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Evening star., 1931-12-17
Fistic; Battles
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
BOSTON.-Ernie Schaaf, Boston,
knocked out Giacomo Bergomas, Italy
tO. Jack Mccarthy. Boston, knocked
out Tiny De Bolt, Cleveland (2).
MEMPHIS, Tenn.-Al Stilman, st,
Louis, knocked out Pat Fay, Louisville
%; Johnny Nichols. Oklahoma, City,
outpointed Pete White, st. Louis (8).
ANDERSON, Ind-Jimmy Sayers,
Lafayette, Ind, outpointed Jimmy NC
Dermott, Terre Haute, Ind. Q0).
BARCELoNA.-Oliver, Cuba, out
pointed Ortega, Catalonia Q0j: Kid
Tunero, Cuba, knocked out Luis Con-
zalez el Lenero, Spain %.
SEATTLE, Wash-Battling Dozier,
San Francisco, outpointed Joe Cortez,
Boise, Idaho (6).
SPOKANE, Wash-Fred Ienhart,
Spokane, knocked out Cyclone Thomp-
son, Yakima, Wash. Q0).. Ace Conlon,
Spokane, outpointed Frankie Jones,
San Francisco (6).
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G1is Sho,v Best Defense During 1881 Bo,ve,s Hot as

with 1855 games he saw more action
than any other shortfielder. He made
the most putouts, 323; was In the most
double plays, %, and just missed max
ing the most errors He erred 43 times,
while Jim Levey OF the Browns did 20
So times. Cronin, with 488 assists, was
second to Hal Rhyme of the Red Sox,
who made 502. Rhyme led the short
stops with an average Of 1858.
Third base play generally was medi-
ocre, with Jimmy Dykes Of the AS and
Bluege sharing what laurels there were.
Bluege, with an average Of $50, really
led the hot-corner men, for he was in
152 games, more than any other third
basemen, while Dykes fielded in but 81.
West Around Top.
Sam West was prominent in the out
field throughout the season. The Ma
tionals' gardener in 127 games, 10 less
than the leading Oliver, had 402 put
outs and 13 assists. He made only four
errors.
Heinie Manush fielded for 977, Sam
Rice for $40 and Dave Harris for $50.
Lloyd Brown proved fine fielder as
well as clever pitcher He had an
average Of 1886 with only single error.
Wilcey Moore of the Red Sox, Wesley
Ferreu and Willis Hudlin OF the In
dams, Jack Russell of the Red Sox and
Earl Whitehill Of the Tigers also starred
afield.
Roy Spencer was in more games than
any other catcher. 145, and virtually
ranked fourth with fielding mark of
1886. Cliff Bolton, with an average of
.947, was last Of the receivers. Bill
Dickey of the Yankees led the back
stops with oo6 IN 11S Games Dick
Ferren of the Browns had the most
assists, So in 108 games. and tied with
Benny Tate Of the White Sox, and an
erstwhile National for the most double
plays, II.
The Yankee catching stan went
through the season without . single
passed ball charged against It, thereby
hanging up q new mark.
The Browns and the White sox were
the triple-play makers. Each club
turned in two, something very unusual.
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';Hot" as Stars Euent Nears
CHOCOLATE PROXY GROOM
Long-Distance Ceremony Believed
Solution to Boxers Trouble,

HAVANA, December II R.-Kid
Chocolate, Junior lightweight boxing
champion, was married by proxy yester-
day to Rosario Mora, and it was believed
his legal troubles were over.
While the ceremony was being car
ried out the fighter was sailing toward
Havana aboard the MORO Castle after
l8 days OF jail in the United States
awaiting hearing on a request for ex-
tradition. The girls father, Pablo Mora
had accused him of seducing Miss Mora
under the promise of marriage.
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FIELD At .976 CLIP
PLAYING 1856 T|LTS
AS Equal Mark, but Are in
Three Less Games-Myer
and West Star.
BY JOHN b. KELLER,

