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M • "Ofl . 'son returning thanks. At the clo3o ■ it was announced that a similar 1 Kittling would bo held in tiie 1 Eamj grove on the third Sunday of August 12 months hence. Among the cousins present from 1 a distance were: George Bran nan 1 of St. Louis, Mo.; Mrs. Emma Strickland of Detroit, Mich.; and iMrs. . William Bellman, Johnstown, 1 fra." —o I Littleton Alumni Meet For Reunion Rev. And Mrs. J. M. Rhodes Hon ored At Picnic At Panacea Springs * Littleton, Aug 23.—More than 100 former students and friends of Lit tleton College gathered for a picnic reunion at Panacea Springs last week to honor the Rev. J. M. Rhodes, founder and president of the college for 37 years until it was burned in 1919, and Mrs. Rhodes, who served as dean of stu - dents and music teacher for a num ber erf years. The Rhodes, who now make their homa"* in "Winter Haven, Fla., are visiting in the State and former stu dents of the college took the oppor '"Tunitv to hold a reunion while they ' could attend. The picnic dinner was spread un der the trees O' ISO by the big rook ' that hangs over the spring and the tabl . was centered with a three tiercil cake weighing I > pounds pre. sented to Mrs. Rhodes by her Li> friends. Th 1 occasion also 1 marked her birthday. Brief talks wer 0 made following dinner, all recalling memories of ! old days at Littleton College. Anion.? those speaking were Mrs. S. G. Daniel, Mrs. J. S. Nowell, C. Moore, Mrs. L. L. Draugham, Mrs » 0., P. Albert, and Mrs. (leorge D r Stevenson. Mr. and Mrs. Rhodes r-t -->' sponded. The occasion was the eighth an nual reunion of the members of the Littleton College Memorial As * solvation —an organization formed 'o } carry you a phase of the work for L which the college had become best * known) the training of Christian i •■■■ ,ik -rs. M.i-is Vara I- Herring of ; Raleigh is president of the associ)■ tiou*. o I PECULIAR REUNION IN SERBIAN VILLAGE For 11 months in every yepr the women of Galicnik, Siberia, o not \ see their husbands. The annual re i*. union is taking plac 0 now. ' (ialicnik has a peculiar history. For centuries all its men have bean sk "led craftsmen, but the barren, provides JO work. And so the stone-masons, wood ' careers, cabinet-makers, builders, I have had to go farther ntield, J and in the course of time have j penetrated the whole of Europe. In I some cases they even get as far as J the United States, where they work 1 for 11 months. I These men return home in July, and tho village then gives itself up *' tif teas'ing and rejoicing. Having only one month available. Cupid g 'ts busy, too. One »i il day is -i t aside for mass marriage, I as many as .'OO couples being wed • in the open air. Anil so the festivities and honey mooning goon until the end >t" the month when all the husbands leave I tlieir homes —for another 11 months EARLY CAMPAIG The "early campaign" now appar I (pntly underway runs contrary ti II -stablish custom whi'h usually And: ll ictivo contact with the electorate w starting in lat 0 September or earl; I October. Mr. and Mrs. Moore their famous Myrtle 1 tation in the Woodland late years the Springs the point to which many ' turned Sunday afternoons to gain inspiration and rest in con versation with the unusual couple. ' Surviving are her husband for 61 years a Friends minister in ; Wayne county, and two children, Mrs. G. L. Herring, of Wilson, who was with her at the end, and Hugh Moore of Philadelphia. The latter is on a trip to Europe and will not be able to reach Goldsboro in tinio ' for the funeral. Two grandchildren Marjorie Moore and Nancy Lou Herring, also survive, as do two brothers, Fide Barker and Jerome Barker of High Point, and two sis ters, also survive. The Moores reared their family according to the full precepts of the Friends' faith. No member of the family ever touched intoxicants or tobacco in any form. Mrs. Moore was an active worker for the Wo man's Christian Temperance Union in the campaign for prohibition in 1885. She served as a member of the old Woodland school committee for six years and it was during that time that a new school was built. Mrs. Moore maintained her inter ests in her church and in all good works to the very end, forcing her body to serve her in doing gool deeds beyond the usual three scoie years and ten. QI'EEN MARY LAYS CLAIM TO RIBBON FOR CROSSING New York. Aug. 24.—The Queen Mary claimed the blue ribbon for a record transatlantic crossing to day after speeding from Cherbourg breakwater to Ambrose lightship 'n 1 days, 7 hours, 12 minutes. Despite fog off New England, Cun • ard White Star Line officials said the Queen Mary lowered the Norman die's existing record by 4 hours, 30 ' minutes. Her average speed was 30.01 knots, ■ .37 knots greater than the mark '.set by the French liner on her mai ■ den voyage June 3, 1935. 