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Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-11-16
POPULATION DATA
(193o Census)
AND SAFETY

We understand that the makers
of the 1889 automobiles will put
less tress on the speed of which
their carr are capable and more on
such safety features as unshatter-
able glass, low center of gravity,
reliability of brakes and ease of
control, as well as economy in gas
and oil consumption. lie seems to
Us that they have gone about as
far as necessary in the matter of
speed. There are few, if any, car.
now on the market that cannot b.
pushed to so or more miles ar
hour. And for most drivers or
most roads that is faster than con-
siderations of safety warrant.
There is a steadily growing num-
Der Of fatal automobile accidents,
as the speed of arr increases and
the mileage of hard-surfaced roads
multiplies. Most of these accidents
are unnecessary. Leaving out of
consideration the fools who try to
drive after they have had a few
drinks, there is an irresistible tenn
ptation, particularly to the young
and reckless, to step on the gas
when the road ahead seems clear.
regardless Of what may be ap-
preaching from the crossroads.
Some bright fellow remarked
that the weakest point of every ca,
is "the nut that holds the steerins
wheel" Even the most careful
driver has to reckon with the nut
who may be driving another Cal
on the same road.
As winter sets in the risk Of
driving is increased. Careful ana.
lysis of some thousands Of motor.
ing accidents shows that more Of
. T. ~. o..
them occur between daylight ane
dark, in the twilight hours, thar
either in broad daylight or afte,
dark. Headlights do little Blu,
confuse in the half-light just after
the SUN has set, and the; driver.
instinct is not to rely on them.
We think that the greatest room
for improvement in automobiles i.
in this matter of headlights. The
genius who will discover a way tt
light ones own road without blind
ing approaching drivers has a for.
tune waiting for him to pick up.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-11-16
Babson Says
Business Better

Here are the views Of Roger
|Babson, the statistician and bust
ness forecaster, ON the national
situation:
l. Business will be better because
we have passed the low point III
the business cycle. Any change
from now on must be for the bet
ter.
2. Business is today improving
throughout the entire world.
3. Debts of all kinds, excep,
government debts, have been great
ly reduced.
4. Replacement and obsolescencs
are bringing about increased orders
s. New buildings has at last be-
gun to pick up, especially the
building of small homes.
E. Great new industries-sucf
as air conditioning-are beginning
to develop.
7. The population is continually
increasing.
8. There is a great surplus OF
money awaiting investment.
9. People are having a change
of heart and are now anxious tc
lead honest, industrious and right
eous lives.
10. Finally, the present huge
government expenditures must add
to an improved situation, ever
Though the other factors woul=
bring it about without this "prim-
ing of the pump"
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-11-16
FARMERS RECEIVE BIG

According to the recent an
nouncement from Washington
North Carolina farmers have re-
|ceived up to October l a total Of
s10,606,724.31 in benefit pay
ments. A referendum is soon te
be called on the Bankhead cotton
control law, and it is supposed that
the best economics under the new
deal will be shaped for the broad
est benefit of the farmer classes
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-11-16
A GREAT COMIC TREAT

Four more pages of the funniest
comics in the world. Now a 20
page Comic Weekly with 40 Comics
in colors. Don't miss this great
feature every Sunday with the
BALTIMORE AMERICAN. Your
favorite newsletter or newsbcy
has your Copy.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-11-16

WE ARE not going to mention the
m which this little
D HAPPENED but by
DOING A little simple figuring
- + 81 4 -
YOU SHOULD be able to do some
VERY guessing.
WHAT DO you think of the new
BABY AT your house?" the
|NEIGHBOR ASKED little Mary
HUH" SHE replied. "It looks
LIKE SOMETHING mother had
WON AT a bridge party"
1 THANK YOU.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-11-16
MOST CONVICTS UN-
MARRIED

/ The report of the state prison
indicates that most of the convicts
are unmarried men, and that pro-
hibition law violations constitute
the most prevalent offense. 1t is
stated that most of the States
criminals are between FL and Is
years of age, and the negroes make
up most of the population.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-11-16

May be all right to have shorter
hours of labor, but anyway people
should expect to get down to the
job somewhat before it's time to
wash up and go home.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-11-16
PICAYUNES

