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Evening star., 1933-02-05
Behind the Microphone
BY THE RADIO EDITOR.

that station, which has played
to an average Of 10000 persons a
month for nearly a year In a large
downtown theater.
In Los Angeles, new radio
play house has been opened by
some enterprising promoters, and
many popular Pacific Coast radio
acts are now being played there
regularly. Several sponsors in
Los Angeles are hiring halls for
their radio shows and studios of
leading stations are always so
crowded that local theater inter-
ests are reported to be worried
about the way radio is cutting
their attendance.
The British Broadcasting Cor
poratlon'S recently opened giant
new broadcaSting house in Lon
don has a large theater in it with
all OF the accoutrements of
regular theater. 1t was at first
planned to charge an admission
fee, but a howl of protest was
raised by private theater oper-
atorS against this form of COM
petition from a government owned
enterprise. The British radio
people have lately frowned upon
holding too many shows for a
visible public to see. .
The fact appears to have been
proved that certain stage per-
formers are only at their best
when appearing before a visible
audience. Indeed, some of them
Will brook no artificiality about
their stage-radio appearances.
They want wings, footlights, drops
and all that go with them TO pro-
vide a congenial atmosphere to
overcome the deadening influence
upon them OF the unresponsive
microphone.
On the other hand, there have
been some complaints from the
radio audience that the applause
heard In loud speakers sounds ar
tlnclal and unreal, and there has
also been theory that vaudeville
musical comedy or convert stars
are likely to indulge in spite of
themselves in visual antics which
cannot be seen by the invisible
audience. This latter idea has
been fairly well discounted, how
ever, by the continuing radio sue
cess OF such comedians as Ed
Wynn and AL Jolson, who on stage
90 antics which lend consider
ably to their performances
AS for the alleged unreality of
applause heard on the radio, the
broadcasters are not taking this
charge seriously. The fact is that
the audiences seeing favorite
stars applaud spontaneously, even
though their applause may seem
TO the unseen audience to be un-
merited at times.
Evening star., 1933-02-05
KING GROWS FLAX
Large Area Of 7,OOO-Acre Estate
in Norfolk to Be Utilized.

LONDON N.A.N.A).-Large areas Of
the Kings Sandringham estate, which
covers 1000 acres in Norfolk, are to be
devoted this year to the growing of flax.
1t is intended to supply the material on
which the British linen industry de-
pends. instead Of taking 80 per cent Of
it from Russia.
This decision follows the results of
the experimental growing of pedigree
FAX on the Kings own farm. He took
personal interest in the experiment
and has Just been presented with some
beautiful table linen woven from the
fax he produced.
The Norfolk experiment has trebled
the production Of fax and yielded by
ordinary methods Of process 20 pounds
per ton more fiber than the Russian
product.
Copyright. 1888. by North American News
paper Alliance, Inc)
Evening star., 1933-02-05
Major Radio Feature.

