Postal Receipts Refelect Prosperity In The State
Local Office
Shows Gains
Charlotte Leads In Total
—Greensboro In Per
centage of Boost
Receipts of the Salisbury post
office are showing steady gains,
according to records released recent
ly, having turned in its second
largest year, since 1931, with $81,
366 against $78,292 in 1934.
Postal receipts, with a single ex
ception, showed tremendous gains
as nine of the offices reported new
records and two of these record
smashers lifted themselves into
first-class ratings.
From the mountains to the sea
coast through resort, industrial and
agricultural areas the gains were
reflected. For years postal receipts
have been considered an accurate
barometer to business conditions,
and North Carolina’s showing
should be decidedly healthly.
Many of the cities rode to gains
through the medium of Christmas
or Santa Claus business, but in the
majority, there was a steady boost
for each quarter of 193 5.
Charlotte led all cities and set
a new record with receipts totalling
$890,868 or a gain of $56,108 over
the $834,760 of 1934 and sharply
above the former record year of
1929—also a good business year—
which showed $843,330 returns for
Uncle Sam.
Greensboro, however, reflected
a gain of $158,165 for 193 5 over
the preceding year to lead the 18
towns in this respect. The $631,
576 in revenue accruing to that of
fice last year set a new record and
enabled that city to retain second
rank in gross [jpsiness, and com-,
pared with returns of $473,410 fori
1934. The large influx of Federal!
employes to Greensboro perhaps
figured in the large postal receipts
gain.
Raleigh, with the second largest
gain—$88,802, moved from $442,
202 in 1934 to $489,227 in 1935.
Postal officials said the 193 5 total
represented a 10 per cent gain the
last two years. Here also Federal
offices played a big part in increas
ed revenue. The Capital City re
tained third place.
Winston-Salem, despite a loss of
$14,840 in postal receipts last year,
held fourth place successfully with
$366,373 in 1935. The 1934 reve
nue was $381,214. The decrease
was explained by some of the larger
concerns changing their method of
handling parcel post and hauling
mail by truck to cities in distant
zones to effect chaper handling.
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Try CARDUI Next Time!
On account of poor nourishment,
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that Cardui is offered on the record
of the safe relief it has brought and
the good it has done in helping to
overcome the cause of womanly dis
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Telephone 1S71-W.
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Office in Mocksville is Closed
Besides Charlotte and Greens
boro, other record-breaking cities
were:
Durham, which retained fifth
place with $307,563 in 193 5 or a
gain of $17,95 6 over the $289,607
for 1934.
Gastonia, which jumped from
$67,365 in 1934 to $73,557.
Hickory, up from $59,220 in
1934 to $ 4,825.
Asheboro, which boosted its rat
ing to first-class with receipts of
approximately $45,000.
Henderson, which also moved to
first-class rating with $45,273 last
year against $41,215 in 1934.
High Point, up $1 ,443 from
$189,305 in 1934 to $205,748 to
retain seventh place in the State.
Tarboro, reporting $31,096
against $28,629 for 1934.
Asheville retained sixth position j
in the State with a 6 per cent gain
from the approximately $25 ,000
in 1934 to $272,135, although the
city set no new record.
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NewUNC Health Unit
May Serve 8 States
Raleigh—The newly est blished
department of public health at the
University of North Carolina prob
ably will become a regional public
health school for eight participating
States, it was learned from authori
tative sources here.
The new department, which will j
operate as a graduate division of
the University school of medicine,
will be headed by Dr. Milton J.
Risenau, for years head of the Har
vard school of public health and an
internationally recognized author
ity in the fields of preventine med
icine and hygiene.
Provision is made in the Federal
social security act for the establish
ment throughout the United States
of regional schools for raining in
public health administration. While
no location for the school has been
designated by the Federal authori
ties, it appeared North Carolina
stands at the head of the line.; I
Other States in this region are: 11
Delaware, West Virginia, Maryland, I (
south Carolina, Virginia, Georgia1,!
and Florida. I j
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Lindbergh Host?
LONDON . . . Aubrey ’
Morgan (above), husband of the
late Elizabeth Morrow, will likely
be host to Colonel and Mrs. Charles
Lindbergh and their son Jon, at his
secluded home at Cardiff, Wales.
Kidnapping threats at home brought
the Lindberghs here.
Smoky Mountain
Park Leads AH
Raleigh.—Approximately 500,
)00 persons visited the Great
smoky Mountains National Park
luring the 1935 season, compared
svith a grand total of 4,284,615 for
dl the national parks of the coun
try, it was disclosed by figures
from Washington. The Yosemite
’ark reported 372,000 visitors and
the Yellowstone, 317,998. The
jreat Smoky Mountains Park led '
dl others by a substantial margin.
