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Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1936-11-27
We Who Are Young
(From The Pioneer

\AOlH Liz 4IOISoJ
We, who ar young, give thanks during this period of national
thanksgiving.
We are thankful for the many opportunities that enable the youth
of America to realize that our country is still a land of the free, and
a land of plenty embarrassed by the yoke of self-seeking tyrants,
Whether we emanate from homes of riches, or struggle to secure an
education, no distinction is made Is to our future. Money may open
the lock Of the safe of success for a chosen few, but ambition, I'M
checked by any arm of miitarsm. still remains the keynote of sue
cess for most young Americans. For this we are thankful
Our tongues are not muffed; our writings may be read by all. No
b%ackshirted bigot forbids US the freedom of expression which has
long been a cherished privilege in these United States. The members
of that narrowminded group which regards the ideas of youth as
radical are rapidly going to their final rest. Conservatives ire no long
er regarded as saints; nor are the liberals constantly damned IS sim
ners. The world looks toward youth for progress. The tentaces of
conservatism, which held fast the mouths of youth FOR SO many gen.
eranons, are rapidly being destroyed by the constant sashng of the
sword of progresavsm.
We are thankful that we can cast aside the prejudice of another
generation and face the world squarely, unencumbered by false sup
positions that have been instiDed into our minds by those who fear
change, lest their little world Of narrowness and hypocrisy be suddenly
demolished. No rosecolored glasses cover eyes. Reality faces Us
and we propose not merely to theorize las so many on college camp
uses re prone to do), but to act. Our obligations are many, and &C
cordingly our actions shall be in the direction of furthering the wei
fare of many-not the chosen few.
For the dreams of youth we ar thankful. The elders delight in
labelling the younger generation a dreamers, incapable Of dealing with
the stern reality of the world. Today's youth are a practical group
nurtured on the pangs of depression. somewhat cynical, but ideaistic
enough to retain those qualities which are responsible for new thought,
the ally of progress.
The youth of our country can call this a true Thanksgiving.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1936-11-27

that the "streamlining" principle
was not carried far enough. They
can't change designs too radically,
however, from year to year, for
the public wouldn't buy cars
which look like freaks.
All the automobile men told me
their two major aims and most diff
ficult problems are more economy
in fuel consumption and getting
rid of spring squeaks. They've got
farther with the squeaks than with
the gas consumption.
Some day motors will be made
which will carry an ordinary me-
dium-sized car 40 or so miles on a
gallon. Then we won't all kick 50
hard at the mounting taxes On
gasoline.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1936-11-27
TT MAKES THE WORLD GO
ROUND

A young man burst violently
into my office. -,
His face was somewhat haggard,
and his clothes disheveled, as
though he had been up all night,
which, in fact, he had.
But there was electricity In his
walk, and sunshine in his eyes.
"Have you heard the wonderful
news?" he cried.
I told him l had not heard any
wonderful news since 1929.
We'll, you're going TO hear
some now," he exclaimed. Il have
a boy. Yes, sir, even and a halt
pounds, born at f%ive-thirty this
morning. Think of it 80. me
a son."
W~hereupon he became almost
inarticulate, waving his arms and
emitting sounds tilat were halt
laughter and half tears.
At length he gained sufficient
self-control to impart the informa-
ton that the babby had blue eyes
(! hadn't the heart to say that all
babies have blue eyes. He wouldn't
have heard me anyway When
looked down at him the first time,
the little rascal looked up ane
! smiled. And he reached out anc
grabbed my finger, and, say e.
| we'll, 1 don't know how to express
it, but when | felt him grip my
finger, so trusting and everything
/. we'll, say, if l were worth five
thousand dollers to my boss yester'
day, I'm worth ten thousand to-
day."
Did l treat his ENTHUSIASM seri,
ously? You bet l did. Any ma
who himself has passed through
that experience and does not feel :
reverent sympathy for a younger
brother in the same situation ha'
some serious lack in his soul.
THE u PAGE
Once I was talking with Ken
Cooper about what interests people
in the newspapers.
He said: "When a man gets t
be about ~forty-five years old HI
discovers the obituary page"
l certainly am not a gloomy
minded person, but l have Away
thought more or less about death
The attitude Of a large portion Of
the human race toward it seems tt
me infantile and silly.
1t isn't a pleasant subject bu'
certainly it is an inevitable one
Why dodge and pretend and &C
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1936-11-27
Bruce Barton Saws

