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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-03

a gam OF over 4UU per cent,
The past year was one of
worst Of a series Of ode
ssion" years. During this time
United States witnessed the
totie breakdown Of its entire f.
nciaI structure. Banks were closed
'oughout the country, many of
sm never to open their doors
ain, thousands Of business hrms
mt into bankruptcy. In this year
spite all, the Western Union Tele-
tph Company made a profit Of 400
cent
This paradox OF huge profit ia the
e Of such WIDESPREAD crisis is per-
ytly clear to the Western Union en-
lyees, whose earnings during this
me period dropped over 20 per cent
full time employees and so to rs
cent for psrt-time workers. The
lployees Of the Western Union have
e answer to this tremendous profit.
ne answer is in their much reduced
lslies, in their increased Speed-up
ID in the growing furlough lists
In the December 29th Issue Of the
ally Worker it was SHOWN what Oc-
rIed at the last conference Of The
ssoeiation of Western Union EIn-
oyees company union) and the
estern Union Company, when the
st 10 per cent wage cut was dis
lssed It was shown how meekly
urton. President OF the A.W UEs
ID the rest Of the Association off,
ais reiterated" in the face OF the
zig gum"
Dent Reseind Pay Cut
Even though it was timidly proven
what everyone knows that the COM
any was earning big profits while
he rising cost Of living thanks to
ne NR.A1 was further cutting down
ne already low wages, the last 10 per
eut cut was not rescinded. On the
in fact, the employees were
warned" that there were many more
urdens which they should bear in
he behalf of the company This was.
mphRtieally stated by Roy B White,
resident of the company, when he
bid that the employees must fake
he brunt" because the revenue for
ne Forthcoming year co6ld not be de-
5;Tained. The brdut consists Of fur
It. continual IN Of the wage cuts,
breed furloughs for the older en-
Ioyees while new operators are hired
t much lower salariesl, half Of sick
enefits, only rs per cent Of vacation
ay, etc.
Mr.. White, in his subtle analysis Of
he situation, found that the necessity
Or keeping the company in a good
naneial conditioa falls on the work.
RS, that they should be the ones to
ear the burden Of keeping the West
IN Union running we'll. This is in
eed interesting to the workers, whose
and sufferings are to go
0ward the building Of a four and a
all million dollars profit for the com
any.
Stop Discussion of Decisions
In the meantime the well paid com
any union officials showed their SOL
iarity with the ''big bosses" by tax
lg no steps whatsoever to recover the
asst wage cut Of the workers and by
lgning away the economic life of the
Employees. In addition to this be-
rayal. the AW.UE. officials admin
tered a Slap in the face" to the
membership Of the Association by not
ven bringing back to them for dis
ussion and ratification the decisions
cached at the conference. This itself
) direct violation Of the Constitu-
ion which claims that decisions are
. be brought back to the membership
o. discussion, that differences of
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-03
Open Letter TO All
Workers of United
Gas Improvement Co.
Bosses Frightened by Organization Moves of En-
plOyes, Take Steps to Fool Workers by Irickery
and Talk of E'Happy Family
PhiIadeIphia, "a, Jan. "a.

This letter is addressed to my fellow employees Of the
United Gas Improvement Co.. and the Philadelphia Electric
Co, to those white collar substitution nemen, etc. who feel
the need of the security which strong Independent union
provides The fear of being fired due to the soaed dsas
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-03
Western Union Piles
Up Huge Profits BY
Wage Cuts, Speed-UP
,mpany Union Having Difficult Time to Fasten
Wage Cut ON Workers; Dinners Don't
Assuages Discomfort
By c. LANDS

NEW YORK; few weeks ago the Western Union Tele-
ph Company reported to the Interstate Commerce Commits
on its finances for the past eleven montas ending Nov
1888 The report showed profit for the company of
205346 in 1888 as opposed to loss of $1898 Asa in 1882
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-09-21
Cotton Exemption
Tags Must Be In
Co. Agents Office

Applications for exemption tags
for old cotton must be in the coun-
ty agents Office by September so,
according to announcement from
County Agent Yeager.
This applies to both Rowan and
Davie counties. Every bale of old
cotton in either of the two counties
must be tagged before it can be
sold tax free and the only require
ment to get this done is to send
notice to the county agent giving
the number of bales to be tagged,
name and address of farmer and
location of the farm, it was said.
The exemption tags on this old
cotton will be attached to the bales
by the official cotton tagger with
out any expense to the farmer. No
further notice will be given in re-
CARDS to tagging old cotton.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-09-21
Catawba Freshman
Parade Attracted
Large Crowds

