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Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-04-27
And Half
Per Cent Raise
Will Be Given
Fall 10 Per Cent Will Be Returned
To Workers By April /, 1885.
r. r. LABOR C F. D. r.
|R4ailway Labor Has Been Operating
Under 10 Per Cent Cut For The
Past TWo Years.

Railroad labor, which has been
working under a ten per cent cur
for the past two years, will have a
restoration of two and M half
per cen on July l..
A. F. Whitney, chairman of the
railway executive labor association,
is quoted as saying that this agree
ment was inferred into to comply
with the wish of the president of
the United States in the interest of
rational recovery"
On January 1, 1885 an additional
five per cent raise will be given
railroad workers and on April 1,
the remaining five per cent will be
added the basic ate of pay, bring
ing the wage scale back to the point
where it was before the 10 per cent
cut went into effect.
The following statement was is
Isued by W. F. Thiehoff, chairman
lof the conference committee of
managers:
we faced the choice of reaching
a settlement with employees or Of
carrying the wage controversy to q
conclusion under the law with its
attendant uncertainty and disturb
ing effects.
"In the interest of stabilizing the
railroad situation now, so as to
promote the national recovery pro-
gram, we chose the former choice.
In SO doing we have been mindful
of the consideration of national well
fare pressed upon us by the Presi-
dent, of the untiring efforts of the
federal coordinator of transporta-
ton to compose the situation and
of the foreberance the employees"
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-04-27

blue eagle.
Johnson's letter to business men
explaining the new eagle said:
cts display by you will inform
the public that you are co-operat-
ing with the vast majority in
stamping out unfair practices and
methods of competition and that
you are giving your employees a
square deal by paying code wages
and adhering to code hours.
"Last year you were asked to
display the blue eagle as evidence
of your faith in the ability of AM
erican trade and industry to defeat
depression by united effort.
"This year you are asked to dis
play this distinctive blue eagle as a
symbol hat you, together with the
other members of your particular
trade or industry, have united to
complete the work of recovery
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-04-27
New Blue Eagle Is Being
Issued First OF The Month

Washington-NRA's new blue
eagle will make its long delayed
debut on May l.
Arrangements to begin its dis
|tribution were announced here with
"a letter from Administrator Hugh
IS. johnson which is being delivered
by the Post Office Department to
every business man in the country
The new eagle, with the legend
we Do Our PART replaced by the
single word code" will identify
employers who are operating under
an approved code and "have united
to complete the work of recovery
johnson said.
Under the word code" will ap-
the name of the industry and
an individual registration number
For industries for which codes
have not yet been completed John
son issued an executive order per-
hitting continued use of the old
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-04-27

Washington-The postoffice de-
|partment will ask for bids within .
week Or 10 days on seven or eigh,
additional air mail routes covering
1902 miles.
Postmaster General Farley an
nounced this about the same time
as Chairman Black, Democrat OF
Alabama, of the special Investigate
ing committee was defending in the
senate the cancellation of the old
contracts.
A week ago bids were opened or
III mail routes, but Farley SAID
contracts for these would not be
awarded until next week. Routes
for which new bids will be asked
were not made known.
Department officials disclosed
that bidders whose figures were
high last week had challenged the
financial and physical responsibility
of the low bidders. Among the
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-04-27
9Th Check OF
Teachers Will
Be Delayed

F. D. Duncan of the state finance
division has advised superintendent
of the county schools, S. G. Hasty
that the money for the teachers
salaries for the eighth month would
be delayed until arrangements could
be made for disbursing the federal
money that the state recently re-
ceived.
Owing to the fact that the city
schools were closed during the cpl
of measles the city teacher.
will not draw their seventh pay
check until May 2 and by the time
the eighth check is due it is ex-
pected that satisfactory arrange
ments will have been made to take
care of the situation.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-04-27
New Sales Manager

