North Carolina Newspapers

Nobody’s Business •EE MeGEE— Various And Sundry. Our various states are taxing the railroads to build highways so's trucks can haul freight and thus bust the railroads so’s they can t pay any taxes to help build public roads 1 The economic situation (as Mr. Hoover always saysi is hard to fig ure out, lor Instance: Mr. A. owes Mr. B. $500. Mr. B. owes Mr. C. $500 Mr. C. owes Mr. D. $500 and Mr. D. owes Mr. A. $500. There's no differ ence amongst these 4 gentlemen: they all owe one another indirectly and as neither has any money or credit, they will all have to go into bankruptcy. If anybody could pay everybody, then everybody would have something to pay everybody with. Colton Loiter, New York, Jujoe 23—The spasm worm and the buffalo gnats In Mis sissippi forced the bulls to cover, but not before many large herds were wiped out. Continental buying ceased when July reached 8.35, as that was too hot for the straddlers. May shorts were Inactive on ac 666 UvlUin OR TABLETS Relieves a Headache or Neuralgia in 30 minutes, checks a Cold the first day, and checks Malaria in three days. 666 Salve for Baby’s Cold. ADM1 Ml STS A TOR'S NOTICE Hiring qualified u» adminlitfetora of th# eState of Mr R J. Neal, deoeased, late of Cleveland County, North Carolina, this ta to notify all persona having claims against the estate of said deceased do ex hibit them to the undersigned on or be fore the sth day of June, 1#3J. or this notice will be pleaded in bar or their re covery. All persona Indebted to said estate wlU please make immediate settlement. This Just 8, 1831. A n. Neal, J. J. Neat, and Hugh Neal, Route 7, Shelby, admlnlatratora of the estate of Mr. R. J. Neal. tt-lOp Maud Ringworm, Athlote’a Foot Why suffer front ths queer akin dlaeaae causing severe Itching of toes end feet, cracking, peel lug akin, bllfiteraL Ringworm, Trench Foot or Crotch Itch, when you can avoid tn rectlon and quickly heal your akin with Dr. Nixon's Nlxoderm? Raced on the famoua Rnellsh Hospital for mula, discovered by a leading Lon don akin specialist. Dr. Nixon’s Nlk oderm aote with amaalng speed, be cause designed for this particular skin disease. Nlxoderm Is guaran teed. It must stop Itch and quickly heal your akin or the small cost will be refunded. S UTILE'S DRUG STORE. SPECIAL LOW ROUND TRIP FARES JULY 3, 1931 SHELBY TO Wa«hin<ton _......... $13.mi "Baltimore . ... $14.00 “Baltimore . $15.0« Richmond _ ... $ 9.7S Portsmouth ......_ $10.71 Old Point _ $10.75 Virginia Beach .......... $11.25 •Via Norfolk and Boat. “Via All Rail. Tickets Limited July 8. For Information call on Ticket I Agmi. H. E. Pleasants O. P. A. Raleigh, N. C. SEABOARD FOR THAT WEEK END TRIP Round Trip Tickets FARE and ONE FIFTH Between all Stations. * On Sale: FRIDAY, SAT URDAY and SUNDAY Morning. Return Limit: TUESDAY Midnight. Take a train ride and visit your Friends. “SAFER THAN STAYING AT HOME” Ask The Ticket Agent. Southern Railway System count of weather reports from Tex as, and the market was aimless but lower Just before the close. But near the end, futures rallied 5 points from the lows on coverings at Bom bay. Ghandi continues to go In his shlrttall, and a short one at that. We precltW more predictions from the republicans In big business who busted the country by predicting. Sell. deer mr. editor: plese print the following at once, as 1 left It out of last week’s flat rock news and am suffering for same: “Immediately after the cerry mony, the bridle cupple left for n. C., where they will spend their honney moon In a new bulck which his daddy gave him. the smith's Is descended from the vlrginny smiths, and have a long peddigree which reaches back to the revver lutlon, and allso a fambly tre with manny limbs full of royal blood to tire mayflower; and on his side Is sev ral coats of arms and his fambly allso reaches back to the revver lu tion. manny fine pressents was sent In and the culler skeem was green with Ivy on the walls and Hedrick light drops which hung down over their hed enduring the cerrimoney." (If you can't, get this In today’s pa* per, print it tomorrow, or rite or foam me why, as it Is dangerous to leave out annythlng from flat rock.