A large crowd was on the street,
Tuesday evening to welcome ane
view the annual parade of the
freshman of Catawba College, ano
witness the stunts of the "rats'
as directed by the elders of the
local college.
Some were dressed in the gayest
of pajamas, and were marched from
the college to city where the fes-
Invites took place. The parade was
up West lnnes Street and Horah,
then to Main and to the square
where the program was then rend-
cred. Speeches were made by sew
eral Salisbury boys, songs, dances
and solos were added to the pro-
gram of the evening.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-09-21
Conference Opens
At Pinehurst
September 18th

Washington, D. CA confer
ence of Red Gross chapters, the Sc
cond of three regional meetings set
for North Carolina this month, will
be held in Pinehurst on Wednesday
September 26. The first of the
series is set for Tarboro on Septem-
Der IS, and the third will open in
Asheville on Friday September 20.
Richard F. Allen, manager of the
Eastern Area of the Red Gross, will
speak at the luncheon session on
"Today's Challenge to the Red
Cross" Panel discussions on Red
Cross membership and organization
will be led by William Carl Hunt
assistant manager of the area. A.
]. Berries and Miss Mary Camp
Sprinkle, field representatives for
North Carolina, will also appear on
the program, reporting on Red
Cross work in the state during the
past year. Miss Era Tinker, chair
man of the Junior Red Gross com
of the Cabarrus County
will speak on the work of
that organization. The meeting
will be held in the Pinehurst Com
munity church.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-09-21
State Grange To
Meet Sept. 18th.

Over two days of activity is il
store for Grange members attend
ing the annual session of the North
Carolina State Grange which will
be held in Lumberton Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday, September
.26-2S, according to the final pro-
gram just released by State Master
E. S. Vanatta, of Wadesboro.
The Grange will open in the 9Th
degree at 10 a. M, September 26.
The morning session will deal
chiefly with such matters of bust
ness as roll calls and appointments
of committees. That afternoon the
grange will hear DR.. Clarence Poe,
editor of the Progressive Farmer,
and DR.. Frank P. Graham, presi-
dent of the greater university of
North Carolina. Another out
standing speaker will come that
night in the person of Fred Bren-
ckman, national grange legislative
representative in Washington, D.
C. Officers will make their annual
reports and Mrs. B. H. Johnson, of
Lumberton, juvenile deputy, will
a juvenile hour that after
noon. In addition to the address
by Mr.. Brenckman, the night SEES
sion will be featured by finals of
the state grange debate and of the
most representative girl contest. II,
Thursday, September u, is the
big day of the convention. 1t begins
with a conference for lecturers at
8 o'clock in the morning and closes
with comforting of the 9Th degree
by the state team that evening at 8
o'clock. On the program for ad-
dresses are George Ross, North
director of rural rehabili-
tation, and H. H. Bennett, director
of soil erosion service, United
States department of interior,
Washington, and David S. Weaver,
professor agricultural engineering,
North Carolina State college.
The grange will end its sessions
with a halliday meeting Friday.
Committee reports will be COM
pleted, and the executive commit
tee will meet.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-09-21
Asheville Session
To Close State Red
Cross Meetings

Washington, D. Cali phases
of Red Gross work in North Caro-
line will be discussed at the closing
conference of a series of three helo
in that state this month. The fnal
conference will open at Battery
Park Hotel, Asheville, at 10 O'Clock
on Friday September %. The earlier
conferences are set for Tarboro on
Tuesday and Pinehurst On Wednes-
day.
The national speaker at the Ashe-
vile conference will be Richard F.
Allen, manager of the Eastern Area
of the Red Cross, whose subject is
"Today's Challenge to the Red
Cross" Other program features
will include an address on "Rural
Rehabilitation in North Carolina
by George Ross, state director of
rehabilitation; First Aid Programs
for Schools by Miss Harte Oliver.
public health nurse for Swain
county; Home Hygiene, A Pro-
gram for Schools and Adults" by
Mrs. Maude Setter Morgan, public
health nurse for Buncombe' county:
"a Joint Federal Vocational anc
Red Cross Program by Miss Susan
Burson, State Director of Home
Economics. Membership enrolment
and chapter finances will be discuss.
led by William Carl Hunt, assistant
manager of the Eastern Area of the
Red Gross. A Junior Red Cros'
council meeting will be conducted
junder the direction of the Bun.
County Juniors. n
1t is expected here that all Rec
chapters in North Carolin:
Twill be represented at one of the
three conferences.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-09-21
Cleveland Rt. z Items

