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"If the choice were left to me whether to have a
free press or a free government, 1 would choose a
free press.”—Thomas Jefferson.
THURSDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 5, 1931
POPULATION DATA
CITIES AND TOWNS
Salisbury _ 16,951 Gold Hill _ 156
Spencer _ 3,129 Granite Quarry _ 507
E. Spencer _ 2,098 Rockwell _ 696
China Grove_ 1,258 Faith _ 431
Landis _ 1,388 Kannapolis_1... 13,912
TOWNSHIPS
Atwell _ 2,619 Morgan _ 1,327
China Grove_ 8,990 Mt. Ulla _ 1,389
Cleveland - 1,445 Providence_ 2,5 89
Franklin_ 2,246 Salisbury _ 25,153
Gold Hill _ 2,642 S. Irish_ 1,251
Litaker_1_ 2,562 Steele _ 1,142
Locke- 1,904 Unity_ 1,406
ROWAN COUNTY_56,665
THE SPIRIT OF NORTH CAROLINA
The spirit of North Carolina has been well
expressed by State Treasurer Nathan O’Berry,
who in a recent interview said:
"I don’t know the reason for this sit
uation. I don’t know how we are going
to pull out of it, or when. But this I do
know: We will pull out of it. A year or
two from now we shall be looking back
and laughing at the present absurd, sense
less, and ridiculous feeling of gloom which
overwhelms the country. I have seen the
economic pendulum swing back and forth
extremely a half-dozen times since, at
__15 years of age, I went to work forka rail
road, in the panic year of 1873. And, al
ways, the farther it swung one way the
farther it went later in the other direc
tion.”
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DEMAND FOR COTTON ON INCREASE
In reporting to the annual meeting of the
Cotton-Textile Institute President George A.
Sloan said "developments during the last year
give much encouragement to the belief that
the demand for cotton, in both new and es
tablished markets, can be greatly increased.”
We in the South should read this with par
ticular interest and profit, for we can perform
a much finer task for the cotton producer by
inceasing the demand for the staple than by
passing acreage laws.
In listing the many new uses to which cot
ton is being put, he said a vast market would
be opened if road builders were to be convinc
ed of the value of using strips of cotton fabric
as a base for the top surface of roads. He told
also how 3,000,000 square yards of cotton
have been consumed in a year in manufactur
ing cotton stationery.
Mr. Sloan gave the following review of the
year’s accomplishments:
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1. Acceptance Dy a preponaerent part oi
the industry of the recommendation that
night employment of women and minors be
discontinued. This policy is ndw being pur
sued by approximately 84 per cent, of the cot
ton mills in the United States.
"2. A greater realization of the detrimen
tal effects of regular night running.
"3. Continued observance by mills
throughout the industry of the shorter work
week policy.
”4. Increasing evidence of disposition on
the part of mills in the main, to adjust pro
duction to demand; and the amazing reduc
tion in stocks. The latter is a phenomenon oc
curring in a far more striking degree in the
cotton manufacturing industry than in any
other of the major industries for which rec
ords are available.
"3. Further observance of improved cost
methods as shown by their adoption of ap
proximately 3,000,000 additional spindles.
"6. Publication of an authoritative treatise
on yarn mill cost finding ....
"7. Growing resort to arbitration methods
for settling commercial disputes ....
*'8. The industry’s successful efforts in di
recting public attention to the products of cot
ton.”
WHEN WILL THE DEPRESSION END?
While nobody has yet been able to'predict
accurately the exact time at which a depres
sion will begin or end, the fact that prosper
ity and depression are recurring phenomena
is not open to question.
If statisticians can’t forecast accurately the
time schedule of the business cycle, we cer
tainly can identify the conditions which pre
cede a change.
William L. Chenery, editor of Collier’s
Weekly, sees many statistical fingers pointing
clearly to the approaching end of depression.
He sums them up as follows:
"Too high prices always lead to a de
pression. Too low prices always precede a
period of prosperity. Prices now and for
months past have been too low. That we
are at the eve of a resumption of busi
ness prosperity is as certain therefore as
anything in human affairs.
"We have other kinds of trouble—epi
demics of disease, for example. Influenza
and infantile paralysis wreak their havoc.
Where disease is concerned we apply the
scientific method. Our approach to the
epidemic problem is rational.
"In contrast we prefer not to think
about depressions, which are symptoms
of economic maladjustment. If, however,
we expended the same kind of scientific
thought on isolating the causes of depres
sions and on quarantining ourselves
against their spread as we now apply to
problems of public health, we might
quickly learn how to insure ourselves
against these troubles.