*, yores trulie, mike Clark, rfd. corry s)x*ndcnt. Walt, a minute: the phone Is ring iing. She wanted to know if I was the McGee who got run over this I morning and killed by a Ford near Atlanta. I told her no, I guessed not ; she explained that'It was the same name and Intimated that 1 was lying. I finally asked her tc come up and feel me and see if I was dead. She is a reporter in the newspaper office here As I am dead, and possibly in my grave, ac cording to this lady, I will not try to write any more tonight. It Won’t Be Cong Now. For the past, lew weeks, 1 have been kinder “under the weather,” or as a rich man would say—“some what indisposed " or as a society woman would say—“terribly ill," or as a gentlemen of color would say— “powerful sick." or as farmer Jones would say—"sorter poley,” but I am feeling somewhat better today. Just as soon as I realized that I could not comfortable work 14 hours a day, I made a dive for my favor ite doctor: he told me it was over work, and my wife agreed with him. H* said "mountains or sea-shore for a month or so." I told the cashier of my bank what he said, but he in sisted that I'd be all right in a few Says at home. Dr. Jlllette, our moat reliable vet erinary, diagnosed my case as too much debt. Uncle Joe insisted that It was too much ham, •'mike Clark, rfd” said—“gee, what you need is more of my beef," and the rest of :he folks agreed with the balance of he people that 8-eent cotton had a right smart to do with my malady. Anyway, I have been sub-normal ■or a spell and ain't, picking no fuss ivith noboddy at present. My business associates have been 3eggin* me to take up golf—being rareful to inform me that golf hud nought more bankrupts back to tood health than any other one igency. (I diddent know before that rou could play that game on cred t>. Now woulddent I be a pretty hing out there in the pasture with hem little short britches on—and I revor had a caddy in my hand until ast week? I dropped the golf idea. My wife began to doctor me lbout 10 days ago. She heard a irug store clerk telling somebody lbout a tonic they mived there in die prescription department that sold by the gallons, so she bought ‘ b« stock of it. I first thought [judging from the quantity she in vested in) that she wanted me to ?mpty into the bathtub and bathe a it, but I found out later that 1 iad to take a gobbler full of it be fore meals. It is 1 percent garlic, 1 percent assaroetida, and 99 jier :ent water. i$8.00 per gallon). I thought once that I’d better go to the hospital for a few davs, but after I found out that they had not changed their rates since the war, 1 decided to stay at home and risk passing out in a natural way. Dr. Pettus told me to have my tonsils removed, and my appendix cut-out and I'd be a new man,. This was dune 5 years ago. There ain't any thing else in me much to cut out now except my gall stones and my liver, and possibly a couple of kid neys. I can eat now sitting up and can drink lying down, and a shqrt dress at tacts me. across the street, so don’t worry: I'll be with you real soon. It Pays To Advertise Plan Consolidation To Reduce Expenses School Board Considers Plans To Cut Down Operating Expenses Of Schools. By M. R. DUNNAGAN Raleigh, June 22.—The State board of equalisation, which has the monumental task of operating the six months term of school In the 100 counties of the State, de voted much of Its attention at the two-day session last week to the acute problem of school consolida tions, under the school bill which requires the abolishing of elemen tary schools having an average dally attendance last year of less than 22 pupils and high schools 'with at tendance of less than 50 pupils. Reports from nearly all of the county superintendents indicate that many consolidations can be made on this basis. The board’s at titude la to have the county school authorities work out and recom mend consolidations desirable, so as not to disarrange local conditions any more than is necessary In car rying out the provisions of the law. A large saving In salary and main tenance costs Is expected to be sav ed by these consolidations. me ooara naa Deiore it, Director A. S. Brower, of the new division of purchase and contract, who Is also expected to bring about extensive economies In the bulk purchase of big Items, such as coal, school basses, and other requirements com mon to all of the schools. The board will meet again soon to go further into plana and methods of school operation for next year, Drive-Planned On Rum Forces ForNextMonth Campaign Will Be Waged On High er-Cps Rather Than Speak easies, Small-timers, Washington, June 24. — Prohibi tion officials have disclosed prep arations for a campaign against the higher ups