The many trends OF Miss
Lucille Merrell of Fork, N. C. for
of Cleveland Route2 will be
sorry to know that she was carried
to the H. F. Long Hospital at
Statesville Tuesday for an appendix
and tonsil operation. We wish for
her a speedy recovery.
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Smith, of
Kannapolis spent Saturday night
with Mrs. Smiths parents Mr.. and
Mrs. W. H. Smith.
Margaret, the little daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. E. L. Murph wlsc
was severely burned several weeks
ago was removed from her home
last week to DR.. Davis Hospital at
Statesville. After a couple blooc
transfusions her recovery is said tic
be hopeful. Her. aunt, Mrs. BOZ
Steele who has been staying with
her at the Hospital returned to her
home Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Graham Knox
visited their parents Mr.. and Mrs
Lon Knox and Mr.. and Mrs. E. P
Hoger over the week end.
Mrs. Elmer Knox was a Tueday
visitor Of her parents Mr.. and Mrs
Alvin Atkins.
Mrs. C. B. Merrell of Fork, N
c. spent Tueday night with hel
parents Mr.. and Mrs. N. S. Steele
Mr.. and Mrs. Flowe Mechanic
entertained their friends at a party
Saturday night, Sept. 18th.
Miss Barbara Robinson of Char.
lies, N. c.. spent Saturday nigh.
with Mr.. and Mrs. Flowe Mcdaniel
Mr.. and Mrs. N. S. Steele AM
)Mr. and Mrs. Steele spent Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. c. B. Merrel
and family.
MI. and Mrs. R. P. Wilhelm ane
daughters Joyce and Virginia, ans
Mr.. Robert Keelin were Monda,
might visitors at MI. R. W. Viii
helms.
Cleveland Scotch Irish Grang
will meet for it's regular meetin,
on September, 18th at the Grang
Hall. All members are urged to b
at this meeting.
The Rowan Grange School O.
Instruction will meet with Cleve
land Scotch Irish Grange the frs
MONDAY night in October which
happens to be October LIST.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. L. Campbell
and family, Mr.. and Mrs. M. R
Fraley and daughter Mary Rather
inc, and. Mrs. P. A. Johnson wer
Sunday night, visitors at MIR. N. S
Steele's. -.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-09-21
Bold Daylight
Robbery Here

Virgil Barringer, employe at the
Gulf Oil company warehouse plant
about two miles south of the city.
was held up at the point of i gun
and robbed of about $45 by two
unidentified white men.
Barringer was alone az the plant
when the two men approached
covered him with a pistol, marched
him into the office, tied his hands,
and feet. and then took the money
from his pockets. About $40 was
personal money and the remainder
belonged to the company.
The robbers cut the telephone
wires and demanded that he I'M
lock the safe. He told them he
did not know the combination, and
they hurriedly left without at
to open the depository.
Barringer crawled to a door and saw
them drive away in a Ford VS.,
going towards China Grove.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-09-21

cue and redeem the country from
its awful economic plight. Other
wise, your support Of President
Roosevelt and his overwhelming
election would have been rendered
null and void so far as any legis-
lative remedies could have been
supplied.
Therefore, on account of my
unlimited and supreme confidence
in his ability and matches lead
ership, and also as an understand
ing of the commission you and the
electorate of our great district gave
me, l have faithfully and consis-
tently supported the President in
his entire new deal" relief pro-
gram. Suppose l had not done this,
and suppose every member of Con-
gress had set up individually his
own opinion and his own plan, or
relief program. Everyone knows
that confusion would have been the
result; nothing constructive could
have been accomplished, and dis
aster too serious to contemplate
would necessarily have resulted -"
The speaker listed some of the
fruits of the new deal as: increase
in farmers income; increase in in
come tax received; millions given
employment; wages in factories in
creased; prices in seven staple
farm crops increased; only one ma
|tional bank and three state banks
have been closed; confidence of
people has been restored; foreign
trade is showing increase; increased
business activity; bank deposits
gain.
Asking his hearers to compare
these gains with some of the costs
of the depression. representative
Doughton listed some of these costs
as: 6,722 bank failures; steady in
crease in unemployment; decline in
foreign trade; nearly a million
farmers lost their farms; farm in
come declined; demand and time
deposits decreased; customs re-
ceipts dropped; national income
dropped; labor incomes declined
and total dividend payments show
ed big losses.
eve do not claim That we have
performed miracles, or that the
millennium is Just around the cor
ner, but we do claim that better
times are on hand, and still better
days are ahead, and we all know
that the credit for this new deal,
new hope, new day and better way,
belongs largely to, that courageous
american, whose every effort and
untiring energy is being devoted to
the .betterment of his feIEowman,
the greatest, president this country
has had in. the past one hundred
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-09-21
Against
Davis Continued