Y. Give the number OF retail
drug stores in the United States,
the annual sales and the number
of druggists.
A. There are 1o4,727 druggists
and pharmacists, approximately
$1,000 retail drug stores, and total
lsales in 1880 amounted to $685.
900 900.
AUTO ACCIDENTS
Q. How many persons were kill
ed and injured in automobile acct
dents in the United States in 1898?
A. In 765,500 accidents, 49,
900 persons were killed and $780,
Zoo were injured.
CONDUCTOR :
Q. Is aluminium a conductor
Iof electricity?
A. Yes.
! FATAL BOUT
Q. Name. the prize fighter who
died soon after his fight with Car
nera. ..a...
A. Ernie Schaaf, who collapsed
i'm the ring in the 18th round at
York City, Feb. 10, 1888, and
died in. a hospital shortly after
wards.
| -..
ABE'S SWEETHEART
@. Was Ann Rutledge, Abra-
ham Lincoln's sweetheart, suppos-
led to be beautiful?
| A. She is described as a red
haired girl, good, but not beauti-
full.
CIVIL SERVICE
Q. Name the president of the
United States Civil Service Com
mission.
A. Harry B. Mitchell.
Q. How many children does
Princess Mary of England have2
n. WO SOHS.
Q. How many children does the
Duke of York have?
A. Two daughters.
Q. Do former presidents of the
u. S. receive pensions from the
Government?
A. No.
Q. When was Joseph G., Cannon
the Speaker of the U. S. House of
Representatives?
A. From 1905 to 1910.
POPULATION
Q. By what percentage did the
population of the United States in
crease from 1920 to 1880?
A. Sixteenth and one-tenth.
LAW SCHOOLS
O. many law schools and
law students are there in the Unit
ed States?
! A. In 1888 there were 1875 law
schools, of which 81 were full
time, and 39,472 students,
SOCIETY
O. When was the American Geo
graphical Society founded?
A. 1852.
FLORIDA
O.. What is the area of Florida?
A. 1t contains 1856 square
miles.
NORWAY
Q. Is agriculture a major indus
try in Norway?
A. Agriculture is limited, less
than 4 per cent of the total area
being under cultivation. The
country imports much of its food
supply.
WHITE HOUSE
O. How much does it cost to
run the White House?
! A. The 1884 appropriation OF
s363,233, included the salaries of
secretaries and clerks, as we'll as
the salary of the President, his
travel and entertainment allowance,
maintenance, upkeep and repairs to
the White House and other miscel-
laneous expenses.
q
Q. What is the origin of the
name jacques?
A. 1t is French for John:
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-11-16
THIS WEEK IN
WASHINGTON
CONTINUED from page one)
Governments promise to pay, re-
presented by its bonds.

So far the above system has not
strained the Governments credit
very much, if at all; partly because
of the huge gold reserve. 1t has.
however, created a new and more
intimate relationship between the
Treasury and the Federal Reserve
Bank system, amounting in Prac-
ltice, though not in name, to a CEN
trail banking system such as pre-
walls in most European countries.
As a result of this wide extern
sion of the Treasury's sphere OF
Influence, some Washington folk
are beginning to call Secretary
|Morgenthau Minister of Finance
Mr.. Morgenthau seems to be grow
ing more and more the President
chief reliance, certainly in financial
matters. Donald Richberg, heae
of the Federal Emergency Council
also has the Presidents ear and hi
advice is listened to. OF the other
federal executives, the most in ia
'vor appear to be Harry Hopkins
relief administrator; Secretary
who runs the PWA and II
also Oil Administrator, and Mis-
Perkins, Secretary of Labor. .
The Administrators s. relation!
with organized labor are beginning
to. show signs of shifting. Thu
of Labor is not pulling
such a strong oar as it seemed tt
be a few months ago. There il
tendency toward cancellation o.
labor disputes, which was not ap.
parent last Spring. A noteworthy
example it the ease with which tn
troubles between the unions ane
the Atlantic & Pacific Tea Com
pany were adjusted. Less emphasi
is now being placed by the Admin:
.iistration upon the importance o.
raising wages and prices, and NOR
upon the desirability of selling
goods at prices that will move then
and putting and keeping people a
work at the best wages industr,
can afford, under depression con
|ditions, to pay.
The new MIRA Board has done
little that is spectacular. Washing
ton misses the comic relief" thai
General Johnson furnished. On the
jsurface, at least, it looks as if seri.
Gus and practical business men were
exercising a good influence. At any
rate, in the MIRA and in all the rest
of the Federal agencies and depart
ments there is much less of the
|"Hurrah, boys, let's go!' enthus-
iasm that marked the first year and
more of the present Administra-
ltion, and more thoughtful, sober
minded consideration of ways and
imeans.
The outlook now is that there
will be much more wild talking
and impractical enthusiasm dis
played on Capitol Hill when the
new Congress meets than will be
heard from the Executive depart
lments,
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-11-16
I THANK YOU.
j.. thr

