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Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1931-11-20

PICK EHRINGHAUS TO WIN
They Shall Not Pass!
AN O

Thursday morning several score Saliburians began a three-day
service of neighborGness. 1t is a service they welcome, for they
are volunteers. They are unpaid. In addition they are giving their
money as we'll as their time. The campaign for funds continues
today and Saturday.
The goal of 50, 500 set by the Red Gross, working in conjunc-
ton with other local associated agencies, is small. 1t should not
only be subscribed; it should be many times oversubscribed!
A breach is open in the ranks of the living.
Beyond that breach the hosts of MISREPRESENTATION, sick
ness, and their grim ally, Winter-are modifying for assault.
Will you contribute to this cause to serve in the ranks of hu-
manity and smash these hordes that threaten us? Will you help
us hurl them back into defeat?
Hunger-weakened children, hopeless, beaten men, defenseless
women, all look to you to save them.
This year their call is no plea for assistance but a cry of despair.
And on you rests the burden of changing that cry to a song OF
victory. The need is greater .... will you give as you never
gave before? Will you fill the breach, and filling it, say, ......
"Tbey shall not pass" Suffering and want shall be halted at the
gate!
Don't mistake the fact that there is much suffering and want
in Salisbury and Rowan county. There are many jobless work
es. There are many hungry mouths. There is despair and gloom,
as never before.
which calls itself civilized. Hunger and misery that come from
inadequate food, clothing and shelter strike a discordant note in
an age that prides itself on material achievements.
1t is a time when no Sinking can be tolerated. Every person
must do his part in this great cause.
rs t5sese seYeralsse eresaldess at neishborlsess sknnyxs the nagni-
tude Of their task. But they are facing It resolutely, confidently
relying upon the good will and warm hearts of many who will
give as they never gave before.
You potential givers upon whom the success OF raising this
fund rests, have, of course, felt the depression, which squeezes
both rich and poor. Many of you may honestly say you are hard
up.
But as you open your paper this morning over a comfortable
breakfast table, think of those others. Think of those who are
hard up for a loaf of bread, or a cheap overcoat or a bucket of
COAL Think of those footsore from days of trudglng IN a futile
hunt for a job. Think of the mothers and fathers whose hearts
are torn by the cry of their hungry children.
Think of all these, your %neghbors, and be glad that you can
and will give. Help us say to the imps of want and hunger:
YOU SHALL NOT PASS!"
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1931-11-20
3 BOYS HOLD SERVICE

Kinston.-Three boys substituted
for Rev. DR.. Bartholomew F. Huske,
Episcopal clergyman when he was
absent from his pulpit on a recent
evening. DR.. Huske was holding a
mission at Creswell and found he
could not return home for a scheduled
service. The Young Peoples Service
league of the parish took charge and
delegated three of its members to
carry on in his stead. Dal F. Wooten,
Jr., Tony Cary and Andrew Johnson,
Jr., conducted the service, one read
ing the prayers, another the scripture
lesson and the third directing the
other details.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1931-11-20
ROBBED OF PAYROLL

Burlington.-Artell Hickory, 80 is
being held under suspicion in con-
nection with the hold-up and rob-
berry of J.. A. Long, cashier Of the
Bank of Haw River, of $1,000 in a
bold daylight robbery. He carried
a large sum of money in his shoes and
on his person when the arrest was
made.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1931-11-20
GOOD
NJ
THANKSGIVING

THANKSGIVING
Eff you strike a thorn or rose,
Keep a-goin'.
Eff it halls or eff it SHOWS,
Keep a-goin'.
Tain't no use to sit and whine
When the fish amt on your line;
Bait yer hook and keep on tryin-
Keep a-goin'.
When the weather kills yer crop,
Keep a-goin'.
When you tumble from the top,
Keep a-goin'.
you're out of every dime,
Bein' broke amt any crime;
Tell the world you re feelin' prime,
Keep a-goin'.
When it looks like all is up,
Keep a-goin'.
Drain the sweetness from the cup,
Keep a-goin'.
See the wild birds on the wing,
Hear the bells that sweetly ring,
When you feel like signing, sing,
Keep a-goin'.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1931-11-20
HOSIERY INDUSTRY GROWS