The burglary cases against
Ralph Davis which were to have
been heard at the September term
of Rowan Superior court were Or
dered continued by Judge Stack
until the next term of Superior
court. Davis is being held in the
State Prison at Raleigh, in connec-
ton with the death of Sheriff God
frey Kimball and on numerous
charges of burglary, including the
theft of Mayor Rankin's car, of
Statesville. Davis is alleged to
have been active in this and other
counties, and if convicted of all
the counts and given the usua.
terms in prison, he would have te
serve a total of more than one
hundred years.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-09-21
E E COURT OPINION

The State Supreme court has
been called upon by Governor En-
|ringhaus to decide whether it will
be constitutional to submit the pro-
new state constitution to the
people Of North Carolina at the
general election in November. The
governors request for an advisory
opinion ON the subject followed a
conference between representative:
of groups for and against the pro-
posed constitution, members Of the
Supreme court, and the attorney
general.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-09-21
A AT CROSSING

A woman and her seven-year-old
daughter were killed and four
Others were injured, two critically,
when a west-bound Norfolk and
Western freight train struck a
touring "a at a grade crossing near
Roanoke, Va, Sunday. The dead
are Mrs. Ages Belle Poole, ~, and
Mary Ellen Poole, her daughter, of
Roanoke.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-09-21
ENOUGH

An old negro had just paid the
last installment on a small farm
when the r~ealtor who sold it said:
well, Uuncle Joe, l will make you
"a deed to the farm now since it
has been paid for
Boss" the old darby replied, IF
it am all de same to you I had
much rather you would give me a
mortgage to de place"
The realtor, somewhat surprised,
said: "Uncle Joe, you don't seem
to know the difference between a
mortgage and a deed"
"Well, maybe not said Uncle
Joe reminiscently, "but I owned a
small farm once to which l had a
deed and de Fust National Bank
had a mortgage, and de bank got
lde farm"
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-09-21

years, our own beloved Franklin
1Delano Roosevelt"
Chairman J. Wallace Wineborne,
of the state Democratic executive
committee, set up the battle cry Of
Never Forget 1928" in urging
solid support of the Democratic
ticket in the forthcoming election.
V. D. CURE, of Lenoir, district
chairman, presented to Rowan
lcounty the banner for producing
the largest Doughton majority in
the 1882 campaign.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-09-21

They say it is dangerous for peo-
pie to put things in their ears, so
those strong takers who say they
are going to put a flea in someone's
ear" will probably encounter consi-
derable objection from the folks
thus addressed.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-09-21
Doughton Opens
Hi. Campaign

CONTINUED from page one)
the, implied obligation and direc-
ton that members of Congress
should stand by and support him in
his policies and in his efforts to res
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-09-21

Skinker: "Miss Coy, I am a can
didate for your hand"
Miss Coy: every well. How
much of an allowance do you pro-
mise to allot to me a month, am l to
be the boss of the house or are you,
who is to do the cooking, how many
DAYS a week will l have off and
what is your attitude toward men,
bers of my family who many want
to live with us? In short, what i,
your PLATFORM"
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-09-21
so WHAT?

SO WHAT?
A woman in the suburbs was
chatting over the back fence with
her next-door neighbor: "We're 60
to be living in better neighbor-
hood soon," she said.
$50 are We" volunteered Mrs.
,Nextdoor confidently,
"What? Are you moving, tooe"
"Ne, we're staying here"
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-09-21

Picnic season is nearly over, but
those residents Of Salisbury, who
wish to eat luncheon under difficult
ties can still have it out in the gar:
age.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-09-21
HIS TURN

The candidate was about to
commence his speech when he not
iced that a man at the back Of the
room was more interested in the
girl next to him than in the meet
ing.
Young fellow" shouted the
candidate saracastically, when you
have finished squeezing that girl:
I'LL begin"
And he thought the audience
laughed at his wit.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-09-21
SOOTHING r