PERFORMERS =. =. through years
1 have no quarrel with those who
would remake the world. / Call
think of quite a few improvements
that l could wish we had. But ]
cannot work myself up to enthu-
siasm for schemes to remodel civil
zation, or any minor part of the
human scene, by any swifter pro-
~|cesses than the slow ones of the
|education and evolution.
The reformer is always a fanatic.
That is not a term or %reproach. 1t
means merely : a person possessed
lof one idea, who is perfectly sure
that he alone is right. Practically
all of the progress the world has
made has been instigated in the
first instance by fantics. Some
times they have been right. Usually
the thing they have urged upon the
world comes about a few centuries
Ior so after they have sowed the
seed.
Any proposal for reforming the
social order is a dream until it has
been talked about long enough to
make 4 controlling majority of the
people believe in its possibility.
And even then there is no guarantee
that they will like it, after they
have tried it.
i~ngrained
The habits, customs and outlook
on life of any given race, group OF
nation are conveniently referred tic
as 'folkways." They are the ideas
handed down from generation t.
generation, the ways of doing
things which have become so ma
tural to the group that they are
Sin their blood"
Anybody who wants to bring
about a radical change in social re-
lations needs to watch his STEP
when it comes to interfering with
the folkways of a people. He may
succeed, by violence and terroriza-
ton, in enforcing outward compli-
ance with the new order, but down
underneath the folkways will still
assert themselves.
In the back country of Italy,
was told by a wise Roman, the
peasants go to church, like the rest
Ct the people, but the folkways in
GRAINED for thousands Of years be-
fore Christ remain with them.
They believe, among themselves, in
what they call "la vecchia reli-
lgione"-the "old religion" of their
pagan ancestors.
l notice that MIR. Hitler is hav-
ing plenty of trouble trying to re-
gulate the religion of the entire
German nation. Mussolim was
wiser than to try anything Of that
sort.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-11-16
salvation

Somehow, l can't escape the
feeling that a good many minister.
and a good many churches are 60
ing outside of their province III
taking part in Or encouraging eff
at wholesale reforms. / speak
as a churchman and a profound
believer in the message of the
church. But when | hear ministers
taking part in economic discussions
and encouraging the idea of max
ing the world over over night, ]
wonder if they believe that saliva
ton of any kind can be accom-
plished except one by one.
When l am inclined to get i'm
patient with the slowness of hui
manity's progress toward perfec.
ton l go home and re-read that
great old book by John Bunyan,
Pilgrims Progress"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-14
Pot Pourri And Such

Jim Carr and Pat Cavanaugh who have done more than their share in keeping alive the spirit of sport around these
 ggns can't wait until they connect with the Baxter mile Saturday night in New York when Bill Bonthron, the Princeton who forced Jack Loveo to great worlds
 record in the mile last summer meets up with Glenn Cunningham the Kansas Flyer and winner of the James E Sullivan amateur athletic medal this year. Carr picks Bon
 hron to wn the writer takes Cunningham and Cavanaugh thinks should be dead heat strong his admiration for both Incidentally, both Cunningham and Bon- thron suffered serious leg burns when they boys but survived their to become standouts in their chosen field of sport. Bonhrons time of 2154 for the 1000 yard last Saturday in Boston made the experts give him look the with Cunningham looms A pretty paradox from New Haven this week in necon with the thew talent show Thursday night which Kid Cocoa and Johnny Belus appear The only thing about their talent is the consistency with which ponents who will not be too tough with them dug
 That Perth Afnboy palooka pushed against Cocoa last week cuckoo with capital K. Shucco and Gainer drew about $280O night that better suited to dogsled derby and despite the cancellation $4OO worth of reserved seats Jim Tracy has quit the Washington His tis talked . When you begin to figure how many many the City Amateur League players hooked with this the for the play of several
 individuals becomes immediately apparent. Red Cagle, of Armys athletic immortals, plays bangup of basketball we'll football he will prove tonight when his AlAmericans visit Waterown to oppose the Prince ton AA. If his boss did not to let Yano Carroll stop making faces for couple of hours he couldn't play with the Clock eam in the Dusty League though he works for the company he abOrs during the evening hours Eddie Stevens is the City Leagues bridge expert
 but stumped last week when of his teammates asked him how to play the Scov bridge system which is quite different from the Cubertson and Queen Scuy ideas
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-14
PILKINCTON NEW
 RING PROMOTER