1 Th,. Qu en Mary broke the Nor ' mundio's time for the westward : crossing last July 2f>, but did not 1 claim the Blue Ribbon then because ■ her course was slightly shorter. IN CANADA After ending his 430-mile cruiso J and a two weeks' vacation Presi dent Roosevelt paid an official visit > to Quebec exchanged felicitations t with officials, lauded peace between - Canada and the United States and probably discussed the mutual devel . opment of water power and the pro l posed St. Lawrence waterway treaty. >' BATTLESHIPS Japan having indicated an inten i, tion to build four new battleships , and Great Britain having awarded e contracts for two, the United ii States will probably proceed with s the construction of two. In otner k words, the naval race is beginning to hurry. p Truth Will Out Country Boy—Naw, I ain't selHu' », this big trout, mister. Yer ain t il got money enough to buy it. ', City Angler—Well, at least, l.'t d me measure it, so I can truthfully say how big the trout was that got •- away from me. e o •3 Philippa 3 Her Mother—l saw you deliberate ly put your arms about Mr. Shy man's neck and kiss him. Why did you do it I r- Philippa—Because he's too honesi to to steal and too proud to beg anci is he had to have it somehow. to o ly Santley says that United Statei plans two new battleships. ROCKY MOUNT, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, ANGUST 28. 1396 State Fair To Be Largest Ever Raleigh, Aug. 20.—Advance reser vations for exhibit spate indicate hat visitors to the 1930 State Fair vill he greeted by one ot' the great est arrays of farm products ever as lembled in North Caroliua, Manager Gorman V. Chambliss said today. In addition, he announced, a wider lisplay of commercial exhibits will mhance the exposition halls and nidway, with many national cor.- :erns already signed up for space, rhere will be an unusually large lisplay of modern farm machinery. Work is practically completed cn the new, fireproof exhibit hail which replaces the structure destroy '(l by tire in 1934. The new build ing will provide 12,500 square feet i>£ floor space. It is over one-third larger than the old structure, and will be used principally for displays by State and Federal agencies. Dr. Fred K. Miller, of the State Department of Agriculture, is in charge of all exhibits again. He re ported this week that the fair will present an unusually large and va ried exhibit by 4-il clubs of the State. An increaced number of re quests for premium books, which contain 11 departments offering to tal prizes of $15,000, indicates above average interest by prospective ex hibitors in other agricultural divi sions, Dr. Miller announced. Priz es have been increased in every de partment, with th a total raw amounting to 15 per cent. Outsiders may enter exhibits, but the prize money will be limit-id strictly to North Carolinians, thus •irotecting the average exhibitor from ii'fair competition by professionals wnvh tour the fair circuits. The various farm departments their superintendents and total pre miums follow: Field crops and farm exhibits, J W.. Hendricks, $1,300; horticultur a! products, Dr. Charles T. Dearim; $700; beef cattle and sheep, J. E Foster, $2,179; dairy cattle, Dr William Moore, $2,039; swine. Ear tfostetler, $1,608; poultry, T. T Brown, $1,835; dairy products, Dr A. H. Kerr, $99.50; 4-H Clubs, L R. Harrill, $2,048.50; bees and hou ey, Dr. R. W. Leiby, $125; voea tional agriculture and home ecoa omics, Roy H. Thomas, $550; han and bacon, R. E. Nance, $125 culinary, house furnishings am clothing, Mjs. W. W. Shay, S4OO fine arts and crafts, James A. Mj Lean. $275. Herdsmen's prizes of $25 will b awarded exhibitors who keep thei cattle and quarters in best coudi tion. Farm Bureau To Plan Program State Compact Method Of Contn To Be Discussed At Meet This Week A tobacco program for 1937, in eluding the state compact metho of controlling tobacco produetio and sales, will be one of the inai topics of discussion at the Souther Farm Bureau Training School •) Signal Mountain. Tenu., this weel Representatives from all fluecure and burley tobacco growing state will be present to aid in workin out the Farm Bureau tobacco pol icy for next year, said E. Floyd, extension tobacco specialis at N. C. State College. The Farm Bureau, hp said, throwing its support behind th state compact plan, and is seekin to work with legislatures in th different states in preparing ill necessary state legislation to mak the compact workable. North Carolina will be represent ed by E. Y. Floyd and Claude '1 ■ Hall of Woodsale. Hall is chaii 1 man of the North Carolina Stat Tobacco Growers Advisory commit tee, composed of representative to hacco growers of the State. ! Lincoln Sales Exceed Record i Dearborn, Mich., Aug. 12.—Salt of Lincoln-Zephyr cars in July wer secoml largest in volume in th brief 10-month history of the 11■ • i Lincoln product, it was announce today at the home offices of th Lincoln Motor Company here, j The July total of retail deiiveri, j was 1503 units, compared with 100 t units in April, the largest inont . from a sales volume standpoint sine , the new car was announced in No ' vein her last. Deliveries have bee maintained in strong volume all dm ing the lat t » spring. The streirj' shown in Lincoln-Zephyr sales thu t far this summer following the hirjj volume in the spring is further h j dicated by the fact that deliverii y in May wore 1500 units and in Jun t close to that mark. Production of current Lincoln Zephyr models will be resume next Monday following a two wee vacation shutdown, it also was at r . nounced. d 0 CALLED OFF it d Th© proposed sale of the Potal Stamps has been called off n vie of the "unique character of tl ;s property" and the interest displaj ed by stamp collectors. Flexible Glass Used in Movie Sets IBL '" ;J1 Br - 1 l~ Recently developed by scientists in a Vienna laboratory, a flexible ,_ glass has opened an entirely new field for stage effects in motion pic e tures. The glass is so flexible that it takes 147,000 pounds to break it in .