CLASSICAL.
New York Philharmonic Symphony
Orchestra, WJSV. 800; Cathedral
Hour, WJSV, $50: Electric Sunday
Circle Concert, WRC, 900.
VARIETY.
Capitol Theater Family, WRC, 11:15a;
Roxy's Gang, WRC, 12:15 the
I Street Singer, WJSV. 12:45 Wee
, Lawnhurst, WRC, 4:l5; Little Jack
Little, WJSV, 6:15; Rubinoff S
Orchestra, WRC, 500; Parade Of
Melodies, WJSV. $50.
Moonshine and Honeysuckle. WRC,
2:30; Roses and Drums, WJSV, 500:
Dream Dramas. WRC, Sis; John
Henry-Black River Giant" WJSV,
500.
DR.. julius Klein, WJSv, TOO; David
Lawrence, WRC. 1000.
HIGH LIGHTS ELSEWHERE.
10:3oa-Fiddlers Three-WJZ, WBAL,
WLW and WBZ.
II :o0a-Morning musicale-WJz, WBZ,
WBAL. WLW and WHAM
l2:00m-Baby Rose Marie - WIZ,
WBAL. WHAM and WLW.
1:30-Golden Revue. Harold Levy's
Orchestra and soloists-WJZ
WBz, WBAL, KDKA and
2:oo-"An American Correspondent
Abroad" by Leland Stowe
WEAF, WTAG. WTAM, wCAE
2:3o-The Foamers; Charlie Agnews
Orchestra-WJz. WBAL, WHAM
a:o0-"Our American Music; Thomas
Belviso's WIZ
WRNe WR4k; VICAR wRVA and
4:oo-Chicago A cappella Choir
WIZ, wBAL, WHAM, KDKA
and WJR.
6:oo-National vespers; DR.. Ralph w
sockman-WJz, WBAI. WLW
and WSM.
s:o0-Josefs Koestner's Orchestra and
Quartet-WJZ, WBAL, WBZ.
KDKA, WLW and WHAM.
6:30-Paul Whiteman's Rhythmic Con-
cert-WJz. WBAL. wHAM'
7:so-"Great Moments in History;
dramatic sketch-WJz, WBAI.
KDKA and WLW.
s:00-Russian Gayeties; balalaika Or
chestra-WJZ, WBAL, KDKA
WLW, WJR and WHAM.
o:3O-Guatemala-M Symphonic
Marimba orch st tra-WJZ,
WBAL, WIS, KDKA and WJR.
o:00-"Twenty Thousand Years In
Sing Sing" dramatic sketch
WIZ, WBZ, WBZA, WHAN
WBAL. WJR. KDKA and KYW
s:30-Walter Winchell-WJZ, WBAL
WBZ, WLW, WJR and KDKA
10:00-D. w. Grifiith's Hollywood;
dramatic sketch-WJZ, WHAM
WJR, WBAL and VICAR.
10:l5-Vincent Lopez and his orchestra
and dramatic ssketch-WJz
| KDKA, WBAL and WJR
Evening star., 1933-02-05
B. B. c. LEFT UNFETTERED
British Idea Of Unwritten Princi.
pies Carried Into Radio.

How the spirit Of highlands unwrit-
ten constitution also extends to the
governments rule over broadcasting,
which Is . public monopoly there, Is
explained In the 1888 yearbook Of the
British Broadcasting Corporation. This
book, besides recounting the preceding
years accomplishments In radio, shows
that while Parliament reserves to itself
an ultimate power to take over direct
control Of broadeasting in case Of
need, and while 1t has other complete
and formidable powers 1t rarely exer-
cises its rights.
The B. B. c., accordingly, has been
left practically mfettered In the day
to-day development and control Of the
function intrusted to it," says the year.
book.
Evening star., 1933-02-05
ROCKEFELLER CENTER'S
FINISH DUE BY 1885
Two More Years Believed Required
to Complete Huge Structure
in New York City.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, February 4.-Rocke-
feller Center is expected to be finished
project within two years.
The two theaters have been running
slightly more than a month now, the
R-K-O ONCE building Is being occupied,
and the 70-story main structure is ex-
pected to be ready some time in May,
as originally scheduled This is the
building that will house broadcasting.
The British Building, the nth In the
group, has taken definite shape.
When work was first started, July ~,
1881, the hope was expressed that the
whole vast center would be completed
by the Fall Of 1888, but 1t is now be-
neved two years more will be needed to
put up the buildings not yet under way.
Evening star., 1933-02-05
NHESE are days when the
broadcasting impresarios
are finding themselves con-

