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Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1935-04-12
Baseball Field
Being Rebuilt
(From The Pioneer)

This spring it was decided upon
to improve the condition of the
baseball field in the inter-
ests of both the college and the
city of Salisbury. In accordance
with this decision, the city has
undertaken to grade the field and to
erect spectators stands. The grad
ing will be done so as to eliminate
the tendency of fair balls to be
knocked out into the rough lands
to the south where it is almost i'm
possible to field them. The entire
field will be Swung" around to
the right from home plate, n~ecessir-
ating the grading of much of the
land towards the football field.
The stands are to be of all steel
construction with, of course, wood
en- seats. The entire construction
and grading is estimated at twelve
hundred dollars, to be supplied by
the city. During the summer
months, the city leagues will then
use Catawba's ball park for their
games.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1935-04-12
New Farms
Reported By Census

Half a million new farms were
estimated by Census Bureau Off
Gals to have sprung up in the
United States in five years.
So far as there are any indica-
lions in the preliminary returns
from the farm census, most Off
Gals spid they believed the in
crease attributable to persons who
went back to the country from
city jobs which vanished in the
depression. They did not think
the work of the farm program hac
much to do with the rise.
The farm census is in the con-
GLIDING stages in so far as tht
gathering of statistics is concern
ed, but it will be months yet be.
fore the tabulations are completed
and a rounded picture of the
trend is produced.
In 1880 the last general censu.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1935-04-12
d. c. Tops u. S.
In Suicide Rate:
"a Per 100000

=! The District of Columbia suicide
rate is. higher than any State rate
according to figures released BY
the Bureau of Vital Statistics Of
the Department of Commerce. A,
the same time, it was revealed tina,
the suicide rate for the country a.
a whole has gone down for the
first time since 1928.
Washington has a record of 34.1
suicides for every 100000 of popu-
lation in 1888, the latest year for
which figures were issued. The
Far Western group of States was
next in order-Nevada had 1873
per 100,00O; California had 2S.S,
Mississippi had the lowest rate in
the country, 5.5 per 100000.
The Southern States had the low
est rates shown. The figure for
Arkansas was 6.4; South Carolina.
81. 1t was pointed out that these
Southern States had large colored
populations, which always showed
lower suicide rates than white per-
sons living in the same locality.
Compared with other cities,
Washington was fourth in the Ma
ton. San Francisco had the highest
rate, with 50 per 100000. Denver
was next with 37.9, then San Diego
with 36.9. Portland, Greg, was
fifth, with 32.4.
The largest number of suicides
in any city was in New York, but
its comparative rate was only 3
higher than the average of 1877 for
all cities over 10000. The New
York total was 1856, the lowest
number since 1929.
The rate for all the country wa
1879 in 1865. In 1929 it was II;
in 1880, 1876; in 1881, 1853; in
1882, IA. A comparison of the
city and total rates shows that the
urban rate is almost 2 per cent
than the average for the
country as a whole.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1935-04-12
Bank Deposits
Up 3 Billions

Washington.-A three-billion-
dollar increase in bank deposits in
the last six months of 1884 was
disclosed by officials of the Fed
eral Deposit Insurance corporation.
The corporation gave no expla-
nation of the increase in deposits,
but persons familiar with banking
and business trends contended it
was due largely to heavy govern
ment expenditures for mergency
purposes.
Total bank deposits in the Uni
ted States on December 81 were
tput at slightly less than $5o,ooo,-
100000. The corporation reported
insured deposits of $38,994,264,0oo
lon that date in the IA, 1875 insured
banks. Mortimer J. Fox, chief
statistician of the corporation,
estimated deposits of mutual saw
|ings banks, not included in the re-
|port, amounted to $10,000,000,-
900, while the 1860 uninsured
banks had deposits of $5o6,ooo,-
1000, and private bank deposits
were estimated at about $400,000,-
1000.
This total of $49, 9o0,264,o0o
compared with a total of $780,
672, 1919, 900 on June 80, last, for
Jail banks, as reported by the COM
ptroller of currency in his last an
nual report.
Insured bank deposits rose ST.
soc, 900, and inter-bank de-
|posits leaped $1,ooo,ooo,ooo
"An important factor in these
increases was the year-end accum-
ulation of checks deposited but not
yet collected" said Leo T. Crow
LEY, chairman of the corporation.
Total cash and funds due from
banks rose 20 per cent during that
period. Banks increased their hold
l1ngs of government securities by
$1,400, 600, 900, or IA per cent
There was also an increase in
other securities" held of $780,
100000, or four per cent. As COM
pared with the mid=year figure:
loans and discounts were reduced
by 5000, 100000, a drop of -four
'per cent.
The statement showed stock pur-
chases were made in 5,400 of the
insured banks by the Reconstruc-
ton Finance corporation. These
purchases amounted to $822,000,-
1000.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1935-04-12
May Day Plans
Are Being Laid
(From The Pioneer

