Apt. Of Commerce Weekly Business Review liness continued at quickened under the impetus of Spring er, but the margin of gain the' previous ‘ week was not eat as that over the 1936 according to reports to the tment of Commerce from ies. The irregularity of the er weather however, ae |d for more or less spotty flons with the sharpest trade (appearing in the South and Iwest where seasonal buying pted to brisk proportions, gtions were that pentup buy legds will respond to the ad »f settled weather. One of oat favorable business fac ias the widespread vigor of rial activity, particularly in eel centers. Construction ontinued to show signs of momentum, particularly in itial building. York reported an excel eek in retail circles with applying to most all lines apartment stores attaining it comparative weekly gain year. Citifes reporting out g gains over the previous >36 weeks wefe: New Or f^foinphis, Atlanta, Dallas, Wilmington, Minne Philadelphia, while in very section, the major indices were sharply last year. Wholesale centers e-aster was beginning bo be felt, ins in wholesale trade in were more moderate than il. the weather being re ;e for continued buyer New York reported satis out-of-tdwn orders for 5 apparel with merchants rig their inventories be fthe necessity for carry der range' of colors in accessory Styles. Phila id Chicago reported that le trade and industrial on kept pace with general ment Although Spring ap^ared not bo have ap i the crest because of the .handicap, volume remain ahead of last year. Not ing the cities showing improvement over 1935 incinnati, Louisville, New and Houston. entire steel industry ap to be feeling an actual, as a strong undercurrent iHd. From Detroit came operations in the iron ( the Northern peninsula ding up in anticipation of season since 1930. Bir i reported general im Wafcin the iron and steel that district. Pitts dvised that the hope for |ers from the automobile was brighter, resulting ntleipatlon of an early [the recent lull. Indus ties also picked up sub in Memphis and real lers reported a con ition with no desirable Machine tool sales in York district showed an upturn in line with jufacturing conditions, equipment sales were Friday, April 3, at far caak to aatiafy mm Ilia fallowing U racwM in Biwk .M, ia «ka affica af *« »f Daoda af AU*^muij . ‘ ' ii portion' far n _3, MM a F. SHAFFNER, V_ well ahead of last year and rail road equipment business was en couragingly active. The Philadel phia report said the Sun Ship building and Drydock Company had more than $14,000,000 orders on its hooks, contrasted with last year’s eight idle shipways. Formation of a new coast-to coast bus network, to be known as the National Trails System, was announced by Chicago. The group is composed of existing companies, including the Santa Fe Trail System, the Burlington Transportation Company, the Mis souri Pacific Transportation Com pany. the Safeway Lines aond “the Frank Marta Coach Company. The system will make possible con tinuous passage on one ticket to all parts of the country. Ground was, broken in Cleveland for the construction of many Great Lakes Exposition buildings. An upturn was noted in the demand for farm land. Spring plowing progressed in many sec tions. Tennessee phosphate fields experienced abnormal activity with much development under way. Wheat crop was in good condition. Ennice Ennice, Mar. 23. — Mr. and Mrs. Omar Bedsaul and family, of Maryland, have returned to make their home here for a while. Mr. and Mrs. Roe Dickens spent Tuesday night at the home of A. M. Green. Mrs. Gillie Peaks apent a few days last week with her daugh ter, Mrs. Alex Andrews. Those visiting G. N. Evans Sat urday night were Roe Dickens, W. C. Higgins and daughter, Ge lene. and Artemis Higgins and son, Page. Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Dancy and family spent Sunday afternoon at the home of G. W. Tucker. Misses Marie and Mabel Evans spent Sunday with Miss Gelene Higgins. Estil Bedsaul and Dean Rich ardson spent Friday night at the home of Earl Smith. The Bend Mouth of Wilson P. Q., Mar. 23.—Claude D. Cox, Akron, Ohio, is spending a few days visiting relatives and friends here. Mrs. Z. F. Ward and grand daughter, Zenna Virginia, spent a few days last week in the home of Zack Ward. Muncey Cox, of Rugby, spent the week-end with home folks. T. C. Black and C. D. Cox made a business trip to Indepen dence Saturday. Clarke Osborne, a student at V. P. I., Blacksburg, Va., is spending the week-end with home, folks. Singing was held in the home of Troy Cox Saturday night. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. Hoyt Cox and children, Mr. and Mrs. Osco Ward, Ethel Ward, Zenna Virginia Osborne. Idella Cox, Hazel, Ruby and Anna Belle Phipps, Mabel Isaak, June Os borne, Worth Howard, Elze Cox and Jelene Halsey. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Walls and son and Charlie Walls made a business trip to Sparta Tuesday. Dinner guests at the Z. F. Ward home Sunday were Mr. and Mrs. Troy Cox and son, Muncey, Mr. and Mrs. Allen Osborne, Sta ley Rose, June Osborne and Mr. and Mrs. Osco Ward and Jelene Halsey. Taking The Blame The end of the term had ar rived, and the teacher, approach ing one of his rather backward scholar*, said “You haven’t learn ed much in this class, have you, my boy?” **I admire you, sir.” replied the boy, “for taking the blame in that broadminded fashion."