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Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-11-24
lckes Approves
Park Highway

The proposed scenic, mountain
ridge parkway between Shenandoah
and Great Smoky Mountain nation
al park has won the approval Of
Secretary lckes, the public works
administrator.
lckes says an immediate survey
has been ordered but that the pub
lie works board has not acted on
the proposal.
However. Senator Byrd and 9TH
ers were emphatic that Ickes assur-
ed them whatever it takes" of pub
lie works funds would be supplied
for the project. Ickes has had the
matter up with President Roose-
welt and his approval was consider
ed in informed quarters to be tanta-
mount to approval by the board he
heads.
Prior to Byrd's announcement,
a conference was held in Secretary
lckes' office at which Governors
Pollard, of Virginia and McAlister,
of Tennessee, and Senator'S Bailey
and Reynolds, of North Carolina,
on behalf of Governor Ehringhaus,
pledged the three states to furnish
the necessary rights of ways and
surveys.
Also attending the conference
were Representatives Doughton
and Weaver Of North Carolina.
At a later conference in Senator
Bailey's office. North Carolinians
interested in the proposed park-to-
park scenic highway named a COM
mittee to represent their state in
negotiations with the federal gov
eminent and Virginia and Tenne-
ssee authorities on the route the
road shall follow and matters per-
tanning to its construction.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-11-24
Carolinas To
Benefit From
Expenditures
Health and Anti-Malaria Program
viii Gipe Employment to
Many.
WORK TO STARTS O
Trained Engineers to Get Surpe1
JOBS; Cemeteries to Be- Gone
Over.

immediate employment of 49,
260 men on hundreds of federal
projects Throughout the country
was ordered by Harry L. Hopkins,
civil works administrators.
Included is a group of 5000
engineers who will be assigned to
the coast and geodetic survey of
the commerce department. Twelve
thousand, five hundred clerks to
do clerical and research work for
the United States Unemployment
service also are included.
These two groups constitute the
largest number of skilled workers
yet affected by the civil works
plan, which became effective a
week ago.
Others to be employed include:
Indian affairs projects on 113 reser-
vations in p states, 1000; southern
tick eradication campaign, $4,000;
District of Columbia park develop
ment, 700; rural sanitation and
malaria control under the public
service, 600,766; work on army
post tents and stations and at ma
cemeteries, $4,000.
These are the first of the half
million men Hopkins has announc-
ed he will employ on federal pro-
jects. Last week he allotted
100000 jobs to the states and
territories, the men to be taken
from work relief and d~estitution
relief rolls.
Malaria control work, to COS,
$4,50O,OOo, Hopkins said would put
1879 men to work at $4,000 STA
tons in Alabama, Arkansas, Flor
ida, Georgia, louisiana, Missouri,
Mississippi, North Carolina, Ten
nessee, Texas and Virginia. State
health departments will as
sist, but all workers, including en-
gineers and district supervisors, will
be drawn from the ranks of the
unemployed.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-11-24
GAIN
SUICIDES DROP

Deaths in North Carolina from
homicides and automobile aeel
dents showed startling increases
last month over totals in October
1882 but suicides this October were
only half as numerous as in the
month a year ago.
The North Carolina Bureau Of
Vital Statistics reported u deaths
in automobile accidents in October,
compared with 81 in the sanae
month a year ago; - homicides as
compared with 81; but only -
suicides as agasnst Is In Octoher
1852
There were 1855 violent DEATHS
reported last month, railroad acei-
dents claiming a toll of II, AR
accidents killing one person, fires
killing IL. accidental sunshee
wounds claiming eight and drown
ing taking a toll Of five.
During October 1889 deaths
were reported in the state, a rate
of 49, while births nearly trebfed
deaths with a total of 6.232 and 3
rate of z3.l.
Cancer claimed more lives than
any other disease, l43 persons dy-
ing from this cause in October
Pulmonary tuberculosis claimed
1856 lives, pneumonia 100, diphthe-
ria ~.
The dipheheria death toll was II
greater than that of October 1882
and the prevalence Of the disease
over the state is running far ahead
Of last year at this time. Health
board officials have issued several
warnings that care should be taken
TO prevent further spread.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-11-24
Motor Lines
Protest Rate
Reductions
Bns Lines Considering 1 1-3 Cents
A Mile As Minimum Rate to
Meet r. r. COMPETITION
FILE PROTEST WITH F. D. 4.
Some Railroads announced Rate
of 1Hc Per Mile; Bas Lines
Plan to Cut to l 1-3c.

