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The Coolidge examiner., 1931-12-25
Shortleaf Pine Ideal

The shOrtleaf pine, while not so,
fast-growing as some of the other
southern yellow pines, has been
found to be one of the most satisfac-
tory trees for reforestatiOn purposes.
The trees grow well on poor and
abandoned land and on uplands. 1t
requires about 80 years for tree to-
reach its maturity, but at that time
the tree will average well over 64
feet in height and will have diam
eter 4 feet from the ground of about
9 inches. The wood, being soft, is
adaptable for many building pur-
poses and is easily worked.
AS many as 800 dominant trees.
per acre can be found in good stand
of this species, which makes the acre
yield we'll worth while.
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-12-25

nothing visible except the litter of
the rush to the outside.
Honest, Chief" said one of the
prisoners to the lieutenant of pO-
lice who was holding him, 1--WE didn't
do it"
You didn't do what?" the lieu
tenant asked.
I'VE didn't kill him. We didn't
do it"
whats he talking about?" the
lieutenant asked of the head wait
er who had come up.
Il think there may be a dead man
over here" said the head waiter,
walking toward the wall.
There the body was found.
But we didn't fire a shot, Chief.
Cross my heart, we hadn't even
loaded our guns. We weren't going
to have any such thing as this.
Please look at our guns"
Where are their guns?" the lieu
tenant asked.
They threw them away as they
ran" said a sergeant. We've picked
some of them up"
Get them all, Nike" said the
lieutenant, "and call the wagon"
Honest to Cd, Chief" said the
bandit spokesman.
Take them buns outside" said
the lieutenant, land straighten out
this body so | can look it over"
The frightened guests were re-
turning to claim their checked
clothing.
Let them all in" said the lieu
tenant. but don't let any of them
out again. Go out on the street and
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-12-25
NEW PLANET MAKES -.
TENTH IN THE SKY
Left Wondering What
Is the Limit.

The ancient astrolOgers knew only
five planets: Mercury, Venus, Mars,
Jupiter and Saturn. Uranus and
Neptune were added by Nineteenth
century science: the former barely
visible to the naked eye and the lat
ter quite invisible. And this seemed
to be the limit.
Far out into eXtraplanetary space
men swept the heavens with the
great telescopes, but no more planets
were discovered Then the science
advanced to such an unbelievable
degree of refined accuracy that cer-
tain minute irregularities in plane
tary motion led to the prediction thar
a ninth planet must exist unknown
to mankind. SO close was the study
of the Irregularities that the inves-
tigatOrs finally stated in just whar
part of the sky the unknown planet
should be found. And. by means of
the record of the Photographic plate,
it was indeed thus eound, and given
the name of Pluto.
1t was thought to be the end, for
it explained all the noted irregular
tiles of the planets. n
Now Prof. w. II. Pickering o.
Harvard finds a tenth and as yet un-
named planet far out beyond Pluto.
Not planetary irregularities, but GER
tain queer Quirks of comets and their
orbits started Doctor Pickering on
the trail, and again the Photographic
plate has picked up a planet in its.
predicted place.
SO now there are ten. To the lay
man with a smattering of astrOnOm-
ical knowledge the little solar system
of which our earth is an unimportant
member has always seemed snugly
definite in the infnity of interstellar
space. Infinity we cannot cOmpre
hend, but comprehension of the solar
system has been easy, for it has been
measured and weighed and bounded
the motion of each of its members
has been determined with the most
meticulous accuracy, and even the
direction of its own movement
through space has been discovered.
Now we find that the snugness is
illusory. If the savants keep on add
ing planets to our homelike solar sys-
TEN it will cease to be homelike, and
approach the uncomfortable indef-
nitenpSS and incomnrehenSihilitV of
the infinite. cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-12-25