A new conner to Salisbury is
Mr.. W. T. Wrenn, a Tar Heel, but
for the last seven years located in
Washington, D. c., most of this
time with a large company, as
Sales Manager, has recently con-
nected with Mr.. T. M. Casey, local
in General Electric equip
ment as Sales Manager.
Mr.. Wrenn says that the oppor-
tunities in the electric field for a
young man r greater, perhaps.
than in any other one thing. He
intends to build a live sales organi-
cation.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-04-27
Freight RATES ON COAL REDUCED
Increase Pay For r. R. Labor
news
BRIEFS

GROWERS RECEIVE CHECKS
FROM GOVERNMENT
Rental checks totaling more than
$25o,0o0 have been received in
North Carolina for approved to-
bacco adjustment contracts, E. Y.
Floyd, N. C. State College, in
charge of the tobacco campaign has
announced. Checks have been sent
to county farm agents who in turn
will notify farmers that their pay
ments have arrived, Floyd said.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-04-27
PRESIDENT MOVES AGAINST
LABOR TROUBLES

President Roosevelt has moved
to strike a death blow at labor
controversies troubling the govern
'ment nerve centers. Forced to
take over personally another indus
rial dispute, the railroad wage con-
troversy, he feels that the time has
come for establishment of a per-
manent court to settle the many
labor disputes. Acting in advance
of most capital expectations, Mr..
Roosevelt was disclobed to have
a committee already quietly at work
on revision of the Wagner labor
board bill.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-04-27
Salisbury To
Benefit Under
New Coal Rate
Reduction OF IS Gents A Ton For
City From Southwest Virginia
Fields.
EFFECTIVE AUGUST FOURTH
State Will SAFE Million Yearly;
Creighton Sees Need For Fur
tber Reduction.

Reductions in bituminous coal
freight rates to North Carolina
points, which will become effective
August 4, will range from six cents
a ton at Waynesville and Hardwood
to So cents a ton at Lenoir, accord
ing to William S. Creighton, traf-
fic secretary-treasurer of the North
Carolina Traffic League. A re-
duction of IS cents per tor from
coal of the Southwest Virginia fields
to Salisbury will afford savings of
Thousands of dollars a year to
residents of this section.
The reductions were ordered
MONDAY by the Interstate Com
merce commission, and Mr.. Creigh-
on received a full statement of the
Findings from the commission
showing what the rates will be at
the different points. The league
and the North Carolina Corpora
ton commission brought the case
before the commission that finally
resulted in the reductions.
while the decision does not go
as far as We think it should, and
does not completely dispose of
our complaint, either of unreason-
'ableness or discrimination against
North Carolina, in favor of south
eastern points, if, nevertheless, goes
a long way to improve the present
situation" asserted Mr.. Creighton.
The Interstate Commerce COM
missions order, received, states in
its findings:
"In reaching our findings here
in we have weighed carefully the
interests of both shippers and car
riers as the facts with respect there
are set forth upon this record. Bas-
led upon those facts, and measured
by the rates on coal more recently
prescribed or approved by the COM
MISSION in the eastern section of the
country, especially from the Poca-
hontas district to southern Virginia,
we are convinced that, differences
in transportation and financial con-
ditions of the carriers affected con-
sidered, a number of the rates as
signed to destinations in central.
north and south central, and west
ern North Carolina, and in the ex-
IRENE northern portion of South
carolina, are higher than reasonable,
ad must be reduced, and that the
assigned rates to other portions of
the designated territory involed are
not unreasonable.
"In determining upon the reas-
onable maximum rates herein pre-
scribed we have used, as a general
basis of guide, a distance scale of
rates commencing at $40 per ton
net for short tariff route distances
of from 40 to 100 miles, and grad
ing at 10 cents for each 20 miles
beyond the latter distances"
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-04-27
TO RECEIVE A
BILLION

American farmers have already
been enriched through their agree
'ments to reduce acreage for va
rious products by nearly $780,
600, 900, and it is estimated that
the benefit payments before the
end of 1884 will be more than a
billion dollars. This large expen-
diture is a part of the large pro-
gram for relief being made by the
administration.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-04-27
Do You Know The Answer?
Continued ON bage eigbt