A fierce fight between motor bus
lines and railroads for passenger
business in the southeast was indi-
Gated as bus lines announced plans
to put in effect a minimum rate OF
| Is cents a mile, to meet the
I IL cent rate recently announced
by some railroads.
Representatives of bus compan-
les 1t a conference said they also
would file with President Roose-
welt a protest at the destructive
move of the railroads.
c.. B. De Berry of Charleston.
W. Va. chairman of the South
eastern Bus Traffic association,
said, The railroads are trying to
cut our threats"
De Berry and C. G. Schultz Of
Jacksonville Fla, operator of sew
eral bus lines. said after the con-
eneeIts-unfairfo trans
porration agency which is really
subsidized by the government to
force down our revenues, when the
railroads were exempted from the
MIRA code, and shortly after bu,
lines signed the code"
Both emphasized that there was
no intention of "buckng the eerrns
Iof the code"
we want to be good boys and
go along with the code, bur we
can't stand a 80 per cent increase
in costs by reason of a code accept
ed at the behest of the governments,
and stand ON top Of that a so per
cent loss in revenue forced on US by
an agency which is really subsidsz-
led by the government through loan
70 the railroads." said Schultz.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-11-24
gg||IE
Peck Explains Relief.
The Corn-Hog tro-
gram.
Cotton and Tobacco.
Milk Agreements Next.

Washington-The Administra-
ton is beginning to get a bit peev-
ed with the farmers. Not so
much with the real farmers, per-
haps, as with farm leaders" who
are opposing the Governments eff
forts to do something real for agri-
culture and are formenting farm
ers strikes" and other uprisings
against the Federal program.
The feeling i'm Administration
circles is that the relief of farm
conditions, through the raising Of
farm prices and the distribution Of
huge cash sums to farmers as pay
ment for crop reduction, is the
biggest thing that has been under
taken since last March. There is
keen recognition Of the fact that
until the farmer is made prosperous
again, the rest of the country will
still feel the depression. And it
makes some of the earnest men,
who have been trying to do every
thing possible to make agricultural
conditions better, feel something
sore to be accused of working for
every interest except that of the
farmer.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-11-24
COLLEGE MERGER
GIVEN APPROVAL

Merger Of Davenport and Greens
boro colleges into Greensboro Dav-
export college, to be located at
Greensboro, has been approved by
the Western North Carolina con-
ference of the Methodist Episcopal
church, South, at Charlotte.
The report of the educational
committee recommending the mer-
ger was adopted. 1t suggested
that a new board of trustees con-
slider the ACCESSIBILITY of using the
Davenport property, in Lenoir, as
a girls academy to prepare studnts
to enter Greensboro D davenport.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-11-24
MOVES GUN, KILLS HIS
BABY, ASLEEP ON LAP

St. Louis-Removing a revolver
from his clothing to make his
sleeping 3-year-old son more COM
Portable, Ralph Armstrong, bareen-
der, accidentally shot and killed the
child here.
The boy was sleeping in his IA
theirs lap, beside his mother, in a
dimly lighted dance hall. The IA
Their said he removed the weapon
from the waist band of his trousers
because it made the child unccm-
Portable. In pulling it out, the
weapon was discharged, killing the
boy and wounding Armstrong in
the thigh.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-11-24
KIDNAPERS CONFESS
MURDER

Thomas Thurmond and Jack
have admitted to San Jose,
Calf, police that they killed Brooke
Hart, y, son of a wealthy merch-
ant within a few hours after he had
been kidnapped and then demanded
$4,000 from the father for the
return of his SON alive"
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-11-24
Do You Know The Answer?
Answers ON Page Four

l. Name the u. S. vessel that
the Confederate cruiser Ala
bama.
2. What unit of measurement
contains $3.50 billion miles?
,. What does the word velocity
mean?
4. Where is Lake Biakal?
$. Near what city was the Bat
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-11-24

tie Of Bunker Hill fought?
6. What measurement is
knot?
7. Who was John Keats?
8. Who wrote adam Bede?"
9. In which city is the Plac'
Vendome?
10. What is the equator?
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-11-24
1920 To Get Federal Jobs
Bus Railroad B~attl@~
NEWS
BRIEFS

IS KILLED FOR r
An argument over 1.-TWO bits
or price of a theater ticket, cost ]
R. Jones his life at Roanoke
Rapids. Will Gurganus ttabbad
Jones when the latter refused tt
lend Gurganus the quarter.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-11-24
ALL SQUARE