"If experience teaches any lesson we
can be certain that before very long busi
ness will again be very active. Once more
farmers will be getting profitable prices
for their crops. Reconstruction will again
characterize Europe. Germany will have
revived. South America will have settled
down to work.
"The wheel turns up after it goes down
and we shall have been carried forward.”
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- THEN AND NOW
Fifty years ago the people lived quite differ
ent than they do today and, no doubt, they
were happier and enjoyed life more fully than
they do now under modern custom. Enumerat
ing the things that the people of a half cen
tury ago did not do, an exchange says:
"Nobody wore a wrist watch. {
"Nobody had appendicitis. )■ ^
"Nobody knew about radio.
"Most young men had 'ivory bills.’
"Farmers came to town for their mail.
"Many people read by the candle or kero
sene lamp light.
"The heavens were not full of man-made
birds.
"The hired girl drew $1.50 a week and was
happy.
"Young men learned trades at $5.00 a week.
"The butcher 'threw in’ a chunk of liver.
"The merchant 'threw in’ a pair of suspend
ers with every suit.
"Nobody listened in on the telephones.”
Yes, the good "old days” have passed, but
are we ready to exchange them for the radio,
the automobiles of the present day and time
that go to make up a life worth living?
Fifty years from now times and conditions
will have changed as much as they have in the
last half century. What the improvements and
inventions will be, no one can tell; but maybe
communication with other planets will have
been established and we will be able to con
verse and visit newly discovered underseas.—
Athens, Ga., Banner-Herald.
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MODERN GIRL WILL TALK ABOUT
ABSOLUTELY ANYTHING
If things go on like this, there will soon be
either nothing left we can’t mention in po
lite society, or no polite society left in which
we can’t mention it.
Nowadays it is almost as difficult to believe
that girls ever blushed as that they ever swoon
ed.
Which reminds me of a Colonial friend who
went to a dinner party and found himself next
to a strange young lady with whom it was
his duty to make polite conversation.
As we walked home afterward I asked him
how he got on with his neighbor. "Oh,” he an
swered, "she was splendid—simply splendid!
Completely frank and straightforward and
really—well, you know, ready to talk about
absolutely anything. In fact,” he added, “be
tween you and me, I couldn’t get her to talk
about anything else.”—Exchange.
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Eskimo singing has reached America by
radio and is said to be nearly as bad as our oVn.
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Always compose your love letters with a
view to their possible effect upon the jury.
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To the Legionnaires and
Ex-Service Men in Salisbury
and Rowan County:
I am glad to know you will again
celebrate Armistice Day. It is indeed
fitting that we should feel anew the
glory and honor of the victory for
world democracy. It is an excellent
thing to re-dedicate ourselves to this
cause and to pay tribute to those who
paid the cost.
As the years pass the passion to taste
again of great moments that are gone
grows greater; the memory becomes
brighter and the service more appre
ciated. And this is as it should be.
An elaborate program has been
planned for the occasion and thous
ands are expected to participate in the
event from Rowan and adjoining
counties.
When the bugle blows, I am confi
dent there will be hundreds who will
"fall in” and carry on.
Governor Matthew Rowan.
Mr. Rob Roy Peery,
Philadelphia, Pa.
My dear Mr. Peery:
In losing you, Salisbury lost a mas
ter of music.
While home town folks regret that
you have accepted another field in
which to continue your work, they
wish you unlimited success and good
fortune.
You are one of few who has been
able to obtain national recognition
while still a young man. You are one
of few who has been able to nurse a
certain spark of genius until it burst
into a flame. You are one of few who
through hard work and inspiration has
been able to make a livelihood and
more in a work of love, a work as
vital to you as almost life itself.
You have gone to greener fields. I
wish you well.
Governor Matthew Rowan.
Mr. J. T. Wyatt,
Route 3,
Salisbury, N. C.
My dear Venus:
I acknowledge receipt of your recent
correspondence from Faith. Among the
items contained in your copy was the
following:
"Venus birthday is Oct 3 1. I-fe
lacks only 20 years of being one
hundred years old.”
I am not satisfied to merely wish
you many more happy birthdays; nor
am I satisfied to pass the occasion up
with the humdrum, routine, words of
congratulations upon your reaching
the grand old age of 80. Rather, I pre
fer to say something about you;
something about your accomplish
ments and above all, something about
the sunshine you have spread during
your life through contributions to
newspapers of a humor all your own;
yet, a humor that was contagious and
healthy.
