Southern Mills Adopting Diversification Policy
HALF OF COU r
COURT CAS IRE
RUM VIOLATIONS
Twenty-six defendants charged with
thirty-eight offenses were arraigned
before Judge C. E. Gooch in the Row
an County Court during the past
week. Violations of the state prohibi
tion laws were again in the majority,
eighteen or half of the cases on Coun
ty Prosecutor Dunn’s docket being vi
olation of liquor statutes, as will be
seen from the following summary:
Driving drunk, violation prohibition
laws and drunk and disorderly .18
Assault with deadly weapon _ 3
Simple assault _ 1
Speeding_ 4
Resisting arrest _3
Reckless driving _ 2
Larceny and receiving _ 2
False pretense _ 1
Carrying concealed weapon _ 1
Tampering with state’s witnesses .. 1
The cases for the week were dock
eted as follows:
Ralph Lowder, speeding, costs.
A. M. Brewer, violation prohibition
laws, not guilty; drunk and disorder
ly, $15.00.
Leo Trexler, violation prohibition
laws, $15 and costs; drunk, costs.
Eric Clark, vio. pro. laws, $15.
Clarence Blackwell, drunk, costs.
Dave Daggett, drunk, costs.
G. B. Walters, drunk, costs.
W. R. McCubbins, drunk, costs.
F. R. Pope, false pretense, probable
cause, $500 bond.
Oakley Lovett, reckless driving, call
ed and failed.
Ben Gordy, larceny and receiving,
3 1-2 months on roads.
Jim Leonard, assault with deadly
weapon, 5 months or $75.
Fred Hall, drunk, costs.
Mearl Pethel, interfering with
state’s witnesses, assault with deadly
weapon and drunk and disorderly, 10
months on roads or $250 fine.
Buren Mahaley, larceny and receiv
ing, nol pros with leave.
Charlie Dalton, speeding, $15.
Troy McCall, speeding, $15.
L. L. Brown, speeding, $15.
Zula Walker, two cases vio. pro.
laws, 90 days in workhouse or $30 fine
B. L. Williams, driving drunk, $50
and prohibited from driving car for 5
months.
Baxter Hunsucker and Marvin Kim
mer, larceny and receiving. Kimmer
six months on roads; Hunsucker turn
ed over to the Federal authorities in
Virginia, where he was wanted as an
escaped federal prisoner; defendant al
so wanted by the State of Virginia for
larceny of automobile.
R. A. Wike, assault and assault with
deadly weapon, not guilty.
Jake Brown, drunk, not guilty; re
sisting arrest, 7 months or fine of
$200; violation prohibition laws, $25.
Mrs. Ella Brown, resisting arrest and
drunk, nol pressed.
Frank Brown, drunk, not guilty; re
sisting arrest, 7 months or $175.
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AUCTION w
CONTRACT
ky Wynne Ferguson
Author of “PRACTICAL AUCTION BRIDGE*
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ARTICLE No. S
j. hat Auction ana contract ana tneir
attendant rules are not yet standard
ized throughout the country is well
illustrated by the following request for
decision from one of the writer’s Cali
i in ot the
nor^fa'ce
card. Another player claimed he was
wrong as he should have waited till
the trump was declared and then if he
had neither ‘ace, face nor trump,’ he
could have claimed a new deal. This
point has caused considerable dis
cussion and difference of opinion so
please decide it for us.”
Needless to say, a player must play
the cards as dealt and the fact that
they are all under a ten spot is no reason
for a new deal. There never has been
such a rule and it is rather surprising
to have it advanced, especially in such
an up-to-date State as California. It is
a good example, however, of the wide
spread popularity of Auction and Con
tract even among those who are not
familiar with the ordinary rules of the
game.
The following hand ha3 raised a
curious question:
Hearts — K
Clubs — none
Diamonds — A, K, J, 10,
9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2
Spades — none
No score, rubber game. Z dealt and
bid one no trump. What should A bid
with the foregoing hand at either
Auction or Contract? A should un
doubtedly pass, hoping that Z will
obtain the bid at no trump. In the
actual piay A aia pass, also x ana d,
so Z played the hand at one no trump.
