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The Washington times., 1932-01-12
TEAM SHOWS
CLASSONVA
INVASION
BY GEORGE A. SIMPSON

BY GEORGE A. SIMPSON
The early season dopesters have
been throwing basketballS bou
quets in the direction Of Mary.
land University and George Wash
ington University, but they should
save some of the flowers for
American University.
The Eagles have already regis
tered five straight victories, three
of which were scored in enemy
quarters. Randolph-Macon, Vir.
ginia Medical College, and Hamp.
den-Sydney may not be imposing
names to local basketball fans,
but neither was Western State
Teachers College of Kalamazoo,
Mich, which bumped off the
strong Loyola College five of Chi,
cago, ILL.,, and by a comfortable
margin, too. Randolph Macon,
Virginia Medical and Hampden-
Sydney were defeated by the
Eagles on their Virginia invasion
this past weekend.
It's high time due credit was
given to Walter H. Young, baS-
ketball coach at American Uni
versity. He knows his basketball
and knows it we'll, and this is
shown in the play of his team.
Good Talent Lacking
He isn't ;oocked with excellent
material as is the case with other
college coaches in this area. None
of his pupils have come to him
with mile-long regulations as
schoolboy wonders. Indeed, only
a few have played one or two
years in high schools.
Take Bob Fuchs. who has
clinched himself a regular posi-
ton. He was only a substitute
at Western High here.
At that, Young would probably
not want star plavers from the
schools. They think they are too
good and, besides, it is easier to
handle the ~reen ones. They're
more willing to listen to the
of +1.~ coach.
PIayerS have Splrlt
The spirit of the players is also
They work for the
teams success and not their own
glory. They are also solidly be-
hind Young, who is not a driver
but a patient coach who never
nags about mistakes after once
these have been described.
Local fans will be furnished
more direct evidence about the
Eagles caliber when the st.
Johns College five, of Annapolis,
Md, visits for a game in the A. U.
gym Thursday night. St. Johns
pinned a nine-point defeat on
V. M. 1. at Lexington, Va, Satur-
day night. The Johnnies num-
Der several former Washington
high school boys.
The game will be worth the
time and money of District bas-
1etball enthusiasts.
No college basketball games are
due here tonight or tomorrow.
st. Johns, of Philadelphia. faces
Catholic U. in the C. U. gym in
The only other contest Thursday
1ight.
The Washington times., 1932-01-12
Short Can Handle Job

Meanwhile at Alexandria to-
night there will be no repe-
tttion of what happened last
week, two flukey decisions.
The day nursery people, realiz-
ing how poor verdicts can in
lure a club, decided to have the
referee make all decisions and
Washingtonians and Alexan-
drians alike know Charlie Short
capable of doing this without
fear or favor.
Goldie Ahearn and George
King both feel they are in a
much misunderstood spot, IN
view of what happened at Port
ner's Arena last Tuesday, and
each has asked us to help
straighten out their positions.
King was a judge in all the
fights up to the BroWn-Barry
go, giving way at that time
to Goldie Ahearn. King says
a blind man could see that
Brown won, and King ought
to know as he was the match
maker of one of the most sue
cessful fight clubs that ever
flourished around Washington
-Ardmore.
Ahearn, taking a lot of razz-
ing for his draw" vote after
the match says he would not
let Browns reputation swerve
his judgmen; Says Goldie:
Brown did not produce. He
kept punching inside. He only
let go three punches to the
head wherea s. Barry shot
through good clean blows and
looked just as good. Further
more, Brown lOafed all through
the fight and din't half try.
/ couldn't award him the deci-
Sinn VUhQn he hadn't oarnoI -
The Washington times., 1932-01-12
White SOr Catcher
To ShOU QUint Here

Frank CRUDE, first-string catcher
of the Chicago White Sox,
will appear here in a basket
ball role on February when his
Easton PaD pals face the Vic
Sport Shop semipros at Silver
Spring Armory. The Vics are try
ing to close with a formidable op-
ponent for Sunday.
The Washington times., 1932-01-12
'UMP SELECTED

NEW YORK, Jan. lathe
international League has selected
Ted McGrew, of Indianapolis, as
one of its umpires for 1882 For
merly an arbiter in the American
Association, McGrew officiated in
the National League last season.
The Washington times., 1932-01-12
ASSISTS OPPONENTS