— Pearmon’s. Sharing “When I was a little boy I always ate my crusts,” said Wil lie’s father. “Did you like them?” asked Willie. “Of course I did,” quickly re sponded the father. “Then you may have mine,” replied his son, graciously. | Choice Baked Crow on College Banquet Menu CHICAGO . . . “Scare-crows” may become obsolete in the fields of farm belts of America if the appetite of the nation adopts baked crow meat with the same enthusiasm as recent mid-western experi mental diners. . . . The diners say the meat is tender and as tasty as chicken. The Illinois state conservation department furnished the crows for baking for a Decatur college banquet. Will crow killing campaigns now take on a dinner table complex? LOOKING AT WASHINGTON (continued from front page) provements now under way. Un der construction are 2,007 new non-Federal projects by munici palities, financed by the PWA to cost $467,800,000. In these the community supplies 65c for every 46c of Federal funds. Also un der way are 1,093 local non Federal projects, financed from the old Public Works appropri ation, at a cost of $751,400,000. There are 1,171 Federal projects with no local participation, to cost' $782,000,000, including post of flees, river and harbor improve- j ments, dams, and power plants, j The housing division has 49 proj ects in slum clearance and low rent units under way. A LOBBYIST ENTERTAINS An interesting story revealed before the Senate Lobby Commit tee tells how an alleged Lobby ist who admitted receiving $25, 177 from Western power compan ies. shared a semi-suburban house in Washington last summer with six members of Congress, and at times, enjoyed the presence of as many as forty Congressmen in the cool of the evening. Robert E. Smith, of Portland, Oregon, Chair man of the National Conference of Investors, insists that the hous ing venture was strictly coopera tive and that despite his active in. terest in behalf of utilities and railroads, there was no discussion of the Holding Company bill or the Pettengill bill, which would repeal the long and short haul clause of the Inter-State Com merce Act. While Smith was posi tive that the Holding Company bill, which his backers were des perately fighting, never came up for discussion, a few days after the House passed the measure, he gave up the furnished house. REORGANISATION NEEDED Senator Byrd, of Virginia, Chairman of the Senate Commit tee on Government Re-organiza tion, believes that the plan to be reported to the Senate next year will save hundreds of millions of dollars. The junior Senator from Virginia has been an advocate of governmental re-organization and initiated the move for the creation of a special committee to study the operations of government, to the end of eliminating duplicate activities. He feels that this is in line with a plank of the Demo cratic Party platform calling for abolition of “useless agencies” and consolidation of “overlapping bureaus.” Anyone with the slightest in formation regarding the multi various activities of the Govern ment, knows that there is room for economy. This has always been the case and probably will con tinue .always, or so long as the Government persists in its pres ent form. However, thoughtful citizens should applaud the pur pose of the Senate committee. Maybe it will accomplish some economy in operation of the Gov ernment, eyen if the results are not permanent. Readers interested in this sub ject will find it extremely in structive to study the record of Congress in regard to the econo mies effected by President Roose velt in the early months of his administration, in practically ev ery instance the savings effected by the Government have been cancelled by positive legislation from the Congressmen, which was so overwhelming in strength as to make useless a Presidential veto. SOME INQUIRIES FRUITFUL The cost of investigations au thorized or conducted by the last two Congresses will probably ap proach the one million dollar mark. Public opinion as to the value of these forays differ, but there is, apparently, a healthy re spect for Senate probes. The House investigation aimed at pro hibition enforcement some years ago was noteworthy and its in quiry into rebates, discounts and refunds, alleged to encourage monopolistic trade organizations, is encouraging. On the Senate side one recalls the oil scandal probes, which re turned the Elk Hills oil reserve and the Teapot Dome reserve to the Government and also the stock market probe a few years ago, which added millions of dol lars to the Treasury in the pay ment of evaded income taxes. Of the twenty special investigating committees launched by the Sen ate since last year, there does not seem to be much chance of large money returns, although the lob bying and munitions probes have STRETCHING THE ALPHABET Unless those New Deal Democrats Stop pulling bureaus out of hats, I fear that soon we’ll have to get A new and larger Alphabet. Now what the country needs to day Is less and less of N-R-A, B-U-N-K and E-T-C, But more and more of C-O-D. i For in the distant bye and bye Somebody has to P-A-Y For all the jack the U-S-A Is handing out so free today. Our star of hope is growing dim; We’ll soon he on the B-U-M, We’ll struggle, starve and break our necks, To meet the federal T-A-X. Unless I make an N-G guess It’s time to sound an S-O-S And stop this flood of I-O-U, And I mean stop it P-D-Q. So I beseech you, F-D-R, Don’t stretch the alphabet too far; My shirt is gone—now