ever have heard this one or not,” I began, but he interrupted me, “Whatdifference does it make whether 1 have or not?” he in quired. “A good story is like a good song. Just because you have heard some beautiful mel ody one time is no reason why you don’t want to hear it again. The same is true about a good story.' If it is well told, it does not make any difference how often you have heard it before: it is always enjoyable,” Gome to think of it, he’s right. I’ve heard Irvin Cobb tell tales that I'd heard ten years ago, but I laughed fit to kill myself over his rendition of them. It all depends upon the telling. A perfectly good joke can be ruin ed the very first time you hear it if the fellow doing the telling doesn’t know how to get it across. A couple of salesmeh were idj Washington last week, demoiH strating some sort of a gadget that will stop a “run” in la dies’ stockings. They sold quite a number of the contraptions-. I wish somebody would come along with an invention that would stop a run bn a bank. That’s something we really need. Most people don’t like to go to a theater and get there in the middle of a picture. They’d rather hang around outside, waiting for the beginning. Personally, I’d rather sit down slap in the middle of a good movie than at any other lime. It adds SO much more en joyment to the picture. You do not know whether the heroine is the hero’s sweetheart or his mother-in-law. You can’t tell whether the elderly gentleman is the villain or the preacher; whether the children are hisn or hern. Along with following the plot of the film, you also have to figure out and try to unravel what has gone on be fore. It’s twice as much fun as getting there just as the pic ture is starting and having ev erything explained to you. I shouldn t be a bit surpris ed if a special session of the legislature were called before June 1. When our state offici als discover how greatly the in come tax returns have shrunk, there’s going to be a lot of wor rying done in some circles. We think we’re in a bad fix now, but wait until after March 15. And if you want to put that down as unjustified pessimism, vou’re welcome to do so. WILL HELP SOLVE THE PROBLEM Editor The Messenger: Due to a number of inquiries ' about my ideas on making the uncultivated land on a farm car rv its share of tax paying, , I ! would like to state for the beh efit of those farmers, who ate confused as to whether the pk n calls for cultivation of fish ai d game, only, as a means to i 1 creasing their income, that su< h is not my idea. Fish and game can be made to pav a h ndsome return for the time involved in their cul tivation, but my idea is n >t confined solely to their pr >* pagation., To begin with a farm will have to be sized up as to its general characteristics in cleared and wooded land, in amount of land intended for cul tivation and acreage not intend ed to te put under cultivation for some years to come. The plan would then assume the tone of an “Individual 5-year plan.” It would embrace farm ing, stock and poultry, fish and game, gardening, horticulture, raising of fur bearing animals, and propagation of medicinal roots and herbs in their native state. The returns that may be had from cultivation of flah and game and fromutilizing the nat ural woodland- habitat of cer tain herbs and roots (having a commercial value up to $10.00 a pound) never occur to the farmers of this country. These are all things that increase and grow of their own accord, aid ed only by nature, once they are given a start in a suitable habitat by the artificial hand iwork of man. For instance cer tain medicinal roots, if started in suitable woodland locations, should yield from $200 to $400 per acre every 4 years. They re quire nothing more than plant ing, -guarding against fire and pillage, and harvesting. Our return to prosperity will depend on the farmer. When he returns to independence, we will all return to that state. The day our farmers set down and evolve a plan covering their future operations for the next 4 or 5 years, that day will start their return to prosperity. The whole world is dependent upon the farmer, and the successful farmer today isthe one working to a preconceived plan. W. T. COMBS. WANTS THEM RETURNED With the best thought of the state committed to the principle of full support of the consti tutiofial six months school term without resdrt to ad valorem taxes, and with the crying need of the hour admittedly further tax relief for farmers and home owners, it is time those Demo crats in Rockingham county who believe in making the tax books speak the truth were look ing about for tried and trusted persons to represent them in the next General Assembly. When I think of persons worthy in every respect of this description, persons who have proved by their works, I think of Hon.' Lily C. Mebane of Spray, and Hon. H. N. Binford of Madison, who unflinchingly and with a courage that is com mendable, stood by the people m the last Legislature and did all in their power to lighter, 1hc burden of the harassed farmer and home owner, and who were instrumental in reducing the ad ialorem tax on property for the s upport of schoo s 15 cents on the hundred dollars. Owing to a combination of circumstances, however, thej were unable fully to complete their work of tax relief. There were obstacles too big for them to overcome. What these ob stacles were every informed person knows. The public is well aware of the tremendous pressure brought to bear on the last Legislature to prevent the passage of the McLean Law, md-glfter its passage, to pre entSTthe appropriation