R~aleigh.-Hosiery manufacturing
in North Carolina lived up to its
of being the fastest, grow
ing industry in the state by recording
a gain in the value of its product of
AS per cent during the two-year
period, 1929. The products of the
industry in 1929 were valued at $751;
5os,332 as compared with $780,
8S1 in 1927. The hosiery industry is
third in the state in value of products
and second in the number of wage
earners and the amount of wages
paid. Tobacco leads industry and
cotton comes second with furniture
fourth. :,
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1931-11-20
PRISON CAMP is STARTED

Shelby.-Construction work started
this week on the new state prison
camp just east of the Cleveland
county fair grounds and a short dis
lance from Highway 20. A tool and
cement house has already been erected
and work onthe convict building it
self will get going just as soon as
material now being shipped, arrives
here.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1931-11-20
Speculation Now Centers
On Whether ~Ehringhaus
Can Get Majority In
First Primary.
WILL
SOON GET
IN r CARO-.
General Primary Will Be
Held In State And Ma
ton Next June To Name
Party Nominees.

]. c. B. Ehringhaus, Elizabeth City
attorney, is the leading Democratic
candidate for governor of North
Carolina, in the opinion of local
politicians.
A.. ]. Maxwell, commissioner of
Revenue Raleigh, is seen as the
runner-up while R. T.. Fountain,
Rocky Mount, is trailing.
Although the primary next June
is over six months off, the various
gubernatorial candidates are getting
their campaigns underway and it won't
be long until the various lines will be
drawn.
1t was generally-conceded among
local political leaders that Ehringhaus
held a commanding lead.
Predictions were made that Ehring-
haus would carry Rowan county with
a substantial majority over all other
candidates.
The question appears at this time
to be whether Mr. Ehringhaus will be
able to secure a majority in the state
as a whole in the June primary, or
whether the combined vote of his
opponents and others hat announce
later will be large enough to force him
into a second primary.
Ehringhaus made many friends when
he announced his candidacy and tut
lined his platform. He stated that he
would:
Defend the record of the Demo-
cratic party in North Carolina.
Oppose all form of sale tax.
Urge the immediate return to the
policy of quadrennial assessment.
Favor a further reduction of the
cost of government.
Coming from the east, his stand
against all forms of sales tax was A
surprise. However, this one issue will
probably win many thousands of votes
for him in the west.
Mr. Ehringhaus is an attorney Of
Elizabeth City. He was formerly So
licitor of his district, a member OF
the general assembly and one of the
outstanding orators in the state.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1931-11-20
AFTER THE QUARREL.

Are you the one whose vows were
broken?
You are.
Whose lying lips, of love have
spoken?
You are.
Are you another of those ladies
Whose fendish minds make. mar
afraid he's
Forever doomed to deepest Hades?
You are.
Am l aware of your pretending?
| am.
And certain our affair is ending?
When night hangs silver stars above
you,
Do you think I am dreaming of you,
And still am fool enough to love you?
| am.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1931-11-20
BUSINESS CHANGE HANDS

Kannapolis.-William Steele, former
part owner of the Kahnapolis Bakery,
has sold out his half interest therein
to H. A. Scott, and has invested in
other enterprises in the business life
of the city. Steele has brought a one
half interest in the American cafe;
one-half interest in Meningitis lunch
ROOM, at the rear of American Cafe;
and a one-fourth interest in the hot
dog stand at Cabarrus Park.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1931-11-20
WILL NOT RUN

Winston Salem.-Judg Johnson ].
Hayes of the federal district court
said here he would be a candidate for
ne elective office at any time ave that
of iurist. He made the statement in
response to an assertion by Q. R.
York, of High Point, member of the
state Republican committee that he
would support the jurist if he would
be a candidate for the governorship.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1931-11-20
$4,000 FIRE LOSS

Rose Hi1.-Three buildings were
destroyed and another was partially
burned in the heart of Rose Hill.
Damage was estimated at upwards of
$4,000. Two of the buildings, dry
goods stores, were owned by w. M.
Rochelle and a Nj. Gates. The third,
a grocery store, was owned by L. ].
Scott, and the fourth, which was
saved from total destruction by a
hastily organized bucket brigade, was
the drug store of G. M. Miller.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1931-11-20
CATAWBA MAN STABBED

lckory.lSearch us BEING made
heE amss B~snsons D
land section, who iieoAd g have
stabbed Grier Creitz, Of the same COM
munity. Crietz, is in the Richard
Baker hospital with a severe wound
in his chest just above the heart. it
has not been learned what caused the
trouble.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1931-11-20
GETS 10 YEARS

