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Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1935-03-29

tons of the country have had
difficult struggle to meet expenses
Especially in the drought areas. I'm.
provement began in some section
in 1888 and income from botl
crops and livestock increased slight.
ly. The total income was S..
326,39o,ooo, a gain of $723,473,.
600 over 1882, according to tn,
Estimate of the Bureau of Agricul.
'ture Economics, Department Of
Agriculture.
In 1884 the estimated incom.
from crops was $2,727,594,000
gain over 1888 of $342,212,O0O:
the income from livestock was ST..
S05,738,000, a gain of $302,ee1,-
900. The total for 1884, includ-
ing rental and benefit payments,
was $6,089,11S,000, a gain of ST.
o39,255,000, over the preceding
year.
The largest gain in 1884 over
1888 of any section, $3S3,2o4,o 900,
was made last year by the West
North Central group of States
which also had the largest total in
come, $1,S57,434,ooo. The South
Central States had an income of
$1,l3o,519,ooo, a gain of $685.
$4,000; East North Central, ST..
o49, 100000 a gain of $685.
900; Western, $944,766,o00, &
gain of 900; South At.
lantic, $677,5S3,o00, a gain Of
$163,5S1,0o0; North Atlantic
$636,932,oo0, a gain of $685.
1000.
Farm authorities believe that the
income for 1885 will show a decid-
ed increase over the 1884 total, ane
the farmers themselves in nearly al
parts of the country begin agar
to feel that they can count on ;
larger income this year and car
make improvements for which there
is a crying need.
This renewed confidence is re.
Elected in the interest being showr
by farmers in the Modernizatior
Program of the Federal Housins
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1935-03-29

THIS is the best story we have
HEARD IN a long, long time, and
THAT IS the reason we. are passing
1T ON to you. Mentioning names
IS OUT of the question, but we
HAVE A feeling that a little guess
ING ON your part might give
YOU A very definite idea. "Why
DO YOU refuse to have any bust
NESS RELATIONS with so-and-
SOP" ASKED one man here in
SALISBURY OF another last
r. s.
WEEK. II always steer clear of a
MAN SHARPER than myself"
= n
WAS THE reply. Elm what way
+ Il
IS HE sharper?" queried the friend.
4 =
WELL" SAID the cautious man,
=
HE ONCE had a chance to marry
+ T.
WIFE"
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1935-03-29
Collector Bill

On March 21st House Bill No,
sos, ITO Provide for the Office
of Tax Collector for Rowan Coun-
ty" was introduced and placed on
the calendar. The bill would au-
thorize the Commissioners to ap-
point a Collector, fix his salary and
bond, and arrange for his office
supplies and help. Upon such ap-
the Sheriff is to be re-
lieved of tax collection duties, anc
he and his bondsmen are to be re-
lieved of such future liability.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1935-03-29

With one branch of Government
trying to stimulate the manufacture
and sale of motor-cars and tractors
and another trying to provide more
horses, it looks to me as If there
were an absence of coordination
somewhere.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1935-03-29
FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 1885
IT WON'T BE OUR VAR