of the Illicit liquor gangs that will throw against them— promptly on July 16—the biggest and best trained force of agents since prohibition became a law. Prohibition Director Woodcock acknowledged that, for the last two or three months his office has been “bending every effort" toward this date. By mid-July, he said, approxi mately 350 new agents, chosen from among thousands of applicants for their ability as investigators, will be trained and distributed throughout the country. I*.it Of 500. This force Is the last, of the 500 new agents authorized by congress. Tire rest are already in the field. They will be directed specifically, Woodcock asserted, to ‘‘get-’ the big commercial violators and the lead ers among the illicit liquor gang sters. rather than to concentrate against the speakeasy and small time bootlegger. "If we don't make more and bet ter roses with our force increased by nearly a third,” he said, "then something is wrong with our force. There is no denying that- our effort will be stronger. The results should speak for themselves.” The start of the augmented En forcement effort will begin quietly in Impromptu school rooms in a dozen cities spread from coast to coast. Where Agents Go. On the morning of July 1, the 350 new agents will be concentrated in cities roughly as follows: 13 in Bos ton, 62 in New' York, 50 in Phila delphia. 28 in Richmond. 28 in New Orleans, 28 in Cincinnati, So in Chi cago. 28 in St. Paul, 20 ih Kansas City, 11 in Denver, 1 in San Fran cisco, and 14 In Seattle. Woodcock said if present plans are carried through the actual schooling of the new' agents wdll begin promptly on the first of July. For t wo weeks they will be subject to intensive instruction, he said, including the actual methods of modern investigation, how far they may proceed without them selves violating Uie law. and in the alms and ideals, of the present pro hibition enforcement service. 24 Teachers At Work. A corps of 24 experienced instruc tors were at work In the prohibi tion bureau today, marshalling the material to be imparted to the new men, and themselves being Instruc ted in methods of teaching. The 62 men taught in New York will remain entirely in that city and state, bringing the total force of agents there to approximately 340. or nearly a fourth of the en tire dry army. Woodcock said no specific "drive" was to be concentrated there, but that they would be placed upon the prohibition administrator to direct as he saw fit against the large scale violators, Looking For Trouble. Dottle—Grandma. I never thought you lived in a bungalow. Grandma—But I do. Why do you mention it? Dotty—Well, Daddy said your up iper story needed renovating. zion com B1TCHJF NEWS (.Special to The Star.) Zion, June 22.—Several of our peo ple attended the W. M. U. meeting at Sandy Plains, Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Solon Hendrick visited friends and relatives In Kannapolis, last week. Mr. and Mrs. w. L. Summers spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Gold of New House. Mrs. Roland Smart is very sick, hope she will soon be better. Mr. and Mrs. Aubrey Withrow visited in the Double Springs com munity Sunday. Miss Minnie Gold visited Miss Ora Jones of Lattlmore last Friday. Mrs. Hubert Clark visited her sis ter Mrs. Loyd Cdht of Double Shoals over the week end. Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Ervin of Forest City spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Tom Cabaniss Jr. Mr. E. A. Wellman of Shelby spent Sunday with Mr. J. M. Gold. Mr. Eugene Hudson visited his brother, Mr Palmer Hudson of Shelby over the week end. Mr. Hugh Lee Irvin visited friends In Shelby over the week end. Mr. Broadus Gold of Cllffslde vis ited his mother Mrs. F. P. Gold last Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Cabanls# vis ited Mrs. Caboniss parents of Blacks burg, S. C. Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Grover Champion of Gaffney, S. C, visited Mrs. Cham pion’s mother Mrs. F. p. Gdld over the week end. Mr. Champlonjattend ed the funeral of his sls^r> Mrs. Julius Costner at Pleasant drove on Sunday afternoon. I Little Miss Arthene Wells of Shelby visited her grandparents Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Simmons last week. Mrs. Leonard Ledford Is confined to her bed, hope she will soon be out again. Mr. and Mrs. Pleas Cabaniss had as their guests Sunday Mr. and Mrs Worth Williamson of New House. Mr. and Mrs. Mont Cabaniss at tended the funeral of Miss Pashla Hamrick at Douhle Springs Sunday afternoon. Mr. Bobbie Rudislll spent Sun day In Blowing Rock. Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Ned of Patter son Springs, visited Mrs. Neil’s par ents Sunday, Mr, and Mrs. T. P. Caban Us. Mrs. Clem Kendrick Is in the hos pital at Rutherfordton for treat ment. Mr. Kendrick and children, and Miss Dona Cornwell visited her one day last week. Mrs. C. G. Poston Is very sick, we hope she will soon be well. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Moore and fam lly of Beaver Darn community vis ited Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Moore last Sunday. Marriage, Booze And Labor Worry Method Of Soviet Moscow—Marriage, liquor and labor now loom prominently among numerous handicaps which are retarding the success ful completion of the Soviet Un ion's five-year plan. Although the government has in- j creased the price and reduced the' supply of vodka, the potent Russian drink, the loss of labor from exces sive drinking apparently continues. Many men buy a bottle of vodka on their day off and the next morn ing fail to report for work. As a re sult they are idle two days instead of one and industry loses accord ingly. In an effort to counteract this evil, factory managements have been making efforts to discipline those in toxicated by withholding privileges and droping them from payrolls. Nonetheless, the practice continues. Other workers get married and then when their wives are employ ed, report they are sick. Under the law, when a husband or wife is ill the other must support him. It has not been determined how much loss of labor is attributable to this. One Instance is known where a wife of 28 worked as a hod-carrier to support her alcoholic husband and three children on a wage of 60 rubles a month (the value of the ruble is estimated at 50 cents). The man has not worked for eight years, being registered as 'sick," The problem of labor shortage is growing, according to the press, with stupid and unskilled workers damaging large quantities of ma chinery through carelessness or act ual sabotage.. This is reported to be slowing up the five-year plan, which is behind in some department, al though far ahead in oil and certain other industries. Newspapers say that during April instances of broken machinery were reported in the Stalingrad tractor plant. One machine which odst $6, 000 was demolished and in the me chanical section 2.572 instruments were rendered defective. Despite this it was announced that the tractor output in the plant was above the average dally schedule of 60. Work at the great automobile plant at Ntjnl Novgorod also was said to be 'unsatisfactory,” with con struction below schedule. Shortage of labor Is called the fundamental cause. In Hie Motor And Business World Florida Has Inheritance Tax For the First Time. For the first time since Its incor poration as a state, Florida imposes an Inheritance tax under senate bill No. 436, which is now in force. 9 For many years only three states have had no inheritance taxes upon estates left by their own residents— Alabama, Florida and Nevada. The District of Columbia, while not a state, also belongs In this group, in which Florida has been a sort of leader because the constitutional provision forbidding the taxation of inheritances or Incomes of residents or citizens was so widely advertised a few years ago when the general movement of wealthy people into that state began. Railroad Wants Fifteen Per Cent Rate Increase It was learned following a confer ence between eastern railroad presi dents’ committee on the restoration of freight rates that the carriers generally believe a 15 per cent in crease in freight rates would be ne cessary to bring about a 10 per cent increase in gross, if properties are to be adequately maintained. The meeting was attended by represen tatives of the western roads. At the meeting the first definite move was undertaken to bring the whole country Into the movement for a blanket rate increase, when it was resolved to invite presidents of southern carriers to attend a later 1 meeting. British Dole Sinks Government in Debt. The majority report of the Royal commission on Unemployment re commends a reduction in the British dole and an increase in the contri butions to the unemployment insur ance fund. At present the fund is about $400,000,000 in debt, and de ficits are growing at the rate of nearly $5,000,000 a week. To make the fund self-supporting the com mission recommends that weekly payments to unemployed be reduced 50 cents and weekly contributions by employer, worker, and the state be increased to .18 cents. If adopted, this plan would reduce the dole by $165,000,000 a year and increase con tributions to the fund by $45,000,000. A minority report urges that no changes be made in the present dole until the. commission presents its final report. Put Wage Loss At Two and Half Billion The American Federation of La bor puts at from $2,500,000,000 to $3, 000,000,000 the losses to American workers, in the first quarter of 1931, through unemployment, part-time work, and wage-cutting. The feder ation’s survey describes as negligible the May gains in employment, only 150,000 additional jobs being made available during the month. Accept ing the statement of reliable fore caster that the present depression is a sign of the final stage, and that recovery should set in by autumn, the report warns that a policy of wage and price-cutting might tip the scales downward. Bumper Crop of Wheat Forecast For the V. S. Gi&in experts forecast a bumper wheat crop for the United States. Estimate average 893,000,000 bushels, the largest since the 1928 crop of 914.876,000 bushels. Though this lar ger crop Intensifies the wheat-sur plus problem, the Canadian crop damage is a counteractive and ad ministration officials believe that fa vorable crop prospects will create an upward trend in general business - this summer. Train Rookies To Be Road Patrolmen Raleigh, June 22.—Captain Char les D. Farmer, of the state highway patrol, has started a school for three weeks to train 100 ‘‘rookies” to fill about 35 places on the patrol, which Is to be increased from the original 37 to 60. The training ground will renter around a pavillion on the beach near Morehead City and the lieutenants who trained two years ago in Pennsylvania will be instruc tors. While the general assembly did not actually Increase the number of patrolmen, it did give certain lee way to tire state highway commis don to make such changes and ad iitions as were considered neces sary in the reorganization. The a ca utions will be made without addi tional cost. Salaries have been cut uid the expense accounts have been eliminated. The plan, as announced sy Chairman E. B. Jeffress, will be hr patrolmen to have definite head quarters and establish their resid ences, paying their own expenses vhtlo at home. The patrolmeu will concentrate in the 25 cities and owns selected as division head quarters andwili thus not oe re quired to travet-*such distances a* was previously required. A lieuten uit will be in charge of each of the five maior divisions. SNUFF USING IS KOUOST HABIT Statistics Show Decline In Dipping Habit But Revival In Sniffing. Washington—The late Joseph S. McCoy, government actuary, for years one of the most intelligent employes of the United States used to say that he could sit in his office, in the treasury department, check up the Internal revenue receipts on cigarettes and tell whether or not times were good. He held that cigar ettes, more than steel rails, automo biles or other signs of prosperity, were accurate in a diagnosis of busi ness conditions. A department of commerce report on United States tobacco and its markets Issued gives some interest ing facts. "The production of cigarettes in the registered factories of the United States has climbed upward almost without a break.since the World war,’* it says. 'The production peak was reached in 1929 when the total output amounted to 122,402,000,000. It is not impossible that even higher I production points will be reached in the future, but in 1930 cigarette pro duction took a downward turn and amounted to 119,632,000,000, which is, I however, still 18 per cent abbve the average production from 1925 to 1929.” • Nearly all of these Americanmade cigarettes are smoked at home. The per capita consumption in this coun try in 1930 was 937 compared with an average of 826 for the 1925-1929 period. The per capita consummp tion was 971 in 1929. when the pres ent depression started. These figures bear out the Mc Coy theory unless there has been an unusual recession of women smok ers. Cigar, tobacco and snuff consuJnp tlon fell off In 1930. The panic has hit all tobacco products. —-f—^--4 An interesting feature of the to bacco trade in recent years is the in creased demand for snuff. Casual