Itries does the Meuse River flow?
7. During what war did the
Trent Affair occur?
8. What metal is used as an
Ialloy in sterling silver
9. Name the ~tallest building in
the world.
10. Of what word is coed an
'abbreviation?
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-04-27
PREPARES FOR
A FINALE

Congress, in a rush of work, be-
gan putting on its grand finale
Monday. Conferees squared off tc
wrestle with a multitude of differ
ences over taxation and sugar leg
Station. Silver advocates-called to
an all-congress monetary parley-
pondered whether to bring out (
mandatory authority measure in
the face of Presidential objections
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-04-27
DEATH THREAT

Gov. George White, of Ohio, ha.
revealed recent receipt of a death
threat which was contained in .
letter that said that unless the gov
|ernor pardons Harry Pierpont ano
iCharles Makley, gangsters, convict
led of numbering Sheriff J. L
|Sarber, he would not live until the
end of his term in January.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-04-27
YOUTH KILLED AT


Marvin L. Teer, Is, was instant
ly killed at Lexington Sunday
morning when he dozed at the
wheel of a truck he was driving:
which plunged down a fill. He
was an employee of a Durham con-
tracing firm.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-04-27
WHISTLES CALL MINERS
TO WORK

Work whistles summoned almos,
10000 striking coal miners back to
he bituminous pits Monday. Thi.
harp signal blew because of new
wage structure for soft coal indus
try and President Roosevelt's guar
Iantee of protection for the south's
wage differences. Act
ling to end three weeks of strikes
and violence, Hugh S. johnson,
MIRA chief, issued an executive or
der modifying the wage scale he
had approved on March 81 for the
bituminous coal industry.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-04-27
FORCE SHOWDOWN

FORCE SHOWDOWN
The silver bloc are pressing for
ward in an effort to force a show
on new monetary legisla-
ton, undaunted by their inability
to convince President Roosevelt of
the desirability of enactment by
Congress of the terms of the Dies
bill.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-04-27
FATAL CRASH ON LINCOLN


Two men were fatally injured
and another seriously hurt early
Monday when their automobile
crashed into an embankment and
overturned on a highway near
Lincolnton. The dead are Cletus
|Reep, 2S, and Marshall Britain, 20,
both of North Brook township,
Lincoln county, Zeno Martin, 10,
the third occupant of the car, re-
ceived painful injuries but attaches
at a hospital, where he was taken,
Isaid he would recover.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-04-27

II suppose your idea of a rich
man is n who has everything he
wants."
mo it's n who has everything
I want"
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-04-27
What is a trawlers
). What is a codicil?
How long is a furling?

4. Name the first president of
the Reconstruction Finance Cor
poration.
s. When did President Lincoln
sign the Emancipation Proclama-
ton?
&. Through which three coun-
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-04-27
so MINERS DIE IN BLAST

Subterranean explosions in coal
mines in Yougoslavia killed at least
$50 miners Saturday, according to
reports which evaded censorship,
and the disaster threatens to be
the worst in the history of south
ern European coal mining.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-04-27
SLASH COAL RATES

'SLHSH COAI RAI EN
Reduction in bituminous coal
rates from the Pocahontas, Coal
Greek and Southwest, Virginia,
mining fields to North Carolina and
a number of South Carolina points
was ordered by the interstate COM
,merce commission. The reductions
from 10 to approximately 20
a ton.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-04-27
WRONG JOSHUA

WRONG JOSHUA
The Judge: $50 your names
Johua, eh? You're not the Joshua
that made the sun stand still, are
you?"
Culprit: "Lor', no Judge. Aim
lde Joshua da made de moonshine.'
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-04-27
TIME FLIES

Diner: "Are you the waitress
who took my order?"
Waitress: "Yes, sir"
Diner: "You're still looking
are your grandchild-
ren?'
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-04-27
THE MAIN QUESTION

THE MAIN QUESTION
Professor (after lengthy expla-
nation of philosophical theory
|"And now, are there any ques.
|tions?"
Voice in Rear: "What time i.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-04-27


Bingo: 'Have you forgotten
that 81 that you owe me?"
Stingo: Certainly not. Didn't
you see me try to dodge into that
doorway"
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-04-27