like children? Sail Caesar:
"Of all the wonders that l vet
have heard,
1t seems to me most strange that
men should fear;
Seeing hat DEATH, a necessary
end,
Will come when it will come"
All of which leads me to remark
that there is a certain advantage
in discovering the obituary page
comparatively early in life. The
tragedy is that some men never dis
cover it.
/ have seen a doddering old mil
lionaire, with one foot in the grave,
fighting with a taxi-man yer a
nickel, or trying to beat down the
price of a neck-tie.
| once sought a contribution to
charity from a millionaire who was
we'll over sixty and VIGOROUSLY
tight. He told all the reasons why
he couldn't give up a cent, and as
if my call were an insult.
Finally I said: why are you SO
mean? Why do you deny yourself
pleasures and squeeze every nickel?
1t isn't your money; it's your
children's money, or will be in a
few years. Why let them have all
the pleasures? Why not have the
, fun of giving some of it away?'
This rude remark shocked him.
I think it started a line of thought
that made quite a change in his
life.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1936-11-27
DEATHS
JOHN w. GARDNER

John William Gardner, II, life
long resident of Faith, died Sun
day night at the home of an eldest
son, ]. A. Gardner, at Faith. He is
a father-in-law of Mayor C. F.
Raney of Salisbury. The funeral
was held Tuesday at IL o'clock at
Shiloh Reformed church. Seven
children survive: c. T. and ]. A.
Gardner, Faith; Homer G. Gard
ner, Salisbury; Mrs. c.. F. Raney,
Mrs. Quincy Holshouser, Mrs. Led
ford Hall and Mrs. /. A. Hol-
shouser, all of Salisbury. A sister,
Mrs. W. M. McCombs of the
county also survives.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1936-11-27
Indians Play Host
To Elon In Final
Fracas of Season
(From The Pioneer

The Elon Christians will journey
to Catawba Saturday, December 5,
to engage in a battle that will end
the season for both teams and pro-
badly spell conference Champ
ionship" for the victor.
Elon is almost as great a rival as
Lenoir-Rhyne, and the game will
be a nip-and-tuck all the way.
Both teams have shown much
strength this year, and are improv-
ing as the season IS drawing to a
close. Thus, the battle on De-
cember 5 will be a prize-winner.
OPatronize Waterman Adyer-
tisers. i
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1936-11-27
Pension Blanks
Are Distributed

CONTINUED from page one)
the old-age pension fund, which
will be paid to all who have earned
it regardless of whether they hav.
property or independent income
Those who desire to work on at re.
gular employment after becoming
IS may do SO rather than accep1
the pension.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1936-11-27
POPULATION DATA
(193O Census)
IS HERE

If there were any doubt left in
anybody's mind that economic re-
covery is we'll under way in Ameri-
ca, the action of the United State.
Steel Corporation in raising the
wages of its employees ought to be
convincing evidence. 1t will cost
the Steel Corporation somewhere
above SIS 100000 a year to grant
these pay increases.
Other and smaller industries
have been gradually restoring
wages to the pre-depression level
but steel is the key industry Of
them all. When the steel com
panies are prosperous, all the Other
industries are prosperous. 1t is The
first to feel the effects Of a slack
of business activity and the first te
realize the effects of business re.
covery.
Another evidence that we art
back on the main highway leading
to prosperity is the enormous in.
crease in automobile production
and sales and the promising outlook
for that industry for the coming
year. The new models for 1887
are just now being shown to The
public for the first time. Withou,
exception, they are better cars 70,
less money. And 1t is easier today
for the ordinary citizen to buy ar
automobile than it ever has beer
before. Credit terms have been ex.
tended and interest rates reduced
so that it is difficult to imagine
any person not on relief who can.
not afford to buy a car.
The Federal Reserve Board!
commercial and industrial review
of 1886 confirms the evidence Of
recovery. The Board reports thai
the current level of business acti-
witty is higher than at any time
since 1880. That the employment
is substantial is indicated by tht
marked expansion in residential
and industrial construction, which
were the lines in which recovery
had Jagged. Employment and pay
rolls in industry and commerct
continue to increase, along with
corporate profits and dividends
the Board reports, while electrical
power production and railroad
traffic show marked increases.
1t seems apparent that Americ:
is in for another great era of pros.
perity, in which more citizens thar
ever before are sharing.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1936-11-27