listen, please— Don’t take away by B-V-D.’s. —Selected uncovered tacts wmcn uiurouut edly influence public opinion. THE SEAWAY PROJECT 4 The probability is that the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence seaway proj ect will come to life between now and the election this fall. Neither Canada rior the United States has ratified the 1932 treaty bo permit work on the project and there is considerable opposition in this country. This, according to the President, springs from “fears of economic harm to special locali ties or to special interests.” There is no difference about the proposal among the Governments concern ed, including the Province of On tario and the State of New \ork. Senator Pittman, of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, who led the fight for ratification two years ago, admits that the treaty cannot be passed now. Henry J. Allen, former Senator from Kan sas, charges the power interests, railroads and gulf ports with re sponsibility for the defeat of the treaty in 1934. Interesting is the observation that whereas huge power projects have been initiateo throughout the United States by a simple act of Congress, requir ing only a majority vote, the sea way proposition, involving a treaty with Canada, must secure a two thirds vote of the Senate. Twin Oak* Sparta P. 0., Twin Oaks, Mar 23.—Dr. and Mrs. Wayne Rich ardson, Lenoir, spent the week end with relatives here. Ernest Honaker, Willie Halsey, Dock Sutphin and Leo Irwin re turned to the University of North Carolina today after spending a week with relatives. T. A. Fender, Whitehead, spenl Sunday night with Monroe Fen der. Charlie Hash spent Saturday night with relatives at Independ ence. Bower Watson and Gene Irwin made a trip- to Greensboro Fri 1 day night. ~/vl Z)iyeJtfe??u6 Sah '£ — Sm4>h IN BRITISH GUIANA-the LaVarre Expe dition (below) fords a river. "I always take Camels along,” says William LaVarre. "They make any meal digest easier.” Mrs. LaVarre (right) adds: "Camels help my digestion, in the jungle or in New York.” uear 3i jam i tm v s: " : CJIMCLS C^st&^&iccoi/ -CHarts The unusually cold weather in almost all sections of the country has made many of us realize that our skin needs a spring tonic. And whether your skin is oily or normal, you may be sure that the bitter winds of winter have not improved its condition. Many women imagine their skin is too oily when such is not the case. Here is an easy way to tell if your skin is too oily. Just press a piece of tissue paper against it and if there; is boo much oil, it will show on the pa per. Use a good cleansing cream and remove it quickly with pa£er tissue. Or, if a cream is too oily, try using a liquid cleaner. But rely on that old standby, soap and water once a day. The woman with dry skin should also use soap and water once a day. She should stroke cream into her dry skin and leave a film of cream on over night. The normal skin may also get chapped and roughened by spring winds without proper care. Smooth some protecting cream or skin lotion on the face before you go out. One soap and water cleans ing ,a day and a good creaming at night, wiped off, and finished w’ith diluted witch hazel or cold water, is splendid routine for the average skin. XXX The new fashions sponsor colors whose chief charm lies in their subtlety, soft grays, deep clay tones, a luscious shade known as maple sugar, toast, Malacca brown (the same color as the cane), rusty browns and an infin ite variety of those not-quite-beige tones. There’s an air of very real distinction about these new “false” shades. And the truly well-groomed are taking advan tage of it by carrying out this “off” touch in the rest of their costumes—off-colored shoes, hand bags and gloves. XXX Rustproof snapdragons and wilt proof asters are welcome innova tions for the flower gardener be cause they eliminate the most common sources of failure and disappointment with these favor ites. There are many new colors and varieties to choose from and all are tested and proven worthy. X X X One of the newest developments in the textile field is a treatment which protects against wrinkling. It has been worked out by a manufacturer in England, and licenses have been granted to American firms. It is particularly well suited to light cottons such as voiles and organdies. When crumpled in the hand, the treat ed fabrics feel almost rubbery and quickly resume their shape. XXX To New Jersey goes the honor of having had the first woman governor. She was Lady Eliza beth Carteret who held office in the year 1683, whije her husband was absent for several months in England. She is described as a charming, intelligent, capable wo man, and the acts on the colonial statute books carry the line “pass, ed during the administration of Lady Elizabeth Carteret.” XXX Household Hint: To keep sliced bananas or diced apples from turning black, pour over them a little orange, lemon or grape fruit juice. X X Have women become indiffer ent,, sophisticated, or just better able to control emotional surprise and shock? An advertisement in a New Year newspaper reads as follows: “Wanted—Women, 16 to 60, with ability to blush.” ,i e»e« **' . ss&ss0 s« *? “lli G'°r,w Sty^e^ nAcU^^ . fatnovis " . j,,they*1 •<“,r^.°w“""‘,‘' NOHHf E.S T C^-Atclina, \Xjiilitie± >NC .. . :gM. BLOWING ROCK, N. C. Goofy Didn't Know Mr. Sweesey by Pop Mom&nd KEEPING UP WITH THE JONESES <3oofy, My ooy, WILL you LEWD yooR. uwclc Tew Dollars? r