Huge State Road Repair Program To Start Soon
Figure Damage
At $3,000,000
Six Million Scheduled To
Be Spent in Spring Con
struction Program
Raleigh—W. Vance Baise, chief
highway engineer, said the estimate
of $3,000,000 damage to highways
during recent severe winter weather
was not too high after he had con
ferred with division highway engi
neers here.
The division engineers met here
to discuss the wide repair program
made necessary by this damage, and
to go over plans for the spring
construction program in which
about $600,000 will be spent.
Capus M. Waynick, chairman of
the State Highway and Public
Works commission, and Baise went
over the situation with the division
heads.
Baise said he probably would start
this week visiting the various dis
tricts to discuss road problems
with key men in the highway set
up.
More equipment must be placed
over the State for the repair pro
gram.
Highway and Public Works com
mission is spending more money
currently than it is receiving,
Chairman Waynick reported, and,
except for the fact that revenues
are exceeding estimates, there
would be practically no money in
the highway fund on June 30,
1937.
The money for road improve
ments will come from the surplus
being rolled up by increasing reve
nues.
N.J. Governor
Says Police
Bungled Case
Hoffman Criticizes'Ways!
Police Handled Lind- 1
berrh Kidnap Case
Trenton, N. J.Governor Harold
Hoffman, on the eve of the fourth
anniversary of the kidnap-murder
of the Lindbergh baby, curtly in
formed his state police that he con
sidered their handling of the crime
"the most bungled case in police
history.”
The governor’s sharply worded
statement was addressed to Col. H.
Norman Schwartzkoff, who, as
head of the state police, has been
the spearhead of the inquiry since
the stormy night of March 1,
1932, when Charles A. Lindbergh,
Jr., was torn from his crib at Hope
well, N. J.
Hoffman, at odds politically and
personally with Schwartzkopf, was
unusually blunt. He told the state
police chief that if he considered
the case settled with the conviction
of Bruno Richard Hauptmann it
was his duty to answer the
"doubts” propounded by the gov
ernor in a large brief last January
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TO KEEP ON RAILROADING
Connellsville, Pa.—B. F. Smith,
who has been handling the throttle
of trains for 36 of his 56 years, said
he will keep on railroading despite
a $47,000 legacy. iHe said an
uncle, Rufus King, of High Point,
N. C., willed the inheritance to
him. "I’m going to keep right on
running my train,” Smith said.
HEEDS ZODIAC’S WARNING
Greensboro, Ga.—In an an
nouncement published in the
Greensboro Herald-Journal, Jarrell
Arrington says he is retiring from
the race for coroner because "the
sign of the Zodiac is not exactly
favorable to me on the day which
the primary will be held, Wednes
day, April 8 th.”
CRUSHED TO DEATH BY
STATUE
Chicago—Kenneth Witter, 25
year-old workman, was crushed to
death by a 3,000-pound stone
statue. With eight other laborers,
he was attempting to lift it from a
pedestal preparatory to shipment to
the Boulder dam in Colorado. The
huge figure slipped from the block
and tackle and pinned him against
the wall.
LEGAL NOTICES
SALE OF VALUABLE FARM
LANDS
Pursuant to a judgment of the
Superior Court in the case of Mamie
Hileman, Welker Cline, and others,
against Willlie B. Propst, and wife,
Ethel Propst, rendered at February
Term, 1936 of Rowan Superior
Court, appointing the undersigned
Commissioner to sell certain real es
tate, the undersigned will selll at
the Court Ffouse Door in Salisbury,
on Monday, April 6, 1936, at 12
o’clock, M, the following described
real estate:
One tract of land containing a
balance of about 90 acres, and lying
about 2 miles from China Grove on
the China Grove-Gold Hill Public
Road, and described as follows to
wit:
Beginning at a Stake a new cor
ner on the old line, a corner to the
Division Line; thence with the old
line,, South 81 Poles to a Red Oak,
Honbarger’s corner; thence West 48
Poles to a Hickory, Honberger’s
corner; thence South 106 Poles to a
Stake on Stirewalt line; thence West
126 Poles to a Stake on Setzer
line; thence North 11 deg. West
withs aid Setzer line,146 Poles to a
Stake; thence North 87 deg. East
24 Poles to a Stump; thence North
3 deg. West 64 Poles to a Pine Tree
on Setzer Line, a new corner to the
Division Line; thence with said line,
South 84 deg. East 177 Poles to the
beginning, containing 190 acres,
excepting therefrom thef ollowing1
tracts of land heretofore conveyed,
to-wit: 30 acres conveyed to John
A. Arey by A. M. Propst, and wife,
Maggie E. Propst, recorded in Row
an County in Book of Deeds No.
