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Rowan County Ranks 17 th In Trade Valuation FEDERAL TRADE CENSUS REVEALS INTERESTING DATA Average North Carolin ian Spends About Six Tenths As Much At Re tail Stores As The Aver age Person In The U. S. A. The 1930 census included for the first time a survey of wholesale and retail trade in the United States by states and counties. North Carolina’s total amount of retail trade was $744,140,000 or $234.21 per inhabitant as compared to the United States retail trade per inhabitant of $407.53. Rowan county ranked 17th among the counties of North Carolina with a retail trade per inhabitant of $232. 06. At the beginning of 1930 there were nearly thirty thousand retail stotes in North Carolina. They did a total bus iness in 1929 amounting to slightly more than 744 million dollars. Sales per store averaged nearly twenty-six thousand dollars. Retail purchases per inhabitant averaged ‘two hundred and thirty-five dollars. North Carolina ranked forty-first in retail purchases per inhabitant. The average North Carolinian spends about six-tenths as much at retail stores as the average person in the United States, the na tional average being four hundred and seven dollars that year. Pasquotank county leads the state with a retail trade averaging $437.23 per inhabitant. The 744 million dollars of retail __* i r> n _ J* kiauv m kiiw aiait. m i ✓ >» aj uia tributed as follows: Percent Group of total General merchandise_ 25.96 Automotive group _ 18.40 Food group _ 17.93 Apparel group - 5.13 Lumber and building _ 4.60 Furniture and household_ 3.86 Restaurants, etc__ 2.37 Country general stores_ 10.88 All others_ 10.71 Secondhand stores _ .16 Total __ 100.00 The sales at country general stores include much food and general mer chandise, so that the percents spent on the first four groups above actual ly are larger than shown. “All other” stores include radio, hardware, drug, cigar, coal, wood and ice, and jewelry. There are shops in New York which sell nothing but sheet music for pianos and they do a big business. Despite the radio, there are thousands of pianos still in use in homes in New York. MATTRESS RENOVATING We Know We Can Do It Right! TAYLOR MATTRESS CO. I Phone ... 6 j Every Job Guaranteed. Shoes rebuilt the better way. All kinds of harness, trunk and suitcast repairing. Fayssoux’s Place Phone 433 113 E. Innes St. JOHN R. FISH, Agent Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. 207 Wallace Building Phone 400 Salisbury, N. C. STAR LAUNDRY "The Good One” Launderers and Dry Cleaners Phone 24 114 West Bank St. One Day Service DR. CHAS. L. CRUSE Veterinary Hospital Hospital Splendidly Equipped for SMALL ANIMALS Boarding Kennels Dogs Clipped and Bathed -PHONES Hospital 648 Residence 614 605 N. Main St. Salisbury, N. C. =T CITY and COUNTY g IVEWS BRIEFS MRS. C. A. EDDLEMAN Mrs. C. A. Eddleman, aged 63, died at her home near Salisbury Thursday night, after an illness extending over several weeks. The funeral took place from Ebenezer church Saturday morn ing at 11 o’clock. Interment was in the church cemetery. Surviving is the husband, three sons and four daughters. Her mother, Mrs. A. W. Kluttz, one brother and two sisters also survive. RE-ELECTED PRESIDENT At a recent meeting of the Salis bury-Spencer Merchants Association Edwin Earle, Jr., was re-elected pres ident. Other officers are: S. Holmes Plex ico, re-elected first vice-president, Herman Kennerly, second vice-presi dent, Victor Yost, re-elected treasur er and Mrs. W. F. Rattz, who was again chosen as secretary. FIGHTS TONIGHT Little Boy Safrit, of Kannapolis, will meet Billy Burkett, of Roanoke, Va., in the main bout tonight at the Strand theatre. The card calls for these fighters to mix it up for 10 rounds. Both boys have fought Baby Stribling in recent bouts and have given good accounts of themselves. In addition to the main event sev eral snappy preliminaries have been ar ranged. RECEIVES DIPLOMA C. L. Burkett, assistant chief of the Salisbury Fire department, received his diploma at the state tire school held at Asheville the past week. Mr. Burkett attended the 1929-30 and 1931-32 fire schools. GRADUATES Miss Mavis Fricks, of Salisbury, who