Carolina Watchman
Published Every Friday
Morning By The
Carolina Watchman Pub. Co.
SALISBURY, NORTH CAROLINA
E. W. G. Huffman_President
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POPULATION DATA
(1930 Census)
Salisbury _16,911
Spencer -3,128
E. Spencer_2,098
China Grove_— 1,25 8
Landis _1,388
Rockwell- 696
Granite Quarry_ 107
Cleveland_ 431
Faith’_i_<— 431
Gold Hill_ 116
(Population Rowan Co. 16,665)
FRIDAY, JULY 24, 1936
MORE MONEY TO SPEND
It is good news which comes
from the Department of Com
merce, that the national income of
the people of the United States for
193 5 was $53,587,000,000. By
"national income” the Depart
ment means .all of the money that
was spent by everybody in the
United States. It includes wages
and salaries, money spent for the
purchase of materials for manufac
ture and so on down to the last
penny paid across the retail grocer’s
counter.
-This figure is not as high as that
of 1929, When the total money
which changed hands was estimated
at over $78,000,000,000; but it is
higher than in -ny of the three
preceeding years. The year 1933
was the low-water mark, in which
only $44,940,000,000 was spent,
and in that year a great deal of
the money paid out came from pre
vious savings.
There are probably around 50,
000,000 persons, men and women,
who receive and spend all of the
money that is received and spent in
the United States. These 50,000,
000 carry the other 80,000,000 on
their backs. On that basis of cal
culation, the average cash income
of the American family for last
year was a little over $1,000 each.
The highest it ever reached was a
little over $1,500 per family. We
never had a total income of as
much as $100,000,000,000 in a
single year.
Of course, these figures relate
only to actual money which chang
ed hands. They do not take into
account any of the subsistence
which the 6,000,000 farm families
got from their own land. If that
could be reduced to a cash basis
the total and the average income
would be considerably increased.
From one point of view this na
tional income of a little over $1,
000 a year per person seems very
low, but it is practically double
the average income of the people
of England and of France and near
ly three times that of the people of
Germany and Italy.
We feel hard up in America
simply because we don’t handle as
much money as we did for a few
years, but that feeling of poverty h
a matter of standards. At the very
depth of the depression the general
run of Americans had more com
fort and luxury than the average
European can ever hope to ac
quire.
It is good news, indeed that we
are now on our way back toward
what we had learned inthel920’s
to regard as the American standard
of living.
e^)flemories —=— ..- by A. B. Chapin
The- Torch-light Parade
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LETTERS TO
THE EDITOR
MR. DOUGHTON THANKS
The watchman fob
HOLC EDITORIAL
Committee On Ways and Means
House Of Representatives
Washington, D. C.
July 17, 1936
Mr. E. W. G. Huffman, Editor
The Carolina Watchman
Salisbury, N. C.
Dear Mr. Huffman:
This is to express my sincere
thanks for the editorial contained
in your paper, July 10th, regard
ing the article1 that appeared in the
Salisbury Post sometime ago con
cerning the removal of the Home
Owners’ Loan Corporation Office
from Salisbury to Greensboro.
I appreciate very much this edi
torial, and your setting forth the;
facts in the case. I am sure that
anyone familiar with what I have
done, -first, in regard to the loca
tion of the office, and my efforts
to prevent its removal, would not
blame me for the action of the
Board.
I am preparing an answer to the
article that appeared in the Post,
which I will send you copy of
soon.
With kind regards and best
wishes, I am
Very sincerely yours,
R. L. DOUGHTON,
RLD:m.
HOLC EXPLAINS MOVE
Washington, D. C.
July 17, 1936.
Hon. Robert L. Doughton,
House of Representatives,
Washington, D. C.
My dear Congressman:
I am instructed by the board of
directors of the Home Owners’
Loan Corporation to write you in
explanation of the circumstances
surrounding the closing of the of
fice of that corporation in Salis
bury, North Carolina.
First, it should be borne in mind
that very shortly after the estab
lishment in Salisbury of the state
office it was discovered that prop
er space facilities did not exist in
any government building in that
city, which necessitated the trans
fer to Greensboro, where in the
federal building such space was
available, of many of the functions
which normally and more efficient
ly should have been handled in
the state office. You will doubt
less recall that at one time we were
forced to use^in Salisbury, one of
the court rooms, and I believe also
the district attorney’s office. Ob
viously, this was a very temporary
expedient.