A played his twelve diamonds and, on
the twelfth trick, Z had left in his hand
the ace of hearts and the ace of spades.
It was an absolute guess which ace to
keep and, as usual in such cases, he
guessed wrong, discarded the ace of
gWirpit a grand slain. I
The curious part about the hand was
that Z accused A, the writer’s cor
respondent, of "not having played a
sporting game as he was betting on a
certainty.” It was argued that such a
play might be all right in a Card Club,
but very unsportsmanlike for a social
game. Such a contention is certainly
curious and has seemed worthy of
mention in this article. When a game of
Auction or Contract is made up, there
is an express understanding that each
player shall be entitled to take full
advantage of both his skill and his
luck. Luck averages up for every one in
the long run, so never criticize a player
for holding big cards or for playing
them to obtain the maximum resujts.
Take the game and your luck philo
sophically, and both "you and your
friends will enjoy the game a great
deal more.
The writer was under the impression
that the following problem was rather
easy until one of his correspondents
wrote in regard to it: “Only an ostrich
would call this problem simple.” Why
lie selected an "ostrich” for compara
tive purposes is doubtful but probably
because of its purported lack of intelli
gence. After that statement, however,
the writer will refrain from expressing
an opinion. See if you can figure it out
before reading the solution that follows.
Problem
Hearts — 8
Clubs — ^ ie
Di -ne
S 8,3
Hearts — Q, 6 — Hearts —10, 7, 4, 2
Clubs—none • Clubs none
Diamonds — none * • Diamonds none
Spades —A, Q, 8 : : Spades—10
Hearts — K, 9
Clubs — none
Diamonds — none
Spades — J, 6, 2
There are no trumps and Z is in the
lead. How can Y Z win three of the five
tricks against any defense?
f, Solution: Z should lead the jack of
spades and A should play the queen,
although he knows that it must lose
the trick. By so doing, he retains his
tenace in Y’s suit. If he were to play
his ace on the jack, he would leave Y
with the tenace and Y Z would now
win four tricks against any defense. A
must play the queen of spades and Y
wins the trick with the king. Y should
now lead the eight of hearts; B plays
the deuce and Z should play the nine.
If he should play the king, A shoujd
play the queen and A B will then win
the last three tricks. When Z plays
the nine, however, A must win with
the queen. Now either Z wins the king
of hearts and Y the nine of spades or
else Y takes two tricks in spades. In
other words, Y Z must win three of
the five tricks.
POULTRY LOADING
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20th
Mutual Exchange Car Will Load At Freight
Depot. Advancing Following Prices:
HEAVY HENS_13c
LEGHORN HENS _10c
CHICKENS _ 13c
ROOSTERS _ 5 c
GEESE _ 5c
DUCKS __._ 8c
TURKEYS, Number Ones_15 c
ROWAN PURE SEED MUTUAL EXCHANGE
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Washington Still Lives in the Hearts of His Countrymen
All America is celebrating the two hundredth anniversary of George Washington’s birth this month.
Above is shown the new national Masonic memorial named in his honor; his birthplace, which was recently re
stored; his tomb, built according to plans laid down in his will, and Gilbert Stuart’s famous portrait of the First
President
CITY and COUNTY
IVEWS BRIEFS
$50,000 SUIT
The Camel City Coach company is
defendant in a $50,000 suit filed here
by Mrs. Gay C. Cabell, of Salisbury,
for the death of her sister, Mrs. Mat
tie Connor Rodwell, who was killed
in an accident in Georgia, in Novem
ber, 1931.
The plaintiff states the driver ope
rated the bus too fast for safety; that
the bus was on the wrong side of the
road when the wreck occurred; and it
was not equipped with brakes that
were safe. The plaintiff asks for $50,
000 damages.
NEGRO FARMERS MEET
A meeting^ of negn/"Tarmers was
held recently at the Cleveland school
house with more than 200 negro
farmers present. J. D. Carlton, negro
farm agent, was in charge of the
meeting.
A food budget for a family of five
was outlined for a year and farm bul
letins from the state and departments
were distributed.