AS AAA<A
ernrnent in tearing up the Treaty
of Versailles and openly announc-
ing to the world that Germany in
tends to conscript a huge army and
mobilize an immense fleet of mill
rary airplanes is the most serious
threat to world peace since 1914.
1t is difficult to see how this can
lead to anything but another Euro
pean war.
For months the other European
nations have been aware that Ger
many was secretly arming, in de-
fance of the provisions of the Yer
sailles treaty. ~. Negotiations were
under way, indeed almost at the
point of conclusion, which would
have relieved Germany of most of
the more onerous restrictions i'm
posed upon her by the Peace of
1919. But the Hitler Government,
apparently under the domination of
the military element, was not con-
tent to wait.
1t would be. foolish to say that a
new European war would not touch
the United States. There is only
the most remote possibility of our
being drawn into. the actual con-
flict, but such a war would inevi
tably affect. our foreign commerce
which is beginning to pick up. 1t
would put an end for all time, il
is likely, to any lingering hope Of
getting back from the European
nations the money. we lent then
with which to fight the last war
Nor would there be the profitable
business in supplying munitions: tt
one side or the other which Americ:
enjoyed for nearly three years, be.
fore we actually entered the las,
great war, the three years in which
the DuPonts were selling gunpowd'
er, Bethlehem Steel was building
submarines, every rifle factory il
America was working overtim'
making weapons for the British ane
the Russians, and every American
ship that would float, even though
it leaked like a sieve, was unde,
charter to carry food and wal
supplies ito the Allies.
No European country can floa1
a war loan in America again, a
England and France did through
the international bankers in 1914.
IS. We have more money than WI
had then, but we are not going tt
lend it on the doubtful security oil
national promises.
We probably would not ane
could not refuse to sell food ane
non-military supplies to any ma.
ton, wal or no WARRIOR cash. Blu,
as for financing their wars, or lend
ing them money again for war pur.
poses, the United States is through
with that sort of thing.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1935-03-29
WORLD COURT

Q. Is the World Court the same
as the Hague Tribunal,
A. No. The World Court is an
international court accessory to the
League of Nations, established in
accordance with Article IA of the
Covenant of the League. The
Hague Tribunal is a permanent
international arbitration court es-
tablished in 1899 by the Hague
Conference.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1935-03-29
1 THANK YOU.

cattle, and had so much trouble
during the war between the states
in hiring enough cowboys to brand
them all, that thousands of them
ran wild, as did those of many
Others. When the unbranded cattle
were rounded up at the end of the
war Sam Maverick was foremost in
his claim of ownership, until it be-
came a commonplace saying in
Texas that any unbranded steer
must be one of Mavericks.
The word came into other uses,
until it signifies today any person
who plays a lone hand and does not
run with the herd.
Sam Mavericks grandson, Con-
gresham Maury Maverick of
Texas, lives up to the definition
implicit in his name. He is one of
a little group in Congress, IS of
them, who have banded together to
work for their own ideas of ad-
vanced legislation, regardless of
party orders. OF course, they have
been nicknamed mavericks" and
the name fits.
l think there is a very useful
place in public life for mavericks
for men who refuse to be branded
with party tags.
SUGAR maple sap
Up in Vermont they are tapping
the sugar naples, five million of
them. The mid-March thaw fol-
lowing a hard Winter has started
the sap flowing all along the north
ern border. Northern New York
has begun to harvest its annual
crop of maple sugar and syrup,
though Vermont still produces more
!, than any other state.
/ Around my own farm in the
: Berkshires some of the neigllbors
with large families still extract the
{ maple sap, 'bile'' it down into syrup
and then, usually, into maple sugar.
The old sugar bush" of somewhere
above 100 sugar naples, two hun
bred years old and more, at the top:
f of the hill above my house, hasn't
been tapped for a generation now
Hired help costs too much to make
sugaring profitable, and my family
: doesn't run to boys.
l have to get my satisfaction ou1
of the sugar season by recalling
1 my own boyhood, and the fun we
! youngsters used to have riding or
f the ox-sleds that carted the sap
r barrels down to the big iron boiler
: l probably wouldn't enjoy it much
now, but half the happiness of ad-
vancing years lies in remembering
< moments of youthful ecstasy.
S SHORTAGE draft animals
! While the AAA has been cutting
/ down the number Of hogs and beei
S cattle, it has been taking a censu;
= of horses and mules and finds that
, a serious shortage exists on Amer,
S |ican farms. According to the ex,
: perts in Washington, the country
needs ten million more draft ami
mails than it has-whether for the
purpose of blowing under every
third row of something or other
they do not say.
Washington is discussing various
! schemes to bring up the number Of
horses and mules to the Fl million
that were in use at the end of the
war. To me this looks like another
Iof those things in which the law Of
l supply and demand will work out
lIif Government keeps its hand off,
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1935-03-29
TODAY AND
FRANK PARKER STocKBRIDGE