A Scottish farmer sold some eggs
to the local laird. He discovered
that he had included one egg too
many in the consignment, and
went at once to the laird, who said,
~laughingly that it wasn't really
worth all this fuss.
"You may be right, said the
laird. "but, anyway, have a drink
and call it square. What will you
take?"
Egg and milk, snapped the
farmer.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-11-24

DRY MAJORITY 1924
The official canvass of the No
vember 7 vote has been made at
Raleigh by the state board of cleo
lions. 1t showed repeal opponents
holding a 173,294 majority
against the convention and a net
majority Of 1882 for dry dele
gates. The dry carried 81 coun-
ties.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-11-24

SAYRE IN A POST
Francis B. Sayre, son-in-law of
Woodrow Wilson, has been named
an assistant secretary Of state. He
has ben teaching at Harvard uni
versity.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-11-24

WELLS BACK TO CUBA
Sumner Wells has been sent back
to Cuba by the president to con-
tinue his efforts to stabilize condi-
tons in that country. without re-
course to American Intervention.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-11-24

ROOSEVELT IN SOUTH
President Roosevelt has arrived
in Warm Springs Ca, to spend a
Two weeks vacation in his resort
home there.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-11-24
WAS ANGRY

Local lady suing for divorce tell.
court her husband spanked her:
pulled her ears and hair, slammed
the door ON her arm, and locked
her in the closet. She says tina,
she doesn't know why he did thos<
things.
We do, He was mad at her.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-11-24

100000 FIRE IN K
Forest fires in Jackson county
are estimated to have rayaged 16,-
600 acres of cumberland last week
at a loss of 100000. Fires were
reported in other western counties.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-11-24
TWO HOM1C1DES REPORTED

TWO HOMICIDES REPORTE
lack Cook is held in Jail at Nor
canton for murder after admitting
he slew Tom Helms with a shot in
the abdomen when the two me-
west Of Valdese. He claims Helms
was breaking up his home. Luke
Bean, 10, was killed instantly at
Granite Falls with a knife slash
across the throat inflicted by
George Lloyd, IS. Lloyd admitted
the deed but said Bean was threat
ening him with a knife.
$4,000 STATESVILLE BLAZE
An underwear plant and 900
bales of cotton were destroyed in
a Sunday fire at Staresville entail
ing a loss of $4,000. The loss
throws nearly 800 persons out of
work. The blaze started from
some unknown source in the cotton
warehouse.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-11-24
OF AUTO TRAGEDIES
John H. Allen, Johnston count,

OF AUTO
John H. Allen, Johnston county
farmer, was killed by a hit and run
driver Saturday night on highway
~ near Four Oaks. The dead body
was found on the highway. Three
died Sunday from automobile ac-
cidenrs. Robert Stone, II, Leaks
vile, died in the overturning Of hi.
automobile near Stoneville after il
had sideswiped another machine
At Lincolnton. Homer Boyd, 10
was fatally hurt in the overturnins
of his machine after he had swerv.
ed it to escape hitting another
John E. Surratt, 4s, High Point
died Sunday morning of injuries
taken the night before when a ma,
chine he vas driving left the road
way and ran into a bank.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-11-24

ON NOAH'SA ARK
Noah: "And why so sad dear;?"
Mrs. Noah: who wouldn't be
gfum, travelling with this beastly
crowd?"
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-11-24
O MAYBE

LOOSE SHUTTER, MAYBE
Elderly Aunt Ito her nephew, a
poor preacher): LANES, why did
you enter the ministry"
Because l was called. he ans
wered.
James, said the old lady anx-
iously, as she looked up from wip-
ing her spectacles, "are you sure ii
wasn't some other noise you heard?'
Suzanne-"That butter and egg
man from Texas offered me hi.
hand and fortune when he took
me out riding last night, but l re-
fused him.
EIzabeth-"Oh, why?"
Suzanne-"One was too large
and the other was too small.
Wife-'I can't decide whether
to go to a palmist or ito a mind
reader"
Husband-"Go to a palmist.
It's obvious that you have a palm"
Joe-"What were you doing at
the jail today, John?"
joint wanted to see the man
who broke in my house last night"
Joe-"Why did you want to see
that burglar"
John-"I wanted to ask him
how he got in the house without
waking my wife"
II have decided" remarked
Senator Sorghum, Ito train my
memory"
what system will you use?"
II don't know. I'm looking for
one that will enable me when l
am interviewed to remember what
to forget"
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-11-24