i are finding themselves con-
strained more and more to
hire halls for their radio per-
formers. Contrary to popular i'm
preston, this is being done not
so much to convey an impression
to the invisible audience that an
enthusiastic claque is present in
the studio, but to make stage
artists, some OF them new to radio,
feel mere at home and at ease
in their surroundings.
Another reason for "hiring a
half is that the programs spon-
Sor can invite friends to attend
the performance. In New York
the demand for tickets to the
performances Of such stars as Ed
Wynn, Eddie Cantor, Jack Pearl,
Jack Benny, Rudy Vallee, Burns
and Allen and Col. Stoopnagle and
Budd is so great that reservations
must be made far in advance and
thousands must be turned away
every performance.
1t was upon the demand of such
performers that the N. B. C.. sew
eral years ago leased a hall which
it calls its Time Square Studio,
and which is lighted practically
every night because an increas-
ingly large number of radio acts
is now being presented therein.
c. B. S. needed more space for
onlookers than its New York
studios pre- vided, and a few weeks
ago it engaged the chamber
music room in Carnegie f.all for
the Col. Stoopnagle and Budd
acts. For programs like the
March of Time" the largest C..
B. S. New York studio is always
packed to capacity.
These "theaterS" and studios
hold relatively small audiences, but
the demand for seats has become
so great that the radio people are
convinced they could readily fill
full sized theaters If they chose
to engage them. But that would
entail large expenditures, possibly
requiring an admission price
and to charge a fee for viewing
a radio performance is something
unheard of in network radio.
On the other hand, a few radio
stations that have developed
highly popular acts are doing Just
that. They are engaging local
theaterS for personal appearances
while broadcasting. Invariably
they are literally packing the
crowds in, even though they may
charge an admission price. An
outstanding example is the WIS
(ChicagO national barn dance, a
variety show of feature acts on
Evening star., 1933-02-05
Today on the Radio
programs scheduled STANDARD
change uithou
WTSN 205.4 Meters.
VJOV 1,460 Kilocycles.

8:o0a-Elder Michaux and Chorus.
9:0Oa-Columbia Junior Bugle.
9:30a-K alth talk.
9:45a-Marian Carley, pianist.
1O:0Ca-Columbia Church Of the Air.
l0:30a-The Compinsky Trio.
IL :00a-Virginia Chapel Hour.
12:O0m-Salt Lake City Tabernacle
Choir and Organ.
12:30-"Theatrical Recollections, by
Cyril Maude, from London.
12:45-The Street Singer.
1:00-Thirty Minute Men.
1:30-Old Songs Of the Church.
1:45-Warren Sweeneys Classic in
Melody.
2:OO-Smiling Ed Mcconnell.
2:l5-Poetic Readings, by David Ross.
230-Sunday Matinee of the Air.
3:00-New York Philharmonic Sym
phony Orchestra.
5:oO-Roses and Drums.
5:3O-Elder Michaux and Chorus.
6;o0-"Current Events" by H. v.
Kaltenborn.
6:15-Little Jack Little.
6:30-Cathedral Hour
7:00-"The Worlds Business" by DR..
Julius Klein.
7:l5-Walter Smiths Band.
7:45-"Your Child" by Angelo Patri.
S:OO-Sketch. John Henry - Black
River Giant
s:15-Mary Eastman. soprano. and
Male Chorus.
s:45-Second episode of John Henry
Black River Giant"
9:0O-Bath Club Revue.
9:3C-Parade of Melodies.
1O:O0-Ernect Hutcheson, pianist.
10:30-The Gauchos.
IL :00-Isham Jones Orchestra.
11:30-The Globe Trotter
11:45-Eddie Duchins Orchestra.
12:0O-Ben Pollacks Orchestra.
1890 to l:o0-Jan Garber's Orchestra.
Early Program Tomorrow.
7:00a-Elder Michaux and Chorus.
8:00a-The Sundial.
8:45a-News Flashes.
9:00a-Tony Wons.
9:15a-Little Jack Little.
9:30a-Health talk.
y:45a-Reis and Dunn.
0:00a-Artells Dickson.
l0:15a-Melody Parade.
10:30a-The Merrymakers.
10 45a-Vocal Art Trio
II :00a-Morning Moods.
l:30a-Academy OF Medicine program.
ll:45a-Columbia Miniatures.
- 2:OOm-Ccolidge Memorial Service
from House of Representatives.
1:30-Atlantic City Musicale.
2:00-National Student Federation Of
America program.
2:15-Sylvia Sapira.
2:30-American School Of the Air.
3:00-Eton Boys.
3:l5-Savitt String Quartet.
3:45-Sam Praeger, pianist.
3:55-Virginia News.
4:00-Frank Westphal's Orchestra.
4:30-Columbia Artist recital.
5:00-Columbia Miniatures.
5:15-Fred Berren's Orchestra.
5:30-Skippy.
Evening star., 1933-02-05
WyNEAT 475.9 Meters.
w NAL go Kilocycles.