The plans for Catawba's annua
May Day are fast assuming con.
crete form under the capable sup.
ervision Of Miss French, Miss ON.
wake and Mrs. Foil. The final date
for the celebration has not beer
definitely set, but tentative plan.
include dates around May ;. Thi.
years May Day will be entirely
different from all previous years
the dances consisting mainly of tar
dances interspersed with a few
folk dances. The May Day page
ant is now being written and cost.
umes r being planned.
The May Queen attendants, three
of which are elected from each
Iclass, have been chosen. The result.
of the election are as follows:
Senior attendants, Mary Ruth Ger
hardt, Ruth Schaeffer, and Cert
rude Laubach; Junior attendants,
ILilyan Miller, Jannette Finger, and
Hazel McSwain; Sophomore at
tendants, Sarah Ellen Krouse,
Frances Foil, and Maxine Smith;
Freshman attendants, Evelyn Greer,
Nell Dedmon, and Josephine Bark
ley. Miss Pierce has chosen as her
maids of honor Miss Hazel Cornell
and Miss Janet Laros.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1935-04-12
President Is Eager
To Spend Huge
Work Fund To
The Slump
Ups And Downs Shown
In Federal Reserve In
dex, However, Reflect
Net Gain For Industry

New Deal reports reveal recovery
is tagging again and explain why
the Administration is 80 eager to
begin spending the $4,SS0,oO0,o 900:
works. relief fund.
Business is in its third New Deal
slump. Three times since President
Roosevelt was inauguarted business
has moved to higher levels and slip
ped backward. The first improve
ment was the 1893 New Deal
BOOM" That began in March and
collapsed in July.
There followed about four
months of declining business acti-
witty ending in November, 1888. In
that month began a six months up
ward movement followed again by
four months of declining business.
That period of decline brought
the New Deal to September, 1884,
when the Federal Reserve index of
industrial production was down to
II. These ups and downs however,
reflected a net gain. The Federal
index for March, 1888, when
Roosevelt took office was 50, which
meant that the country's industries
were producing only a little more
than half of their average output
for the period 1923-25.
Last September the third period
business improvement began. 1t
continued thru January when the
Federal Reserve index reached 81
per cent of 1926 average pro-
duction. The high point of New
Deal recovery 50 far was during the
March-July furry of 1888 when
the index touched 100.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1935-04-12
Checks
On Crop Loans
In The Mails

The first of the 1885 emergency
crop loan checks for North Caro-
lima are being mailed out from the
regional office at Columbia, S. c.,
it was announced by Norman
Monaghan of the Emergency Crop
and Feed Loan, section of the Farm
Credit administration.
Farmers are to receive the first
loan checks within 10 days after
the $6O,OO0o,oo0 emergency crop
loan fund was appropriated by
congress; and the field force in the
regional offices r equipped to
handle applications from every
part of the country, Mr.. Monaghan
said.
The loans are being made to
farmers who are unable to obtain
|credit from other sources, but only
lin the amount that is need to
|cover the cash cost Of feed, fer
|tilizers, supplies, feed, with the
limit of $500 as the maximum tc
ANY one farmer.
Loans will also be made for fol-
lowing and for the production and
purchase of feed for livestock, but
mot to buy livestock or machinery
lor for payment of taxes or debts
Farmers eligible to borrow from
the emergency fund are being told
to apply to the county loan COM
mittee which has been set up in
every county Of the state. 1t i.
Expected that the entire fund will
be loaned during the next two
months.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1935-04-12

With the President off on a fish
ing trip, it's a good time to gossip
about some of the other folk who
figure more or less in the political
picture; remembering, if you please,
that nothing that goes on in Wash
jngton is not political. There are
son1e very skillful politicians in the
Administration and in Congress.
There are also some very inept poll
ticians.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1935-04-12
RECOVERY LAGS FOR Third Ty!;1E
Applications For
Crop Loans Now
Being Received