More praise has reached Wash
ington for the work Of George N.
Peek, Administrator of the Agri-
cultural Adjustment Act, than for
that Of any other executive here,
including General Johnson. There
is a rooted belief hat he, with the
backing of Secretary Wallace, IS
doing a good job. Mr.. Peek thinks
so himself, and took the trouble
the other day to go into the whole
farm relief program and tell what
has actually been done. He thinks
that o of the opposition, where
it does not arise from self-seeking
motives on the part of so-called
"Ieaders" is due to the fact that
the public does not quite understand
the whole program.
In the matter of wheat, for in-I
stance, more than $4,000 grow
ers have signed up for a reduction
of their wheat acreage for 1884
and 1885, for which they will re-
ceive % cents a bushel for the esti-|
mated amount of wheat they con-
tribute to the domestic market,
over and above the price they &C
tually receive for the wheat. MIR.
Peek made the point here that this
is real money, derived from the 80.
cent processing tax leyid on the mill
ers, and that distribution of this
money has already begun. There
will be above S100,000,00 in all,
Of which 100000 600 will 80 out
within a very few weeks, nearly
s25,ooo,ooo into Kansas, almost
$4,000 600 into North Dakota.
and so on threughthe wheat grow
ing states.
"The farmers who are benefi-
ciaries of this plan r not resort
ing to violence to get justice" Mr.
Peek said.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-11-24
GOOD
MORNING
DOWN PAYMENT

DOWN M
A Chinese in New York enter
ed the office of a lawyer and ask
ed the fee required to get him off
a charge of murder.
Five thousand dollars he was
told.
Counting out the money carefully,
the Chinese said:
"Velle good. Now I go kiiIe
"The doctor said my wife needs
the sea air"
SO you've sent her to the sea-
shore, eh?"
mo, I've tied a herring to the
electric fan "-Berliner Illustrier-
tie, Barlin.
But, protested the new arrival,
as St. Peter handed him a golden
trumphet, Il can't play this instru-
ment; l never practiced while on
earth"
"Of course you didn't, chuckled
the saint. "That's why you are
here"
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-11-24

The corn-hog program is to work
in the same way. Before New
Years every corn grower and hog
feeder will have had his chance to
sign up for similar cash benfits.
Those who come in will be able to
get immediate cash loans On their
stored corn. as we'll as bonus pay
ments for reduction of production
next year and thereafter.
The emergency purchase Of 2oo,-
900 sows and 100000 pigs last
summer at a price well above the
market has already started new
money flowing in the corn-hog
farmers pockets, said MIR. Peek.
and the bonus plan now about to
be offered will distribute more
than $35o,ooo,eoo before Febru-
airy, 1885. to the same class Of
farmers.
As soon as the wheat
checks begin to get into circulation
some of them have already been
made out-Mr. Peek anticipates
there will be a rush of corn-hog
men to get in On the new deal, and
that there will spread a feeling of
confidence that what Washington
is doing is not merely talk.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-11-24

McLAMB ESCAPES CHAIR
Luther McLamb, convicted axe
slayer of George r. Hudson, was
saved from execution in the electris
chair when the governor commut-
ed his sentence to life imprison-
ment. McLamb was sentenced
from Johnston county.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-11-24

2 DIE IN FIRE AT DANVILLE
Mrs. Emma Crane. ~, and her
daughter, Annie May, p, were ia
tally burned at their home, clean
ing gasoline igniting and throwing
flames yer both. The flames
ruined the home.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-11-24

The cotton program has already
shown important results in the
South. This years crop has been
reduced from an estimated 17,oOo,-
900 bales to about $4,000, 600.
This has kept the price Of cotton
from collapsing, and in the mean
time the bonus money earned by
cotton growers cooperating IN II
program has been distributed to
the extent of $110,0o0,ooo actually
handed out by Uncle Sam. More
please turn to page two)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-05-23
ALL MAJOR INDUSTRIES SHOW
 CONCERTED FORWARD MOVEMENT
 FOR FIRST TIME IN THREE YEARS

New York, May 23-For the first time in several years there was 8 concerted forward movement dur ing April and early May in prac- tically all major industries, accord ing to the current report on busi- ness conditions issued in a recent survey. At the same time com modity prices not only consolidat- ed their former gains, but made further advances, the upturn also spreading out to include many products which had not yet joined in the general revival.
 The advancing tendency in this country's commodity price struc- ture no doubt got its initial im- peptus from policies adopted by the administration in relation to gold exports, but it has been carried forward by an actual improvement in business and increased buying activity.
 The increase in the prices for most farm products has very ma terially improved the position of the farmer. This, added to the new administrations measures for farm relief and refinancing of farm mortgages, gives promise of both improving and releasing farm pur- chasing power. This should do more to restore and revive in- dustrial activity than any other single factor.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-05-23
WOOL MARKET.