FAllH a negro
| do not think I exaggerate when
[ say that an old Negro who was
buried the other day did more than
scores of ministers and hundreds of
churches to help restore thousands
of Americans to their faith in God.
:. The funeral service for Richard B.
}, Harrison, the venerable actor who
played the part of "De Lawd'' in
the play 1.-THE Green Pastures" was
conducted by the Episcopal Bishop
of New York in the great Cathedral
of St. John the Divine, as a tribute
to the spiritual force that he had
exercised in the last five years of
his life.
Cynics may sheer and agnostics
scott at the ,childlike absurdity, as
it seems to them, of the simple faith
of the Negro as portrayed in that
(play. But faith is not the product
of reason Or of logic; it springs not
from the intellect but from the
: emotions. And few who have ever
seen 1.-The Green Pastures" have
!, failed to be profoundly stirred.
+ l thought the Bishops text might
we'll have been taken from the 17tE
y verse of the 18th chapter of the
7 Gospel Of St. Luke: "Whosoevel
shall not receive the kingdom Of
.IGod as a little child shall in no wisf
enter therein"
' MILLIONS :. . two girls
The matrimonial affairs O
Americas two richest young wo'
: men are always hrst-page news
+ Everybody is interested in good
looking young women and every
body is interested in millions. Tn
: two in combination are irresistible
. Barbara Hutton, the fve-and-ter
cent store heiress, has announced
q that she is going to divorce hersel
and her ~ million dollars from he
Georgian prince, who hadn't any
n thing but a title and good looks tt
h trade for the $4,000 a year sh'
r has settled on him for life, thinl
both are getting a good bargain.
Doris Duke, with her 80 million
of tobacco money, had the gooe
t sense to pick an American HUSBAND
who has brains and ability in hi
own right, who didn't have to mar
ry for money, having plenty of it
and who is enough older than hi
c bride to contribute the necessary
0 worldly wisdom to make their mar.
f riage a success. Knowing Jim Crom'
well, I think both of them got .
-, bargain, too.
MAVERICK sans party
Old Sam Maverick, who signee
t 1.-the Texas Declaration of Indie.
pendence in 1916, has the rare dis.
tinction of having had his name be-
come a common noun. A ''mav-
erick," as every western cow-mar
knows, is an unbranded steer. Sam
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1935-03-29
ANIMALS

Q. What are cold blooded anc
warm blooded animals?
A. The former have a variable
body temperature not internally
regulated, but approximately tina,
of their environment, as specifically
applied to fish, a%mphibians, and
reptiles. Warm blooded animal,
are those having a relatively high
and constant body temperature, us
ually above that of the surround
ing medium, as birds and NAM
mails.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1935-03-29

Some folks think too many laws
are being made, but anyway it gives
some people the satisfaction of
breaking some new ones.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1935-03-29
NORTHERN COTTON

NORTHERN COTTON
Q. Is it possible to raise cotton in
Alaska and Canada?
A. The growing season is too
short to raise it in commercial
quantities, but a few plants may
be grown in protected gardens. If
the summer is warm and the sea-
son long enough, the plants may
flower, and even produce a. few
bolls.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1935-03-29
PHYSIOGNOMY

PHYSIOGNOMY
Q. What is physiognomy?
A. The face or features revealing
character or disposition, and char
acter reading by the face or fea-
lures.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1935-03-29

CHICAGO -. The National
cherry pie baking championship
goes to Inez Todnem (above), of
Marshall, MINI. Miss Todnem was
state champion before competing
here against other state winners
for national honors. The winning
pie is to go to President Roosevelt.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1935-03-29
TIRE WEIGHT
EX-FIRST LADIES

EX-FIRST LADIES
Q. How many widows of former
Presidents of the United States are
living?
A. Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, Mrs.
Theodore Roosevelt, Mrs. William
Howard Taft, Mrs. Grover Cleve-
land (now Mrs. Preston), Mrs.
Benjamin Harrison, and Mrs. Cal
vim Coolidge.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1935-03-29
MEXICANS

O.. Can Mexicans be %naturalized
in the United States?
A. Yes.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1935-03-29
PICAYUNES
0. What is a cosmopolite?