9:0Oa-Musical Varieties.
9:15a-Meyer Davis Orchestra.
9:30a-The Christensen Players.
9:45a-The Mills Brothers.
10:00a-"Starting the Week Right" by
Radio Joe.
10:15a-The Leef Brothers.
10:3Oa-Watch Tower Service.
0:45a-Studio Program.
ll:0Oa-Services of McKendree M. E.
Church
- 2:00m-Guy Lombardo's Orchestra.
12:15-Smart Set.
12:30-Carl Fenton's Orchestra.
IL 12:45-Colonial Club Orchestra.
:00-Brokenshire HaWaiianS.
1:15-Salon Orchestra.
1:45-Mildred Dupee. pianist.
2:00-Madeleine Mcmahon and Minnie
Cox.
2:3o-Choir Hour, with Mount Tabor
M. e. Church.
3:00-"The House of Rimmon," by the
Washington Readers Club.
3:30-Manhattan Merry -Go-Round.
4:00-Old Hymn Book Hour.
4:30-Monologues by Zelda Barnette.
4:45-Mary r. williams, soprano.
5:00-Thelma Callahan, pianist.
5:16-Harmoniou Quartet.
5:30-Pete Macias' Orchestra.
6:00-Robert Ruckman, organist.
6:30-Earl Carbauh, baritone.
6:45-Heart songs, by Kathleen Gala
horn.
7:00-Meyer Goldman's Orchestra.
7:15-Sharpe and Dome.
7:30-Great Moments in History.
8:00-Character sketches by Marjorie
Webster.
8:15-Historical Recitals Of Music for
the Piano.
8:45-Monty, Mike and Skip.
0:00-SalOn Orchestra.
9:30-Robert Ruckman, orgAuist.
10:00-News Flashes.
10:15-Glenn Jones' Orchestra.
10:45-Meyer Davis Orchestra.
IL :30-Noble Sissle's Orchestra.
12:00-Weather Report.
Early Program Tomorrow.
8:00a-Bob White.
a:15a-Morning Devotions.
8:30a-Organ Recital.
9:0Ca-Broadway Echoes.
RSlaa~1aasis ata0oR$A Qmhes0A
Evening star., 1933-02-05
Either Fills in Breaks.

Radio LWOW, in Poland, transmits
the notes Of q zither during station
breaks. It Was this station that last
year instituted the novel early morn
Ing signing on" hgna-the sound Of
. cock Growing.
Evening star., 1933-02-05

Farley Results to Be Told.
Results of the Madrid Communica-
Hons Conference will be disclosed by DR.
J. H. Dellinger, chief of the radio Sec
ton of the Bureau of Standards at a
dinner meeting of the Washington
Section of the Institute of Radio En-
gineers, Thursday night at 8 O'Clock, at
the Kennedy-Warren Apartments
Evening star., 1933-02-05
Passion Play May Be Heard.

A broadcast of the Passion Play from
Oberammergau, Bavaria, Is to come to
America, of plans Of c. B. s. are carried
out. It will include the Passion Play
chorus, q children's chorus and tax
Iby Anton Lana. actor q IA QhxtltSA
Evening star., 1933-02-05
Seek Names for Announcers.