While playing the Alumni
team, Bill Decker, guard on the
State High five in Kalamazoo,
Mich, tossed a field goal into the
wrong basket, scoring two points
for his rivals.
The Washington times., 1932-01-12
HARMLESS WARFARE

About 100000 rounds of am
munition we're fired by approx
imately $500 competitors in the
last rifle matches at Camp Perry,
Ohio.
The Washington times., 1932-01-12
Kuhel and Bluege Signed
By Griff for 1892
By GARRETT WATERS

The annual for signing rejecting big league base
ball contracts at hand In regards to the Washington Ball
Club your Uncle Clark Griffith and president does
not forese trouble in corrang his stars all of whom have
been the precious documents and most all of whom predict
excellent seasons for themselves bY their letters.
The Washington times., 1932-01-12
GIANTS Threaten TO FORCE TERRY FROM BASl
WOLgGst a Wildcat
Meets Landers Tonight
His Black Bill Fiqht
Midget Is But % ?
Supports InUaLid Dad
And 9 BrOtherS-SiSterS

Fight fans who Alexandria tonight the tiny
fyweight champion Midget Wolgast, tange with Sailor
Billy Landers will in the title holder fighter who has
varousy been the equal of the best the division
has ever known-Jimmy Wilde, Pancho Villa Johnny
Buff.
The Midget the type which tears into his work like
he loves it. Folks who saw him pronounced the New
York and Pennsylvania fly king following his 15round
defeat of Black Bill in New York, two years ago next
March, declare the fray the most furious seen in
Gotham and that every round filled with Purifying
from bell to bell There wasn't knockdown in the whole
melee action that the 10000 fans expecting
The Washington times., 1932-01-12

Black Bill the Bouncer had
been made a 3-to,1 favorite that
March 21, 1880, and despite
his ring tricks along the ropes,
took a terrific -tattat from
the Midget's lightning.like left
lab.
The Washington times., 1932-01-12
RATION NALIZED
FOOTBALL
By Harry Costello
Georgetown Backfield Star 191O-1913
CHAPTER. 21

CHAPTER 81
The old Big Four of South Atlantic football comprised
Virginia. Georgetown, Washington Lee North Caro-
lima.
Any reference to any movement in the South Atlantic
which fails to mention North Carolina will fail of being
nlete.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1932-05-27
This column published weekly in the
interest of the Ex-service men of
Rowan County,.
DAY

Memory Day, the day set aside by
Congress, and the hearts of all man
kind, upon which the memories Of
those who live, rest with love and
fond thought upon those who have
gone West. We who live and have
served, let our minds travel backwards
over the years to those days Of mad
battle and sudden horrible death. We
see within the memory, the comrades
we loved so we'll, we see their many
little acts of enduring friendship,
their spontaneous acts of heroism. We
recall the happy hours and days spent
with them in camp and trench. We
relive the horror of their sudden de-
parture from the life they loved so
we'll. Our thoughts reconstruct the
horrors of battle and death, we see
them in the full stride of their might,
hurting forward to conquer the en-
envy, we see them falter and fall, the
red life blood flowing swiftly tt dye
the earth upon which they lay. We
suffer again the pangs Of heartache,
the sudden fierce distress of a life
emptied of its motivating force, our
buddy is dead, unreasoning anger,
fierce desire to rend the enemy and
tear the life from his body seizes, we
forget self in the stress of our sorrow,
we fight, we win and we live. Now in
the mid years of our life we look back
wards, we recall the buddies who have
answered here, to the Great Roll Call,
our memories are softened by time and
we see only the great things they did,
remember only the beautiful things in
their lives, and remembering, we re-
we're them, they are ours through life
and into eternity. Each of us have a
secret hope that we shall rendevouz
with them in that Valhalla of war
riors, sit around the camPfires of an
eternal Armistice and talk of the
things which lie nearest to the hearts
of soldiers.
On this day we who live, rise in
salute t all those who have ever serv-
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1932-05-27
KIWANIS