Q. What is a cosmopolite?
A.. The word means a citizen of
the world, one who is at home n
every country.
TIRE WEIGHT
Q. Does a pneumatic tire weigh
more when it is inflated than it does
does debated?
A. Air is ponderable so that an
inflated tire has the weight of the
air plus that of the fabric.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1935-03-29
The Influence of weekly mews-
papers on public opinion exceeds
that of all other publications in
the country.-Artbur Brisbane.

Salisbury ------------l6,951
Spencer 1923
E. Spencer 2,o9S
China Grove --------- 1888
Lands 1888
Rockwell 696
Granite Quarry ------ 5o7
Cleveland 435
Faith 451
Gold HILL 1856
Population Rowan Co. 56,665)
The Washington times., 1935-10-18
Kathleen Moran, Society Girl,
Makes Acting Debut in
pride and Prejudice"
BY ANDREW R. KELLEY

They used of the amented David Beasco that every
production which bore his label represented conscientious
effort to give the best in casting settings and direction If the
The Washington times., 1935-10-18
ICOVeE Hollywood

ing and on their return discovered
that their pet great dane had been
playing with the manuscript all
over the house. 1t took them
three days to piece 1t together
again and, due to the dogs
gourman.ish tendencies, it was al
most destroyed before publication
set in.
The Marion Davies-Jack Warner
after-the-theater party for the
premiere Of Midsummer Nights
Dream" last night was really the
most colossally spectacular party
in these parts in years. They
built the whole dream forest
under a tent and upon Wood
land Dells you did your wining
and dining. 1t would be i'm
possible to give a guest list for
The Washington times., 1935-10-18
BY LLOYD PANTAGES
Copyright 1898, BY King Features
Syndicate. Incl

HOLLYWOOD, Oct. 1s.-They
shoot columnists-don't they? Via
trick photography and makeup,
william Powell in the earlier Sc
quences Of THE Great Ziegfeld"
in which he portrays Florenz
Ziegfeld. is made to look only
25 years old. Even though Willie
isn't a Methuselah, that's some
thing.
There be no trouble between
Mae West and her manager,
James Timony, as reported. He's
been so busy directing q Little
Theater movement that he just
hasn't had time to get around
very much. BY the by, note to
all acid throwers: Miss w. is
armed at all times with body
guard these days, so put your
bottle away, sonny. =.
That sterling actor, George Ar
less, has announced his intention
Of quitting the HollywooSs for
good. The various California
taxes he has to pay, plus his Eng
lish income tax (being British
err, are too much to cope with.
He'll stay over there and make
his pictures and only pay one tax.
AS a matter of fact If the pro-
posed new heavy taxation goes
through we will lose a plenty Of
our English contingent. They'd
be paying out more than they
make, If you can figure that out.
The Folger Memorial Shake
speare Libarary in washington,
D. c., will receive the original
working script of Midsummer
Nights Dream" as well as a print
of the picture to keep for posterity
:. The now resigned United Art
lists head, AL Lichtman, is being
sought by both Warmers and
Twentieth Century-Fox with no
decision on a move yet on his
part. He's a very important fella,
in case you didn't know.
When Vicki Baum dashed East
recently she left the script of her
latest novel at the home of the
Carl FreundS asking them to de-
liver it 70 the publisher. They
went to a picture show that even
The Washington times., 1935-10-18
M OVI e
O'CLOCK