European broadcasters are still seek
ing synonym or better equivalent for
the word announcer" and the Span
ish Academy Of Letters has fixed upon
"iocutor." France used ~'announceur"
and 'parleur" for male announcers and
"annoncatrice" and "parleuse" for
woman announcerS.
Evening star., 1933-02-05
WTDC 3l5.6 Meters.
w VNN $50 Kil0cycles.

8:00a-Melody Hour
9:00a-Childrens Hour.
10 ;0Oa-Musical Art Quartet.
l030a-Impressions Of Italy.
ii :00a-Radio Rubes.
11:l5a-Maj. Bowes' Capitol Family"
l2:l5-Roxy's Gang.
l:l5-Five-m minute program.
1:20-MuSical Interlude.
l:25-Musical Moments.
1:30-The Pilgrims.
Minute Program.
1:50-Gordon Program.
l:55-Musical Interlude.
2:l5-National Jubilee Singers.
2:30-Moonshine and Honcysuckle.
3:00-Wayne Kings Orchestra.
3:30-Hour Of Worship.
400-Jane Froman.
4:15-Vee Lawnhurst. pianist.
4:30-Dramatic sketch and Frank
Blacks Orchestra
5:00-"Today's News" by Lowell
Thomas.
5:l5-Dream Dramas
5:30-Manhattan Guardsmer,.
5:4s-Success Hit of the Day.
6:00-National Catholic Hour.
6:30-"Our American Schools"
7:00-Weather Forecast.
7:0l-"Air- o. Torials." by Alan Kauf-
man.
7:l5-Dramatic sketch
7:30-Concert Ensemble and Rose
Chanelle.
7:45-Trade and Mark.
8:00-Rubinoff and his orchestra.
9:00-Surday Circle Concert.
9:30-Album of Familiar Music.
10:00-"Current Government" by David
Lawrence.
10:15-Roy Smeck Instrumental Quar-
tet.
10:30-Last Minute News.
10:32-The Pickens Sisters.
10:45-Sunday at Seth Parker's.
11:15-Aileen Stanley, soprano.
1880 to l2:oO-Jesse Crawford, organ
Early Program Tomorrow.
6:45a-Tower Health Exercises.
8:00a-Organ Rhapsody.
8:l5a-Morning Varieties.
8:30a-Cheerio.
9:00a-Three Mustachios.
9:l5a-Current Events, by Ann Hard.
9:30a-Correct Time.
9:3la-Flying Fingers.
9:45a-"Beauty Can Be Cultivated"
by Mile. Manka Rubinstein.
decentralization
10:15a-Breen and De Rose.
10:30a-United States Navy Band.
IL :00a-Melody Three.
11:15a-Radio Household Institute.
II 1:30a-Sonata Recital.
II 1:45a-Memorial Service to Calvin
Coolidge, from House of Repre-
sentativeS.
1:15-The Sixteen Singers.
1:45-Emerson Gill's Orchestra.
2:00-The Revolving Stage.
3:00-United States Marine Band.
4O0-"Sherwood," by the Radio Guild.
5:00-Whispering Banjos.
5:15-Aunt Sue and Polly.
5:30-The Flying Family.
Evening star., 1933-02-05
Form Scholastic Corporation.

NORMAN, Okla. C4D.-The University
Scholastic Corporation, seeking to assist
married couples through the University
OF Oklahoma, has been chartered. It
expects to build up loan fund through
donations and earnings on loans.
Evening star., 1933-02-05
"The Happy Isle" Taxless.

