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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-06
Mrs. Ferguson To
Honor

Mrs. J. A. Knapp. who has re-
Gently moved here from Weslaco.
las been named honoree or a bridge
party to be given Saturday by Mrs.
W. d. Ferguson In her home in
Los Ebanos.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-06

Charles Rayn or Muncey. Ind. Mrs
Fred Z. Tower OF Cincinnati, Ohio.
Mrs. O.. 8. Sieler OF Cleveland. Ohio
and Mrs. George N. jewell OF
Waco.
Mrs. Roy Z. Clark. deputy grand
matron, and Mrs. Frank Grimseil
have returned from KingsvilIe
where they attended the school OF
instruction.
Mrs. Frank 5. Robertson. district
wv. MI. VI. president, IL I'm Corpus
Christi and BIanco attending con-
ventions OF the Baptist associations
this week.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-06
n FOR
FITZARFTH HOIC0MR

Elizabeth Holcomb celebrated her
ninth birthday with a party az the
home of her parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Roy Holcomb on North Dick Dow
ling.
During the afternoon many games
were played BY the guests. During
the late afternoon. Mrs. G. M.
Wells. grandmother OF the honoree,
entertained the guests with story
telling.
In the dining room a lovely cake
was the center of attraction There
was a large doll surrounded by nine
smaller dolls or the table. About
forty guests enjoyed the birthday
party .
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-06

Scientists have succeeded tn pre-
serving beautiful rays of light by
freezing them at 3l2 degrees be-
low zero.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-06
Chapter Members
Attend School

The following members 81 the
Eastern Star Chapter In Browns
vile attended the School or m
struction in Mercedes THURSDAY.
took their examinations and re-
ceived certificates: Mr.. and Mrs.
w. J- Ve~rtrees. Mrs. y. X. Bull.
Mrs. Meeks. Mrs. y. "A. Wigington.
Mrs. H. L. Thomas. Mrs Daisy
Nichols. Miss Stella Dickson. Mrs.
Madge Cherry. Mrs. George Ham
iiton. Mrs. G.. Lambert and Mrs. ri.
Mullins.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-06

PERSONALS
Mrs. @. r. Shoppers has as her
guest for the remainder or the win
ter. her mother. Mrs. c. P. Shaffer
OF McGregcr.
S. NJ. Cowgirl has departed for
his home In Terre Haute. Ind, aft
er visiting here in the homes Of his
brothers, Paul and Clarkson ID.
Cowgirl. and with his sister, Miss
Mary Cowgirl.
Mrs. w. IT. Curtis and Mrs. Travis
Curtis are in Dallas attending the
Southwestern Millinery style Show.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarnece Nieman
and son, Kent. have returned I'd
their home in Milwaukee, Wis, att
er a short visit here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry TT. Curran
have as their gue/ Mrs. John w.
Higgins OF Evanston. III. Mrs. Hig-
gins expects to spend the remainder
Of the winter here.
Mrs. r. C.. Scott and nephew.
T. J. Jones have returned 10 their
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-06

DO YOU GET TT?
Il hope. Jones'" said his en-
ployer. that you are saving at
least half or what you get"
We'll. sir said Jones. III would.
but the fact Is that 7 don't get as
much as fhat.r-Tit-Bits.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-06
San Benito
DANCES ON FRIDAY
AT LEGION HALL

The regular weekly dances at the
American Legion hall here have
been changed TO Friday nights in
stead or Saturday. the house COM
mittee OF the Legion announced
The dances will begin az nine
o'clock and end at me-. Music will
be furnished by the Southbound
Shutters orchestra.
The new house committee is COM
posed or ID. w. Day. s. Fl. Crews,
Murray Higgins and Bert Epstein.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-06

A call meeting Of the City Fed
Grafton az Women's clubs will be
held at the Christian church SAT-
urday at 2.i5 p. m. Everyone rs
urged 70 attend.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-06

SPECIAL PROGRAM
PLANS ARE MADE
The regular monthly meeting OF
the w. c. r. u. was held Monday
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1931-09-24
STORE PER HUNDRED
POPULATION IN U. s.
Census Lists ALI And
Amount Of Business,
Which Exceeds Fifty
Billion.