= PARKING afleld, the Ma
tionals set the pace for the
~ AmericanLeague in defensive
play during the past season.
Official records of the circuit made
public today show both the Wash
ington Club and the World Cham
pion Athletics to have f1elded at
a .976 rate in the 1881 campaign,
but the lead goes to the Nationals
as they participated in 1856 games,
three more than did the AS.
The Athletics made only 14l errors
thereby breaking the record of l44
established by the Yankees in 1928.
However, the Nationals also smashed
the old New York mark, for they erred
but 142 times.
Washington players seemingly were
more durable than members of the
other clubs, for several were credited
with being in more games than any
others in certain position. Joe Cronin
at shortStop, Ossie Bluege at third base
and Roy Spencer behind the bat did
more work than any others at these
posts.
Melillo Star at Second.
The season was notable for the bril-
liant play by Oscar Melillo, the Browns
second sacker; the performances by
Irving Burns of the Browns and Lu
Blue of the White Sox and the work of
Tom Oliver, Red Sox center fielder.
Melillo with 428 putouts, 543 assists,
118 double plays and only 80 errors for
a mark of 1868 easily got the honors for
the middle base. Accepting 971 chances
he came within II of tying the record
made by Napoleon Lajoie in 1908.
Burns, recruit, was the ranking first
sacker with a season average of 1898.
He had 125 assists in 143 games and
was in 13l double plays. Bill Sweeney
OF the Red SoX, Jimmy Foxx of the AS
and Lew Fonseca of the Indians and
White Sox each had the same per-
centage, but none played in as many
games or as brilliantly as the Browns
nintial sack guardian.
Blue put up a great game at first
base to be well up in the ranking. His
work was especially noteworthy because
the White Sox finished eighth in club
fielding as they did in club batting.
Oliver in the outfield accepted 448
chances and made but three errors.
Joe Kuhel Washington rookie, scin-
tilated at first base to finish fifth in the
leagues ranking. He was excelled only
by Burns, Sweeney, Foxx and Lou
Gehrig. In 139 games Kuhel fielded
at .99l pace. The veteran Joe Judge
in is games fielded for 1894.
While Melillo garnered the second
basing laurels, Buddy Myer of the Ma
tionals was the leader of the middle
sackers so far as percentage points are
concerned. He and Max Bishop of the
Athletics fielded for 1884, but Buddy
was in many more games than Max.
Cronin finished fourth among the
shortstops with an average of $50, but
Evening star., 1931-12-17
WHITE SOX SIGN COACH
Cunningham Fills Out All-Califor,
MIA Tutoring Staff.

CHICAGO, December II P.-Bill
Cunningham, former New York Giant
and Boston Braves outfielder, has been
engaged as coach by the Chicago
White Sox.
The signing Of Cunningham, a ma
i've and resident of San Francisco.
gives the Sox an all-California staff.
manager Lew Fonseca and Coach
Sonnny Butler also coming from that
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HARLOW NOT TO CHANGE
Grid Coach at Western MARYLAND
Tells Plans at BANQUET

WESTMINSTER, Md, December II
R). = Dick Harlow is to remain at
western Maryland College as director
OF athletics and foot ball coach for at
least two or three years He said SO
mere at the annual banquet given the
foot ball squad by the Rotary Club.
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BLUM'S 115 AVERAGE
HIGH IN AUTOMOTIVE
Davidson Trails With 113-Hor.
ner Team Out Front in Close
Pennant Race.

Blum of Steuart Motor Co.'S team. is
l2ading the Automctive Bowling League
in high average with a pace of ISL.
Davidson of Stanley H. Horner, is Sec
ond, with 1l3-l.
Stanley Horner is leading the team
race with "a wins and losses.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1931-09-24
FOR FARM RELIEF

Since 1915 the number of automobiles in
use in this country has increased at the rate of
1,00o,0 900 a year. 1t is estimated that 2S,0o0,-
600 cars are now in operation.
Vast sums have been spent for road build
ing, with the result that fast, well paved high
ways carry us from city to city, from state to
state. The average city dweller thinks that the
United States is adequately provided with
good roads.
AS a matter Of fact, however, only an in
fnitesimal fraction of roads in use have been
extensively improved. Five million farmers,
according to an authoritative survey, are cut
off from their markets during a part of each
year by impossible roads.
Good roads that keep the farmer in con-
tact with his markets at all times and allow
him to transport goods quickly and economi-
cally, are an essential factor giving agriculture
a sound economic foundation.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1931-09-24
GOING TO THE