The Isle of Jersey has been nick
named "the Happy Isle" The islands
treasury has q surplus and taxes viii
not have to be raised this year.
Evening star., 1933-02-05

e:30a-Musical program.
9:46a-Jack DennyS Orchestra
10:00a-High Spots.
10:15a-Ellen H. Wheatley, pianist ;
10:30a-Guy Lombardo's Orchestra.
10:45a-Home Chats by Alice Stewart.
IL :00a-Elsie J. Reilly, soprano.
11:15a-Irving Millers Orchestra.
11:30a-Phil O'Brien and Jimmy SAINT
meyer.
IL 1:45a-National Troubadours.
12:00m-Robert Ruckman, organist.
12:30-Glenn' Jones' Orchestra.
1:00-Studio Program.
1:15-Norman Goldman's Orchestra.
1:45-Monologues by Mary Run.
Evening star., 1933-02-05
Service Men Will Meet.

The Institute of Radio Service Men
will meet Tuesday night at o'clock in
the Riggs Bank Building at Fourteenth
street and Park road.
Evening star., 1933-02-05
MOI 228.9 Meters.
" OA 1910 Kilocycles.

9:55a-Police Bulletins.
10 0:00a-Concert Vignettes.
0:30a-Old-Fa Gospel TAber-
nacle
10:45a-Organ Reveries:
II .00a-Services of the New York Ave-
nue. Presbyterian Church.
12:l5-Beautiful Ballads.
l2:29-Birthdays
12:30-Salon Musicale.
1:00-Ruth Walker, pianist.
1:15-Stamp Club of the Air ..
1:30-Rodney Harts Vikings.
2:o0-Operatic Arias.
2:3O-Three-Quarter Time.
3:00-Bonanno String Quartet.
3:l5-RhapSody in Black and White.
3:30-Metropolitan Quartet.
3:45-Artsts' Musicale.
4:00-Sermon by Father Coughlin
from the Shrine Of the Little
Flower
500 to 6:o0-washington Catholic
Radio Hour.
Early Program Tomorrow.
7:00a-Musical Clock.
'8:00a-Birthdays.
8:05a-Musical Clock.
s:30a-Health Talk by Senator Cope
land Of New York.
9:45a-Musical Clock.
9:55a-Police Bulletins.
0:00a-Monday Blues Chaser.
10:30a-Mothers' program.
II :00a-Organ Echoes.
11:15a-This and That.
:30a-Songs We Love.
:45a-Tango Argentina. - 3
11:59a-Weather Report.
12:00m-Lost and Found.
12:0s-Midday Musicale.
1880 to 1:00-Tunes Of the Times.
S:00-Variety Hour !
3:55-The Book Man.
Children's Program.
5:00-Something for every one.
Evening star., 1933-02-05
Expense II Reduced.

Called the "c0ncentratOr antenna,"
the system is said to, be much cheaper
than the towering boom-shaped aerials
which made their bow last year and
which actually steer the courses Of the
emitted signal. Besides performing the
steering" job, Westinghouse claims its
new antenna may revolutionize present
theories on the propagation character
istics of certain channels through the
wave bending" effect.
Walter C.. Evans, manager Of the
Westinghouse stations. which include
KDKA. Pittsburgh; WBZ, Boston, and
WBzA, Springfield, Mass, besides
KYW, described the major attributes
of the system. First, he said, it in
creases signal intensity approximately
100 per cent in areas where desired.
Secondly it moves fading areas to q
considerable distance from ..the station
and so increases the effectiveness Of
the station in its useful area. Finally.
it is most eff1cient on higher wave
lengths. improving those bands for
broadcasting operations.
Engineers explain that by improving
the ground wave and diminishing the
sky wave, fading is overcome in the
service area of the station. An antenna
system acts like two transmitters one
signal coming from the ground and the
othe~ from the sky, being detected by
tt radio ceiling" called the Heaviside
Ter. If these signals are about equal
il strength, they set up fading When,
however, q ground wave considerably
stronger than the skywave is trans
mitted, the fading area is pushed out
beyond the service area.
Particular emphasis Is laid on that
phase Of the antenna's work which In
creases the efficiency Of the higher
waves. At present the band between
$50 and $50 kilocycles is considered the
best for transmission, with that from
$50 to 1,020 kilocycles fair. Those
bands ranging from 1,400 to l 500 kilo-
cycles. however, are considered much
less useful. According to Westing-
house. the pew aerial may tend to
equalize cha6nel values.
copyright. 1881
Evening star., 1933-02-05
j. s. RADIO AIDED
BY NEW ANTENNA
Marconi Theory Results in
Doubling Strength of
Stations.
BY ROBERT MACK.