Washington.-For almost every 100
persons in this country there is a store.
1t may be a harness shop Or a place
specializing in baby clothes, but it is
a store of some kind.
The Census Bureau, in making pub
lie a report on retail business estab-
lishments, said there were 1,549,16S
stores and 1872 Different kinds of them
in 1929. Their net sales aggregated
S5O,o33,850,792.
Scattered throughout the United
States were 1886 harness shops, but
only "a carriage and wagon stores.
Drug stores in which one could buy
a soda and a sandwich numbered 49,
265 and realized $1,l3S,15',3sS in
net sales. The report showed there
eminent. 1t is possible but difficult
to obtain either of these without a
singleheaded executive in whom to
center responsibility"
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1931-09-24
OPPOSITION IS
WITHDRAWN TO
ATTORNEYS FEES
D. A. Rendleman, Trustee
Of Defunct Perpetual
Building & Loan Associ-
alton, Instructed to Dis
burse Funds To Green's
boro Attorneys.

D. A. Rendleman, trustee of the
defunct Perpetual Building and Loan
Association, has been instructed by
Federal Judge E. Y. Webb, to pay
Brooks, Parker and Smith, Greensboro
attorneys, their fees Of $4,000 charg-
ed for representing the stockholders of
that institution during liquidation.
Payment of this fee was withheld
several weeks ago upon the protest
of E. A. Goodman and A. L .Kluttz,
stockholders. This protest was later
withdrawn.
1t is expected that Mr.. Rendleman
will disburse the funds within the near
future. This will take up the remain
ing monetary assets of the bankrupt
association.
A holding company has been Or
ganized to handle the balance of the
assets of the Perpetual Building and
Loan Association. 1t is known as The
Rowan Holding Company. Incorpora-
tors were: E. A. Goodman, c. w.
Isenhour and A. L. Kluttz.
1t is estimated that 80 houses and
lots still remain in the name of the
Perpetual Building and Loan ASCOT
alton. The new holding company will
handle this property to the best ad-
vantage of the stockholders of the de-
funct building and loan association.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1931-09-24
counties should be consolidated where

counties should be consolidated where
ever coterminous or almost entirely
urban, and different areas might be es-
tablished for different functions, re-
ducing the number of county func-
lions or doing away with counties al
together.
"There are three ways in which a
change in county functions might be
brought about. The state might take
over some of the work the counties
are now doing, leaving matters of pc
culiarly local concern to the counties.
There might be a consolidation of
functions among counties.
For instance, three small counties
might get together for the purpose
of building roads or constructing a
drain OF carrying on health work. Or
again, the county might retain all its
functions as an administrative unit
but become a mere agent of the state
with no home rule, all matters of pol
icy being determined by the state gov
eminent.
Little likelihood exists that people
Of any state in the immediate future
will abolish counties entirely. Howev-
er, the possibility of such abolition in
a few states may be nearer than we
think, as evidenced by the recent
wholesale taking over of county func-
tons by the state.
abolition of the county would do
away with home rule in rural areas.
However, it would have the advant-
age of Capitalization of responsibility
and would permit the state to district
the handling Of various functions in
accordance with most effective prin-
ciples of organization.
Naturalization of administrative
responsibility is essential-at present
it is the logical first step to be taken
in the solution of the county prob,
lem. Large sums can be saved through
the improvement of administrative
methods, but there is faint hope OF
much progress in this direction with
out the centering of responsibility up
on a single executive. There are those
who see the county as a unit which
will gradually develop its own logical
organization to best serve its needs,
and who take issue with my trans
planting of ideas from the municipal
field.
Essentially, the problem of county
government is the same as that of the
city; in a nutshell, it is the difficulty
of obtaining efficiency in the admin
istration of a democracy. There see,rs
no fundamental reason for our not
taking advantage of such solutions as
our urban enter have worked out.
The manager plan seems as we'll adapt
ed for county government as for city
government, though SO far adequate
experience is lacking to demonstrate
its effectiveness. Centralized ,urchas-
ing and sound budgetary procedure
are certainly two of the Fundamental
improvements needed in county gov
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1931-09-24
$12, 100000 Attorneys Fees Are Allowed