observers believe that snuff using is a lost habit but carefully collected figures show that they are mistaken "The gradual and consistent in crease in the consumption of snuff in the United States,” the report is sued says, "has been one of the mar vels of the trade for some time. Snuff production in 1930 amounted to 40,113,000 pounds, compared with an average production of 39,574,000 pounds during 1925-1939. ■From 1913 to 1929 snuff production showed an annual increase of about 500,000 pounds.” Every up-to-date tobacco or cigar store here sells snuff. Barrels of it are consumed. While there has been a decline in the dipping habit there has been a revival of sniffing, or polite taking of snuff at the nose. Experts say that catarrh and sinus troubles were comparatively un known when fashionable ladles and gentlemen took snuff from the Ups of dainty skilled fingers. The senate of the United States has never aban doned the old-time snuff box, and the new member who wishes a sniff need but ask a page to bring it and the anUquated box will be produced. Card Of Thanks. We wish to thank our many friends and neighbors, especially the nurse. Miss Eva Turner, for the kindness shown us during the sick ness and death of our dear wife and daughter, Mrs. Mary Lee Bowens. May God’s richest blessings be on each and every one. Mr. Braxton Bowen, Mrs. Ella Hardin and family. •»MU«L BARBI, Nlwyrt. Ky. Thankful f©r the Wonders of Malva At thousands of others have found, Samuel Barge, 714 Washing ton Avenue, Newport, Ky., discov ered in MALVA a medicine he could put his confidence in. "Surely no one could hope to benefit more than I benefited by tak ing the MALVA treatment. I think I must have suffered every sympton known of in a weak and run-down condition. I never believed it possi ble for any medicine to give the splendid results that MALVA*has given me, and you can be sure I shall be glad to broadcast the merits of this wonderful medicine to everyone whom 1 know." Why not try a bottle—today? (UA1.VA USole 1NS e©., CINCINNATI. OHIO) — PHONE 65 — CLEVELAND nRiir. m Where Will Money In Fall Come From, Says Gov. Gardnei Urges All To Can And Preserve And Save Every Bit of Surplus Food and Feed. By M. B. DUNNAOAN Raleigh, June 22.—‘'Where," ask ed Governor O. Max Gardner In a radio talk last week and referring to the estimated annual amount of money sent out of this state for food and feed—“where is this $150, 000,000 to come from this year? Can it come from cheap cotton and cheap tobacco this fall? “Let’s can and preserve and con serve every dollar’s worth of the surplus vegetables, fruits and food stuffs that we raise," the governor pleaded, stating that “Last year we allowed betwen $5,000,000 and $10, 000,000 of vegetables and fruits- to dry up and rot and waste,” He ask ed any one who could not gather and keep his produce, to invite his neighbors or tenants or his rela tives or friends In town to come and get and preserve It. “Let’s not only produce the $30, 000,000 additional of food and feed stuffs that we set for our goal in 1’31, but let’s also save it, once we have produced it. Let us raise some thing to eat and then save all we raise. I could think of nothing more comforting right now than to feel sure there would be no soup kitch ens, bread lines and stark hunger in this state this year,” he said. ; Bees kept solely to pollinate an 80-acre apple orchard proved so profitable to J. W. Daniels of Tay lorsville in Alexander county that he placed the Insects in new hives and bought new queens. Your Child’s Diarrhea Need not be at all dangerous if treated upon first symp toms. Mothers for more than a generation have put an end to stomach and bowel dis turbances of their children by keeping handy a bottle ot Anti-Fermenf. It settles the stomach, soothes the pains, prevents violent paroxysms, tends to regulate the bowels and in the end may avoid Colitis and more serious trou bles. It is harmless and non narcotic but a relief for Dys enterry, and Diarrhea and • digestive disorders due to up set stomach and bowels. Il may be obtained in separate formulae, for adults 75c oi for children 60c at all drug stores. Keep it ready for em ergencies. adv L. B. Page, a tobacco larmer ot Yanceyville, says lespedeza and soy beans will prove the salvation of poor land in Caswell county. MULM We Fill Any Doctors SUTTLE’S pbescrtpVions PHONE 379 1/IIUV1U -LOWER COAL PRICES_. 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