Field Supervisor P. A. Wallen-
born of the Emergency Crop and
Feed Loan Office at Salisbury
states that applications for emer-
Igency crop loans and feed loans are
now being received by the loca1
County Loan Committee, with Of
|fices located on the End floor of
the Court House.
In accordance with the Act of
Congress authorizing the loans, and
regulations issued by Governor w.
Il. Myers of the FarmiCredit Ad-
ministration, loans will be made
only to farmers who are unable to
obtain elsewhere seed, fertilizers.
supplies, feed or the necessary cred
it to purchase such items. Loans
will not be made to applicants who
can obtain credit in the amount
needed from any other source, in
GLIDING the production credit asso-
citation.
Any farmer who has the neces-
sary security should apply to the
production credit association first.
If the association is unable to make
him a loan in the amount needed
the farmer will receive a statement
to hat effect and will be consid-
cred eligible to apply for a loan
from the emergency fund.
The regulations provide that the
largest loan to one farmer this year
is $500 and the minimum $40, but:
no loan may be made in an amount
greater than is actually needed to
cover the cash cost of purchasing
seed, fertilizers, supplies, feed,etc.
will be made for the purpose
of growing and harvesting crops,
for summer following, for purchas-
ing feed for livestock; but not for
the purpose of purchasing livestock
machinery, or for the payment
of debts or axes.
Loans will be made only to APP
plicants who are cooperating with
the Production Control Program
of the Agricultural Adjustment
Administration.
As in the past, the security for
an emergency crop Or feed loan will
consist of a first lien on the crop
financed or on the livestock to be
fed. A tenant must also give a
first lien by getting the landowner
to waive his clam in favor Of the
crop lien; but the landowner is in
no way obligated for repayment of
his tenants loan.
Checks in payment of approved
loans will be issued by the Regional
Emergency Crop and Feed Loan
Office at Memphis, Tenn; and not
by the field supervisor or the loan
committee.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1935-04-12

Daniel C. Roper, Secretary Of
Commerce, is losing ground with
business men and institutions whom
lhaiss~department is supposed to serve.
Complaints Of general in~efficiency
in the department have been piling
up and Mr.. Roper is frankly wor-
ried. Some are predicting a change
in the Cabinet in a short time.
General Robert E. Wood, presi-
dent of Sears-Roebuck, mail-order
house, who is expected to be the
chief adviser on business methods
under the works-relief scheme, may
or may not take the job. If he does,
it will be because the President has
conceded his demand for complete
Continued on page p
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1935-04-12

Professor Harmon was lecturing
on the rhinoceros. Seeing that some
of the class were allowing their
minds to wander, she said: II must
beg you to give me your undivided
attention. 1t is absolutely impossible
for you to form a true idea of this
hideous animal unless you keep your
eyes on me-"
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1935-04-12

showed 100000 farms in the
United States. When the present
count started, officials estimated
it would show 100000. Blu,
William l.. Austin, the Directo,
of the Census, said:
I'VE now know from the re-
turns that are in that the figure
is going higher than that. 1t will
show at least 100000 more farm:
than in 1880 and probably $780,
900 more"
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1935-04-12
GOOD
MORNING

A beer holster who loves to guz-
zle the amber suds was heard to re-
mark the other day: II hate to &C
into a saloon these days, because
I've got to fall over SO many VIC
men in order to get a drink"
Johnny: What is that, ma?
Mrs. Faust: Why, sonny, that il
a lighthouse.
Johnny: What's it for, ma?
Mrs. Faust: To keep ships from
getting on the rocks.
Johnny: Why don't you get ONT
for pa? He's always on the rocks.
Joe. is just crazy about me
Well, don't crow about it. Ht
was crazy before he ever met you
She's only the printers daughter
but I like her type.
First Ghost: Where are you go.
ing?
Second Ghost: On a hauntins
trip.
-s'What's the idea of tn
Watsons taking French lessons?"
Tom Mac Nut-"T+hey've adopt.
ed a French baby and want to und.
erstand what it says when it begin
to talk"
George had been Hanging
around for some time, and among
other trifling tokens had presented
Mildred with a book giving tn
meaning of Christian names. Sh'
sat turning the pages after he hat
gone.
william means good, I see" sh'
remarked, flames means beloved,
she blushed slightly. II wonde'
what George means"
II sincerely hope, my dear" sais
her father, tartly, that Georg'
means business
The Washington times., 1935-09-20