In your early life, you volunteered
for service in the Confederate army.
You are credited with founding the
rock industry in Rowan county. Your
eczema salve has been favorably re
ceived. Your collection of antiques
and curiosities is one of the best in
this community.
But it is not of these things I de
sire to speak. Probably the outstanding
service you have rendered your fellow
men has been your humorous contri
butions to newspapers of this vicinity.
People have laughed at you, they have
laughed at your style, they have laugh
ed at your sayings, they have laughed
at the simplicity of your composition,
they have laughed at you ego—but
they have laughed and laughed again.
After all, a fellow who can occa
sionally make another fellow laugh,
has done something worthwhile. But a
man who can make thousands laugh
over a period of years has contributed
more than his portion of service to
mankind. And if anyone in this coun
ty can beat you making other people
laugh, I want someone to trot him out.
My hope is that you have many
more years in store to allow you to
inspire many more laughs.
Governor Matthew Rowan.
To All Readers of
These Letters:
Early Christmas buying and ship
ping are peculiarly desirable this year.
Not only will early mailing tend to
avoid last-hour congestion in the post
offices and over-work of the postal
forces, but it will contribute relief to
many unemployed ones by creating the
necessity at an earlier date for the em
ployment of extra help in the postal
service, in accordance with the pro
gram announced from Washington.
In addition to that, early buying of
Christmas goods will stimulate retail
business during the weeks between
now and the holidays, which in turn
will help the wholesale dealers, the
manufacturers and the transportation
companies, which will improve the
employment situation. Early buying,
or even the spread of Christmas shop
ping over a longer period than usual,
will prove of peculiar benefit to all
concerned this year, in a larger meas
ure than under normal conditions.
Governor Matthew Rowan.
COMMENTS
MR. DUNN URGES PRESERVA
TION OF RINGNECKED PHEAS
ANTS IN ROWAN COUNTY.
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To the Editor:
During the past two or three years
a new game bird has made its appear
ance in Rowan county. This splendid
bird is the ringnecked pheasant (phas
anius torquatus); a native of China.
Recent estimates indicate thatr There
are probably three hundred of this
species in the county. The cock is a
brilliantly plumaged fellow with a
green head and neck, a mahogany col
ored breast, bluish, brown and gray
on the back, with a narrow white ring
around the neck and possessing a sharp
pointed tail about 15 inches long. He
may weigh as much as four pounds
and is full plumaged at six months of
age. The hen is much smaller, weigh
ing usually two to three pounds, with
modest brownish-gray plumage . and
likewise having a sharp pointed tail.
The ringnecked pheasant is largely in
sectiverous, though it is also very fond
of weed seeds, especially ragweed seeds.
He will eat grain when nothing else
is available, but doesn’t care for corn
unless he is very hungry. The ring
neck hen usually has from twelve to
fifteen young. In the wild state these
birds are very hardy, and if they are
given half a chance, may become fair
ly numerous. They were introduced
into North Dakota not many years
ago, and present indications have it
that there are several millions of them
in that state this year. In my opinion,
they can become plentiful in North
Carolina if they are properly protect
ed. The last legislature passed a local
law for Rowan county which places
a closed season on-pheasants until No
vember, 193 5, under the penalty of a
fine of not less than $25.00 and the
costs for the killing, snaring dr cap
turing of any pheasant in Rowan
county. With only three hundred
birds in the county, it is quite likely
that persistent violations of this law
will lead to a speedy extermination of
the local ringnecks. On the other
hand, if the law is observed, it is
equally likely that the pheasant will
become numerous within a few years.
For example: in the year 1888 forty-I
two Chinese ringnecks were liberated I
in the Willamette Valley, Wasliiog'ton, J
md within three years it was esiipnat- I
:d that no less than 50,000 pheasants
ivere in that section. With the full
:o-operation of our farmers and sports
nen, during the next four years, work
ng harmony and protecting the 300
pioneer pheasants, and their descend
mts, in this county, we may soon
look forward to the day when the
ringneck will be plentiful among us,
md justifying his existence and rais
in d’etre by aiding in the destruction
if our insect pests.
A goodly number of the pheasants
now in Rowan county were liberated
oy the State Department of Game
Conservation. However, a number of
ithers were reared and freed by Mr.
Chandler of Barber, Mr. Walter H.
