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Founded 1832-100th Year SALISBURY, FRIDA CORNING, FEBRUARY 19, 193 2 Vol. 27, No. 8 Price 2 Cents
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Salisbury Firms Ur'id To Aid In Building Drive
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MATERIALS AND
LABOR CHEAPER
THAN IN YEARS
Other Cities In State And
Country Are Participat
ing In General Move
ment.
LOCAL BUSINESS
FIRMS EXPECTED
TO CO-OPERATE
rtClean Up, Paint Up, Re
model, Buy And Build,”
Is Slogan To Be Used In
Campaign.
Salisbury citizens and business hous
es are being urged to join the build
ing program inaugurated in various ci
ties in the state and over the country
generally.
The movement is being made to re
awaken interest and to inspire activity
in construction work and also to re
lieve the unemployment situation.
The point is made that repair and
construction work can be made cheap
er now than at any time since the war.
Co-operation of local business con
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plumbing, heating and painting con
tractors and architects, real estate and
loan brokers, and building and loan
associations, is assured.
Definite advantages to be derived
from immediate construction have
been itemized as follows:
1. Greater Savings: You are offer
ed the lowest prices on materials and 1
labor in many years.
2. Make your own home livable,
comfortable and attractive, also your
business properties.
3. Build your own home now at a
great saving in cost on the lot you
possibly own, or buy a lot now if you
de not own one, at the lowest price in
years and build.
4. Increase your rental value and
make vacant homes and other proper
ties more attractive and more easily
rented by making these improvements
now.
5. Re-Sale Value: Increase sale price
by modernizing and making needed re
pairs, thereby making property more
desirable and more salable.
6. Financial advantages now being
offered by financial institutions on
new construction and modernizing of
homes and other properties.
GARDNER IS OPTIMISTIC
Raleigh—In the most forthright
statement he has given, Governor
Gardner said, in his opinion, the na
tion had reached the turn in the road
and was headed for a recovery. "For
the first time I see the gleam of hope
in the present distress,” he said.
MERCHANT IS WOUNDED
Carthage—C. J. Dellinger was shot
by a negro believed to be Clim Swan
who attacked Mr. Dellinger, a store
keeper. Mr. Dellinger resisted the ne
gro’s attempt to rob the store and a
gun which the negro carried shot the
man in his hand, necessitating the am
putation of two fingers.
TO PICK MEETING PLACE
Raleigh—Chairman Odus M. Mull
says the Democratic state executive
committee will be called to meet in
Raleigh on March 1 to fix the time
and place for holding the state Demo
cratic convention. A chairman and a
vice-chairman, elected for a two-year
period, will be picked at that time.
DEPUTY HAS NO GUN
High Point—Fred Hendrix, who is
charged with law enforcement in Trin
ity township, dislikes the idea of an
officer bristling with arms and am
munition. He carries no gun and de
pends on diplomacy and his sure-fire
promises when he goes out on the
toughest of cases.
NEGRO SHOOTS THREE
Edenton—Oscar White, negro, went
on a rampage here and shot two negro
women and a negro man. He clubbed
one of the women.
TRUE BILL FOUND
FOR ATTEMPT TO
COMMIT ASSAULT
Trial Of Zander Lee Ing
ram, Charged With At
tacking Mrs. Marshall
Stamper, Probably Be
Tried Today.
12 MONTHS ROAD
SENTENCE DRAWN
BY BUD LANNING
Superior Court Disposes
Of Large Number Of
Important Cases; Re
quire Balance Of Week.
A true bill, charging an attempt to
commit criminal assault, has been re
turned by the Rowan County grand
jury against Zander Lee Ingram,
youthful negro, indicted for an attack
upon Mrs. Marshall Stamper, who lives
at the intersection of East Bank and
Arlinvtnn Qfrppts.
The case will nmhahlv he tried in
Bud Lanning, young white man, was
convicted of an assault on a female
and was given 12 months on the : ads.
The original indictment charged rape,
but this was reduced to assault on a
female.
Judge Cameron McRae is presiding.
Following is a summary of the work
of the Superior court so far this week
in the trial of criminal cases:
1. Maurice Carr, negro, was sen
tenced 7 to 12 years at hard labor in
the state prison for burning the store
of Steele and Hall at Bear Poplar last
December. Carr plead guilty. Carr
implicated J. G. Karriker, Bear Poplar
merchant, but Solicitor Long nol press
ed the indictment, for lack of evi
dence.