Sanford Martin, of Winston-Salem
addressed the Kiwanis club the past
Friday on the subject of education.
He pointed out that North Caro-
lima is spending only one-half per pu-
pill the average cost in the U. S. and
that our illiteracy in N. C. is ten, as
compared to four and a fraction per
thousand in the U. S. as a whole. Mr..
Martin is quoted as saying that every
time he passed one of the new schools
he was glad to know that the money
spent in their construction was not
lost in Wall Street during the big
splurge.
Music for the occasion was furnish
ed by the high school orchestra. In
the interest of the minstrel that the
young people of the First Presbyterian
church are going to give, Mike Owen,
and Roy Deal were present. They SANG
several selections, accompanied by
Miss Margaret Poole.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1932-05-27
AVERAGE WHITE
FARM CONTAINS
OVER "a ACRES
Counties With Largest
Crop Averages Are Lo-
Gated In The Southern
Piedmont Region.

Rowan county ranks 18th among
the counties of the state in the size
of farms. In this county the average
white farmer operates S4.7 acres while
the average negro farmer operates
45.2. acres.
One half of the land operated by
negro farmers in Rowan is in harvest
ed crops. Only one third of the land
operated by white farmers is in har-
vested crops. In other words, the
white farmers hold the bulk of the
idle farm lands, including the woods
land.
The average acreage in all crops of
white owner in the county is 30.2,
and white tenants, 32.2. Negro own
ers cultivate 1872 acres and negro ten
ants average keeping 1876 acres under
cultivation.
North Carolina is a state of small
farms, even counting all land held by
farmers-improved and unimproved'
The average farm in the state con-
tains only sixty-four-and-a-half acres,
of which about t%wenty-one acres are
in harvested crops. Our farms aver
age small compared with those of
other states, while the average of cul-
tivated acres per farm is the smallest
in the United States. The farm unit
in North Carolina is a small unit,
Farming generally is on a small-scale
basis. There are a few large farms
Also there are many farms much be-
low the state average in size.
The effective part of a farm is that
part which is under cultivation. The
state average amount of land in har-
vested crops is only 2o.3 acres for
the white full owners, and 17.6 acres
for the Negro full owners. In other
words there is not much difference be-
tween the amoun of land cultivated
by white and Negro owners 1t is fair
to mention in this connectio that crop
land does not include improved pas
ture land, the bulk of which is operat-
ed by white farm owners There are
eight counties where Negro owners
cultivate more land per farm than
white
As we have stated, farms il North
Carolina are small everywhere COM
pared with most states of the Union.
How could it be otherwise when North
Carolina ranks second in farm popu-
lation and twenty-eighth in size among
the states? When we recall that only
twenty percent of our total area is in
harvested crops we can easily imagine
that we have the smallest cultivated
farms of all the states. Considerably
more than twenty percent of the STATE
is well-suited to crop production, anc
most likely larger cultivated acreage
per farm would mean larger incomes
and higher standards of farm life. Fol-
one thing, more livestock would en-
able us to make better use of Our farm
land resources.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1932-05-27

Returning to Washington after
spending several days in North Caro-
lima, Senator Cameron Morrison intro
duced in the upper chamber a bill
reducing the rate of interest on loans
to veterans under the World war ad-
usjted compensation act, from 4 IL
to 2 per cent The measure was re-
ferred to the finance committee.
The bill further provides that not
withstanding the provisions of the ad-
justed compensation act any loan au-
thorized by section 5o2 of the act:
made by the administrator of veter-
ans affairs between February u.
1881, and the date of the enactment
of the bill into law shall not be sub
jected to interest in excess of 2 pei
cent per year, compounded annually
And in case any such loan is made
by the administrator out of the Unit
ed States government life insurance
fund, the fund shall be entitled to re-
ceive interest to the date of maturity
of the loan at the rate agreed upon al
the time such loan was made, but
the amount by which such agreed in
terest exceeds 2 %percentum per an
mum, compounded annually, shall b.
paid out of the adjusted service GER
tificate fund created under section
sos of such act, as amended"
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1932-05-27

ed the Flag, and have departed, ire
spective of where or how they died,
where their bodies lay to mingle with
the earth, be in it France, the jungles
or Cuba or the Philippines, upon the
hot sands of Old Mexico, the shores of
Tripoli, the hills Of Nicarauga or in
the vast steppes of Siberia. W. stand
in salute, bid you Hail and Farewell,
Godspeed upon the long march into
the life beyond the grave. Knowing
full we'll that you would not have had
it otherwise, that you surrendered
your life upon the altar of patriotism
freely and gladly, that we who sur
vived the struggles of man against
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1932-05-27
GRAHAM, KESLER,
SIFF0RD, SL00P,
HEAD P. 0. S. A