Meriden, Feb 14-(SpeciaD- Charlie Pilkington, who was a featherweight flash" representing Connecticut in the top danks not so many years ago and who is now a state boxing referee, will turn to fight promotion here tomorrow night when he presents a highly attractive amateur card at the city hall auditorium.
 Joey Rosia, clever New Britain lad, and Larry Teene of Southing- ton will tangle in one of the fea- lures, which bouts bringing togetfT- CT Benny Carr of Meriden. brother of Steve Carr, and Johnny Pal of Hartford; and Johnny Baker of Meriden and Claudio King of Hart ford ade also listed. Rosia holds two close wins over Teene, who is training under a former metroptl- itan champ in New York for the thirl tilt. Carr and Pal tangled In q fiery draw here last summer. Baker and King also drew in their
 lone meeting, the Hartford boy ral- lying to even the fight after being dropped three times in the opening
 round.
 Several other feature performers are expected to appear on the card, including Jimmy Rizzo of Middle | town, Ken Perry of Waterbury, Ed die McGraw of New Britain, and Cannonball Smith of Meriden.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-14
PnrYOt:S Pntter
 Chatter.

The Gra-Y league started off with a hang this week. A triple header was played Saturday and the Central "Y" Aces, the Sham rocks and the Croft Gra-Y emerged victorious.
 Sanderman and "Piggy" Lyons stood out for the Aces in their win.
 Walsh, a member of the Sham rock combine, has a nice shooting eye. Five counts from the floor during a game is all in a days work for him. Good work, kid.
 The Aces, a new team In the Gra-Y league, started on the right foot. They took Maloney for n 27-3 win.
 Driggs took Slocum over the hurdles Monday for 8 14-S win. Gurley of Driggs and Colby of Slo- cum tied for high scoring honors with 6 points apiece.
 Smith of the Croft Gra.Y had a good week. He was high scorer when his team took over the Mo- hawks.
 Driggs chalked up it's second win of the week Tuesday at the ex- pense of Webster outpointing its opponent 1929.
 Evans of the Driggs', is the sparkplug for his team. His 2 points helped his team materially H.. EYTnEHafnr
 Nolan, left-handed star of the Orioles, is doing his best to pull cooperation.
 TOrusso of Webster played Q rough game this week. He came near being benched for his dirty tactics. N Russell won over Croft 17-S in an uninteresting game. I4ackey starred for Russell with six points. St Mary's played the toughest game ever seen on the "Y" floor ! Monday. But they had the better 1 team and could have won anyway. Barnard took 1t on the chin again. The small players of Dug gan made them take it and like 1t. Hot stuff, I calls it.
 The whole Duggan team Is nom- mated for this weeks honor posi- ton. This we'll balanced combine has no star. They're all stars. Brady played fast game for Croft, but his team let him down. They lost to Russell. Better luck next time, Johnny.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-14

Naugatuck, in particular, will have good reason to remember where they left off with Crosby, for it was the Schofield squad That pinned the worst defeat on a Naugy team ever suffered on a borough floor, a 41-20 setback that was the talk of the staet during the early season. Since then Crosby has been playing "in and out" bas- ketball, their recent 50-39 win over Torrington, keeping them in the mscendency for the moment, if one is able to forget a 29-28 contest which they dropped to a Wilby team considered far below them in endividual and collective ability.
 Six Straight
 Naugautck, after a shaky start and a shaking up of players, Is playing good basketball, having won six straight games since the addition of Tom Scally to the squad. It was zone defense that completely bewildered Nauga- tuck on it's own floor and that, plus the advantage of the Wilby gym, is expected to stay in Crosby's favor this evening.
 Probable starting 1ineups:
 Crosby Naugatuck Dunn, If .............. le, Scally Griffin, If .......... rg, TucKey Bartolini, c .......... C, Nauges Bag1ey, lg .......... If, Edmonds Joyce, rg .......... If, Balinsky
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-14
STONE CAPTURES CITY CUE GROWN
 BY l25-43 COUNT
Eddie Pagan Loses to FOr- mer State Champ-Gag.
 non vs Dunlap Thurs