PALACE-Jack Benny, in
Broadway Melody of 1886"
10:30 a. m, 12:40 2:50, sos,
7:15, $3.50 p. m.
COLUMBIA-Clark Gable, Lor.
eta Young in Call of the
Wild" 11:15 a. m, 1870, 3:25,
$50, 1885, 9:40 p. m.
FOX-Jack Benny, Una Merkel
in TITS In The Air" 1850
a. m, 1880, 4:25, 7:15, 10 p. m.
stage-12:30, 3:20, 6:15, 1855
p. m.
EARLE-Kay Francis, George
Brent in Goose And The
Gander," 11:00 a. m, 1:20,
4:20, 7:20, 1000 p. m. Stage,
1915, 3:20, $40, 900 p. m.
METROPOLITAN-Bette Davis,
George Brent in Special
Agent" l1:45 q. m, 1850, 1855,
$50, 7:45, 9:40 p. m.
LITTLE-Stan and Laurel in
Babes In Toyland," 1000
q. M, 1850, 1850, $40, $40,
1885, $3.50 p. m.
BELASCO-"Born For Glory"
1880 a. M, 1924, 3:18, 5:12,
7:06, 9:10 p. m. Java Head"
preview, 1920 p. m.
RKO-KEITH'S - Alan Hale,
Dorothy Wilson in THE Last
Days Of Pompeii," 1887 a. M.
1877, 3:37. 5:37, 1887 and 9:37
p. m.
HOWARD Joan B lond ell,
Glenda Farrell in We're In
The Money" 1890, 800, $3.50,
500, 1890 p. m. Stage
Duke Ellington and his orches-
ira, 1:45, AIS, 6:45, 9:15 p. m.
The Washington times., 1935-10-18

away with the acting honors Of
Midsummer Nights Dream" be-
ing especially happy at catching
Shakespeare's rollicking mood
when he conceived Flute.
It is the first time since he has
been acting in the movies that
Joe E. got a unanimous verdict
from the New York critics. Us
ually the deep dish and thesauruS
lads of the Metropolitan area ad-
mitted Comedian Brown made
the audiences laugh but they pro-
feSsed an inability to understand
why. Now they say what Joe E.
does is art.
Whether it's art or just plain
boon-doggling the fact is that
Comedian Brown is one of the
choicest box office stars on the
Warner Bros. roster. Small town
audiences decided Joe E. was good
a long time ago.
The Washington times., 1935-10-18
Calling All Amateur Critics To a
SIS, Tickets Contest

Calling all amateur movie re-,
viewers!
For the second and last time
the drama ettor of The Times
gives opportunity to students of
journalism and others who've
nursed desires to see their re-
views in print, not only to realize
this ambition but to win cash
prizes totaling $25 and 10 pairs
of tickets to Loew's Fox Theater
to see the world premiere Of "It's
In the Air"
"It's In the Air" is a riotous
comedy starring Jack Benny aided
and abetted by Una Merkel, Ted
Healy, Nat .Pendleton and other
deft comedies. Since this MGM
contains so many elements for a
reviewer to consider, the editor o.
this page wants to particularly
read the reviews Of students in
the journalism classes Of George
Washington and American Uni
versitieS. He also wants to read
the reviews Of all readers. Limit
contributions to 1000 words.
AS an incentive two cash prizes
amounting to $25 will be paid to
the two best reviews submitted by
students of journalism. The best
of these students reviews will be
published on this page. To the
ten best reviews on this film sub
mitted by readers of this page,
ten pairs Of guest tickets to the
Loew's Theater will be awarded.
Winners of these tickets will not
only see the world premiere of the
bowling comedy, "It's In the Air"
but an entertaining stage show
featuring the prize winning Major
Bowes Amateurs.
Students Of G. w. and American
Universities are urged to submit
their reviews either to the heads
of their journalism departments
or to the Jack Benny Review
editor in care of the washington
Times. All other reviews are to
be submitted to the contest editor,
also. They must be in not later
than midnight Monday. So there
you are. Cash and an opportunity
to see your review in print may
be yours, as we'll as an opportunity
of winning guest tickets to see one
of the years most enjoyable stage
and screen programs at Loew'S
Fox.
The Washington times., 1935-10-18