T 7 ALLIED as the first major radio
achievement Of 1888, an entire
ly new type Of radio antenna.
i i which apparently doubles the
signal strength of the station
with no increase in its actual power, is
announced by the Westinghouse Elec-
tric g. Manufacturing Co., operator OF
four of the country's leading stations.
The secret of the new system
seemingly lies in the application OF
Marconi's recently announced wave
bending" theory to broadcasting trans
mission. Already in practical use at
Station KYW. the Westinghouse outlet
in Chicago, the antenna has doubled
that stations signal strength in the
metropolitan area by "flattening" out
the signals which normally skip of into
space.
The new aerial was developed largely
by Earl Harmon, 27-year-old Westing
house engineer. It embodies an en-
tirely new principle that ultimately
may solve the fading problem-now one
of the arch-enemies Of good reception
Evening star., 1933-02-05

RESIDENT E L ECT ROOSE-
VELT'S administration may
bring about the contamination
l of repeated proposals In Con-
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-10-05

Advertise it or you may
have to keep it
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-10-05

sales" H., u;,,o. tho
deputy collectors the authority 10
examine any of the books and pa
ners of a merchant, including in
voices of both taxable and t ak
exempt commodities, in order to
determine his liability for the tax.
So far the merchants have been
showing an excellent spirit of CO.
operation in observing the sales
tax law and there have been very
few evidences of any willful eva
sion of the law, Director McMul-
Ian said. Complaints have been
heard that a good many mer-
chants are using the exemptions
of flour, meal, sugar. coffee, lard,
molasses, milk and meat as a
means of evading payment OF the
tax commodities. But Director
MCMILLAN is inclined to discount
these reports. But in order to find
a few who may be evading the
tax, it is necessary to check up
on every one, he pointed out. 80
eventually all are going to be
checked.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-10-05
Will Start Check
Upon Merchants
AS To Sales Tax
Books of All Will Be Elk.
amined by Division
Staff Soon
Bv J. c. BASKERVILL
The Timcs-News Bureau
Sir Waller Hotel

RALEIGH, Oct. 5.-The sales
tax division of the state depart
ment of revenue is getting ready
to put the clamps on the mer-
chants who have not been collect
ing as much sales tax as their
business would seem to warrant.
For two months now the sales tax
division has been taking the word
of merchants for it that their
sales tax returns have been cor
rect. But the division is now 60
ing to have the Sc deputy collec-
tors of revenue start examining
the books of merchants, begin
ming this month, it was announced
today by Director Harry McMul-
Ian. Not only that, but the dep
uty collectors are going to starr
in first with those merchants
whose returns have been cOnsid-
erably less than other merchants
in the same kind of business and
with approximately the same
turnover. A list of these mer-
chants will be furnished each
deputy collector by October Is, if
possible, Mcmillan said.
"There may be nothing irregu-
lar whatever in the fact that a
merchant on one side of street
turns in $3.50 month in sales
tax collections. while a merchant
in the same kind of business, with
a store of approximately the same
size just across the street turns
in only S25 a month in sales tax
collections" Mcmillan said. "But
out of fairness to both merchants,
we want to be sure. That is why
we are going to have the field
deputies start examining the books
of these merchants, beginning this
month. Eventually, we are going
to examine the books of all the
merchants, those whose sales tax
collections are up to the average
as we'll as those that are below it.
But we are going to start with
those whose collections appear to
be below the average"
AS soon as possible after Octo-