Many economists are questioning whether
the tendency of population to concentrate it
self is not coming to an end.
1t would seem to be logical that, with the
advent of the automobile and good roads, max
ing the problem of individual transportation
less difficult, many workers in cities would
reside in less thickly populated sections to Sc
cure the advantages of more room and small
er rentals.
While the census figures do not yet indi-
cate that the larger cities of the nation are
showing signs of a decreased population, there
are indications of unquestionable significance
that there is a decentralizing process going on,
which is adding to the number of those living
in rural sections as against those living in the
smaller towns and cities.
The number of inhabitants living on farms
in the United States dropped from 31,614,-
269 in 1920 to 3~0,447,55O in 1880. This was
a decrease of the number of persons living on
farms of 3.S per cent. This group constituted
29.9 per cent of the total population in 1920
4a@F..fyp24 s r cent in 1e3o.~
However,, the number of inhabitants living
in rural territory increased, Notwithstanding.
During the same period the population in rural
sections but not on farms increased from TO-
047,377 to 23,662,710, representing an in
crease in the total population from 10 to 1913
pef cent. The rural non-farm population in
creased Is per cent during this decade.
The city dweller, faced with high rents and
other high living expenses, can now live in a
rural community or tow and by using a car
and the modern highway be just as close to his
work as when he formerly walked or waited
on the street car even though the distance in
miles has been increased ten fold. If industry
adopts the shorter working day, as it will in
the course of time, such workers will have
ample time to supplement their industrial &C.
c%upation with the production of a limited
amount of foodstuffs at a home in the coun-
try where sufficient room for a garden, a
COW, and poultry is to found.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1931-09-24
OUR RETAIL STORES

Salisbury is rightfully proud of the retail
establishments which make up its business dis
trict. For the most part they are operated by
efficient merchants who seek to give to their
customers honest value for their money. The
local retail merchants deserve the support and
patronage of our citizens.
Our local merchants are a part of a gigan-
tic retail system of retail establishments ex-
isting throughout the United States. The Cen
sus Bureau announced recently that there were
1,54e,16S such stores in the United States, do
ing 4 to~tafEbusihess the year 1923 exceeding
fifty billions of dollars, a per capita sale of
slightly more than four hundred dollars. 9th
er interesting facts ascertained by the survey
of the government are summarized as fol-
lows:
Census of Distribution figures show that
of the 1,549,168 retail stores in the United
States, 497,715, or 32.13 per cent, are engag-
ed primarily in the selling of food products,
and the net sales of these stores in 1929 totaled
$11,310,627,359, about p per cent of the
$5O,O33, S5O,792 total retail sales. The figures
also reveal that of the $4o7.52 per capita re-
tail sales $92.12 was spent in 1929 in stores
selling primary food products.
"Automotive establishments were next in
number and total sales-2S3,322, with net sales
of $9,546,S97,913, about 10 per cent of the
total retail sales. Per capita automotive sales
amounted to $77.76. General merchandise
stores stand third in importance, with a total
Of 1926 stores and net sales amounting in
1929 to 81, 140,515,384, or 14.27 per cent of
the total. The per capita sales of general mer-
chandise stores amounted to $58.16.
Country general stores, which are a COM
bination of food and other merchandise stores,
numbered 1858, with net sales of $685.
622,967, about 4 per cent of the total sales;
their per capita sales were $3.50. The coun-
try general stores classification is used only in
places of less than 10000 inhabitants.
met sales of the apparel stores, including
women's apparel and accessories and mems
wear, amounted to S.62 per cent of the nation
al total; furniture and household stores, 4.57
per cent; restaurants and other eating places,
4.19 per cent; lumber and building, TT per
cent"
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1931-09-24
Feed Cows More,
AS Pastures Decline

As pastures decline and the grasses
become tough and woody, the dairy
cow needs an additional allowance of
both grain and forage. If this allow
ice is gradually increased as the pas
lures fail, the milk flow will be main
tanned. If not, dairymen will have a
costly job trying t get the milk, flow
back up to normal later on.
This is the opinion of John A. Arey,
dairy extension specialist at State Col
lege, who asks dairymen in all parts
of the State to keep an eye on their
pastures. Usually in September and
October, the milk flow begins to drop.
The main cause for this is that the
grazing is short and more fibre and
less protein are in the grasses. Where
good fall pasture, such as provided by
lespedeza or other legumes, is avail
able, the COWS will provide an Geo.
nomical milk flow with only a light
grain ration if they are allowed to
Craze day and night.
Even then, he says, the animal
should have at least one pound of grain
to each four pounds of milk produced.
This may be continued until the graz
ing begins to fail, when the grain
should also be increased. Mr.. Arey says
a good grain mixture for this season
of the year and which is also suitable
for winter feeding when plenty of le-
gume hay is available, is made up as
follows: 400 pounds of corn meal;
800 pounds of cottonseed meal; 200
pounds of wheat bran, and, 100
pounds of ground oats. One-half of
this cor meal may be replaced by
crushed wheat or. barley on farms
where these two are available and corn
is scarce.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1931-09-24
Kidnapped Bookie
I Returns To Home