in the other important chores in
Helen Jerome's dramatiZation Of
Jane Austen'S novel you will find
Percy Waram, Alma Kruger, IRE
member her in Cradle Song") ,
John Halloran, Brenda Forbes
and Edwina Wise. Yes, this lat
ter is the little ingenue who made
her acting debut with Steve Coch-
rams stock company last spring.
I think Trinity College girls will
also be interested In the fact that
Kathleen Moran, socially promi-
nent graduate Of the Brookland
School, and we'll known in diplo-
matte society will be making her
debut as a professional actress in
Pride and Prejudice" She plays
the role Of Belinda" and has
quite a few lines to speak.
'Heiress In Debut
Miss Moran is an oil heiress,
from an Oklahoma family now
resident in BoSton'S Back Bay. I
am told that she tired Of a butter
fly life that meant summer jaunts
to Paris, winters in Florida and
ocean cruises in between. Miss
Moran wanted to make her own
way in the lively arts. So pos
Sessed Of good looks, (see photo) a
willowy beauty that lent itself to
smart clothes, and what the So
ciety editors describe as "chic," !"
Miss Moran began posing for the
smart magazines. It was in the
advertising sections that Producer
Max Gordon discovered her. ANY
body who can look as good as that
can be taught to act" quoth he.
He rendered her a contract.
Producer Gordon feels that his
new play is so important it re-
quires a scenic rehearsal for the
10 Mielziner settings. Hence Mon
day night will be given to full
dress rehearsal and the premiere
of pride and Prejudice" occurs
Tuesday.
Hays Wins Again
will Hays may not always be
right, but he generally wins the
argument. You read a great
many stories about Hollywood pro-
ducers who defy the movie Car,
and the latest was from Joseph
M. Schenck of Twentieth Century
Fox. He wanted to use the title
"Snatched" on a kidnapping tale
which has been approved by the
United States Attorney Generals S
office. Mr.. Hays said "No" on the
"Snatched" title.
The latest official bulletin says
the kidnapping tale will be titled,
"Show Them No Mercy" I wish
it were as easy to pick winners at
Laurel.
All the preliminary tidings in.
dicate that Joe E. Brown runs
The Washington times., 1935-10-18
LoeW's Lists
Good Ones

October and November are two
months that Washington movie
patrons will always remember,
for Metro Goldwyn Mayer and
United Artists have promised
some of Screenland's most 'inspir-
ing pictures ever to be released
in similar two months.
Starting off with the world
premier of "It's In the Air" star
ring Jack Benny, Loew's Fox
offers during the next two weeks
the above mentioned picture, with
Joan Crawford in "I Live My
Life" following on October 25.
Loew's Palace will follow Broad
way Melody of 1885," which is
now going into its second week,
with big Broadcast of 1885,"
with Bing Crosby, Amos n Andy,
Ray Noble and his orchestra.
LYDIA Roberti, Jack Oakie and
others.
Rendezvous" starring William
Powell with RoSalind Russell, Bin
ME Barnes and Lionel Atwill, is
another M. G. M. October re-
lease. According to the schedule
other october and November
M. G. M. releases, which will
play Loew'S Fox and Palace The
aterS, are THE Perfect Gentle
man." with Frank Morgan and
Cicely Courtneidge; "Mutiny on
the Bounty" with Clark Gable,
Charles Laughton, Franchot Tone
and Dudley Digges; Might at
the Opera" with the Marx Broth.
ers and Kitty Carlisle; "Ah,
Wilderness" with Wallace Beery,
Lionel Barrymore; Riff Raft" !"
with Jean Harlow. Spencer Tracy,
and Joseph Calleia.