Sanford.-The jury in the trial of
Malachi Dowdy, negro charged with
the killing of Willie Davis, also a
negro, returned a verdict of second
degree murder. Ed Sneed, held as an
accessory was found not guilty. Judge
Cramer today sentenced Dowdy 10
years in the state penitentiary.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1931-11-20
LIFE SAVED BY WATCH

Burlington.-Jim McManess, col
ored, engaged in guerilla warfare with
John Crawford, a neighbor, and when
it was all over McManess said a
watch in his brest pocket probably
saved his life. A buckshot Fred at him
hit the watch and did No injury to
him.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1931-11-20
LEE USES OWN COAL

Sanford-Lee county schools are
using coal this year which was mined
in this county. The schools require
about 500 tons and a saving of
$1.15 per ton is made by using the
home product.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1931-11-20
LOCKLEAR GETS 80 YEARS

Lumberton.-Rufus Locklear sub
mitted to a charge of second degree
murder in connection with the killing
of Emerson Bullard, substantial Indian
and was given the maximum sentence
of so years in states prison.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1931-11-20
TREE FALLS ON YOUTH

Concord-William S. Alexander,
20, of near Mooresville, was instantly
killed Friday night when a tree fell
on him while on an o'possum hunt.
He and a friend had just cut the tree
down and it fell across his body.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1931-11-20
BELIEVE WOMAN MURDERED

Rocky Mount.-Police and rela-
-tives, seeking a clue that might lead
to the whereabouts of Mrs. Mamie d.
Brown, 50, who has been away from
home for some time, have concluded
that the woman was murdered and
her car and money stolen.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1931-11-20
LAND AT SIX CENTS

Raleigh.-A quantity Of land sold
at the court house door brought a
fraction over six cents per acre. The
sale will be final unless there is a raise
in the bid within 20 days.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1931-11-20
SOIL BEING BURNED

Washington.-The fertile soil of
Beaufort county is being burned by
forest fires which continue to rage
in this section. Some 5000 acres of
land have been burned over.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1931-11-20
Who's Who In Rowan
OFFICERS OF ID LODGE
LOCAL UNION No. 176

OFFICERS OF YADKIN LODGE
LOCAL UNION No. 176
Freight Handlers, Express and Station
Employees
M. A. Hunt, president.
J. w. Brawley, vice president.
W.. C. Thomson, financial secre-
tary.
Almond Lyerly, recording secre-
tary.
W. A. Albright, treasurer.
T. H. Grub, chaplain.
L. B. Dennis sergeant-at-arms.
Ralph Poole, inside sentinel.
H. Sells outside sentinel.
TRUSTEES:
J. w. Brawley.
M. A. Hunt.
Almond Lyerly.
OFFICERS OF LOCAL UNION
Nc. 485
international Journeynan BARRIERS
A. P. Holt president. j.
H. L, Peacock, vice president.
C. S. Sapp, secretary and treasurer
R. B. Davis, recording secretary.
R. L. Haithcock, sergeant alarms.
LOCAL 429
Brotherhood Railway Trainmem
H. E. Withers, president.
H. w. Thompson, vice president.
T. P. Fowler, secretary and treas
urer.
w. R. Snow, chaplain.
w. O. Sisk, conductor.
M. T. Owens, warden.
H. L. Warrington, inner guard.
T. A. Bennett, outer guard.
J. P. Fuller, local chairman.
H. E., Withers, legislative repre-
sentative.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1931-11-20
NORTH CAROLINA
NEWS IN
BRIEF
SWALLOWS POISON

High Point.-Mrs. M. B. Stroupe,
80, who lives on Springdale court,
took two bichloride of mercury tablets
in what is believed to have been an
attempt upon her own life.
The fact that she had taken the
tablets was not discovered until
about s o'clock when she was brought
to the Guilford General hospital. She
has chance for recovery physicians
who examined her think.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1931-11-20
PENN RESIDENCE BURNED

Reidsville.-The residence of Mrs.
C. A. Penn, wife of the late tobacco
magnate, was destroyed by fire, caus-
ing a loss estimated at 100000. The
20-room residence was consumed in
about four hours time by a fire which
was confined in the walls.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1931-11-20
TACTFUL

A young man in a railway coach
was making fun of a lady's hat to an
elderly gentleman sitting near him.
Yes" said the elderly gentleman,
That's my wife, and / told her if
she wnrs.thar harsomesdiofu,TassJJ
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1931-11-20
BASS IS ACQUITTED

BASS IS ACQUITTED
Lumberton.-Ed Bass was acquitted
by a jury here of killing George
Parnell October s. Evidence was that
Bass was injured October 4 in a drink
ing party at Pembroke, and there was
a conflict of evidence as to who caused
the injury.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1931-11-20
Cousin Of The Late Mrs.
Frances Kelly Frercks
Attacks Validity Of
Probated Instrument.
ESTATE VALUED
AT COOS;
MANY REQUESTS
Clerk Suspends Further
Administration Of Es-
tate Until Issues Decid-
ed; J. M. McC orkle Was
Named Executor.