s a senior at the Appalachian State reachers College, will receive her de cree at the commencement exercises >f that institution today. Dr. N. W. Walker, dean of the school of education at the University of North Carolina, will be the com mencement speaker. FLOUR TO ARRIVE SOON The county’s quota of Red Cross flour will be shipped within a few days, according to R. E. L. Niel, sec retary of the Salisbury Chamber of Commerce. Mrs. Mary O. Linton will have :harge of the distribution of the flour :o the needy lamihes ol the city and tounty. The -Red Cross, Associated charities and the Salvation Army will :o-operate in the distribution in order :o see that those actually in need of flour will be supplied. FATALLY INJURED Fred Overcash, of Landis, was fat-: illy injured Saturday when struck by i Southern passenger train. He was immediately brought to the Salisbury hospital where it was learn ed that he was badly crushed about the face and chest. The deceased was a young man of anly 18 years of age. He is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur E. Overcash, of Landis, and three sis ters. NEW TAXI SERVICE The Shaw Transfer company, for the past 15 years engaged in the trans ter Dusiness, announced the operation of a new taxi service for Salisbury and vicinity. The new company will use modern closed cars. NEW ICE CREAM PLANT Dan Nicholas has begun operation of his new ice cream plant for Salis bury. The concern has its plant at 839 South Main street and its retail stores in the downtown section. The most modern of equipment has been installed and production is go ing forward daily under the new man ager, H. T. Ott-, of Spartanburg, S. C. The capacity of the new concern is 500 gallons of ice cream per day and a number of people are employed in its operation. WILL NOT ENTER CAMPAIGN Clyde E. Gooch, judge of the Row an court, has declined to enter the race for state senate on the Democrat c ticket. By Mr. Gooch not entering the race, inly two candidates are active in the Democratic nomination. These are E. W. G. Huffman and Hayden Clem snt. MRS. ELLA CAUBLE Mrs. Ella Cauble, aged 57, died Sunday morning in the Lowery hos pital. Funeral services were held Monday afternoon from the Summersett Fun eral home. Dr. Arch Cree, of the First Baptist church, officiated. Interment followed in the Chestnut Hill ceme tery. No immediate members of the fam ily survive the deceased. TO OPEN SATURDAY Brookdale, the new 9 hole golf course, located at the old country club, will open Saturday, May 7. For the past week workmen have been engaged in putting the course in shape. It is now ready for use and the public is invited to attend the open ing tomorrow. me course is to oe puDiic ana any one may play for the payment of a small green fee. JUDGE CARLTON SPEAKS TO WARSAW SCHOOLS Hon. Pritchard S. Carlton, a native son of Duplin county, will deliver the annual address at the closing of the Warsaw High and Graded Schools, Tuesday night, May 3, at 8:00 o’clock. Mr. Carlton is a native of Duplin county, a graduate of Warsaw High School and Wake Forest College, and is now a distinguished member of the North Carolina Bar and is located in Salisbury. Many honors including ser vice in the State Legislature and ser vice in the judiciary have come to him since he left his native county; but we dare say few greater pleasures have come than he will experience when he delivers the annual address in his old high school. At least it will be a gen uine pleasure to his many friends and relatives to have him on this occasion. The Journal joins with the commun ity in extending a cordial invitation to the return of this distinguished na tive son.—The Duplin Journal, War saw, N. C. MRS. J. M. WALTON Mrs. J. M. Walton, aged 74, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. S. F. Kesler, of route 7, this county, Sun day morning, after an illness of some weeks. Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at Calvary Baptist church. Rev. Percy Bloxman officiated, and interment followed in the Bethel cem etery. Surviving Mrs. Walton is five chil dren and two brothers. TO INVESTIGATE DEATH A jury composed of J. Lee McCarn, Charles Hoover, Jr., H. F. Hulin, A. L. Curry, Joe Cecil, and B. C. Phil pott, all of Lexington, has been or dered to investigate the death of Dr. Jake Sowers, prominent Lexington physician, who was killed in a Sun day auto crash. COMMITS SUICIDE John W. Linker, aged 65, commit ted suicide Sunday morning at his home on the old Gold Hill road, two miles below Rockwell. He placed a 12 gauge double bar reled shotgun in his mouth and pull ed the trigger. The shot tore away the top of his head and death was instantaneous. Sheriff Cal Miller and Coroner Dr. W. L. Tatum were called to the scene of the tragedy and after viewing the body no inquest was deemed neces sary. No reason for the tragedy could be assigned by the members of the family. MRS. R. L. RAMSEY Funeral services for Mrs. Lena Tlantrmcnn itncotr tirltA A1 f*A in Qil_ r- -J , — — — — - isbury hospital were conducted from the First Presbyterian church Mon day afternoon. The services were in charge of the pastor, Rev. Marshall Woodson and interment followed in the Chestnut Hill cemetery. Mrs. Ramsey had been in ill health for some weeks and during the past two weeks had been confined to the Salisbury hospital for treatment. Mrs. Ramsey is the wife of Dr. Robert L. Ramsey of this city. Sur viving is a husband, a mother, Mrs. W. C. Costner and a brother, Emmett G. Thompson, all of this city. HEADS NAZARETH HOME Ray P. Lyerly, former sheriff of Rowan county, will succeed Rev. W. H. McNairy as superintendent of the Nazareth Orphans home at Crescent. The change to become effective Sep tember 1st. Mr. Lyerly has long been active in the work of the home and is thor oughly familiar with its numerous problems and duties. The new superintendent will be in r e The Republican Slogan of 1928 Is the Democratic Answer in 1932 “You Can’t Fool All the People All the Time” ' • -^ (The Democratic Bulletin—Wash., D. C.) uutucu mw uiiiL-c uu iiiuidud)', -rxug ust 4th, the d^e of the home’s 26th anniversary and picnic. He will as sume the duties of his new office on September 1st. SALISBURY BOY IS HONOR STUDENT Sam S. Wiley, student at Davidson college, was recently tapped for mem bership in the Delta circle of Omicron Delta Kappa, national honorary lead ership society. Wfley has long been active in the religious life of the campus, is a mem ber of the student council, is presi dent of the honorary fraternity coun cil and will deliver the class day ora tion. MAY 30 th CELEBRATION The annual Emancipation Day cel ebration for Virginia, North and South Carolina will be held at the Living stone Park, May 30th, under the aus pices of the Price Post of the Am erican Legion. The celebration will open with a monster parade at 11 o’clock in the morning. The parade will be led by Charlie Johnson, a veteran of 10 years service. Formerly, he was commander of the local colored post. Immediately after the parade, ac tivities at the park will begin. The speaker of the day will make his ad dress in the afternoon. Popular amusements, such as a sham battle, baseball game, and track con tests have been arranged. The main event of the day will be a prize fight between two former ex-champions. Seats have been arranged for white people and they are cordially invited. -PATTERSON ITEMS: Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lyerly and family of Faith, and Mr. and Mrs. C. R. McCorkle and family visited at J. S. McCorkle’s last Tuesday evening. Mrs. N. K. Fulham of Mooresville is ^visiting this week at Mr. C. L. Smith’s. Mrs. W. A. Patterson spent last Sunday in Hickory visiting her daugh ter, Miss Evelyn Patterson, who is in college at Lenoir-Rhyne. Patterson Grange held its regular weekly meeting Saturday night. The friends of Mrs. J. A. Ketchie will be sorry to learn that she is ill with influenza. Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Litaker, Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Albright and Mr. and Mrs. J. S. McCorkle attended the Golden Wedding of Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Hall at their old home near Bear Poplar May 2nd. One of the best encouragers is si lence—also exasperation—is to discov er that your supposed auditor is not listening to what you say. 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