Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-03-24
FLAGS

white and gold strips of the Re-
public, the new Nazi government
has gone back to the old flag OF
the empire, red, white and black,
with the swastika, or hooked cross,
imposed upon it.
Since the Great War there is
hardly a national flag which has
not been changed. The Stars and
Strips stands out today as one OF
the oldest flags in the world. Only
the banners of Denmark and
Switzerland are older than Ole
Glory.
We still think of the United
States as a young nation. As q
matter of fact, our country is a
bout the only one in the world
which has not undergone revolu-
tionary changes in its form OF
government in the past $50 years
1t seems to me that Americans
ought to shake off the idea that
other nations are older and there
fore wiser than we, and assert our
right to tell the rest of the world
where to get off, since we are not
only the richest but the oldest
member of the family of nations.
NEGRO faithful public servant
Eddie Savory has retired. Eddie
is the colored man who has been
doorkeeper in the State Depart
ment in Washington for sixty
four years. He was a little boy of
thirteen when he first went to
work under Secretary of State
Hamilton Fish, in 1869. Eddie is
II years old now. He has served
faithfully under FL different Cab
met officers but his legs are getting
rheumatic, 50 he told Secretary
Hull the other day that he thought
he would retire on his civil service
pension.
Every foreign diplomat who has
been in Washington since General
was President knows Eddie
Savory, and he got to know them
all. His unfailing courtesy anc
never failed to impress all
who came in contact with him.
"a faithful public servant"
said Secretary Stimson, as he said
to Eddie Savory. That
be said of every white man
who has held office in Washington.
his death a loss
No finer gentleman, no ADLER
journalist, no more faithful friend,
ever lived than French Strother,
sudden death in Washington
the age of 49 put an end to a
career of high promise.
A native of Missouri, a news
paper man in California, for many
years an editor of Worlds Work.,
of half a dozen books,
French Strother attracted the at
tention Of Herbert Hoover by|
writing some articles about the
work of the Department of Com
One of Mr.. Hoover's first
appointments as President 7 was
that of French Strother as his Ad-
illustrative Assistant. 1t was Stro-|
theirs task, hidden away in an OBJ
'cure office in the White House
to gather the data the
needed to prepare his
and public addresses,
then to polish their language after
Mr.. Hoover had roughed them
Like everybody else who knew
him, Mr.. Hoover formed a warm
personal attachment for his able
assistant. French Strother was my
friend of years; his passing is a real
loss to the world of journalism.
good banking
There are a good many things
We could learn. from Canada, and
one of them is banking.
Canada has been going through
Just as difficult an economic crisis
as the United States, but there has
not been a bank failure there in.
ten years. Only two Canadian
banks have closed their doors since
1910.
The reason for this is that there
are ten banks in Canada. All of
them have headquarters in Mont
real or Toronto. They have about
1000 branch banks, however, so.
that the smaller community entitl-
ed to banking facilities has them,
and has behind its local branch all
the resources of the powerful par
emit institution.
I have never been able to see any