R. M. McRae, Stanly county far
mer, Thursday filed with Clerk of
Court. McCubbins a caveat to the
will of Mrs. Frances Kelly Frercks.
Mr.. McRae is a cousin of Mrs. Frercks.
The caveat alleges that the Frercks
will probated May 10, 1881, is not
the last will and testament of the late
Mrs. Frercks.
Filing of a caveat requires the clerk
of to transfer the cause to the
Superior court civil docket for trial.
Cases of this type take precedence
over other civil matters.
The caveat further requests that a
decree be entered setting. aside and
annulling the probate of said will;
that a citation issue to all devisees and
legatees and other parties of interest,
either by personal service OF publica-
ton.
lsrh AZ court McGubbins eynply
fkcrcdui1erlcnts law,
has suspended all proceedings and
further administration of the estate
until the issues involved are decided
by the court.
The caveator is represented by
Brown and Reynolds, Albemarle at
torneys.
Mrs. Frances Kelly sFrercks died
last May, leaving an estate valued at
100000. Her estate consisted chief
ly of liquid assets such as stocks,
bonds, notes and cash. In her will
she made numerous devises and gifts
to relatives, friends and institutions.
In her will, Mrs. Frercks named J.
M. McCorkle executor and the Allan
tic Bank & Trust Company, (now
North Carolina Bank & Trust Com
pany), trustee.
In making her will, Mrs. Frercks
stipulated:
"If either or any of the foregoing
relatives undertake to contest this will
they shall forfeit all rights under this
will"
Also:
IF there be any other relatives not
named in this will, their names are
omitted purposely."
The name of R. M. McRae, cave
ator, did not appear in the will.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1931-11-20
A T. OF AGE

1.-TWO COWS is in the field" said a
teacher to a class of small boys, indi-
eating the writing on the blackboard.
"Now that sentence is wrong. Can
anyone tell me why?"
YEARLY she looked over the apathet-
ic class.
Come, come she said, encourag-
ingly.
One youngster, with a talent spark
of chivalry, sought to help her out
of the difficulty.
"Perhaps one of them are a calf,
miss!" he suggested, innocently.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1931-11-20

IIIVO LINLD
Question and answer from a South
Georgia paper:
@. Twill burying a black cat in
a graveyard at midnight do away with
warts?"
"a. Eyes, if the warts are on the
cat"
The Washington times., 1931-06-04
COTTON MART
IS STEADY

NEW YORK, June 4 G.N.S0.
The New York cotton market was
about steady during the forenoon
trading today on steady Liverpool
cables and a fair trade support.
Advances of 4 to 5 points were
made at the opening bell, but
after the first call the trend was
slightly downward. At midday,
July sold at $40, off s; october at
1856, off 5: December at 9.08, off
S; January at 9.22, off 4; March
at $40, off 3, and May at 9.55,
off 4. '.-. ,-
Active price-fixing from spin
ners took place at the opening
and was combined with selling by
Wall Street. 3 Spot firms were
good buyers Of, July and japanese
interests bought distant months
Cooperative brokers bought Octo
ber and March, while scattered
liquidation in the new crop came
from Liverpool and the Continent
The South sold moderately.
The action of the market indi
Gates that the consuming trade is
not alarmed over supplies for the
future, and that even existing low
prices do not appear particularly
attractive to mills in view of pre-
vailing unsettled conditions.
The Washington times., 1931-06-04
MAY
END CYCLES
IN TRADE
Government Agencies Working
To Find New Material Uses
To Solve 0verproduction