CONDENSED REASON
Stranger: What makes your
cat so small?"
Boy: II guess it's because we
feed it on condensed milk"
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-04-27

Jack Raglan had a girl named
Leila Bush. One Sunday afternoon
Father and Mother Ragan were en-
tertaining a few friends on the
front porch of their home. Little
Jasper Raglan, a bright eyed boy
of twelve sat on the steps as Jack
came walking down the front walk
and up the steps. Little Jasper,
innocently, yelled, Hello! Jack
you been to the Bushes?
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-04-27

SAFE 3
He held her in his arms and gazed
into her sweet blue eyes.
"What would you do if I tried
to kiss your he asked heavily.
"Yell for father, she quickly re-
torted.
He sprang away from her and
gulped nervously.
"Great Scott!" he cried. II
thought he was in India!"
"That's right, he is" she sweetly
replied.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-04-27
GOOD
MORNING

L. L. D.
Tommy: "What does L. L. D.
mean after a mans name. Jim
Jimmy: II think it must mean
that he's a lung and liver DOCTOR
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-04-27
HOGS FIRST

HOGS FIRST
A visiting nurse was examining
some children in a Forsyth county
school. One youngster, aged SIX
was sadly underweight. The nurs'
made inquiries as to his diet and the
dialogue took place:
"You don't drink milk?'
Nope"
Live on a farm and don't drink
milk at all?"
'Nope, we amt got hardly
enough milk for the hogs"
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-04-27

There is less likelihood as time
goes on of the passage Of the Wag-
ner bill to limit hours of labor to
so a week. The proposals for I'M
employment insurance under Fed
eral control will go over to the next
session-that is to say, to the next
Congress, for this is the final ses-
sion of the 73rd Congress. For the
first time since the latest amend
ment to the Constitution was adj
opted, the Congress elected next
November will take Office early in
January and begin its work-with-
out any lame ducks" or members
who have been defeated for re-
election but still hold over, among
them.
Another major piece of legisla-
ton, however, which probably will
be law by the time this is printed,
is the new income tax bill, which
takes a good deal of the burden off
please turn to back tsge)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-19

variety of manufacturing plants. With this latter type of pollution the authorities are not concerned right now. It has been experimentally proved that complete ellm- ination along such lines is a costly job. But no more so, to this writers way of thinking, than ending of pollution by sewage.
 Waterbury has engaged in this task. It will be many years before we can say that the city has completed it's task of ending pollution by sewage. Many millions will be spent, just as million or more already has been. Fortunately no Connecticut community has had to rely on natural watercourses for it's supply of potable water. But at the present rate of acquisi- tion of these sources by private individ- uals, clubs, and companies the day isn't far distant when if expansion of water SUD- plies is desired some towns or cities may be sorely pressed to find them.
 If federal control of pollution follows as a result of Senator Lonergans recent na- tional conferences in Washington we can be thankful that the danger has at least been recognized. It is no longer local or state problem, but one reach ing into every section of the country. If we cannot attack it locally, we again show some form of weakness in our govern mental makeup and a dependency on Washington that certainly was never in- tended by the nations founders. Open sewers flowing through the countryside are not advertisements of an enlightened peoples. The sooner we get rid of them the better off we will be-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-19
IN TO-DAY'S MAIL communcations unless accompanied with the and address will be accepted.