gather them in. When the wagon
comes take those four buns to the
station. Let me see those guns,
Mike. How many you got?"
Five" said the sergeant.
Honest to Cd, Chief"
"Shut up" said the lieutenant.
Mike, take a piece Of paper. Take
that menu card. Write this down:
Colt, 3S, number 4S9O61; not loaded
and not fired; Smith and Weson
1920, number 1S4S56, not loaded
and not fired; Colt .3S. number
26SS97, no. loaded and not fired /:
Colt 40, number 3S45G5, not loaded
and not fired; Smith and Wesson
80, number 1924, not loaded and
not fired. Now give me that card.
And don't plant anything in these
guns"
"Chief. honest to Cd, you're a
square guy"
Take these buns away" said
the lieutenant, land get me- Don't
plant this case. ! like it as it is
And another thing: these fellows
aren't gold fish. Throw them in.
but let them alone. Have you
searched the car? Any more guns|
No" said one of the policemen.
NO, what?"
NO more guns"
Then don't find any more when
case. Let it alone. Now, let's see
who this guy is"
Chief. honest to Cd"
Mike. if that bum calls me Chief
again you can sock him, but that's
personal. If he shuts up I'll bust
the man that touches him or any
of them. I'll take care of them.
Let's see the guest of honor at this
party"
The body had been lifted away
from the table.
Dunn Clayton !" the lieutenant ex-
claimed. well I'll be id! Keep
those people back and get me some
thing to cover this body with. Take
tablecloth."
He bent over the body, gently
Strengthening the arms. AS he did
so he reached into the pockets of
! the dead mans coat exploringly and
from one of them took what he
CHANGED upon, a letter envelope
which he put in his pocket. A pO-
liceman brought a cloth which was
spread over the body.
There's a capable citizen gone, -
said the lieutenant. whoever got
him was good. Stay by him, Mike.
I'm going outside for a minute"
There were five guns found on
the premises and examined by the
lieutenant. Later he examined the
pistol of Buck Trembly. The five, as
the hold-up men had said, had not
been loaded. Trelnbly's was loaded
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-12-25

Green feed of some kind should
be supplied to laying hens through
out the year.
At the beginning of the year 1881
there were 100000 chickens.
valued at S19,944,OOO, on Pennsyl-
vania farms.
More than 40 poultry men attended
the eleventh annual poultry short
course, at the Pennsylvania State
college, November 0 to -.
Poultry and eggs brought $4,000
900 to North Dakota farmers in
1890. according to J. A. Kitchen,
state secretary of agriculture.
Poultry and eggs brought $4,000
600 TO North Dakota farmers in
1890, according to ]. A. Kitchen,
state secretary of agriculture.
The classified columns of news
papers may be used profitably in
advertising farm products such as
seed. eggs, feeds, fruits and vege-
tables.
Fewer chickens are being raised
on United States farms, due to
drought and resultant low prices,
according to the Department of Ag-
culture.
1t takes feed to make a pullet
produce eggs at a profit. Pullets
on free range do not obtain all the
mash they need. Egg production is
consequently kept down.
In producing quality eggs it helps
to provide one nest for every four
or five laying hens Locate the nests
as far as possible from water foun-
tains and hen exit doors.
In 90 New York state poultry
fiocks the average mortality was %
per cent. Flock depreciation is the
third greatest expense in producing
eggs, and dead hens are responsible.
Turkey raiserS who feed well bal
anced laying ratiOns to we'll grown
young hens usually report egg pro-
duction starting March 10 to 20, ac-
cording to the North Dakota Agri-
cultural college.
Laying hens need more grain dur
ing cold weather because of the ex-
ira energy required to keep them
warm. It's a waste of feed to give
non-layers the same amount as
heavy producers.
If the poultry keeper selects for
vitality, keeps not more than ten
females to each male, feeds prop
erly, selects the eggs of proper size
and shape, there is little danger of
being troubled with unhatchable
eggs.
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-12-25
Husbands Will Be Husbands

"My husband is deceitful
wretch
whats he done nOw?"
"He pretended to believe me last
night when he knew l was lying 81
him. "-Pathfnder Magazine.
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-12-25

Holding ones position in society
is something of a battle. At least.
one must be alert.
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-12-25

Early pioneers didn't mind the
weather much. They had too many
other things to worry about.
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-12-25

Doubt is the shadow of truth.
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-12-25
Too Much So

Too Much So
did the hotel you stopped at
overlook the seaF'
ooh, yes, completely"
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-12-25

If the poultry keeper selects for
vitality, keeps not more than ten
females to each male, feeds prop
erly, selects the eggs of proper size
and shape, there is little danger of
being troubled with unhatchable
eggs.
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-12-25

Laying hens need more grain dur
ing cold weather because of the ex-
ira energy required to keep them
warm. It's a waste of feed to give
non-layers the same amount as
heavy producers.
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-12-25
POULTRY HINTS

Green feed of some kind should
be supplied to laying hens through
out the year.
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-12-25

Turkey raisers who feed well bal
anced laying ratiOns to we'll grown
young hens usually report egg pro-
duction starting March 10 to 90 ac-
cording to the North Dakota Agri-
cultural college.
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-12-25

More than 40 poultry men attended
the eleventh annual poultry short
course at the Pennsylvania State
college, November 9 to 10.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1931-12-11
<Dugout Dope y
(This column published weekly in the
interest of the Ex-service men Of
Rowan County,.