Standard Upholstery Co. rn,..
913 7th st. NV. MET. 6282i
Opposite GoIdenberg's
The Washington times., 1935-09-20

a large coat, fur outside, and felt
boots. He was more corpulent
than his companion. His horn
trimmed glasses rather harmon
lied with his fat face, swarthy
complexion and meaty lips. His
ears were bulging out from under
his Astrakhan cap.
The first passenger was unde-
cided in all his movements, but
the second one made up for 1t by
the sureneSs of his manner. The
chief of the convoy jumped up to
them and reported while they
gave us the once-over. Their
smiles, struggling shoulders and
deprecatory gestures made us
understand that they were not
any too pleased with the mer-
chandise before them.
Some of us they pointed out
with their fingers as subjects for
especial hilarity. I was among
these latter, and I must have
really cut a comic figure in my
light overcoat with a rope around
the waist and with my beaver cap
pulled far down over my freezing
ears and nose.
The Washington times., 1935-09-20
Men Intoxicated

Judging by the bright eyes and
twitching mouth of the first
passenger and by the unsteady
gait of the second, they were both
slightly intoxicated. Evidently
they did not feel the cold, for
they were walking about with
their overcoats open and seemed
to be in no hurry, though it was
windy and was getting consider
ably colder. Smoke came out OF
some of the camps chimneys and
gave us hope of comfort and
warmth. The large sign above
the camp gates, in red letters on
a white canvas, read: "OGPU
Northern Camp of Special Des-
ignation. Kotlas Transfer Sta
ton"
We soon found out that the two
passengers were the actual chiefs
of the penal camp. The first was
Monakhov, commander OF the
Kotlas Transfer Station, and the
second-Bukhaltzev, manager Of
the camps town office.
We formed the general opinion
The Washington times., 1935-09-20

that the commanders did not
look so very ferocious. Alas, as
far as Monakhov was concerned,
we were destined to be Severly
diSilluSioned.
The commanders walked once
around us and seemed to be max
ing a mental estimate of our
capacities; then they left us and
slowly walked to the camp. An
other hour passed. Time dragged
on slowly, we were all terribly
hungry and cold. The criminal
convicts huddled together in a
close bunch and were thus con-
serving heat like freezing duck
lings. Somebody informed us
that the temperature was seven
below zero, Fahrenheit. This kind
communication made us feel even
colder and the disagreeable wind
increased our discomfort. A fine,
duSt-like snow was falling and
was gradually covering us. We
were slowly congealing and tried
to get warm by running about the
space within the Gordon of
soldiers, by stamping our feet and
initiating the Russian coachmen's
well-known method of Slapping
ones hands crosSWiSe against the
front and back of the body.
The Washington times., 1935-09-20
March or Die

Bravely we made our way
through the snow, which reached
up to our knees. We Joined the
crowd of bewildered people, over
loaded with their bundles, tossing
about like men possessed, brawl-
ing and cursing, all making their
way through the deep snow,
lashed on by the shouts and oaths
of the soldiers.
People continued to pour out
of the cars. They Joined the
crowd and were irresistibly drawn
on with it. Here and there men
fell under their heavy loads on
the uneven path. Butts of rifles
urged them up and in despair
they left half their belongings
in the snow and trudged on with
out them. The crowd was mill
ing about much as a herd of
Sheep does. meeting an automo-
bile at night.
GO ahead, go ahead, don't
stop or we'll shoot" constantly
filled the air.
These shouts we're effective and
the swarm of people steadily
rolled onward.
1.-TWO in a row, two in a row."
we we're ordered.
This command was difficult to
fulfill as so many of the men
stopped and fell from exhaustion.
Close to me, I saw Granovsky's
face, convulSed with rage.
He was pushed forward by a
soldier who poked his gun in his
side. "Move on, you," he bawled
at him.
The suddenness of the transition
from the quiet Of our prison ltO
The Washington times., 1935-09-20
GiUen Warning