CANDIDATE
Kent W. Umberger, of Mt. Ulla,
has announced that he is a candidate
for the Democratic nomination for
the legislature from Rowan, as one
of the county’s two representatives in
the lower house of the general assem
bly.
He is a well known and popular
western Rowan man and has a num
ber of friends in the county.
HUNT STRAGGLER
Local officers are on the lookout
for Lawrence Elmer Ridenhour, a
"straggler” from the U. S. S. Memphis
on which he was a first class fireman.
His home address is given as 911 South
Fulton street.
He enlisted at Boston, Mass., Febru
ary 4, 1932, and was assigned to the
U. S. S. Memphis. He is a native of
Davie county and a son of Mrs. Nan
nie Summey of Salisbury.
DEDICATED
Monday night, February IS, Salis
bury’s new negro high school was ded
icated, with Prof. L. H. Hall as mas
ter of ceremonies.
Superintendent T. Wingate An
drews, of the High Point schools,
formerly head of the Salisbury system,
made the principal address.
Other talks were made by Stahle
Linn, chairman of the city school
board, Mayor B. V. Hedrick, and Sup
erintendent Coltrane.
TO MOVE MARCH 26
Saturday, March 26, is the date that
has been set for moving the Salisbury
post office into the newly, enlarged
building, on the corner of Innes and
Church street. The building has also
been rearranged and remodelled and
new quarters for the entire interior
has been worked over.
The transfer from East Fisher street
will be made Saturday, March 26, and
by Monday morning, March 2 c. ev
erything will be in good working ol
der.
PRESIDENT
At the quarterly meeting of the
Piedmont Dental society held Tuesday
night in the Yadkin Hotel, Dr. J. W.
Zimmerman, of this city, was elected
president.
Other officers elected for the year
were: Dr. Fred Pope, Albemarle, vice
president; Dr. Frank Kirk, Salisbury,
secretary.
Dr. B. C. Taylor, of Landis, pre
sented a very interesting paper on den
tal education. The meeting was very
much enjoyed, and was held under the
auspices of the Rowan Dental society,
hosts for the evening.
OPENS FEED STORE
D. W. Plyler, former wholesale
grocer, announces the opening of a
new feed store in the building directly
to the rear of the Coca Cola bottling
plant on North Lee street.
The new concern will deal in all
types of feeds. Purina products will
be featured. In addition to dealing in
feeds, Mr. Plyler will purchase eggs and
chickens, and other types of country
produce.
NEW MANAGER
T. F. Lynch, formerly with the
Schilte United Stores of Birmingham,
Ala., has been named the new man
ager of the Charles Store of this city.
Mr. Sweet leaves the local Charles
Store to become associated with the
Belk stores; he will be located in
Goldsboro, N. C.
HEN SHOOED FROM CHURCH
Mount Sterling, Ohio—The Rev.
Frank W. Stephens looked askance at
the titter from his cmgregation—saw
a hen marching up the aisle.
Past the pulpit, into the choir loft,
marched the hen.
The congregation sat spellbound—
the hen laid an egg.
Ushers collected the "contribution”
—ejected the hen.
AMERICAN LEGION
"Dugout Dope”
(This column published weekly in the
interest of the Ex-service men of
Rowan County).
George Washington
As the bicentennial of Washington’s
birth draws near, the thought upper
most in the minds of the vast major
ity of ex-service men is not that he
was the first President, not that he
was reputed to have chopped down a
cherry tree, not that he has been sad
dled with the sobriquet, "Father of bis
Country,” but that he was a SOL
DIER. That he was a man among men,
and capable of inspiring lesser men to
deeds of extraordinary heroism.
Histories have been, and still are
filled with bunk concerning this great
est of Americans. One would think to
read the purported history of his life,
that George Washington did nothing
but pay social calls, eat at generous
banquets, and sleep each night in a
different bed and a different house.
Looking from a distance at the
achievements of Washington as a
great General, soldiers know that his
days and nights were filled with hard
exacting toil, that in order to hold his
ragged, hungry, cold and dissatisfied
army together, he was compelled to ac
complish the labor of half a dozen men.