Have you seen the new bulletin
board of the Samuel c. Hart Post?
1t is placed in front of the Rowan
Hardware Co., on North Main St.
There is a complete roster of the
membership on this board; is your
name there? Look for it, if it isn't
and you have paid your dues step in
side and see Commander Mckenzie.
If you haven't paid your dues your
name still should be- on there, so pay
up and get on the roster. There are
many other bulletins on the board
that should and will interest you,
read them.
The new rifle platoon is shaping up
well, and at the last meeting Nick
Yantsios was elected commander. Nick
states that he will lay his plans and
wort out the routine soon with the
idea of whipping the platoon into
shape. Stick with Nick, he is a good
soldier and puts his best efforts into
all that he undertakes, with your sup
port he will make the platoon a crack
organization.
In a conversation the other day, the
subject of camps crest" and other
wise, came up. The veteran talking tc
me told me the story of "St. Agony
from his point of view, and judging
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1931-12-11
DEALERS MUST
REPORT SALES

North Cardinals sales tax affects
automobile dealers and operators of
garages and filling stations to the
extent that they must make accu-
rate reports of gross sales. Z
Gross sales of new cars must be
reported but no report is necessary
in the sale of second hand cars or
repossessions. For instance, if a new
car is sold for $1,000 and a second
hand car valued at $500 taken in
trade, the $500 sale is reported and
no report made when the second hand
car is sold. Gross sales must be re-
ported wheather cash or credit or
cash and credit.
On parts and supplies the gross
sale amount must be reported, whet-
her the transaction is cash or credit.
If purchaser does not pay for the
merchandise within six months the
balance may be deducted from the
amount report but if payment is made
later it must be reported.
Garage operating service stations
are exempt from reporting gross sales
when they pay privilege tax for opera
ton or for selling gas, oil and other
merchandise. The gross report on sale
of gasoline is made by the distributor.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1931-12-11
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

UNDER AND BY VIRTUE OF THE POW
OF SALE contained in that certain deed
of trust made by l.. W. Hess and wife, Nancy
C. Hess, to Carolina Mortgage Company,
Trustee, dated July 1, 1928 and recorded in
Book 109 at Page 112 in the Office of the
Register of Deeds of Rowan County, North
Carolina, default having been made in the
holder thereof having directed that the deed
of trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Trus-
tee will offer for sale at the court house
door at Salisbury, North Carolina, at
TWELVE O'CLOCK MOON on
THURSDAY, THE 7th DAY of JANUARY,
1882,
and will sell to the highest bidder for cash,
a certain lot or parcel of land in or near
the City of Salisbury, Township of Salisbury.
County of Rowan, State of North Corolina.
and more particularly described as follows:
Beginning at a stake on the Southeast
side of North Lee Street SO feet North
east of the east intersection of North
Lee and 10th Streets, corner to lot No.
l; thence with the margin of North Lee
Street, North Sc degrees 45 minutes East
so feet to a stake, corner to lot No.
8 on the margin of North Lee Street;
thence with line of lot No. 8, South %
degrees Is minutes East 1874 feet to a
stake, corner to lot No.. 8, on the margin
of a IL foot alley; thence with margin
of said alley, South &c degrees 45 min
utes West SO feet to a stake, corner to
lot No. l, on the margin of said alley;
thence with line of lot No. 1, North %
degrees 15 minutes West 1874 feet to the
beginning, and being lot No. 2, Block
]. of Henderson Addition to the City of
Salisbury. lying North of the Vance Cot
y ton Mills, and being better known as
1905 North Lee Street, Salisbury, N. C.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1931-12-11