By virtue of a cozily played and convincing 125-43 victory over Eddie Pagan, the city pocket bill Hard championship of 1894 belongs to that veteran campaigner MT Robert Culpepper Stone, who play ed beautifully last night before a capacity crowd at the Exchange parlors to take top honors in the city championship tournament di- rected by Mike Renna and the six contesting players. Stone. Connecti- cut champion in 1915 played well from the start, the match being bitterly contested, and requiring nearly four hours to complete go- ing 70 innings. Thursday night, John Gagnon and Vincent Dunlap play off for second place.
 Many Penalties
 In the Stone Pagan match, both players had 21 scratches, not in- cluding penalties of 30 balls against Pagan for three successive scratches on two occasions and 5 balls against Stone, as he led 109- 63, with Pagan getting high run of 28 against IF for Stone. Time out was called for everyone as free Cocoa Cola was presented to all hands with the compliments of the management.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-14
CHALLENGER FOR
 AMERICAS CUP MAY HAVE TEST
Several Yachts to Take Part in Trials-SOpwith
 Must Show Class
BY FRANK MURPHY UY~.1S..n uD....s,~. 6snNV sDa,

United Press Stan COrrespOndent) Boston, Feb 14.-(UP)-At least three big sloops will compete for the honor of defending Americas cup late next summer against Eng lands 14th challenge, made by the
 Royal Yacht squadron last Octo- Der on behalf of Thomas O. M.
 Sopwith and his "Endeavor". That the trials will be almost as
 exciting as the cup races them
 selves was assured to-day when it | was learned that a recent "sub-
 stantial contribution will enable
 the Boston-owned Yankee" with
 former Naval Secretary Charles
 Francis Adams at the helm, to enter the 1894 sailing.
 Weetamoe, which with Yankee and Whirlwind lost out in the 1880
 trials to the now outlawed me-
 chanical marvel, Enterprise, will be in the salt sea running once
 again. She and Yankee must be altered considerably to meet new requirements and to make worthy Rainbow, now building at the
 R. I.
 AhCuuJ
 From Bristol came word that
 Rainbow, designed by Startling
 Burgess to combine the best fea- lures of Enterprise and Weetamoe, will be assembled during the com ing week. The keel of 80-odd tons
 has been cast, all of the frame
 has been bent, the keel plate is
 in place, and all the sails are on
 hand. Sixty-five men have been
 at work on the new yacht, which | will be sailed for a New York syn
 dicate by Harold S. Vanderbilt,
 who pointed Enterprise to four
 straight victories over the late Sir Thomas Lipton's Shamrock V some
 three years ago.
 Bostonians are banking on the yachting craft of Charles Francis Adams to lead Yankee into the fin-
 als. They point out that Adams duties as navy secretary in 1880 prevented him from boarding her except to sail her in the trials, and that he never really got the true
 "feer, of Yankee.
 Now grounded at the Herreshoff yards, Yankee will be brought
 within a few days to Lawley's yards in Neponset, where she was built, for overhauling. Her bow and boom will be changed, and living quarters for the crew will be built in to meet the new re- quirements of the New York Yacht club. Frank c. Paine, who de- signed Yankee, and Chandler Ho- vey will be other members of her afterguard. Her crew probably
 will include score of college men who have leraned the ropse in
 races to Bermuda and Europe. Additions
 Weetamoe, now owned by Fred erick H. Prince, Boston financier,
 is also at the Bristol yards. In
 addition to new duraluminum
 masts, built for her at Baltimore,
 she will have an entire new rig, designed by Clinton 1T. Crane, For the first time in the history of the Americas cup races, the
 challenger also may be selected by trials this year, and reports here | said that Sopwith will have to
 prove his Endeavor a betetr boat
 than Velsheda and Shamrock V. One old condition that remains, however, is that the challenger
 must sail across the Atlantic un- der her own canvas before she can race for the famed 100-guinea
 mug.