SOOTHING SYRUP
An Indian up in the northern
part of Michigan returned for the
third time to buy half a dozen bot
ties of cough syrup.
Druggist-Some one sick at
your house?
Indian-No sick.
Druggist-Then what on earth
all this cough syrup for?
Indian-Mm-we likeum on
pancakes.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-09-21

* THE TAI R&

HELLO! Want to hear the
latest about the stars?
okay, here you are! Flush
is the name of the ador-
able spaniel who plays in
1.-THE Barretts of VIM
pole Street." This pup
shares acting honors in
the new movie with Nor
ma Shearer and a lot of
other famous stars i.
They say that Sir Harry
Lauder has given away
nearly two million dollars
to charity. And he's a
Radio is not a bed of roses.
Gladys SWarthout never
had to rehearse so hard for
her Metropolitan Opera ap-
pearances as she does for
her roles in the PaImolive
Beauty Box Theatre cIassi-
cal and semi-classicaI light
operas over N B c every
Tuesday night. Each re-
hearsaI takes about SO
hours. So you can't blame
her for doing a little repair
work in between her songs
... When "Treasure Is
land" was being filmed, a
talking parrot was used in
many scenes with WalIy
Berry. This bird became a
great favorite with Jackie
Cooper, Lionel Barrymore
and other members of the
cast. Because of the shape
of his proboscis (nose to
you) he was promptly dub
bed "Jimmie Durante."
Beauty hint: The reason
the older film stars have
such lovely compilations
and retain their beauty
longer than an ordinary
woman is because the
years of making up for
pictures gives exercise to
the muscles of the face
and preserves the skin
tissues. Maybe we should
all get made up like Lon
CLANCY every day -just
for the exercise -. TeIe-
vision is still a long way
off they say. Some of the
radio stars will appear to
very bad advantage when
it does come. But one little
lady who won't suffer
from TeIevision is lovely
Vera Van.
Rosemary Lane, believe it
or not, works for Henry
Ford. Yep, she sings on
the Ford Hour. She won't
suffer from teIevision Ell
ther, do you think? One
day Colonel StoopnagIe
and Bud illustrated for
our photographer just how
IT feels 70 havA b,n1-
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-09-21

FOR SALE-1-ton T-model Ford
Truck, with moving body prac-
tically new in a No. l condition
in every respect. Will sell cheap
or trade for Ford T-model, cal
tie or hogs. J. w. F. Davis, at
Troutman farm, Gold Hill N. C.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-09-21
IN THE MIDST OF STRIFE

I'm THE MIDST OF STRIFE
Mrs. Smith: "And so your daugh-
ter is about to marry. Do you really
feel that she is ready for the battle
of life?"
Mrs. Jones: 'She should be ready.
She's been in four engagements al
ready"
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-09-21
A WARNING

The light was red, she took {
chance,
And then exclaimed, "Oh
shucks,"
For the traffic cop was on the job,
And it cost her seven bucks.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-09-21

WANTED AT ONCE-FIve or
six loads Of good STOVE wood. pine,
oak, or mixed, On new or reaewal'
subscriptions to The .carolina
Watchman.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-09-21

MORE CONVINCING
He: Absence, you know, makes
the heart grow fonder."
She: 81 believe presents r more
convincing"
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-09-21
STRAGETY

STRAGETY
Pupil-Do you think its right to
punish folk for things they haven't
done?
Teacher-Why, of course not,
Willie.
"Well, I didn't do my home
work"
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-09-21

BETTER USED CARS
|'51 Ford Coach (2)
81 Ford Panel Body Truck
'29 Ford Coach (2)
'29 Ford 4-door Sedan
'2s Ford Coupe
'29 Ford Coach.
CHRYSLER-PLYMOUTH
DEALER
FOIL MOTOR co.
211 E. INNES ST. PHONE 1856
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-09-21
GOOD
MORNING

HELP
Little Boy: Come quick, Mr..
Policeman! There's a man been
hghtin' my father for half an
hour"
Officer: "Why didn't you tell me
b~efore?"
Boy: "'Cause father was gettin'
the best of it until a minute ago."
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-09-21

CLEAN SWEEP
The daughters of the household
were talking politics.
Gross will sweep the state de-
clared Maud.
Martin will sweep the state"
asserted Margaret.
At this point dad took a hand.
''Never mind about who's going to
sweep the state said he, who's
going to sweep the kitchen?'