The convoy-chief came in and
put an end to our waiting. He
slammed the door behind him and
cried out in a resonant voice:
"Pack your things, be ready
In Is minutes. Get out Of the
car, form in pairs, carry your
bundles. Attention to COM
mandS, no resistance, otherwise
soldiers are instructed to shoot.
Understand"
He disappeared as suddenly as
he had come. At the other end
Of the carriage the junior convoy
soldier was explaining to someone
that you are lucky, citizens, the
car will be brought right up to
the penal camp. 1t would have
been hard to walk through the
deep snow; we would have
had to do a bit of prompting with
these" and he slapped the butt Of
his rifle.
My Lefortovsky pupil Baltruse-
vich, Red commander, cavalier of
the Order Of the Red Banner and
former lieutenant in the Cars
army, remarked amusedly: "Curi-
Gus, but it sounds just like our
barracks; have been told before
that the penal camps are run in
the military way, and it seems to
be true"
The gangway was filled with
prisoners who wanted to be first
to alight. The venerable priest
1'eSignedly stood in the corridor,
murmuring prayers. heaving sighs
and crossing himself. Next to
him stood his devoted seminarist
lad who had insisted on piling all
of the priests bundles on his own
immature shoulders. Behind the
priest stood a bunch of petty
criminals dressed in squalid rags
Right under my shelf stood Funk,
in his well-tailored fur coat with
raised seal collar. Little Granov,
sky, the financial inspector from
our Lefortovsky prison cut a funny
figure. He was terribly overloaded
The Washington times., 1935-09-20
TTCH HIM. ON WAY TO PRISON SEES MORE OGPU BRUTALTES

We had to use our teeth in or
der to unravel the Aarceuai and
frosted ropes Of our bundles: our
benumbed fingers were of abso
lutely no use to us.
One of the great-coated men I
recognized as VorontSov, former
Lefortovsky prisoner who had dis
appeared from there after a frus-
trated attempt on his life. 1t was
strange to find him here among
the administrative staff. At that
time we did not yet know the sys-
tenn of camp management and
could not imagine that VorontSov
was just as much prisoner as
ourselves, but one who had already
been promoted to a responsible
position. The LefortovSky criminal
convictS recognized him at once
and carefully avoided him. There
was not one of them in the queue
opposite him.
Each inspector had his own
method. Some of them merely
put a hand into the sack or bun
die and rummaged among the
contents: others ranSacked them
more carefully. Voronstov and
few others ordered all bundles to
be completely emptied right there
in the snow and inspected each
item separately. Here and there
I heard protests and entreaties 20
please leave us our letters and
photographs of wives and chill
dren.
you'll get them back later if
they are passed." answered the
inspectors. But as we saw all
these personal treasures thrown
together in the snow in a COM
mon heap, we had no illusions as
to their fate.
Some of the most suspicious
prisoners had their clothing in
spected as well. They were made
to take off their shoes and to un-
dress right then and there and
stood Shivering in their under
CLOTHES while the inspectors took
The Washington times., 1935-09-20

and was grumbling in order to
quiet his nerves.
Pevny and Timofeyich urged
me to come down from my shelf,
but the architect held me back:
There is plenty Of time. we
do not have to be afraid of mis-
ing the show"
Finally the train slowed down
and stopped. The door was in
Stantly opened and a command
resounded: Get out" All the
sixty-odd passengers scrambled
and hurried to the exit, prompted
by the cries and commands from
the outside. Both inside the car
and out there was a loud huobub
of cries, urgings, protests and
curSingS.
Old Timofeyich was ahead Of
me in the paSsage-way. At the
door he involuntarily stopped.
Right under him, in the snow.
sprawled Pevny, who had just
jumped out of the car. The soft
snow and the heavy box on his
shoulders interfered with his en-
deavor to regain his footing and
his mishap accentuated his usual
aWkWardneSs.
Jump, you old fogey,"
shouted the cOnvOy-SOldier.
But excuse me, can't you
see that there is a man down
there, how can 1 jump right on
top of him? Generally, how do
you expect people to jump from
this height; you can break
your neck this way.
His TRADE was cut short by a
curse and a strong blow in the
neck which threw him out of the
car and sent him sprawling right
on top of Pevny. This was the
first ocular demonstration 1 had
of the manhandling methods in
the penal camps.
Not waiting for a further in
vitation I jumped out with my
light baggage, trying to land to
one side. I landed knee-deep in
the snow and narrowly missed my
two cell-mates. I tried to help
them, but a soldier jumped at
me and urged me on. The
architect landed Immediately be-
side me and dragged me on
with him.