With the drawing to a close of
our lending operations, which un
der the law had to cease at mid
night on June 12th, 1936, it be
came the duty of our board to,
adopt a' plan of organization
throughout the entire country,
which would efficiently and as
economically as possible meet the
enormous problem of serving the
more than one million loans which
had been placed on our books. A
very careful survey was made to
determine the points at which of
fice should be maintained. Only
where there was a concentration of
loans, was it felt that such main
tenance could be justified on busi
ness grounds. In some of the states
with great industrial centers and
a very large number of loans, more
than one office would have to be
continued, while in all of the states
with less than 2J,000 loans, it ap
peared feasible and proper to oper
ate only one office, to which field
representatives, who would cover
in every section of the state would
make their reports.
The process of putting this plan
into effect naturally has taken
time. Scores of loffices have either
been closed or consolidated with
others. Those with the smallest
number of loans were the first to
be so handled.
A study of the situation in
North Garolina revealed that
slightly over twelve thousand
loans had been closed in the state.
Of this number, two hundred
sixty-(two were consummated in
Rowan county, while in Guilford
county twelve hundred sixty-one
were closed, and in Forsyth coun
ty, immediately adjoining, seven
hundred thirty-one. In no other
portion of the state was there so
high a concentration of loans. It,
therefore, appeared obvious :o us
that the one office which we be
lieved was all necessary to handle
our business in the state should be
located in Greensboro, the loans
and the available government own
ed space both being there. The
Salisbury and Greenville offices
were closed, and our board has ap
proved the closing of the Ashe
ville, Ralleigh .and Charlotte of
fices, which will be closed as rapid
ly as the details can be worked
out.
in your various contacts witn
members of our board and with
officials of this corporation, yfcmr
many presentations of arguments
against the plan outlined have had
very careful consideration, and
your very emphatic desire to secure
for the folks in your district every
reasonable service, has been appre
ciated. Notwithstanding the wish
of all of us to qooperate with you
in every proper way, it is the un
animous opinion of the board that
the facts warrant the action taken
and that it cannot justify the re
scinding of its previous decision.
Sincerely yours,
CHARLES A. JONES,
General Manager.
Prospect For
Corn Improves
Chicago.—The corn belt looked
over rain brightened fields today
and rejoiced in widespread improve
ment to its main cash crop.
With the heat wave routed by
week-end showers from most of the
territory and more showers predict
ed, unofficials estimates of the
grain trade indicated that Iowa,
premier corn State, with continu
ing favorable weather would pro
duce a crop 90 to 95 per cent nor
mal on at least half its acres.
A LITTLE INCIDENT which
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HAPPENED RIGHT here in the
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CITY THE other day convinces
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US THAT there are still some
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CAUTIOUS MEN left. And since
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WE THINK of it, we recall that
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WE (HAVE been in the same
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QUANDRY ON certain occasions.
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"I AM convinced that our baby
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LOOKS JUST like me,” said a
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PROUD FATHER to a friend of
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HIS, BOTH of whom are familiar
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FIGURES IN the business life of
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THE CITY. "Your are right,”
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REPLIED HIS cautious friend.
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I HAVE wanted to say the same
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THING, BUT I was afraid you
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WOULD BE offended if I did.”
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I THANK YOU.
Franklin News
Little Delovis Miller, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Worth Miller, of
Washington, D. C., is visiting her
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Lem
Miller.
Miss Ruth Shively has returned
home after spending two delight
ful weeks in Shelby with her sister,
Mrs. B. P. Sherer.
Mrs. Harry Miller and little
daughter, Jane, are spending the
week in Albemarle with her moth
er, Mrs. Helms.
Miss Lillian Click is at home
after nursing over four months for
Mrs. D. H. Sutton, of Milford
Hills.
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Mayo, of
Knovville, Tenn., are visiting rela
tives and friends here.
Mr. and Mrs. B. P. Sherer and
little daughter, Ann, spent the
week-end here with Mrs. Sherer’s
mother, Mrs. H. J. Shively.
Miss Mildred Miller, Jean Spake
and Delovis Miller were dinner
guests of Mrs. Charles Parker on
Tuesday in Salisbu ry.
County Schools
To Open Aug. 31
Rowan county schools will open
the new school year on August
31, it is announced by S. G. Hasty,
superintendent.
Mother Of 14
Children Walks
18 Miles A Day
Dawson Springs, Ky. — Mrs.
Nora Hicks, 43, mother of 14 chil- ]
dren, walks 18 miles a day to and (
from her work here. 1
Walking an average of 288 miles' ]
a month, she rises each working],
day at 3:30 a. m., in order to be i
on the job by eight o’clock.
Asheville Murder
Remains Mystery
(Continued from page One)
However, Mildred Ward, 19.
year old daughter k>f Wollner’s,
landlady, supports his alibi. She
also is being held in custody fori
further questioning.
Sheriff Brown is overlooking
nothing, it appears, in his attempt
to get tjb the bottom of the tragic
affair.