SALE OF VALUABLE REAL ESTATE
PURSUANT to the terms of a certain Deed
of Trust executed by Edna H. Meroney and
husband, P. H. Meroney. to the Davis & Wiley
Bank, Jas. M. McCorkle, Trustee, on Novem-
Der 3, 1926, which is duly recorded in Book
of Mortgages No. 80, page No. 80, in the
office of the Register of Deeds for Rowan
County. and whereas. Davis & Wiley Bank
has been succeeded by the North Carolina
Bank & Trust Company, and whereas, there
has been default in the payment of the in
debtedness secured by said mortgage deed of
trust. and whereas. at the request of the
North Carolina Bank & Trust Company, sue
cessor of Davis & Wiley Bank, and Jas. M.
McCorkle, Trustee, will expose for sale at
public auction for cash, at the courthouse
'''' sATuRpAY, JANUARY .. 1882.
AT THE HOUR OF I'm,
the following described real estate:
One house and lot, beginning at a
Southeast side of Main Street and the
East Square of the town of Salisbury, N.
c., and runs thence S. E. with Cfaw-
ford's. now John Robinson's line, 1876
feet to his corner. on Henderson's line:
thence S. w. with Henderson's line IS
feet to T. M. Kern's corner on Hender-
sons line: thence N. w. with Kern's
line 1876 feet to a stake. his corner on the
s. S;tb r. m s,de ST Ct s Ma1 feet So to the thence Ssein m; e.
being a part of lots 113 and 121 accord
ing the original plan of said town, and
being a part of the same lands conveyed
by said Henderson and wife to said T.
M. Kerns by deed dated Sept. 6, 1902.
For back title to the above lots, reference
is hereby made to deeds registered in
Book No. LOT. page No. 402, and Book
No. 115, page No. 100, and Book No.
1875, page No. 2s0. in the Registers Of
flee of Rowan County; also a Book of
Deeds No. 1879. at page No. II.
NORTH CAROLINA BANK &
TRUST COMPANY,
Successor Of Davis & Wiley Bank, and
James M. McCorkle, Trustees.
Dc.11-Jn.1.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1931-12-11

with Yost's line. North 81 deg. As min.
East 263 feet to a stake on The edge of
an alley thence with said alley South
SO deg. Is Min. East rs feet to a stake
IN the edge of said alley, w. A. Basing-
er's corner; thence with Basinger's lines,
South 80 deg. West 100 feet to a stake;
thence South So deg. Is Min. East "a
feet thence North Sc deg. As Min. West
81 feet to a stake; thence South 81 deg.
45 Min. West 1853 feet to a stake; w. A.
Basinger's corner on the margin of He'll
ig Ave. thence with Heilig Avenue, North
81 deg. so Min. West 60 feet to the be-
ginning. Being the same property con-
veyed to C. l.. Emerson and wife, Effie
F. Emerson, by deed from F. A. Letter,
Edna B. Letter, and c. N. Letter all I'M
married, dated August 1, 1928, filed for
registration on August 4th, 1928, in the
office of the Register of Deeds for Rowan
County, North Carolina, and recorded in
Book 175, Page 281.
This the 7th day of December, 1881.
CAROLINA MORTGAGE COMPANY,
Trustee
9. w. G. Huffman,
Dc.11-Jn.1
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1931-12-11
BECOMES
LEADING FIGURE
ON CAPITOL HILL
Fights Fiercely For Ideals
But Always Know When
To Compromise; Slated
For Speakership.

Washington.-John Nance Garner
Of Texas will go down in political his
tory, a dominating figure ranking
with "Czar' Tom Reed of Maine,
Champ Clark of Missouri, and 'Uncle
Joe" Cannon.
Garner, known as "Jack" t o nearly
all who know him at all, has in 10
days established himself as the most
powerful figure on Capitol Hill. And
he has let it be known that, when and
if he is speaker, he is not going to be
silent on political issues.
"A man can give advice, can't he?"
is the naive way in which the pecan
grower of Uvalde puts it. Most recent
speakers have refrained from public
commitments on policies except on
rare occasions.
Garner cracked the whip Of party
loyalty over his own states democ-
racy. The stocky, florid-faced leader
emerged from his modest office in
obvious anger at the tendency IF Tex
as democrats to seek public office.
In the San Antonio congressional
vacancy resulting from the recent
death of Rep. Harry Wurzback, re-
publican, three and possibly four dem
ocratic candidates are seeking the seat
in a general election, as against one
republican, Charles w. Anderson.
"A democrat ought to have enough
party 10y: 'ty and common sense to
prevent more than one candidate from
making the race, and l have told them
So" said Garner. 'They should take
their example from my success in
meeting the republicans here by driv-
ing wedges in their ranks and Ovid
ing them. If they have more than one
candidate, the republicans may do
that to them"
Garner is like that in many of the
arrangements since he has taken
over the speakership. He is blunt,
rough-hewn, and he has hard and pro-
fame words for those who cross him.
But he is conceded by all to be a mas
ter at compromise when compromise
is in order.
Admittedly it will take more than
mere diplomacy to get the southern
democrats to give up some of the pow
erful committee chairmanships in Gar
ner's attempt to strengthen the par
tvs hold in northern districts.
1t will take a strong man, in voice
and character, to preside impartially
over a house which is turbulent even
when one party has a strong whip
hand.
The house in years past has been rul-
ed by men like Speaker Thomas B.
Reed, who wrote to a Maine constit-
uent who asked for a Civil war can
non: MADAM, I am o running a
junk-shop."
And "Uncle Joe" Cannon, who did
and made them fear him. And battle
with republican presidents Champ
Clark, whose presidential aspirations
were headed off only by the two
thirds rule and the blocking tactics
Of W. ]. Bryan in the 1912 democrat
ic convention.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1931-12-11
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