were still plenty of "non-fountain"
drug shops-23,451 Of them-but
they did less than half the business
carried on by their soda fountain COM
petitors.
The Census Bureau reported on ev-
cry type of store-fsh markets, Sand
l0-cent stores, umbrella shops. air
craft dealers, auction houses, pet shops,
places selling artificial limbs, beauty
shops and blacksmith shops.
Food stores led in number and sales.
There were 497,715 of this type, with
S11,310,627,359 in net sales. Plain
grocery stores outnumbered all others
in the food classification, the report
showing there were 2O4,345 in this
class. They realized almost four bill
lion dollars in net sales.
Country folk still had lots of gen.
eral stores where anything from a shoe
lace to a supply of sugar could be
bought. These establishments, famous
tor winter meetings of the 'stove-
pipe league" NUMBERED 1858 and
did a business in 1929 of $1,927,622,-
967, about four per cent. of the total
retail trade.
Baby's clothes were the speciality of
III shops. Airplanes and accessories
were sold by 102 establishments. The
o than 1000 p~awnshops aggregat-
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1931-09-24
CONSOLIDATION OF
COUNTIES ADVISED
Abolition Of Townships
Also Held Means To I'm
proving Government.

Ithaca, N. Y.-Abolition of own
ships and the consolidation of a num-
Der of counties in most states were rec
commended as necessary steps in the
improvement of rural government by
Howard P. Jones of the National Mu-
nicipal League at the 18th annual
American Country Life Conference
held here at Cornell University.
The county manager plan was also
urged by the speaker as leading di-
rectly to improvement in administra-
tive methods and efficiency and econ
omy in county government.
Five possibilities exist for improve
ment in the government of rural areas,
according to Mr.. Jones. They are
briefly: (l) Change in the form of
government; (2) Change in the area
of government; 81 Change in the
functions of the county; ~ Adolf
ton of the county; and 81 Improve
ment in administrative methods. This
latter, of course, should go hand in
hand with any of the other changes,
but some progress a be made under
present county organizations.
Change in the form Of govern
ment contemplates the establishment
of optional forms of county govern
ment by the legislature and home rule
for counties which would permit them
to adopt any one of the for ms estab-
lished by the legislature or to draft
their own charters. The county man.
ager plan for instance, generally &C
knowledged the most effective form
of administrative organization, cannot
be adopted in many states at present.
-Four possibilities exist under
change in the area of government. The
townships should be abolished. Coun-
ties might be and probably should be
consolidated in most states. Cities and
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1931-09-24
RESALE OF REAL PROPERTY

RESALE OF REAL PROPERTY
Pursuant to the provisions contained in a
22nd, 1880, executed by A. S. Casper and
wife, Lottie E. Casper, to T. F. Hudson,
Trustee, which mortgage is duly registered in
book of mortgages No. 116, page 230, office
of Register of Deeds for Rowan County, N.
G., default having been made in the pay
ment of the amount secured by the said mort
gage as therein provided, and by authority
and power of sale conferred by said mort
gage and by law provided, and at the re-
quest of the holder of said note, the under
signed Trustee will offer for resale at pub
lie auction to the highest bidder, or bidders,
for cash, at the Court House door in Sails
bury, N. c., on
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10th, 1881,
AT 70 O'CLOCK, NOON,
the following described real property, to-wit:
BEGINNING at a stake in the center of
the Salisbury-Albemarle Highway, R. W. Trek
ler's corner in Martin E. Miller's line; thence
with Miller's line, South 81 deg. West 1857
er; thence with Miller's line, North 85 deg.
West 81 feet to a stake, corner to lot No.
Al in Miller's line; thence with the line of
lot No. Al, North 2 deg. Is min. East 281
feet to a stake in the center of the highway,
corner to lot No. Al; thence with the center
of the highway, South s5 deg. East 1853 feet
to the BEGINNING, being lots Nos. AZ, 43,
A and 45 as shown on the map of the prop
erty Of the A. A. Trexler heirs, and being
the same property as conveyed to Adam Cas-
per by G. Ray Brown by deed dated June
21st, 1880, recorded in deed book 212, page
So, in the office of the Register of Deeds of
Rowan County, N. C.
Bidding to begin at $l77.10.
Dated this September 22nd, 1881.
T.. F. HUDSON, Trustee.
HUDSON & HUDSON, Attorneys.
Sept. "a o IS.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1931-09-24