Four Rowan county men were
elected to high offices in the North
Carolina State Camp of the Patriotic
Order of the Sons of America at the
annual meeting held in High Point
recently.
They are: ]. T. Graham, Cleveland,
state vice president; J. C. Kesler, Sal
isbury, state treasurer; G. H. Sifford:
Rockwell, state inspector; and A. v
Sloop, Kannapolis, state trustee.
These men have been active in the
P. o. S. of A. work in Rowan coun-
ty and North Carolina for many years
and the honors conferred upon them
are in recognition Of the fine services
rendered the order.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1932-05-27
RECEIVES LICENSE

B. S. Dodd, of 312 North Clay
street, was recently granted a tempo
rary amateur radio license by the Fed
eral Radio commission.
Sweeping changes have been made
by the commission and at present Ii
censes are being issued for only one
year. In order to continue operation
of their stations, amateurs must take
an examination before their temporary
license expires.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1932-05-27
: CITY and COUNTY =
% NEWS briefs " W

county singers will be held at Mt,
Ulla high school Sunday, May %. AT
this time groups of singers from Row
an and adjoining counties will partici-
pate in the singing of old time tunes.
The public is cordially invited to
attend. A picnic dinner will be served
on the school grounds and all attend
ing are urged to bring well-filled bas-
kets.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1932-05-27
FUNDS REQUESTED

Chairman Walter H. Woodson, Jr.,
asks all precinct chairmen tx make a
special effort to collect and turn in
all funds of the Democratic Victory
Drive.
Reports from counties and states
must go to national headquarters by
June 1, and precinct chairmen are re-
quested to render their report to Mr..
Woodson by that date.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1932-05-27
Rowan Ranks 29th In Size Of Farms In State

man, should live in peace and secur-
ity. Knowing these things we again
pledge our lives to your ideals, resolv-
ing that we shall implant within the
mind and hearts of mankind the prin-
ciples of Freedom, Justice and De-
mocracy, for which you died.
THE LANCE CORPORAL.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1932-05-27
REPORTS TO SHERIFF

George M. Lyerly, former city tax
collector of Salisbury, reported to
Sheriff Cal L. Miller shortly before
noon Saturday and was taken to the
state prison in Raleigh chat afternoon
to begin his term of not less than 4
years nor more than 5 years ON charg-
es of embezzlement Of city funds.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1932-05-27
MISS EMMA

Miss Emma Hutchinson, aged 70,
died at the home Of her sister, Mrs.
William Fleming, 217 West Council
street, Saturday morning following an
illness of one week.
The funeral took place from the
Fleming home Sunday afternoon with
the Rev. A. L. Stanford, pastor of the
First Methodist church, of this city
officiating. 1nterment was in the
Chestnut Hill cemetery.
Surviving Miss Hutchinson is one
brother, three sisters, six nieces anc
five nephews.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1932-05-27
MISS HANNAH ODM

Miss Hannah Goodman, aged a.
died Saturday morning at her home
on the Bringle Ferry road following
an illness of more than two years.
Funeral services for the deceased
were conducted Sunday afternoon al
the Union Lutheran church. Inter.
ment followed in the church GENE.
terry.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1932-05-27
Hiccougbs For Year.;
Saved By Operation

Russellville, Ark.--F1iccoughs which
Mrs. E. Price, so, suffered for more
than a year stopped after a gall blad-
der operation.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1932-05-27
NEW L~UNCHEONETTE

The formal opening Of Vogler's
Confectionery and Luncheonette, 10
Gated at 122 North Main street, took
place last night. The entire interior
of the store room has been overhauled
and remodeled, and a soda fountain
and the most modern equipment for
sandwich making has been installed.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1932-05-27
Morrison Seeks Cut In
Interest On Vets Loans