Gary, nd.-William C. Flanagan,
horse-race bookie kidnapped five days
ago while exercising his wife's Pek-
inese, returned to his hotel apartment
home.
He Immediately retired to his rooms
and refused to discuss the terms of
his release.
His attorney, ]. Glen Harris, who
said he negotiated with the k%idnappers,
reported that they released him at a
filling station at Tolleston, a suburb.
Harris said no money had been paid
the kidnappers.
II obtained information" he said,
from a rival gang and bargained with
them on the basis that l would ex-
pose Flanagan's hiding place unless
they returned him."
Harris intimated, however, that a
small amount would be paid over now
that Flanagan had returned unharm-
ed.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1931-09-24
To the Owners of Vacant Lots
in Salisbury:

To the Owners of Vacant Lots
in Salisbury:
Driving about over the city, one
sees here and there vacant lots grown
up in tall grass and weeds, not only
being very unsightly but making fine
breeding places for mosquitoes if we
should have a period Of wet weather.
One can find places in high class resi-
dental sections where the grass and
weeds are SO tall alongside the paved
walks that a pedestrian would have to
get out into the street after a rain or
heavy dew tt avoid getting his cloth
ing wet. By all means the grass and
weeds should be cut off all such va
cant lots, as a matter of civic pride,
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1931-09-24
THE COST OF CRIME

While many elements in the cost of crime
are indefinite and not subject to an estimate,
the Wickersham Commission in one of its re-
ports estimates that crime in one year exacts a
toll of considerably more than a billion dollars
from the people of the United States. This
has been summarized as follows:
Federal criminal law admin
i~stration -$52,768,ooo
State police Observation-Disclosures 100000
State penal and correctional
institutions - 51,720,ooo
Criminal law administration
in 800 cities 900
Private industrial police in
Pennsylvania Observation-Disclosures 100000
Private protective service in
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1931-09-24
WOULD HAVE US GO BARKING
GOOD TIMES.

oOON AAAO
To the Editor:
Young men who are not old enough
to remember the Reconstruction Pc
Rod following the Civil Wa between
the States, know nothing about hard
times. w of the Southern States, lost
every thing but our land as a conse-
quence of the war; we had no money
of any kind. Business was transacted
by bartering or swapping with each
other. The farmers who had more
wheat than the family could consume,
would swap for corn, potatoes, ETC.,
with a neighbor who had a surplus of
such commodities. This was the way
business was carried on. Asheville was
the mountain metropolis and the clear
ing house where the big exchange bus
mess was carried on in western North
Carolina. The writer would drive a
four-mule team from North Bum
combe, for his father; which would
be loaded with corn, wheat, oats, ETC.,
and barter the whole load for salt,
domestic cloth, and whatever was
there for bartering, and we did not
look upon it as a hardship; but as a
great blessing that the war; which
had been going on for four years, was
over and everybody gone to work. If
every man, woman and child in North
Carolina, job or no job; would go to
work and go to Dragging about what
a good country North Carolina is;
and how plentiful provisions are for
everybody; hard times would be over
right then. The writer will admit
there is cause for our economic de-
preston; but that cause is principal
ly in the mind of the people. Now
let's everybody quit bowling depres-
sion and hard times and 60 to barking
for good times and prosperity; and
see what will happen.
]. R. SANS,
County Agent at Large.
Davidson, N. G..
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1931-09-24

the left Of the street car in which
/ was riding and speeded by just in
time and missed being hit by the car
by perhaps a foot. Everyone in the
car gasped, yet these mere children
kept right on going without batting
an eyelash," SO to speak.
| would urgently suggest that a
bill be introduced in the Legislature
that no licenses should be issued in
this state to any under the age of Fl
years.
Perhaps automobile accidents might
be decreased thereby.
A MOTORIsT.
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ENTS

Please be brief. As q rule 200
words should be enough. Your
name and address must accom-
bany each communication as an
evidence of good faith. Your
name will not be published nn-
less you wisb it, but signed let
tiers will be given the preference
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1931-09-24

"Who Owns the Air?" inquiries an edi-
torial caption in the Goldsboro News-Argus.
Frankly Ye Photographer doesn't know; so
many people have been told to take it
Greensboro News.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1931-09-24
State Highway System,
Raleigh, N. C.