UNDER AND BY VIRTUE OF The POW
Err OF SALE contained in a certain deed
of trust made BY c. L. Emerson and wife,
Effie F. Emerson, to Carolina Mortgage Com
pany, Trustee, dated the 18th day of June,
1928, and recorded in Book 100, Page As, in
the office of the Register of Deeds of Rowan
County, North Carolina, default having been
made in the Payment of the note thereby
secured, and the holder thereof having d-
rected that the deed of trust be foreclosed,
the undersigned Trustee will offer for sale
at the court house door in the City of Sal
isbury, North Carolina, at
TWELVE O'CLOCK NOON ON
MONDAY THE 18th DAY of JANUARY, 1882,
and will sell to the highest bidder for cash
a certain lot or parcel of land in or near
the City of Salisbury, Township of Salisbury,
County of Rowan, State of North Carolina,
and more particularly described as follows:
Beginning at a stake on the north east
side of Heilig Avenue, 65 feet South 81
degrees SO min. East from the East in
tersection of Crosby Street and Heilig
Ave, Yost and Emerson's corner; thence
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1931-12-11
Rep. Garner Strong Presidential Possibility

Being the same land conveyed to L.
w. Hess and wife, Nancy c. Hess. by
deed from P. E.. Smith and wife, Roxanna
Smith, dated the 18th day of July, 1928.
and filed for registration on the l4th
day of July. 1928, in the Office of the
Register of Deeds for the County of Row
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1931-12-11

North Carolina
In the Superior Court
Rowan County
David l.. Basinger, Plaintiff,
VS.
Maudie Marie Basinger, Defendant
NOTICE OF SUMMONS
The defendant above named will take not
ice that an action entitled as above has been
commenced in the Rowan Superior Court by
the plaintiff for the purpose of obtaining
a divorce from the defendant from the bonds
of matrimony on the grounds of adultery;
and the said defendant will further take not
ice that she is required to appear at the Of
flee of the Clerk Superior Court of Rowan
County, North Carolina, on or before the
9Th A OF JANUARY, 1882,
or within thirty 500 days thereafter, and an
in as provided by law, or the defendant will
be entitled to the relief as prayed for.
B. D. McCUBBINS,
Clerk Superior Court.
This December 5th, 1881.
CHAS. L, COGGIN, Atty. Dc.11-Jn.1.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1931-12-11

Father awaiting the news): "Well
nurse, will it use a razor or a lip
stick?"-Pullman News.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1931-12-11
Whistle In Your
Bedmate's Ear To Cure
Him Of Snoring Habit

Aberdeen-Dr. Philip Fennely, the
famous Scottish physician, has pub
lished his "cure" for snoring in the
Aberdeen Press" 1t is very simple.
When your bedmate SHORES just
whistle softly in his ear, and he will
invariably stop snoring to listen. If
he turns over again and starts to
snore again, just repeat the process.
He will finally realize hat he making
a nasty noise, and will cease snoring.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1931-12-11

neuritis; rheumatism. Bayer ASPIRIN
is still the sensible thing to take.
Just be certain it's Bayer you're
taking; it does not hurt the heart.
Get the genuine tablets, in this
familiar package for the pocket.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1931-12-09

at SOC Broadway was another VIC
tim, the burglar taking only SIS in
cash which had been concealed in
a tobacco box. The burglar entered
by prying open the back door of
the pool hall. Officers are of the
opinion the thief must have studied
the actions of the proprietor before
the burglary, to know where the
money was hidden.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wood left home at
1880 last night, Wood told police.
and returned at 9 o'clock. The
burglar entered through the front
door by using a pass key. Stolen
articles were a .410 shotgun, a 80
automatic, an organdie dress, a blue
dress, a woman's suit, a upper
sweater and a leather jacket.
Roy Dupont of the police force
investigated the burglary. Wood
had moved into the house on Wen
sley avenue only a short time ago.