WERE IT not against the rules we
WOULD MENTION a name to-
DAY, BUT rules are rules. "SmeIl
ANYTHING ask
ED A certain youngster here in
TOWN AS he lay on the floor
DRAWING THE other night.
HIS GRANDMOTHER assured
HIM THAT she did not. The
YOUNG ARTIST gave a few
FINISHING TOUCHES and re-
4 + \
PEATED HIS question. Grand
y u u
MOTHER SHIFTED the air and
= = =
AGAIN DECLARED she smelled
= -
NOTHING. WELL" said the
u
BOY, "YOU ought to, cause I've
JUST DRAWED a skunk"
| YOU.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1936-11-27

operation than to denunciation and
opposition, on the part of many of
the important interests which were
violently opposing the President
before election.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1936-11-27

NEXT -. two aims
I talked with several motor man.
ufacturers and designers at thu
show. None of them is satisfied
with his present product. All sale
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1936-11-27

A number of Randolph county
farmers have seeded their small
grain in strips this fall leaving a
space to be terraced and seeded
later.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1936-11-27
THIS WEEK IN
WASHINGTON
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only solution for the problem Of
the railroads is government owner
ship, although when he was frs,
appointed railway co-ordinator, he
was inclined to regard government,
ownership as a last resort.
Mr.. Eastman is now trying tc
develop a workable plan which
would take under the Federal Gov.
ernment's wing all the other form.
of interstate transportation, such
as trucks and buses, as we'll as the
railroads.
THE ROCKEFELLER LETTER
When John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
a staunch lifelong Republican and
a heavy contributor to the Re-
publican campaign fund, wrote 4
letter to Chairman Farley of the
Democratic National Commistee
complimenting him upon his states
manlike utterances after the cleo.
ton, people in Washington began
to realize that the political hatcher
has been buried. at least tempor.
arily.
1t would be hardly accurate to
say that the signs point to another
such EZRA of good feeling as char
acterized President Monroe's sec
ond administration, but there are
many evidences that political diff.
ferences are being submerged ir
the effort of all sorts and condi-
tons of men to lend a hand in the
complete restoration of prosperity
The Chamber of Commerce of
the United States has officially
called upon its members to Coop
crate with the Administration anc
Congress for full recovery. The
Chamber of Commerce has for
three years past been the most out
spoken and vigorous critic Of Mr.,
Roosevelt's policies. 1t is the feel
ing here hat the tendency is more
to constructive criticism and CO.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1936-11-27

N POSTERS FOR SALE at
The WAtchman Office.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1936-11-27

Twenty-eight farmers of Cur
rituck county, had 253 hogs vac
cinated to control cholera last
week.
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-10-02

wealthiest members of the senate,
was badly defeated by former Gov
Wilbur M. Brucker, and there is
more than suspicion that he knew
his fate beforehand. Brucker, who
is only fortytwo years old, has been
years. The Republicans re-nomi-
mated Frank D. Fitzgerald for the
governorship.
On the Democratic side Repre-
sentative Prentiss NJ. Brown won
the senatorial nomination against
Louis B. Ward who was supported
by Father Coughlin. For governor
they chose, Frank Murphy, high
commissioner to the Philippines and
former mayor of Detroit. Both Muir
ply and his defeated opponent,
George Welsh, campaigned as
Roosevelt supporters.
In the New Hampshire primaries
Gov. H. Styles Bridges won the Re-
publican senatorial nomination, end
ing the effort of former Senator
George H. Moses to stage come
back. The Democrats put up Rep
resentative William N. Rogers.
Nominees for governor are Maj.
Francis P: Murphy, Republican, and
Amos NJ Blandin, Democrat.
Massachusetts will have for Sena-
tor either Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr.,
Republican, or James M. Curley.
now governor, Democrat. John w.
Haigis, Republican, and Charles F.
Hurley, Democrat, were nominated
for the governorship.
The gubernatorial nominees in
Wisconsin are: Gov. Philip La Fol-
lette, Progressive; Alexander Wi
ley, Republican, and Arthur W..
Lueck, Democrat
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-10-02
Veterans of Two Wars
Open Conventions