"I doubt seriously if the murder
er was in Miss Clevenger’s room
more than three or four minutes,”
he said, "and I am not inclined to
believe a knife or dagger was used.”
"It is not logical that a killer
would have carried two deadly
weapons with him to tlyit room,!
switching from one to /Other,” the
officer said. "Neither is it liogical
that a person with a dagger or
sharp weapon would strike a victim
in the fact where the bony struc
ture makes it extremely difficult to
strike a lethal blow.
"I think that in all probability,
the automatic fired one shot, the
shell that was in the chamber, and
then being rusty or corroded as the
bullet showed, jammed without
throwing a second cartridge into
the chamber.
"The murderer, in an effort to
silence the screams of his victim
turned the gun into a club and
pounded Miss Clevenger in the
face. The cartridge clip on a gun
of that type would have made the
small crescent shaped wounds on
Miss Clevenger’s face.”
In the girl’s r4om, an exploded
.32-caliber shell was found, but if
the pistol has been found, officers
have kept the fact secret.
Daniel Gaddy, the 28-year-old '
night watchman seems to be the
man on the spot. Sheriff Brown ‘
believes he will finally unlock the
mvsterv, as a super master pass kev
may have unlocked the door of the
unfortunate girl. This key found
in the door lock, is thought to
have been the lone the ravisher- ,
murderer dused to gain access to the ■
room. An ordinary room key
found behind the radiator appeared
to have been eliminated as having
a bearing on the case. It was be
lieved the key had been dropped
there by some other guest, prob
ably months ago, and having been ‘
lost, had been replaced. !
It is generaally believed among
the ^officials who are willing to 1
hint it, that Gaddy has some ’
knowledge of what happened, ^
(Jiough he is not thought to have
been the one who actually mur- ‘
dered the girl. He may have al- *
lowed some friend to "borrow” a 1
pass key "to fill a date,” it is 1
hinted, and this friend may be the 1
murderer. '
The sheriff went carefully 1
over the route he is convinced the ^
slayer tdok in making his escape
shortly after 1 o’clock Thursday .
morning. The girl was on the ser- (
ond floor of the hotel in room No.
224. From the room the slayer evi- i
dently speeded down the corridor 1
tjo the steps and from there to the <
mezzanine. From the mezzanine *
he ran down the steps, dashed ac- 1
toss the extreme left side of the <
lobby into the manager’s office, I
.Hum uncic uut upyii me ter- *
race. Here he leaped over the bal
ustrade and landed on the cement
side walk. The jump carried him 1
about 13 feet through the air. i
Wollner had a cut across his «
toes and a bruised heel. That led 1
officers to suspect he had landed
heavily on sbme hard surface, and «
from that they felt their suspicions a
have been confirmed in part. Thus s
far, however, efficers have utterly
failed to place him at the Battery r
Park on the night of the killing, I
according to reports that slipped 1
out of the sheriff’s office. e
The girl, only child of Mr. and t
Mrs. J. F. Clevenger of Great Kills,
Staten Island, had gone to her Mom t
around 10:30 the night before I
after accompanying her uncle, e
Prof. W. L. Clevenger of N. C. I
State College at Raleigh, on a visit c
to friends. t
Professor Clevenger reported c
finding the body about 8:20 the s
next morning when he went to call c
her for breakfast. i
Everyday Cooking Miracles
BY VIRGINIA FRANCIS
Mrirtf Btpoint Eiaetria Cmtkm-y Im—UmU
Fancy choosing the hottest spot
n the whole house—the top of the
>ven—on which to toss together a
:rispy, fresh salad. Sounds silly,
loesn’t it; and it would have been,
oo—a few years ago. But in this
nodern era of electric cookery in
vhich we are living so comfortably
tnd contentedly, it’s not only rea
sonable and possible to use the top
of the oven for salad “tossing,” but
the smooth work surface of the
modern electric range actually in
vites you to do so.
For, even though the oven is go
ing while the salad-making is in
progress, it is so well-insulated that
the heat does not escape to heat up
the working top of the range. Sal
ads may be made on top of the
range while roasts and rolls are
baking in the oven only a few
inches away, and there’s no danger
of either the salad or the salad-mak
er being wilted.
Room AUo Cool
But not only is the top of the
range cool, the room itself is as
comfortable as if no oven had been
used. Think what that means on hot
summer days! Why, you won’t mind
mixing up cakes or baking roasts
any more, even if the temperature
has gone soaring.
Modern home-makers have found
other miracles, too, that happen on
their electric ranges. For example,
smooth, delicious - tasting salad
dressing can be cooked right on top
the range—without a double boiler!
me near ox me sunacc um» oi me
range can be controlled so well that
an egg mixture salad dressing may
be cooked right over the unit in an
ordinary saucepan.