dent of doing that extremely un- wise and insufficiently thought out lstep. l, as member of the Legion of Decency, can approve and SUD- port boycott of unclean shows, but I cannot countenance the clos ing of a theater because it is charged that the entertainment be- ing offered there is in that cate gory.
 Purity" calls my sargument against enforced censorship of this kind "puerile". but fails to offer any proof of it's puerility. Then, rather unfairly, he uses meta phor of a boy with a gun, asking If would let the youngster keep the weapon rather than interfere with his personal liberty. Every metaphor, say the classicists, nee< essarily "limps". His, to my way of thinking, fails even to stand up, My argument is not against the closing of burlesque. hold no brief for the shows at Jacques. but I do question tho Legion of Decency acting to close a theater rather than hold to it's principles and boycott 1t. Purity" failed tO settle this question; he even ig- nored 1t entirely In his communi- cation. Hence the question still remains in my mind. Was the clos- Ing of the hurlesque, brought about by tho K. of C.'s Legion Of Decency committee, really as pros ductive Of good results as ft seomHY Did not, rather, tho wholo Legion Of Deeency lose eaEie in the eyos of the public through this action Did not this committee violntH n prime principle of tho Lesion oI
 Decency ln its mistaken zoal7
 "fAiR PLAY" WnloFbprg. Dee is. ibat.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-19
"EAIR PLAY'' ANSWERS
 LETTER FROM PURITY
Editor, the Democrat.

In last nights (Monday's) Demo- crat l find that q gentleman who signs his letter Purity" takes me somewhat to task for a letter of mine which appeared on your edi- torial page Friday. night. Purity" speaks of the high reputation of
 Waterbury. the benefits that will Iaccrue now that burlesque is closed, , strongly defends the Legion of De- cency committee Of the Knights of Columbus, whom took occasion to criticize in my "wordy missive" but strangely enough-fails to take under consideration or answer the main point of my letter, namely whether or not this K. of c. com mittee acted against the original purposes of the Legion of Decency
 Leaving aside entirely the ques-
 ton of whether or not burlesque
 was indecent. immoral and Q men, ace to our city, may l ask hgaln
 if the aim of the Legion of De-
 cency was not to make 1t unprof- itable to stage salacious movies or entertainment by withdrawing support from the box office? Can
 Purity" or anyone else assert that the goal of the Legion of Deeeney was tho closing of theatersy Was lt not rather q boycott of films and shows which were indecent?
 Tho Legion of Decency has and can make definite progress towari better md cleaner entertainment, but li cannot hope tO do so by clos- Ing theaters. That was never one Of iis plans. Fo far An l know. bnl
 here in Waterbury n committed nf' ! illlnted wilh it has set the preee.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-19
Lonergan Wages War

:. We sincerely hope that the efforts of ,Senator Augustine Lonergan to eradicate .'fhe evils of water pollution in the United
 States will include his own state. Connec- ticut is in the unfortunate category ot these states which have made some pro-
 xress towards qualification of water courses, but not sufficient to declare the ';battle against pollution won or even half '.won. Even after we have eliminated raw sewage deposits from our waterways, we Twill have to contend with industrial
 wastes.
 There are several main sources of
 ooIlution in this state. One, with which .we in Waterbury are naturally most con v vsrned. is the Naugatuck valley. Not '.nerely by severe has it been despoiled, '6af also by contamination of the waters by chemical wastes poured into 1t from q
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-19

I got some for my offices?"
 And to his dismay, he learned that these were selections from PWA art relief which he had turned down.
 With a rush he put in a call for some for himself, but, alas! it was too late. The best he could do was to beg a few extra ship prints from the presidents ,pri- vate collection.
 MARKET INVESTIGATION
 A congressional investigation which may be almost as spectac- ular as the munitions or banking inquiries is now being matched in the agriculture department.
 It goes into the basic economic question of marketing agricul- tural commodities, particularly fresh fruits and vegetables.
 Agricultural experts believe they can reveal a dramatic story of price manipulation and price gouging of interest to every housewife, to every farmer. It is the story of the middle-man.
 For more than a year some OL L1SIily y w dlidCS dONlSeIS nave / been working on this problem. A bare hint of it was given during Rex Tugwell's inquisition before the senate agricultural commit tee.
 What do you think of our marketing and distributing sys- tem?" asked Senator Frazier of North Dakota.
 "That is very important question:" replied the cautious Professor Tugwell, ''and we have not sufficient information"
 Tugwell's more fortnight col leagues, however, have been busy getting the information and have the promise of Representa- tive Lindsay Warren of North Carolina to push a congressional investigation. If it goes through, 1t may be more important than the question of acreage control. SENATE GAG
 Senate circles are stirred by report that the administration is secretly planning to try to put