His was the position of leader, his was
the responsibility of feeding, clothing
and accoutering an army little better
than a mob. He had not only to fight
the British, but needs must fight the
Congress, just as modern Generals do,
he fought for their equipment, iheir
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MORE KNITTING
MACHINES AND
LOOMS IN USE
Growth Of Knitting In
dustry May Be Centered
In South; North Caro
lina Is Leader.
That the south, long held down in
dustrially by the fact that it had too
many cotton mills and not enough di
versification in industry, is forging
out of that condition and going into
new fields is evidenced in a survey of
industrial progress of the section in
1931, which was compiled by Harvey
Hill of the staff of The Southern Tex
tile Bulletin.
The survey reveals that southern
textile mills installed fewer addition
al spindles in 1931 than in any recent
year, twice as many looms as during
the preceding year, and twice as many
knitting machines as in 1930.
The mills installed last year, 139,
076 additional spindles, 5,176 looms
and 4,880 knitting machines. These
figures compare with 150,688 spin
dles, 3,078 looms and 2,502 knitting
machines in 1930. The average spin
dle increase for the preceding 10 years
was 457,048.
North Carolina led the south in
number of knitting machines install
ed, its total being 2,573. Georgia led
in increasing spindleage and in num
ber of additional looms.
North Carolina’s total spindle in
crease was 4,300, the Balfour mills
at Balfour adding 1,000 and the Groves
Thread company of Gastonia, 3,300.
In looms, North Carolina added a
total of 780. These were placed as fol
lows: Asheville Weavers, Asheville, 14;
Alabama Weaving company, Burling
ton, 60; Burlington Mills company,
Burlington, 48; North Carolina Silk
Mills, Cramerton, 260; Tabardrey
mills, Hemp, 70; Marion Manufactur
ing company, Marion, 30; Gilkey
Homespun Weavers, Marion, 6; John
Watt Sons Co., Roxboro, 80; Katter
man and Mitchell, Stanley, 40; Duch
ess Fabrics company, Statesville, 80.
Mr. Hill said that the increase in
knitting equipment is considered a re
markable showing and furnishes strong
evidence that the future growth of the
knitting industry will be centered in
the south.
In addition to leading all southern
states in this field, North Carolina has
several mills that will install addition
al equipment soon. Among these are
the Hanes Hosiery company at Win
ston-Salem, the Hudson Silk Hosiery
company of Charlotte, the Marion
Knitting company of Marion, Dan W.
Adams at Old Fort, Hoover Hosiery
mills at Concord, and several mills at
Burlington.
The south has a total of 1,329
mills, 19,482,510 spindles, 370,241
looms and 66,273 knitting machines,
according to the survey.
food, their pay. He fought with his
staff to show them the error of their
ways, he fought the rank and file to
weld them into a whole. He fought
the elements to bring his army of rag
muffins in contact with the enemy, he
fought with himself to keep from
t"hmwir»<r lin hie Vtartrlc in rJic cruet* ro_
u i o '
tiring to Mount Vernon and allowing
the politicians to lose the war. We of
a later and more deadly war can look
back and thank God that America
produced such a man to stand fast be
fore all foes and at last wrest for us
a heritage beyond price, a place under
the sun, a privilege to uphold even un
to the laying down of life if duty calls.
History would have us believe that
George Washington was second only
unto the angels. That he neither drank
or swore. That he was austere to the
point of coldbloodedness, unbending
only to the lowly. Knowledge of war
and warriors makes us know that this
could not be so in so great a leader. We
have lived under and served under
"Black Jack” who next to Washing
ton ranks highest in our esteem. We
know that great leaders are also great
humans, with all the frailties that are
common to great humans, that when
occasion demands great leaders can and
do swear, few are teetotalers, none are
more austere than their position and
duties demand. All great leaders so be
come, through their knowledge of
those who serve in lowly capacities.
If is our wish to believe that George
Washington, the greatest warrior of
them all, was such a man. And we
look forward to that day when we shall
pass in review in far off Valhalla be
fore Washington, and the galaxy of
great Generals that have joined him
there, to saluting the father of Am
erica’s Armies, knowing that he will
return the salute in sincerity, not with
negligence, or condescension, because
he was human AND A MAN.
The Lance Corporal.