ed $~34,212,477 in net sales. There
were 1854 restaurants, "hot-dog'
stands and lunchrooms.
Almost a billion dollars worth of
business was done by 1850 5-and-1O-
cen stores.
Installment-plan jewelry stores to-
tailed 612 and aggregated $685.
999 in net sales Almost $500, 900
worth of artificial limbs were sold by
50 places.
Secondhand furniture stores out
numbered the others in the furniture
group. There were $3.50 of them and
they took in $39,963,146.
The Census Bureau also reported on
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1931-09-24
Obituaries
Carl Lee Tippett

Carl Lee Tippett, %, local barber,
died Sept. 16, from injuries he received
in an automobile accident. Funeral
services were conducted Sept. II from
Christianna Lutheran church.
Surviving is the wife and a daugh-
ter by a former marriage. He was
married the second time about two
months ago. Brothers and sisters sur
viving are C. M. Tippett of Spencer,
A. D. Tippett of Martinsville, Va,
Rev. A. C. Tippett of Ramseur, Mrs.
H. G. Misenheimer of Salisbury, and
Mrs. 7. E. Link of Townsville.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1931-09-24
G. w. Hill

Geo. w. Hill, 81, farmer, died at
his home near China Grove, Sept. II.
Funeral services were held Sept. Is.
Interment followed in Greenlawn
Cemetery.
The deceased is survived by his
widow, Mrs. Esther Hill; and the fol-
lowing sons and daughters, Geo., of
Kannapolis; and Mrs. Mary Wilhelm,
Sam, Mrs. Margie Shussler, Marvin
and Maybelle, all of the China Grove
section. Ten grandchildren also sur
vive.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1931-09-24

the number and types Of hotels of
more THANH Is rooms operating dur
ing 1880. Total receipts Of $9e2,s01,-
600 we're reported by more han 49,
900 hotels operating the year round.
Resort hotels, 1900 of them, did a
business of $76,562,O00.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1931-09-24
SUED FOR MILLION

SUED FOX MILLION
Raleigh-Suit in the sum of ST.
100000, for the Bank of Stokes
against its board of directors in all of
its four branches has been instituted
by Quincy P. Hood, commissioner of
banks, whose complaint of y pages
has been filed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-20
DILL 11VAL - IL OANAAO W. Burgess

self. Those others are too busy to
notice me-
Now as I have already said, King
Eagle has very wonderful eyes. Look
ing down from directly over that patch
OF brush he could see every stone and
pebble in it. Back and forth he sailed,
his eyes fitted on the ground. He saw
nothing that looked like a baby Ante
lope. Yet when he saw how Mrs. Fleet
foot was fighting those Coyotes away
from that brush he saw but one mean
ing to her behavior. She didn't want
those Coyotes to get in that brush, so,
of course, the babies must be in there.
He circled lower over the brush with
no better result than before. He hated
to give up. but he was positive that
he had seen all that was hidden there
and there was nothing that looked like
baby Antelope.
I'll watch and see if those Coyotes
succeed and if they do I'll take it away
from them" said he, as he circled
higher and higher that his presence
might not be noticed. But he watched
in vain. Far off to one side he saw two
stones. At least they looked like stones.
One was stone, but the other was
Kid Antelope lying motionless, as he
had been told to do.
Copyright, 1917
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-20