State Highway System,
Raleigh, N. c..
Gentlemen:
. l was glad to learn that you plan
to mark the county highways through
out the entire state, directing the
travellers to all places of importance
and interest.
This is a work that will prove ben
eficial, and l extend to you my fe-
licitations. 1t will further boost the
highway system of the state in the
eyes of the world.
GOVERNOR MATTHEW Rowan.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1931-09-24
Mr.. c. L. Neel,
R. F. D.,
Salisbury, N. c.
To the Promoters of the
Daniel Boone Trail:

Daniel Boone Trail:
Gentlemen:
Blazing of the Daniel Boone trail
across this state to Kentucky is a note
aWorthy achievement. Il assures Us that
fEy Wonderful road systems 81 this
state and country are not merely lay
outs Of hard surface consisting of
rock, sand, lime, cement and tar, but
that it is also a thing of beauty, senti-
ment and a work to be appreciated.
1t is especially pleasing to those of
us who are fortunate tt live where
Daniel Boone lived; where he made
his home and had his being; where he
bought land and sold it, Gas shown
by. the records in the office of the
register of deeds of Rowan county,,
and where he lived during an import
ant period of his life.
We not only wish to thank those
of you who have made the Daniel
Boone trail a reality, but to assure you
of our appreciation.
GOVERNOR MATTHEW Rowan.
To the Merchants and Manufacturers
of Salisbury and Rowan County:
Please allow me to heartily endorse
your plans for an exposition in Sails
bury during the week of Sept. 26-
October ;. 1t will be an inspiration
not only to all business-minded peo-
pie of our city and county, but also
an inspiration to all of us who have
faith in the future progress, wellbeing
and continued growth of our COM
munity.
If the exposition does nothing more
than to instill into our beings the as
surance that the depression is waning,
the event will be we'll worth its while.
| wish you success.
GOVERNOR MATTHEW Rowan.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1931-09-24
A PLAN TO PRESERVE SURPLUS
VEGETABLES AND FRUITS FOR
RELIEF WORK THIS WINTER.

To the Editor:
In Philadelphia a plan has been put
into operation whereby the fruit and
vegetables which the farmers have not
been able to dispose of are being gath
cred in trucks loaned by merchants
and distributed t the various churches
and synagogues. A fund has been col
lected for jars and sugar and vctun-
teers from the congregations sflput-
ting up in the church kitchens guam
titles of food to be distributed to the
poor when needed.
Could not some energetic woman
with executive ability start some such
plan here? l am sure there would be
plenty of willing volunteers were there
only a capable leader to get things
started.
A WOMAN.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1931-09-24
Sanitary Department,

Sanitary Department,
Salisbury, N. c.
1t is gratifying to learn that your
department is making a determined
effort to clean the mud off the side
walks in the residential sections, where
it has been washed down from higher
AUDITING ground. As I have pointed
out in previous letters, pedestrians in
some of best residential sections
have to leave the sidewalks in places
after rains and walk out in the streets
to get around the beds Of sticky mud.
l am glad to note that the situation
is being remedied as rapidly as possible
with the force at your command. 1t
will be appreciated.
GOVERNOR MATTHEW Rowan.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1931-09-24
E
From The Toledo Blade)

Men who argue that anything can be
proved by the Bible should be delighted with
this sentence from Psalms: ::The rebellious
dwell in a dry land"
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1931-09-24
$1,124,314,OOO"

Total 124,314,000"
We refer often to the high cost of arma-
ment and the terrific burden of expenses in
connection with war. Side by side we should
keep before our minds the enormous waste in
money caused by crime.
Every citizen in this country can help re-
duce this charge. Every mother and father in
Salisbury entrusted with training of children
can share in the task of i~nstilling proper ethical
conceptions and moral principles to guide the
conduct of their children through life.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1931-09-24

to say nothing of sanitation and mos
quitoes. There are many men hunting
work and being aided by charity who
would be thankful for such jobs.
GOVERNOR MATTHEW Rowan.