2. Claude Potts, convicted of vio
lating the prohibition laws of the state,
was sentenced to 8 months on the
roads.
3. The cases against G. M. Lyerly,
indicted for embezzling funds of the
city of Salisbury while tax collector,
were continued until the May term
of court.
4. Albert Barnett, Ralph Barnett
and S. E. Triplett, were found guilty
of robbing the store of R'. N. Moore
in Cleveland. Both Barnetts were given
from 2 to 5 years in the state prison
while Triplett received not less than
one nor more than three years in the
state . prison.
5. Mack Setzer, charged with crim
inal assault, entered a plea of guilty
of an assault on a female which was
accepted by the state. Judgment wa^
continued until the May term of court.
6. A. L. Rinehardt, charged with
the violation of a municipal ordinance
regulating closing of service stations
during certain hours on Sunday, was
found not guilty.
Other cases, of. lesser importance,
follow:
Carl G. Smith, abandonment, con
tinued under former order.
James A. Weant, abandonment, de
fendant called and failed, judgment
nisi sci fa and capias.
W. M. Lothrop, false pretense, five
cases, nol pros with leave, the defend
ant not having been taken.
Evelyn J. Crawford, larceny and
receiving, continued for the term.
James Simon, violation of the pro
hibition law, defendant pays $10 of
his cost and case is continued for the
term under former order.
Baxter Lisk, forgery; it appearing
that costs have been paid the case goes
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Will Test Power of Press
Col. brank Knox, publisher of the
Chicago Daily News, has been asked
by Hoover to start propaganda, to
stop prosperous citizens from hoard
ing in order to bring back pros
perity.
Good
Morning
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THE NATIONAL SPIRIT
There ain’t no use
New laws to make—
We’ve got more now
Than we can break.
—The Cincinnati Enquirer.
But cheer up, men—
Success to crime!
We’ll break ’em all
If given time.
—Nep York Sun.
Whene’er we break
A law, you bet,
Time’s just about
What we all get.
—Newark Advocate.
And if we are
Not given time,
What we will get
Will be just fine.
—Huntington Advertiser. I
A business man was delivering a
lecture on a shady firm with which
he had been employed. "Of course, as
soon as I realized there were possibili
ties of dishonest profit being made I
got out of it,” he said.
"How much”? a student in .he rear
asked.—T it-Bits.
WASN’T HIS WORRY
"John,” said the missus, "wake up!
there’s a burglar in the house!”
"Well,” grunted her husband, "he’s
out of luck. I saw you going through
my pockets and swipe my roll an hour
ago, so he’ll have to fight it out with
you.” .
A cowpuncher ordered a ' teak at a
restaurant. The waiter brought it in
—rare—very rare. The puncher look
ed at it and demanded that it be re
turned to the kitchen and cooked.
"’Tis cooked,” snapped the waiter.
"Cooked—hell,” said our friend the
puncher. "I’ve seen cows hurt worse
than that and get well.”—S. F. Clar
ion
HOW TIMES CHANGE!
Ambiton of 1870—A gig and a gal
Ambition of 1920—A flivver anc
a flapper.
Ambition of 1950—A plane and £
jane.—Caper’s Weekly.
Realization, 1950—Wings and £
harp! Same as now?
WONDERS OF THE DRY LAW
Discover Big Cider Mill—head
line in a state paper.
Discovering a big cider mill certain
ly makes merely discovering Americ:
look like a joke and is enough to causi
ol’ Chris Columbus to turn over ;
couple of times in his grave!
EXCEPTION
"Women don’t seem to be satisfies
with anything even nature give
them,” growled the first married man
"always changing the color of thei
hair, daubing up their faces am
changing their figures to somethin;
different.”
"Yeh!” agreed the other one, "bu
they always seem to be perfectly sat
isfied with the tempers they startei
out with.”
Latest Developments
Along Chinese Front
CHIANG S ARMY ENTRAINS
for Shanghai, fully equipped and with
own guns; Japanese rush up heavy
guns, pour more troops into region;
tune up bombers.
TOKYO OFFICIALS ALARMED
as Chiang enters war; considers advis
ability of sending more troops to
China.