Oven dinners, and breakfasts, too,
can be put in the oven as long be
forehand as you wish, and be done
to perfection when you desire them.
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The “chef’s brain,” an automatic
timer clock which starts the meal
cooking at the time you set, is the
reason.
Homemakers can go out to their
bridge club and arrive home just in
time to put the finishing touches on
tile salad and take out the beauti
fully cooked dinner, which has
baked during their “afternoon out.”
Oh, yes, with summer here—and
that means salad time—you’ll be
wanting that recipe for the salad
dressing we mentioned. So—oo, here
it is!
Fruit Salad Dressing
(Makes one pint)
4 eggs (beaten lightly)
1 cup granulated sugar
2 lemons (juice)
2 tablespoons butter (melted)
teaspoon salt
1 cup whipping cream (whipped)
Place all ingredients, except the
cream, in order given in saucepan.
Cook over low heat, stirring con
stantly, until mixture thickens. Re
move from surface unit and chili
thoroughly. Just before using add
one cup whipped cream.
Serve with any desired fruit Salad.
Salad will not wilt when prepared on the top of the modern electric range9
because the excellent oven insulation keeps in the heat.
Military Training
In CCC Is Urged
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Milwaukee. — James E. Van
Candt, national commander of the
/eterans of Foreign Wars, urged
he Disabled American Veterans to
vork for establishment of military
raining camps in Civilian Conser
vation corps camps.
He suggested that all veterans
sk President Roosevelt to intro
luce military training and discip
ine in the camps "to inculcate in
hem the necessity for adequate na
ional defense and to combat paci
ist propaganda.”
Advocating an alliance of all vet
rans’ groups to "fight for Ameri
:anism against subversive ele
nents,” Van Zandt proposed a cam
>aign for legislation by Congress
iroviding deportation of all aliens
idio advocate overthrow of the
•resent form of government by
rce of arms.
He urged also prosecution of
American citizens who advocate
uch overthrow.
The convention opened Tuesday
norning with a conference on re
•abilitation of disabled soldiers.
Committees were named to draw
ip resolutions for liberalization of
aws providing aid to disabled vet
rans and their dependents, and for
'referred employment of such vet
rans in government service.
Marvin A. Harlan of El Paso,
fex., national commander of the
). A. V. told the convention that
e-employment of the disabled vet
ran was the most serious problem
acing the organization.
He said tfae D. A. V. had enjoy
d “one of its most fruitful years”
nd described it as stronger than at
ny time in its history.
The veterans gathered for me
lorial service at which Mme.
irnestine Schumann-Heink, who :
ad sons on both sides of the west- :
rn front in the World war, and 1
he Milwaukee Elks’ chorus sang.
Rehabilitation conferences con- <
Inued Tuesday and Wednesday. <
rig. Gen. Frank T. Hines, vet- ;
rans’ administrator, and Governor :
hilip F. La Follette spoke Wednes- i
ay. The convention moved to ;
he Soldiers’ home Thursday for an «
uting and after the final business 1
:ssion Friday the convention will i
lose with a military ball Saturday <
ight. <
Farm Questions
Answered At
STATE COLLI GE
Question: How can * tell wheth
er or not my chickens nave worms?
Answer: Unless there is a heavy
infestation it is difficult to deter
mine the presence of internal par
asities, but where Jie birds are
heavily infested there is usually an
extremely heavy appetite, the
the birds are thin and often a leg
weakness will appear. Where
these conditions appear it is safe to
assume that the birds are infested.
When fhe birds appear listless and
there is any doubt as to the trouble
it is best to open up several of the
subnormal birds and examine the
intestines for worms.
Question: At what age should I
breed my young heifers?
Answer: There is no arbitrary
age for breeding heifers. This is
usually determined by the maturity
of the animals. Heifers that are
fed grain liberally in addition to
the roughage will mature more
rapidly chan those on a limited
grain ration. Then, too, the
breed has a bearing on the freshen
ing ume. jersey ana vjuernsey
heifers, if properly grown out,
should be bred to freshen from 24
to 30 months of age. The Hol
stein and Aryshire heifers should
freshen when from 27 to 32 mon
ths old. _
Question: How can I rid my
•ose bushes of the small lice that
ire killing the plants?
Answer: The aphis of "plant
ice” can be- controlled by the ap
plication of a 40 percent nicotine
sulphate spry, or by mixing 12
mnces of the nicotine sulphate
olution with two pounds of hy
Irated lime and eight pounds of
lusting sulphur. The 40 percent
licotine sulphate is a commercial
nixture and, when used as a spry
hould be mixed with water at the
ate of one teaspoonful to three
[uarts of water. The small insect
mown as the thrip is also particul
rly harmful to roses and may be
sontrolled with the same insectr
sides.