of the necessary funds to put the law into effect. The consequences are, a 15 cent tax on property is still col lected for the support of the schools, and the removal of this tax is deemed by a vast majority of tax payers to be the task of the next General As sembly. For this reason, there fore, it behooves the people of Rockingham county to send to Raleigh next January a delega tion who by their records are known to be in full sympathy with further tax reduction and who’will use their influence in seeing that justice is done the people. For the Senate this writer suggests with enthusiasm and ful ltrust Mrs. Lily C. Mebane, whose support of the people’s interest in the last Legislature entitles her to the promotion; and for the House he suggests with equal enthusiasm ,and trust H. N. Binford, whose rec ord in the Assembly was one of unswerving devotion to the in terests of the people. It is the sincere belief of this writer that the people of the county cannot do better than to promote the nomination and election of Mrs. Mebane and Mr. Binford to the offices men tioned. UPTON G. WILSON. PEACE PROPOSAL IS SUBMITTED BY JAPS Japan submitted a new peace proposal at Shanghai today and ; at the same time pressed ahead | with the movement of reinforce ments and supplies to the front. The new proposals, details of which were not made public, expressed Japan’s eagerness to I negotiate a truce because of ! the “imminent possibility that hostilities will break out fresh.” Japanese authorities a t j Shanghai said they were arrest ing two Japanese civilians who gave Miss Rose Marlowe, mis sionary teacher from Williams burk, Ky., a severe beating last Friday. In Tokyo police announced they had discovered the exis tence of a small group of fan tical patrons banded together to assassinate eminent Japa nese leaders. The police blam ed this group for the recent as sassinations of Baron Takuma Dan and Junnosuke Inouye, former finance minister. In Changchun, Manchuria, Henry Pu-Yi was installed as ruler of the new Manchurian Mongolian state at a ceremony featured by much Kowotwing and wierd music. A drafting committee of the League of Nations assembly worked on a resolution to de fine the assembly’s program in the Sino-Japanese conflict—a program expected to ask the withdrawal of the Japanese forces at Shanghai. Bead The Messenger ads and bar ft home. . Beautiful New Skirts Pastel shades Plaids. Solid Navy, Tan, Green and Black, at one special price of $1.9S Pretty Plaid Skirts for the kiddies. Ages 6 to 14. $1.45 The prettest line of Dresses we haAe ever shown. $5.00 and $10*00 D. W. BUSICK’S SON Odd but—TRUE '1HE &RPV.E HIVa &EEN COMPERED IV& MftN'S SESE MttnWlE ER\EHE) Vi MNVOSl EVERV R*CE &NO &GE StNCE THfc %EC>mmtv»G OF "UN\e J THEM ftRt UO TOWNS VN VUtfftONiT THftT NO SOCTOftS mATC. -CHWT COW* hot afcevc Si A 1ttt StoKiN-WOfcO. __ Vb$ THE <5?ED ftftROV*. Bg^] m W5T wfl , I-=5*?~ Tut M&tLtCTEO QftMtttMINtY WiNtU <51. CLOCK VN UONOON ONCE STRUCK THIRTEEN ftN© SftMEO l JOHN HftTE\EU). ft SOONER, Wfc ACCUSED OT SV.EEPVNC <NHW.« ON SENTRY" DUTY ftT Hl\NOSOR OWTlt ftNO WftS SENTENCE© TO OEftTH • HE DECLftftEO THftT HE HlftS INNOCENT 6ECAOSE HE Hft© HtftRO ST PftUV-'S CLOCK STRVKE THIRTEEN ftT THE TUAE HE VNftS ftCCOSEO OV SElNG ftSLEER - HIHEN TWS EftCTij WftS UERlFVt© HftTFVECB VJftS VKftOONtD &Y THE HVNfi — j (Jot Still, Ten Gallons And Two Men; To Court Deputy Moore had pretty ! ;;ood luck down in New Bethel j! he other day when he captur | ed a copper outfit, ten gallons J of whiskey and two men—Joe j Newnam and Howard Case. They each gave bonds for their i appearance at court. Hog cholera is making heavy i inroads in the swine herds of Bertie county. The county j agent vaccinated 252 animals | for nine owners last week. Caswell county farmers are asking for government seed | and fertilizer loans in large numbers, according to county ! agent. Fire This Morning This morning about 8 o’clock a bed room on the second floor at the home of Howard Penn was discovered to be on fire, and the alarm was turned in. It seems that a dresser caught on fire, which was badly burn ed, the fire being confined to this piece of furniture. Right much damage was done by wa ter to the room and contents. FIRST 1932 CROP LOAN APPROVED Washington, March 9.—The first loan under the crop pro duction provision of the Recon struction Finance Corporation act has been approved and the j machinery in the Department of Agriculture set in order to expedite the handling of all ap plications as they are‘received from the farmers. The first loan was made to a farmer near Heath Springs in Lancaster county, South Caro : lina. The fund for crop production loans is $75,000,000. Regional i Director Cobb stated today that j over 300 application blanks had ; been mailed to every county in i North Carolina and that more I would be ready for distribution | as soon as the present supply | was exhausted. The applica tion blanks and proper papers for securing a loan can be se cured from county agents or the county loan committees. jmr BUYER Welcomed in 1,000 Homes in this section; The Messenger Is today the favorite newspaper in 1,000 homes in this section. There it reaches an army of approximate ly 5,000 buyers, count ing- the number of pos sible grown ups in each family. Now, Mr. Merchant, isn’t that the very ar my of prospects you’re trying to reach? Are not they the folks who SHOULD know your wares. . .your saving prices? Then—up and tell ’em with: Consistent ADVERTISING Cuts and Copy Furnished Lowest Rates Phone 73
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