104, page 346: 11 and 96-100 acres
conveyed by Maggie E. Propst to
Stokes M. Propst, Registered in
Rowan County in Book of Deeds
No. 130, page 178; 11 and 96-100
acres to T. C. Propst, conveyed by
Maggie E. Propst, registered in
Rowan County in Book of Deeds
No. 130, page 179; 11 and 96-100
acres and conveyed by Maggie E.
Propst to Cora Blackwelder, regis
:ered in Rowan County in Book No.
103, page 180; 11 and 96-100 acres
conveyed by Maggie E. Propst to
Minnie Propst, registered in Rowan
County in Book No. 130, page 181;
11 and 96-100 acres, conveyed by
Maggie E. Propst to B. T. Propst
by deed registered in Rowan Coun
ty in Book of Deeds No. 130, page
182; 11 and 96-100 acres, conveyed
by Maggie E. Propst to Fannie Lud
wig by deed registered in Rowan
County in Book of Deeds No. 130,
page 183, leaving a balance in said
tract of 88 acres.
For back title, reference is here
by made to Deed Book No. 124,
page 2S2.
Also another tract of land,
bounded and described as follows:
Beginning at a Stone, corner of
Lot No. 2, and runs thence South
64 deg. West 9.12 Chains to a
Stone on Propst’s line; thence North
7 deg. West 4.28 Chains to a
Stone; thence South 87 deg. East
8.92 Chains to the Beginning, con
taining 1 and 95-100 acres.
For back title see deeds registered
in Book No. 130, page 175.
Terms of sale cash.
This March 6th, 1936.
I. P. OAKS, Substituted by Court
as Commissioner.
R. Lee Wright, Attorney.
M-6-27.
WATCH COURSE OF PIN
Denver—The course of a safety
pin will decide whether four
month-old Kenneth Hause, Jr.,
must undergo a major operation.
The pin has been in the infant’s
stomach six days while surgeons
watched it with an X-ray. It
turned so that the open end point
ed directly at the stomach outlet.
Unless it turns about the doctors
said they would operate.
Some Helpful Tips For Drowsy
Drivers And Light Sleepers
If you have trouble keeping
awake while driving your car, tense
your muscles and grip the steering
wheel tightly. That safety sugges
tion, developed from laboratory
research, is reported by Dr. Donald
A. Laird, eminent psychologist, in
an article in the Rotarian Magazine.
"There is more widespread need,
however,” he adds, "for knowing
and acting upon the complimentary
fact, that relaxation of both body
and emotions is essential for going
to sleep and for getting sound
sleep.”
Among his suggestions for avoid
ing slumberless nights are these:
"Since our skin sensations remain
awake except in the most profound
sleep, we must watch to keep our
sleep from being disturbed by them.
Night garments which leave the
shoulders exposed to chill air make
sleep lighter, because temperature
sensitiviey remains through practi
cally all sleep. And those gar
ments which are constricted at one
So do garments which are made of
point or another also disturb sleep,
any material which has a tendency
to cling.
jmcc uui tcnij-'VJL aiui v- oviiolo
stay awake while we sleep, it is na
tural that cold feet keep people
from going to sleep promptly, and
even wake them up during the
night. Hot water bottles or flan
nel booties are not the thing to
use. It is best to produce the
warmth from the inside out, by
stimulating the circulation. Rub
bing briskly under hot and then
cold water will often eliminate this
little disturber.
"Beds which have lumps that
piess unevenly against our bod
ies,” Dr. Laird warns, "cause loss
of sleep. Watch for these especial
ly if your springs and mattress are
more than five years old, and most
especially if they were low-priced
ones to start with.
"A bed can be too warm, as well
as too cold. Work not yet com
pleted in the laboratory suggests
that the best bedroom temperatures
is beween 50 degrees and 60 de
grees Farenheit.
"Our stomach does not sleep at
all,” he continues, “it just rests
slightly. A bedtime lunch of foods
which will not cause digestive dis
tress is helpful in improving sleep
the first half of the night by post
poning hunger contractions.
Crackers and milk or corn flakes
and milk are excellent, especially
the cereal which can be eaten with
less milk.
“The most widespread and in
sidious disturber of sleep, how
ever, is residual excitement from
the previous day and evening. A
few minutes of deep breathing in
front of the opened bedroom win
dow will work wonders to cool off
both body and mind. A tub bath
with water from 98 degrees to a
102 degrees Farenheit, staying
quietly in the tub for five minutes
or longer, will also help in elimin
ating such excitment.
"We can avoid some poor sleep
by 'letting down’ before we are so
tensed that it becomes a difficult
task. We should rest before we are
exhausted.”
WILL REVEALS $375,000
GIFTS
FIRST LADY BUMPS HER
HEAD
Washington—Mrs. Franklin D.
Roosevelt verified that she almost
but not quite, had a black eye. She
said at her. press conference that
she scraped her forehead and eye a
bit while coasting with her daugh
ter, Mrs. Anna Roosevelt Boettiger,
down the steep hill off the south
lawn at Hyde Park, N. Y.
| DEATHS|
W. A. PATTERSON
Funeral services were held at
Lutheran Chapel church, China
Grove, Tuesday afternoon for W.