Boston, May 23- (UP)-The Boston wool market was dull to- day, due chiefly to virtual exhaus- ton of stocks of domestic wool.
 Wool held it's gains of the past few weeks firmly, though some far sighted dealers interprteed signs of hesitancy here and there as a possible indication that the upward movement of prices and volume or business was slowing up.
 Sales continued in the. west. many of them in unshorn wool. From Texas came word of the sale yesterday of 150,000 pounds of new clip at 26 cents a pound. grease basis, and 1t was recalled that a year ago an ccumulation of 10, 1000, 900 pounds of Texas clip had been sold at g cents a pound.
 New Clip fine clean wools brought 60-60 cents pound. Bos- ton delivery, and the medium var iety brought 50-60 cents. Ohio Delaine wool continued to be quot ed at 65-67 cents.
 The U. S. agriculture depart ment reported buying 8 Mttle slower'' but sales being closed oc- casionally with further advances in prices being realized. It re- ported quotations of 63-65 cents for strictly combing 5Ss, eos SCOUT ed territory wool; 5S-60 cents for strictly combing 56s: and 62-6s cents and higher for average comb ing 64s and finer territory wools in original bags.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-05-23
White To Preside At Meeting Of
 Service Groups
Parade Will Be Main Feature of Observance in City Starts on Sunday = WOlcott Dedicates Memorial Saturday

Final plans for the Memorial day celebration in Waterbury will be made at meeting of the executive committee at the Armory Friday evening at 7:15 p. m. All ex-serv- ice groups, men and women from the three wars, Civil, spanish American and the World war will havo representations at the meet ing. Captain Thomas E. White, general chairman will preside.
 It is expected that reports will be made on the parade that Will be the main feature of the celebra- ton on Memorial day morning. The observance will start on Sunday when exercises will be held in three different places at three separate times. The first one will be held at Riverside cemetery at 3 o'clock, the, second at Hamilton park at 4 o'clock and the last one at Trim ity church at o'clock.
 This week the graves of eS- scrviccmen are being marked with potted plants, flowers and graves. On Saturday. many from this city will take part in the dedication of the World war cannon in Vol colt center.
 Further details as to the rest of the program for Memorial day will be announced after Fridays meet ing
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-05-23
SUBMARINE WAS
 IN COLLISION WITH TRAWLER
British Boat Was Not Bad= ly Injured as Accident Took Place on Surface Early To-day

London, May 23-(UP)-The ad- miralty announced today that the submarine L-23 collided with a trawler in thick fog seven miles from Kinnaird head. The L-23 was taking water slightly, the report said,. but did not require assistance. The trawler was identified as the Lord Davidson. The 1900 ton de- stroyer Mackay was in contact with L-23. The submarine crew, the ad- morality understood had manned pumps to keep the craft af1oat,
 The normal crew of L-23 is about 30. In addition, the com mander T. J. T. c. Jenks was in command. He has three lieutenants and a sub-lieutenant. It was as- sumed L-23 collided on the surface. The submarine has been with other ships of the fleet on a summer cruise which includes normal fleet exercises
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-05-23
THREE BANDITS ROB MESSENGER
 AT BANK DOORS
Held Him Up, Took Bag of Money, and Drove Quietly Away in Their Auto

Everett. Mass, May 23-(UP) - Three bandits held up a bank mes senger at the entrance to the Ever cit National bank in daylight today and escaped with $3,994
 The messenger. Walter Dittmar. 25. had just received the funds. consisting of $3.4S5 in cash and the balance in checks. from Miss Doris Finlayson of Somerville, cashier in the branch office of the Metropolitan Life Insurance com pany on the second floor of the bank building.
 Dittmar had reached the en- trance to the bank. where he was to have deposited the funds. when three men, all armed. ordered him to surrender the bag containing the money.
 After he had done so. they leis- urely crossed to the other side of Everett Square. entered an auto mobile driven by confederate, and drove away. passing police headquarters in their flight.