VETERANS of the World war and
' of the Civil war opened their
annual gatherings, the American
Legion in Cleveland and the Grand
Army of the Republic in Washing
ton. The Legionnaires, many thou
sands of them, started off with the
dedication of the Peace Gardens in
the Ohio city, for which soil had
been brought from sacred ShrineS
of foreign countries and the forty
eight states. National Commander
Ray Murphy presided over an inn
pressive ceremony and unveiled a
memorial plaque bearing the in
scription:
These gardens, planned by men
who know the horrors of war, were
dedicated to the brotherhood of man
and peace throughout the world
Commander Murphy in his annual
report said: Whether our country
shall be spared participation in an
other great international conf1agra-
llOIi Illdy WSn OSPCllo ukOii Oltl SOcI
age as Legionnaires to stand up and
demand that our government now
take the steps which may save US,
without the loss of honor-a sacri-
flee we are unwilling to make at
any cost" i's'"'
Only about nine hundred surviV-
orS of the Union arrny were able to
attend the G.. A. r. encampment,
and many believe it will be the last
to be held. The aged warriors,
headed by Oley Nelson of Iowa, the
national commander, began their
proceedings with a service in Wash
ington cathedral. The route of their
parade was six blocks on Pennsyl-
vania avenue, the scene of the grand
review of the Union armies before
President Andrew Johnson seventy
one years ago.
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-10-02
Spanish Rebels Push
on Toward Madrid

g EVERAL columns Of Spanish
~ Fascists, . and Moorish legion
naires were reported to be making a
determined drive toward Madrid
under, the direction of General
Franco, and the. loyalists were fall
ing back at the rate of five miles a
day.
The rebel garrison of the Alcazar
in Toledo was still holding out
though the government forces, after
dynamiting part of the old fortress,
made alta cks with flaming gasoline.
The defenders lost, heavily but the
survivors kept up their deadly ma
chine gun fire and repulsed the
charges of: the 1eyalistS.
The American State. department
ordered the embassy in Madrid
closed and warned all Americans
still in, the capital thatD'they re-
manned at their own risk. The
consulate at Malaga also was closed
and the consul took refuge in Gil
braltar. Diplomats of 13 nations,
who had gone to Saint Jean de Luz.
France, rejected the Spanish gov
ernment's demand that they return
to Madrid.
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-10-02

sively accepts the support OF alien
organizations hostile to the Ameri-
can form of government.
'Such articles are conceived in
malice and born of political spite.
They are deliberately framed to
give a false impression, in other
words to frame the American
people.
The President does not want and
does not welcome the vote or sup
port of any Individual or group TAX
ing orders from alien sources.
This simple fact is, of course, OBJ
vious.
The American people will not
permit their attention to be diverted
from real issues to fake issues
which no patriotic, honorable, de-
cent citizen would purposely inject
into American affairs"
Mr.. Hearst, who was in AmSter-
dam, promptly replied by cable,
saying in part:
1.-The President has issued state
ment through secretary. He has
not had the frankness to say to
whom he refers in the statement
I think I am justified in as
suming that I am the object of the
statement, and that 1 may cour-
teously endeavor to correct Mr..
Roosevelt's misstatementS and to
set him right .
Let me say that have not stated
at any time whether the President
willingly or unwilling received the
support of the Karl Marx Socialists,
the Frankfurter radicals, commu-
nists and anarchists, the Tugwell
bolsheviks, and the Richberg rev.
olutionistS which constitute the bulk
of his following.
Il have simply said and shown
that he does receive the support of
these enemies of the American sys-
tenn of government, and that he has
done his best to deserve the support
of all such disturbing and destruc-
tive elements"
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-10-02
Al Smith Will Make Some
Anti-Roosevelt Speeches

SPECULATION concerning what
~ part Al Smith would take in
the Presidential campaign seems to
be settled by the news that he will
deliver several anti-Roosevelt ad-
dresses, the first probably in Carne-
gle hall in New York in October.
He is reported to be making out his
own program and planning talks
also in Massa chusetts and New Jer-
sey. 1t is said neither the Republi-
can party nor the American Liberty
league will be sponsor for his ap-
pearances. Until Mr.. Smith an
nounces his intentions it will not be
known whether or not he will ad-
vocate the election of Governor Lam
don.
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-10-02
McAlexander, "Rock of
the Marne," Dies