A. Patterson, 74, prominent farmer
of that community who died Mon
day. Burial was in the Greenlawn
cemetery. He is survived by the
widow and the following children:
James and Wayne Patterson, who
have been nationally honored for
their fine corn crops; Robert and
Chester Patterson; Miss Evelyn Pat
terson, Mrs. Frank Cress, all of this
county; and Mrs. Paul Beaty of
Charlotte. He also leaves one
brother, F. D. Patterson, also of the
county.
MRS. S. F. BAKER
Mrs. S. F. Baker, 82, well-known
woman of the Mill Bridge com
munity, who was the oldest child of
the late Col. W. A. and Mrs. Houck
died Sunday morning. The funeral
was held Monday afternoon at the
Thyatira Presbyterian church. Her
husband and the following children
suivive: W. A. Baker, Mrs. L. H.
Julian and Mrs. Frank Fuller, all of
Salisbury; Walter, Abilene, Tex.;
Robert tf-L, Mooresville; Ed. L. and
Sam E. of Mill Bridge, and Dr. F.
F. Baker of Lavros, Brazil. Two
brothers and four sisters also sur
vive: Dr. Albert Houck, Lenoir;
George F. Houck, Mill Bridge; Mrs.
Elijah Miller, China Grove; Mrs. J.
F. Goodman, Hendersonville; Miss
Margaret Houck and Mrs. J. F.
Sloan, Salisbury.
W. A. STEELE
W. A. Steele, 75 retired farmer
of Scotch-Irish township, died Sun
day night at his home. The fun
eral was held Tuesday afternoon at
3 o’clock at the South River Meth
odist church. His widow and the
following children survive: Irvin,
Robert L., H. Clay, Thomas A.
Steele, Mrs. E. L. Murph, Mrs.
Ralph Harper and Mrs. Lewis Ly
erly, all of this county. A broth
er, N. S. Steel of the county, and
two sisters, Mrs. Walter Smoot of
Statesville and Mrs. Walter Mc
Cullough of the county, also sur
vive. He was a former deputy
sheriff and a justice of the peace
for many years.
NIMROD M. BARGER
Nimrod M. Barger, 84, of the
county died Sunday night and the
funeral was held Monday after
noon at the Faith Lutheran church.
Two sons survive: A. L. of Faith
and H. D. Barger of New York
City.
MRS. MARY ANN FREEMAN
Mrs. Mary Ann Freeman, 78, died,
Sunday afternoon at the home of
her daughter, Mrs. R. M. Chisen
hall, at China Grove. The funeral
was conducted Tuesday afternoon
at Ebenezer churchyard near Er
langer. Mrs. Freeman was the
widow of F. M. Freeman of Erlan
ger and is survived by the follow
ing children: J. M. Freeman,
Reidsville, W. G. Freeman of Er
langer, C. T. Freeman of Central
Falls, Mrs. B. L. Hames of Erlan
ger, Mrs. R. M. Chisenhall of
China Grove, Mrs. Mae Dupree of
Charlotte. A sister, Mrs. S. B.
McChee of Fairview; three broth
ers, Marion Sinclair of Gaston
county, W. A. Sinclair of Hender
sonville and George Sinclair of For
est City, also survive.
LAST FEBRUARY COLDEST
St. Paul—The local weather bu
reau reported the February just
over was the coldest since weather
records first were kept at Fort
Snelling in 1819. The mean tem
perature was zero, or 16.1 degrees
below normal.
[ CAGNEY GOES TO COURT
Los Angeles—James Cagney took
his contract troubles with Warner
Brothers studio into court. The
red-headed actor charges the stu
dio broke an oral agreement with
him under which he was to appear
in only four pictures annually. He
asked the contract to be declared
invalid.
SWAP SONGS FOR VOTES
Wheaton, 111.—"Songs for votes”
was the proposition Mrs. Doris Ro
hrback Murray made. She seeks
election as a delegate to the Demo
cratic national convention. '"It is
not my intention to make any
speeches,” she said, "though I can.
I propose to give the audience a
break. I just will tell them: 'I’ll
sing for you and you vote for me’.”
VOTE MEDALS FOR BYRD
PARTY
Washington—The Senate bank
ing committee voted favorably on
a bill to authorize presentation of
silver medals to Admiral Richard
E. Byrd and members of his sec
ond Antartic expedition. The bill
was introduced by Senator Glass,
Democrat of Virginia.
MAY INDICT GRAIN TRADER
Chicago—U. S. District Attor
ney Michael Igoe said a Federal
grand jury would be asked to in
dict Arthur W. Cutten, famed
grain trader, on charges of income
tax evasion. U .S. Treasury de
partment agents probably will start
presenting evidence to the grand
jury, Igoe asserted.
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