CHINESE CAVALRY, ON way to
front, bombarded by Japanese artil
lery.
JAPANESE APOLOGY FAILS to
satisfy United States; State Depart
ment considers further action in at
tack on Consul.
LEAGUE DRAFTS URGENT plea
for peace, calling on Japan to halt hos
tilities and refusing to recognize claims
territory invaded.
JAPAN APOLOGIZES TO U. S.
for attack on vice-consul, woman;
promises to punish men who beat them.
U. S., GREAT BRITAIN PRO
test anew against use of the Interna
tional Settlement as base of Japanese
military operations or as‘channel for
moving combatant troops into war
zone.
15 JAPANESE TANKS MOVE to
front fhrough International Settle
ments as 85,000 embattled troops of
both sides await opening of major
ing in Chapei again;- planes attack
xvr_‘_£_
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MORE JAPANESE TROOPS need
ed to defend forces in Shanghai against
Chinese, Foreign Minister Zoshizawa
contende at conference with Ambassa
dors of five powers.
"GUNNERS’ BAD AIM” BRINGS
apologies from Japanese high command
as shells drop in U. S. Marine area
without exploding; none hurt.
U. S. CITIZENS WARNED TO
evacuate 'villages outlying Shanghai in
the lower Yangtze Valley; other for
eigners reported warned also.
ENTIRE U. S. ASIATIC FLEET
ordered to stand by to evacuate or pro
tect American lives in China.
FORMAL PROTEST TO JAPAN
made by United States and Great Brit
ain as result of Japanese military ac
tion at Shanghai, United States State
Department announces.
U. S. CITIZENS WARNED TO
prepare to flee from Nanking; China’s
highest officials decide to declare war,
says message to Shanghai; Gen. Chiang
Kaishek exhorts army to "fight for
existence.”
WORLD STRIFE HINTED BY
Tokyo officials as possible result if
League of Nations intervenes; spokes
man says Japan may withdraw from
League.
1,0&0 CHINESE CASUALTIES, in
cluding women and children, listed in
Shanghai.
JAPANESE FLEET TRAINS guns
on Shanghai, ready to fire; landing
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ATTEMPT TO BURN CAR
Newton—Unknown persons siphon
ed a quantity of gasoline from the
tank of the automobile belonging to
Policeman Robinson, poured the gas
under the car and set it a-fire. Mem
bers of the Robinson family were
awakened by the flare and moved the
car to safety.
WRITES OWN DEATH STORY
Writing a detailed story of his own
suicide, Paul Ellis, editor of Daytona
Beach, Fla., carried out the plan. The
story was printed.
THE OLD CAT DIES
Salem, Ore.—Tommy Blue, 21
year-old cat, is dead. The fourteen
pound blue maltese, a favorite with
youngsters, was given a fitting burial
by children of the neighborhood.
Young Rowan
Farmers Hold
Fine Meeting
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vocational education," the father and
son banquet held under the auspices
of the Young Tar Heel Farmers of the
county, at the Yadkin hotel of this
city Wednesday night was attended by
more than 150 farmers and their sons.
The banquet was one of the best of
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was to "weld a closer relationship be
tween the agricultural leaders of today
and those contemplating the study of
agriculture as their life work.
Milton McLaughlin, of the Cleve
land chapter, was the toastmaster and
extended a welcome to the group; Al
bert Miller of China Grove made the
response.
The objectives of the chapters of the
Young Tar Heel Farmers was outlined
by Guy Ethridge of Woodleaf who
told of the work the chapters are do
ing in aiding boys to become seriously
interested in agriculture as a life pro
fession.
A. L. Teachy, district supervisor of
vocational teachers, was another guest
of the evening and introduced Mr.
Brown, the principal speaker.
In his address Mr. Browne called
attention to the fact that agriculture
was going forward in the same man
ner as other vocations, and stressed the
importance of agriculture as a vocation
being taught in the schools; however,
he voiced his opposition to separate
schools for students of agriculture,
stating that the farm boy needs the
same training in art, literature, and
music as those planning to enter other
lines of work.