MAJ. GEN. ULYSSES 6. GRANT
1N1 McALEXANDER, u. S. A, re-
tired, who won fame in the World
war as THE Rock of the Marne,"
died suddenly in his home in Port
land, Ore, at the age of seventy
two.
The general won his appellation
for his stand in stemming terrific
assault by the Germans in their fl
nal great offense on the western
front in July, 1918.
He was then colonel in command
of the Thirty-eighth infantry, and
at the most critical period of the
German attack he was told by head
quarters that he might fall back if
he thought best. He replied posi-
lively: Il will hold my lines" and
he did. 1t was the Germans who
fell back.
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-10-02

and provide an insurance" against
crop failures in other years.
Morris L. Cooke, rural electrical
ton administrator, was named
chairman of another committee to
draft recommendations for a per-
manent land use program designed
to avert drouth emergencies in the
great plains area.
The President suggested the crop
insurance plan might be limited
to one or two major crops at the
start and that it should be formulat-
ed with the advice and assistance of
national farm organization leaders
so that it can be submitted to. con-
gress with their support.
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-10-02
Havana Paper Dynarnited;
Four Persons Killed

EOUR persons were killed and
l. two buildings wrecked by a dy-
Mantle blast that shook Havana,
Cuba. The plant of the newspaper
Ell Pals was destroyed, and only
the quick work of the police saved
that of the Diario de lar Marina.
Informed authorities expressed
belief the explosion was planned by
Spanish residents who became an
cry over publication of Spanish civ
il war news in the two newspa-
pers.
The blast demolished a Catholic
church near the Ell Pals building.
Scores of suspects were arrested,
many of them being members Of
the Spanish Socialist circle.
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-10-02

their various degrees of scholarship.
President James B. Conant greet
ed the guests, accepted their Gre
dentials and delivered a simple
address of welcome. He noted that
the assembly was an impressive
demonstration of the solidarity of
the academic world, and saw in the
greetings of the delegates 1.-The con-
tinued aspiration of mankind toward
a universal fellowship based on hu-
man reason"
When the delegates were called
up in the order of the age of the
institutions they represented, first
to respond was Prof. Saleh Hashem
Alta of Al-Azhar university Of Cai'
70, founded in $40.
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-10-02
what <(lL
~DWV~ thinks
- about:
The Passing of Thaiberg. :.

TT OLLYWOOD, CALF
"A Big an industry as the
moving picture industry is, the
death of one slender, shy, frail
man has stunned it. The old
guard of this business has lost
its little corporal and the sec
ond generation of producing
talent is left with a yawning
gap where yesterday there
loOmed a leader who was both
pioneer and a progressive.
Irving Thalberg was an authentic
genius of the films -. a master
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-10-02

A. Wallace chairman of a commit
tee directed to prepare report
and recommendations for legislation
providing plan of all risk crop
insurance" and suggested that the
system provide for payment of pre-
miums and insurance in commodi-
ties. This is in accord with Wal
lace's proposed plan under which
farmers would put part of their
crops Of good years into a pool
from which they could draw in lean
years. 1t would serve, he believes,
to keep surpluSes from destroying
the price structure in good years
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-10-02

Levitt of Connecticut, who resigned
August l because, as he alleged,
the Department of the Interior in
terfered with the processes of his
court.
The oath of office was admin
istered to Mr.. Jones in Washington
by Ugo Carusi, executive assistant
to Attorney General Cummings, in
the presence of Mr. Cummings and
a number of other officials.
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-10-02

the tercentenary of
it's founding. In
Sanders theater was
held the academic
reception. for 554
scholars represent
ing 502 universities,
colleges and learned
societies in every
state of the Union
and in forty foreign
countries, and all of
them wearing the
caps, gowns and
h cd 6 Signifying Q
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-10-02
Killings Pave the Way for
Tapan's Move AGAINST China


D ROBABLY Japan is about ready
L to proceed further with the sub
jugation of China, the, latest ex-
cuseS being the alleged murder of
several japanese nationals by Chi
nese. 1t was announced by the navy
department in Toxic that Japanese
marines had been. ordered, to land
at Hankow to protect the life and
PROPERTY of Japanese there, and
that 1.-The navy:fears that it may be
forced to resort to some defensive
measures in the near future" The
announcement added that the sin
cerity of the Marking governmen:
in wanting to end anti-Japanese
feeling in China was not dependa-
BILE and hence protective measures
were taken.
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-10-02

Snowman, a deft in
terpreter of tn a t
tricky art which
finds it S medium
through story and
camera and screen.
1t will be long be-
fore they breed an
other Thalberg out
here. For men of
his brain, his ener-
gy, his pathfinding
instincts don't come
in sets, don't often