Tubular travelling bags of natural
colored linen, known as catch-alls or
carry-alls, were popular in past years,
and today they are again returning to
favor Following mention OF these
bags in a previous article, numerous
requests for directions for making them
have come in, and in response these
are given today. together with a set of
motifs for crosS-stitch embroidery to 60
on bags.
The bags acquired their descriptive
names through their use, which was to
carry all. or catch all, the odds and
ends of things for which no space could
be found in other bags or baggage. So
light are the carry-alls that they are
in class with airplane luggage, which
is the present outstanding vogue in
travelling equipments.
A favorite old-time use for these con-
tanners was to hold shoes and rubbers,
and it was not infrequently that they
are SO employed today, especially for
European trips. The use as catch-allS
which gave them their name continues
popular And many a traveller when
leaving home tuckS one of these eight
as-afeather" bags in other luggage
where they take up almost no room and
are in readiness for extras collected in
journeyings.
The materials required for a carry-all
are natural-colored linen sufficient to
make two finch circular end pieces,
one 18-inch by 23-inch bag portion and
two 11-inch by 3-inch strips for handles.
Braid or tape is needed for binding and
yarn Of the same color with which to
embroider cross-st.tch motifs, borders
and initials. Zippers, which can be
purchased at notion counters, are need
ed for fastening the opening along the
top. Or buttons and buttonholeS or
snaps may be used.
Seam handle strips, turn and press
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-20

them so that the seam extends down
the center length of each. Seam all
ends. Stitch one handle near the mid
die of each 18-inch end Of the largest
portion. Bring the strip ends close
enough together to allow them to loop
approximately two inches to form ham
dies. Secure these handles in position
with two rows Of machine stitching.
Sew the Upper fastenings on each
side of the opening. Sew each 23-inch
side Of the large bag portion about enc
Of the circular end portions, making
seams on the right side. Bind the
seams with tape or braid. This COM
pletes the bag itself, but it should be
ornamented.
1t is the embroidery that supplies the
needed smartnesS to carry-allS. 1t is
advisable to do these touches Of needle
work on the bag portions before seam
ing the bag together. Each end should
have a motif in croSS-stitch on it. The
bag portion should have border at
each end and initials centered with tops
toward the right-hand opening and a
few inches below it.
A set of motifs consisting of design
for ends and border to match has
been especially made for readers of
this paper who wish to make a carry all
for themselves or as a gift to some one
who is making trip. The set Is pic
tured.
Both motifs, together with three old
English initials, can be had for 25
cents. Be sure to state what letters
are wanted. The set of motifs can be
had for 10 cents. Since, for identifica-
ton. all up-to date luggage is initiated,
the letters are offered as we'll as the
cross-stitch patterns. Inclose a self
addressed and stamped envelope and
the coin, with a request directed to
Lydia lie Baron Walker, care Of this
paper.
(Copyright, 1919
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-20

High on a cliff on the great noun
tain overlooking the broad prairie and
the foothills between sat King Eagle,
known as the Golden Eagle. There are
no keener eyes in all tie great world
than these of King Eagle. From his
lofty perch he could see a very great
distance. and when he left it to soar
high, so high that from the earth below
he seemed mere speck in the sky, he
could see even farther.
Far beyond the foothills out on the
broad prairie he caught a flash now
and then. At first these flashes were of
no special interest to him. There were
few days when he did not see similar
flashes. Antelope" said he, and then
thought no more about it. Grown An
felope were of no interest to him I'M
less something should happ2n to one,
End this didn't happen often. He was
beginning to be hungry. He knew, too,
that he should be hunting for food
for the two eaglets in the big nest of
sticks on another cliff not far distant
above which he could see Mrs. Eagle
now circling Those youngsters did
take a lot of food and the bigger they
got the more they required. 1t wouldn't
be long now before they would be try
ing Sheir own wings and then they
would soon be able to do some hunt
3ng for themselves. Meanwhile he must
40 his share in feeding them.
He spread his broad wings and sailed
out over the lower hills toward the
broad Prairie, his keen eyes scanning
everything below. Again he noticed the
white flashes, and this time he discov-
cred three forms darting about, rush.
ing at each other and then separating.
King Eagles interest quickened. In
a few minutes he was near enough to
see clearly.
Coyotes trying to pull down an An
tclope." he muttered. They must be
dreadfully hungry to be so silly as to
try thing like that"
He circled until he was high above