Chemistry, through new pro-
cesses, eventually may solve the
problem of consuming all the
raw materials which can be pro-
duced in the world and probably
will answer the problem of re-
ducing depressions and initiation
from the worlds economic struc-
ture.
Important New Uses
There are several governmental
agencies directing their efforts
toward new discoveries to reach
this goal.
The interdepartmental com
mittee on cotton uses is seeking
new outlets for a crop of which
there is a frequent over produc-
ton, with resultant low prices.
At the Bureau of Standards at
tention is being given to the en-
ployment of wastes from other
agricultural products and to new
employment of rubber.
w. E. Emely, who is directing
the agricultural study, today
called attention to possibilities
Of new uses of these products.
Among the most interesting
uses of rubber he mentioned is
a building material in residences
and larger structures in earth
quake zones.
Cotton Into Silk
The Bureau of Standards is
working on processes to trans
form cotton into a fabric which
may be used in the place of
silk, a development which would
relieve the United States from
dependency on the Far East.
Conceivably cotton may be
woven into a fabric which will be
as acceptable to women for cloth
ing as silk and just as fashion
able, according to Emely.
The Washington times., 1931-06-04
DIAMOND LINES
SHIPS SOLD

Sale of the American Diamond
Lines to the Black Diamond
Steamship Corporation, of New
York, for $1,66o,13125 was an
nounced yesterday by the U. S.
Shipping Board. The corpora
ton is managing operator of the
line.
The sale of the IL cargo YES
sells was at the rate of $16.25
per deadweight ton. The cor
poration pays Is per cent in
cash and the balance over a
period of seven and one-half
years, with interest of 4.25 per
cent payable semiannually.
The sale was made on con-
dition that the company build
five 16-knot passenger-cargo
steamers during 10-year period
and reconstruct five Of the ex-
isting vessels to give them a
speed of 13 knots. Unless the
improvements are made, the cor
poration must pay $2S.65 per
ton for the ships.
The line operates between
North Atlantic ports and Rot
terdam and Antwerp.
The Washington times., 1931-06-04
Haney Finds Average Man
"Cured" of Specializing

replacing speculation as the chief
market force. Safety of prin-
cipal and certainty of income are
what count now.
In time liquidation by specula-
tors (and all of the so-called Gin
vestors' of 1929 were really specu-
lators) is going to be completed.
Then stocks will be as low as
they can go, and the principal
sum invested will be safe.
BY that time business recession
will be over and earnings and
dividends will be stable in many
cases. Then investment buying
will clean up the floating supply.
Bonds to Lead Way r,.
But first we will see invest
ment buying in industrial and
railway bonds. This is the old
story, but logic is also old.
I have previously indicated that
the average yield of industrial
stocks is beginning to get attrac-
tive. The trouble is that the
average comes from such wide
extremes. That is, it. i& made
up of very high and very low
yields.
Some stocks yield Is per cent,
and their dividends are going to
be cut. Others yield under AZ
per cent, and that means that
the price of the stock is too high.
Changes Going On
So there is a great deal of re-
adjusting to do. Important specu-
lative buying is gone, investors
won't buy stocks that yield under
S per cent. Stocks that yield
over 10 per cent are plainly not
earnings the dividend. !
A process of shifting and shaK-
ing down is plainly indicated.
The Washington times., 1931-06-04
GRANGE FIGHTS
BUS TAX PLEA

The National Grange, in a brief
filed with the Interstate Com
merce Commission yesterday. took
a vigorous stand against all pro-
posals to tax bus lines as a means
of aiding railroad competition
The brief said:
IF further regulation of high
way transportation is necessary
to protect the interest and
promote the safety Of the gem
eral public, such regulation
should be undertaken. But the
thought that mOtOr-vehicle trans
pOrtatiOn should be further regu-
lated and taxed simply to equal
iZe competition for the rail
roads or other forms of trans
rortatiOn cannot be justified"
1'Ae American Petroleum InSti,
tute took a similar stand.
The commission is investigating
motor vehicle transportation.
The Washington times., 1931-06-04
ANNUITY SALES
SET RECORD

April sales of Fidelity annuities
set local office and company rec
ords, according to Herbert C..
Harris, Washington manager.
Company sales were $6,708,000,
which passes those of September
last, the former record month.
and compares with $3,984,000 in
April. 1890.
Sales in the first four months
of 1881 totaled $20. 0.404,0 900. COM
pared with $14.984, 600 in the
corresponding period of last year.
gain of $5.456. 900. Fidelity
annuities, based on investment in
high grade bonds, approved by
State authorities, are written oy
the Fidelity Investment Associa-
tion. one of the largest organiza-
tions in the country devoted ex-
clusively to selling annuities.