Sufficient land already has been
leeded to the Government to give
this area the required minimum
icreage and the Park Service is
proceeding with a program suffi
ttient for all needs. It is planned
to have the formal opening next
June and to requqest that President
R.oosevelt attend, together with
secretary Ickes and other high
officials.
5AYS BUSINESS WILL BENEFIT
Boston, Mass. — The Supreme
lourt decision invalidating the en
ire AAA act will give business
onfidence, was the comment of
ormer U. S. Senator William Mor
;an Butler, who as receiver for the
doosac mills was a principal in the
ourt test of the AAA.
‘Genealogists’, Nut-Tracing Malady,
Spreads Among Staid Hickory Citizens
Hickory.—Hiram Balch has it,
too!
Reference is made to the con
tagious, insidious disease known lo
cally as "genealogitis.”
Virulent forms of the malady are
declared by experts to lead other
wise staid individuals to trace their
family trees so far back that they
not only find "nuts” but sometimes
monkeys precariously hanging by
their tails to remote branches.
Hiram, local school priciplal, who
is understood to have enjoyed sound
health up until recently, caught his
present complaint from City Man
ager Raymond L. Hefner now a
chronic sufferer from genealogists.
In fact, Mr. Hefner has reached
such an advanced stage that he
spares no expense in sending to the
four corners of the world for orig
inal records, statistical reports and
other information which might
tend to establish relationship with
a forty-second cousin twice remov
ed, on his great great grandmother’s
side of the house.
It was while indulging in his idi
osyncrasy that City Manaer Hefner
made the discovery a day of two
ago that he and Miram Balch are
distant cousins.
Mr. Hefner was undaunted,
though, it is declared, and has en
listed the assistance of Mr. Balch
in the herculean task of tracing!
down the Bolch, , the Boliek, the
Bowlick, etc., etc., lines back to1
Adam.
Outcome of this phase of their!
illness is causing many of their
friends considerable anxiety.
Saves Eroded Land
With Black Locust
Steep, eroded lands may be
brought back into production with
black locust as a timber crop.
Black locust not only protects
the soil but it also provides high
quality timber for posts, poles, and
fire wood, says R. H. Page, Jr., as
sistant extension forester at State
College.
Page said that an excellent ex
ample of reclaiming a badly: eroded
mountain side in Avery County is
located on the farm of J. L. Hart
ley.
Ten years ago Hartley scattered
black locust seed pods on a field
that was too steep to produce
wheat, corn, or tobacco, and was
rapidly eroding while lying idle.
He continued broadcasting seeds
tach year until at present there are
15 acres of land growing locusts
from three to ten-years age. The
trees range from six to 25 feet in
height.
This winter Hartley is thinning
out the timber by removing all de
formed and suppressed trees from
the older fields. This will provide
more room for the trees which will
later be used for posts and poles.
The wood removed is being used for
fuel.
Hartley is also seeding burned
over woodlands near his home with
different varieties of tree seed, in
cluding poplar, ash, and northern
red oak.
Planting trees on these burned
over acreas holds the soil in place
and starts the work of building its
fertility, explained Hartley, who is
a fire warden for the Linville Im
provement Company.
Page said that black locust plant
ings are good for utilizing steep,
eroded fields, not suitable for cul
tivation, in the Piedmont area as
well as in the western North Caro
lina counties.
THREE KILLED ON SHIP
Swansea, South Wales—Word
was received here that three men
had been killed and four injured in
an accident aboard the Blue Funne
liner Ulysses, en route to the Far
East from Liverpool.
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CHINE USED TO
KILL GERMS —
Bennie Smith, an
arthritis patient,
receives treatment
at Galllnger Mu
nicipal Hospital
In the fever ma
chine used to raise
temperatures ar
tificially. With his
temperature at
105 he grins and
asks for more ice.
It is said that fev
er may be induct
ed up to 107 de
grees without dan
ger.
Lily Pon3 in a moment
of relaxation, wearing
a casualiy-smart walk
ing costume consisting
of wooien sweater,
slacks, and shoes with
built-up heels. Famed
for her beauty as well
as her lovely soprano
voice, she makes good
use of her dainty size
two and one-half feet
in a daily ramble with
Panouche, her pet pup. j
From her head to her ;
modish heels, she is
well-fitted to reign as j,
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takes them all In her §
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THIS “FORGER” IS IMMUNE (
—Pretty Louise Polk Wilson, ji
related to the two former presi- •.
dents whose names she bears,
of the General Land Office,
might be Called a professional
forger, but fortunately it is aU i
legal as President Roosevelt
has authorized her to sign his
name on patents. She is the i
only person authorized to sign
the president’s name and has
done so about 11,000 times. !
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—When Virginia j
Weidler, young screen I
player went on loca- 1
tion for one of her I
latest films, she took |
her kitten “Grey” £
as companion. Here |
they are bet we *
shots.
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