DEFEAT BEER TAX IN N
The United States senate killed all
efforts to legalize beer for taxation,
either IT'S or 4 per cent strength.
The vote was about two to one for
eliminating it from the revenue bill.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1932-05-27
ELEVATOR FOR P. o. ASSURED

w"
The passenger elevator for the new
post office is assured, according to
recent reports received here from
Congressman Robert L. Doughton.
Bids for the new addition will be call
ed for within the next 50 days.
With the construction of the ele-
vator the new post office building
will be complete according to the
plans sponsored by the late Senator
Lee S. Overman.
The elevator shaft and penthouse
have already been built and the in
stallation of the elevator will not take
long.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1932-05-27
DAMAGE BY I R

The home of ]. M. Waggoner, us
South Jackson street, was damaged by
fire to the extent of 500 Monday
night.
Firemen answered the call about 9
o'clock Monday night and found Z
blaze between the walls. 1t worked Ut
to the roof, but did not succeed If
getting through, due to the efforts Of
the firemen.
The loss is fully covered by insur.
ance.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1932-05-27
ATTEMPTS SUICIDE

ATTEMPTS SUICIDE
Aston Ramsey, II year old son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Ramsey, 927
North Main street, attempted suicide
Monday night. The young man is said
to have had some disagreement with
one of his instructors at school and
that is believed to be the reason for
his act.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1932-05-27
POPPY DAY

Saturday is poppy day. Ali during
the day the little red flowers made
by patients during their hours of cen
valescence will be on sale by ladies of
the American Legion auxiliary.
No price is placed on the peoples,
they being sold for any amount the
purchaser feels willing to give.
The proceeds from the sale will go
to the disabled veterans in govern
ment hospitals.
ROWAN SINGERS TO MEET
The fifth convention Of the Rowan
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1932-05-27
He Makes False Teeth
From Old Aluminium

Ewing, Neb.-Ogda Wood, me-
chanic, jeweler and inventor, has a
set of aluminium false teeth.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-30
4 RQK
a DAY
BY BRUCE CATION

TOR a century and half. his
Il torians have been wondering
about the strange behavior of Sir
William Howe during the Revo-
lutionary war.
Howe commanded the British
forces from before Bunker Hill until
shortly after Burgoyne's defeat at
Saratoga. He met Washington in
the field repeatedly and nearly al
ways defeated him; and in many
cases he could have crushed Wash
ington's army completely, and ended
the war, if he had shown only
a little more initiative and de-
termination.
But he never did it. Washing
ton got his army away after Long
Island and White Plains, took it
across New Jersey against long odds,
and kept it in existence until, at
last, the pendulum began to swing
the other way.
Bellamy Partridge examines Sir
Williams curious conduct in a new
book, "Sir Billy Howe" and finds
simple and seemingly logical ex-
PLANTATION.
Howe, he says, was a Wing fight
ing in a Tory war. He never
wanted to see the colonies crushed;
Cancellation always was his goal,
and he hoped constantly that sooner
or later the colonists would realize
the overwhelming power OF Britain
and would sue for peace.
Because he sympathized with the
colonists so much, he did not want
the British cabinet to be able to
dictate a settlement, and he tried
to keep each victory from being
really decisive. In plain English, he
pulled his punches.
Sir Billy Howe" makes inter-
esting reading, and offers an i'm
portant new theory about the
Revolution. 1t is published by Long
mans, Green and Company, and is
priced at $3.50.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-30
CHAPTER TwENTY-EIGHT

now co on WITH The STORY
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-30

You thought you we're over Il
completely and then some word
some phrase strain Of music.
perhaps. would start It all over
again.
She shook her head impatiently.
This was getting her nowhere. She
would be like Ray, cool and de-
termined and ruthless. She would
put Bob out Of her heart forever.
Susan bent over her work, trying
to efface herself in its calm imper-
sonality.
A voice said at her elbow, May
see Mr.. Heath. Oh, beg your
pardon. How do you do?"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-30
THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

binary young man had broken It
down.
OF one thing Susan was certain.
Raw would not be hurt in the same
way again.
The incident awoke for a while
the old pain Susan had felt about
Bob. She had not heard from
him since that eventful night at the
Ackroyds.
Where vas he and what was he
doing? She tried not TO think Of
him, but in her heart knew that she
daily dreaded the news Of his mar
rage. Would she ever rid herself
Of this foolishness? 1t was like a
fever. an ague.