Who s Who In Rowan
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ROWAN COUNTY SCHOOLS
Rockwell
G. Ray Brown, principal, mathemat
ics, Rockwell; Hazel Bowers, French
and English, Spencer; Katherine Fra
. ley, science, Woodleaf; Ruth Lyerly,
: home economics, Salisbury; Elizabeth
i Keiffer, English, Alexandria, Pa.; J.
M. Conry, agriculture, Rockwell; J.
R. Lewis,- H. S. and coach, Dallas;
Ruth Beaver, Rockwell; Wilson Hill,
l Salisbury, R. 5; Inez Kesler, Salisbury;
; Lois Watson, Albemarle; Linnie Ken
, drick, Cherryville; Eva Wiseman, Sal
' isbury, R. F. D.; Mabel McNeely,
1 China Grove; Edna Agner, Salisbury,
; R. 9.
Rowan Academy
t Mrs. Myrtie B. Abernethy, Salis
- bury, R. 6.
1 Salem
Eva Bostian, Kannapolis, R. 1; Nola
wise, oansDury, jk.. /.
Sloope (Litaker)
Lottie Miller, Misenheimer.
Sloope (China Grove)
Eva Clodfelter, Concord.
South River
Ruth Trexler, Granite Quarry.
Sumner
Mrs. Bessie Beck, Salisbury.
Teague
Anna Blanche Perry, Charles.
Union
Ella Mae Lyerly, Salisbury, R. 9
Mary Barringer, Salisbury, R. 4.
Unity
Mrs. Hettie H. Whitley, Kannapolis
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SUNDAY SOWER FINED
Berne, Ind.—John J. Hendricks wa
fined $11.95 here for sowing whea
on Sunday. A neighbor caused Hen
dricks’ arrest under an ancient blu
law.
Happy Warrior Back
Al Smith will run for the Presi
dency again as the Democratic stand
ard-bearer if his party wants him to
do so, he has publicly announced, but
he will make no effort to land the
nomination.
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NORTH CAROLINA
NEWS IN
BRIEF
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DIE OF POISON WHISKEY
Greensboro—Poison alcohol render
ed more deadly by a liberal mixing of
carbolic acid, caused the death of three
negro men here.
YOUTH IS KILLED
China Grove—Clarence Wilhelm,
14, was instantly killed near here Sat
urday afternoon when his light auto
mobile overturned. 1..
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Washington—Floyd God ley, ~t*r,
came home drunk and his sister repri
manded him. Godley attacked the girl
and beat her severely with his fist. The
police took him into custody.
BODENHEIMER NEW SHERIFF
Lexington—G. V. Bodenheimer was
named sheriff of Davidson county by
the board of county commissioners to
succeed Sheriff James A. Leonard, who
was killed recently.
MAN ARRESTED FOR MURDER
Bakersville—George Presnell is held
in Missouri for authorities of Mitchell
county on a charge of the murder of
Lewis Buchanan 29 years ago. Presnell
has been operating a coal mine in Mis
souri.
REV. HARRY NORTH DIES
Raleigh—Rev. Harry North, pre
siding elder of the Raleigh District of
the North Carolina Conference of the
Methodist church, died at his home.
He suffered a heart attack which re
sulted in death.
TOEACCU SALLo UKU1'
Raleigh—North Carolina tobacco
growers received approximately $30,
000 less for their tobacco for the year
1931-32 selling season than they did
a year ago. To date 45 8,129,286
pounds have been sold at an average
of $8.93 per hundred.
FORD PLANT TO RE-OPEN
Charlotte—The Charlotte plant of
the Ford Motor company will re-open
March 1 and will produce 100 auto
mobiles daily, the manager says. Be
tween 1,000 and 1,500 men have al
ready been instructed to return to
work on March 1.
BANDITS GET 38 CENTS
Rockingham—Thirty-eight cents is
the sum total secured by yeggmen who
blew open the safe of Seaboard depot
here. The office was broken open, a
hole bored into the safe and nitro
glycerine exploded to open the safe.
Thirty-eight of eighty-nine cents in
the box was taken.
HARWOOD ARRESTED
Raleigh—Special Superior Couri
, Judge John H. Harwood of Brysor
City has been arrested and released un
der bond of $1,000 charging that h(
attempted to "manufacture” evidencf
i tending to show that his daughter wai
: innocent of an allegation that she em
■ bezzled $4,828 in State funds during
: her employment in the office of th<
Commissioner of Revenue.