Woodson, Jr., of Milford Hills and
others. These men reared the birds
at their own expense and donated them
to cause of local game restocking. The
rest of us, and particularly landown
ers, can do our part by seeing that
they are protected and the law car
ried out.
The recent act of the legislature
also applies to the ruffed grouse, oft
en erroneously called the "American
pheasant”. About a dozen of these ma
jestic game birds exist in a section of
Rowan county, although it was- be
lieved for a time that they were ex
tinct in our section.
J. Allan Dunn.
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NORTH CAROLINA
WEEKLY REVIEW
The following record of industrial
activity lists items showing invest
ment of capital, employment of la
bor and business activities and oppor
tunities.
Murphy—Surfacing completed on
State Highway No. 28 from this place
to Tennessee state line, Ducktown.
Goldsboro—230,706 pounds of to
bacco sold here during recent day for
$24,112.
Nashville—N. and T. Motor Co.
branch of Northam and Thacker, of
Lillington, opened business in Austin
and Strickland building, West Main
street.
Fuquay Springs—142,804 pounds
of tobacco sold here during recent day
for $16,834.
Ellenboro—Sweet potato curing
house opened.
Lenoir—New sound equipment in
stalled in Universal Theatre.
Lumberton—5 57,140 pounds of to
bacco sold here during recent week
for consideration of $56,404, average
of $10.12 per 100.
Mount Airy—Southeast Public Ser
vice Co. granted franchise to operate
local telephone system for next 10
years.
Lenoir—Nathan Kalodkin let con
tract to enlarge his building on South
Main street.
Wilmington—Wilmington Army &
Navy Store opened for business at 20
Market street.
Mount Airy—New Masonic Temple,
Franklin street, opened.
Revere—Road from this place to
Tennessee State line, going to Greene
ville will be regraveled.
Construction to start soon on White
Rock road linking with Mars Hill
highway on Marshall-Mars Hill road.
Warren ton—Site being sought here
for location of Warren County Prison
Camp.
Asheboro—J. D. and J. R. Ross,
Jr., purchased Asheboro Pad Plant in
West Asheboro from L. L. Whitaker.
QUESTIONS AND
. ANSWERS
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Q. What element forms the great
er part of the air?
A. Nitrogen.
Q. Who is the mayor of Chicago?
A. A. J. Cermak.
Q. What is the average life of a
horse?
A. Twenty years.
Q. Has the President the power to
remove a state governor from office?
A. No; he has no power to remove
state officials.
Q. What old Virginia city was
originally included in the area of the
District of Columbia?
A. Alexandria.
Q. What U. S. city has been call
ed "the oil capital of the world?”
A. Tulsa, Okla.
Q. Who wrote "Little Lord
Fauntleroy?”
A. Frances Hodgson Burnett.
Q. What animals will eat bees?
A. Skunk and bear.
Q. What one star does not change
its relative position to the northern
part of the earth?
A. The North Star.
Q. Who was called the "Grand
Monarch?”
A. Louis XIV, of France.
Q. Who was the first President of
the U. S. to serve two terms?
A. George Washington.
Q. What are the Latin quarters of
New York city called?
A. Greenwich Village.
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protective coloration during tiie Wuiie
A. Camouflage.
Q. What Biblical character tried
to walk on the water and failed?
A. Peter.
Q. Why is New Orleans called the
"Crescent City?”
A. Because of its situation in the
crescent made by the bend of the Mis
sissippi river at that place.
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It’s difficult to learn how to walk
properly along the pathway of the
mind. Perhaps these seven steps, sug
gested by Lewis C. Strang, m*y be of
help to you in traveling toward suc
cess:
1. Self-Recognition — Be sin
cere, not self-deceived. Intelligently
comprehend your motives, desires and
determinations.
2. Relaxation—Learn to be able
to think quietly and understandingly.
Avoid mental, physical and nervous
tension.
3. Integrity—Do not doublecross
yourself or others. Do not be obstinate
or wilful, mistaking them for strength
of character.
4. Serenity—Strive for poise and
confidence. Do not interpret apathy
and indifference as peace and trustful
ness.
5. Clarity of Vision—Be with
out fear.
. Wisdom of Action—Do not
conform for the sake of conforming.
7. Finally, Do Not Condemn
—Do not condemn yourself though
you fail. Do not condemn others
though they succeed.
Smilin’ Charlie Says
“TKere’s lots o*
folks on Easy
Street — coixurf
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