- bending. In experiments, it was found that the glass could be per i- manently twisted by steaming. A major Hollywood studio has created !- palm trees from the glass and is using them in a current production. lt More Money For Airport ii According to recent press reports out of Raleigh, we 13 saw where an additional sum of money had been appro priated for the Rocky Mount airport from the PWA ®; funds. The Federal Government has already spent mor>! than SIOO,OOO on this airport and the city has already j. spent around $50,000 of the tax payers money. Besides, r * the new appropriation from PWA funds the amount S* which was not listed. !. May we not call to the attention of our board of alder i men of the city of Rocky Mount, the importance of se '• curing some vacant land for park purposes while it is cheap " and before it is developed. Could not some of this public money be used for this purpose rather than pouring it out - in an airport that will never be used by the average citi ■ zen? Have we not already spent more than is meet on ! this airport? Has not the time arrived when we should i stop spending on this enterprise? The whole expenditure ; by the board of aldermen from the treasury of Rocky ■ Mount has been illegal without a vote of the people and , there has been no vote of the people on this project. The Supreme Court has held playgrounds to be a ne • cessity and that it is the duty of the board of aldermen to urovide these necessities. MANNER OF TAX LISTING BURDENSOME The manner of listing and collecting taxes on real es tate. especially if the property lies in cities and towns, i makes it burdensome indeed. We know of a piece of prop erty of less than an acre, which has never been improved or developed in any way. The only thing that has ever been done is that six imaginary lines have been drawn and the property has been forced to be listed in six separate parcels, while the property is all in one body and has nev er been improved, being less than one acre and at this time probably would not sell for $300.00. Six separate suits have been started by the county for collection of taxes on this particular property. Six separate suits have been started by the city to collect tax on this piece of property. There will be six separate attorney's fees by the county. Six separate cost fees; there will be six separate attorney's tees for the city. There will be six separate city costs. All on one piece of property that has never been improved and never been divided and probably, if put up for sale today would not bring $300.00, and which these various tax suit.- would consume. Should not our law makers force the tax listing au thorities to bring a suit for all undeveloped, undivided property in one, so as to relieve this cost proposition which makes it impossible for people to own or sell un developed city property, because no one wants to owt property where this tax condition exists. MARKET OPENS TUESDAY The leaf tobacco market opens in Rocky Mount Tuesdaj morning, September Ist. Every citizen in the two countie is very much interested in the tobacco market and the prici of tobacco. Leaf tobacco brings more money to Rock; Mount than any olh.'r commodity, and when tobacco bring high prices it means the prosperity of not only the farmei but of all: the city dwellers as well as the country dweller* Rocky Mount has ten large warehouses and has ever facility for the handling of tobacco, and with the larg floor space, it is practically impossible for the local marke Ito have block sales. So the farmers may expect to be abl to get a sale every day that they desire. Mrs. Braswell Buried In Nash Mrs. Stella. Braswell, 30, died at her homo in Nash County early Sunday after an illness of only a few hours. The funeral was held from f he home Monday afternoon at i o'eloek. Surviving are her husband, H. S Braswwell; seven children, Henrj Lee, William, Ifenry, Mary, Magda lino and Emma Braswell and an in fant daughter; her mother, Mrs Jano Pridgen; a brother, Joht Pridgen; and four sisters, Mis Moholey Joyner, Mrs. Jane Pridgen Mrs. Delia Joyner and Mrs. Mini Davis. Privett Family [ Holds Reuniot t Tho children and grandchildren c y the late Mr. and Mrs. Wesley lJri ett met in their annual re-unw Thursday, August 27, in the homo e Mr. and Mrs. K. C. Olover 2 Bailey. Mrs. Glover is a daughter of tli 3, late Mr. and Mrs. Privott. v The family of E. V. Richardso t . attended the reunion. Mrs. Kichan i- son is also a daughter. 3. 0 *~ n A Long Descent s. Laura—Was Harry much ea. ii, down after he spoke to your fati ik er. Nora—Yes, three flights of stair Negro Is Sought For Killing Nan Williams Alleged To Have Shot Fa tally Jones At Grace Alley Kocky Mount police were seeking Charlie Williams, 33 year old Ne gro ot' this city, who allegedly fa tally shot Joe Nathan Jones about 30, at Grace's alley. From what one of the officers indi cated, both of the men had been drinking some liquor, and the shoot ing occurred about ten o'clock ou the porch of the house in which bot'i ot' th© Negroes lived. Shot with a .32 calliber pistol pre sumably, Jones died within a few minutes. He was struck in the left side and the bullet hit his heart, it was understood. Sent to answer tho eall were Ofli cers Zollie Wholess and E. W, (rupton while Officers I'. C. Ziin meruian and C. K. Warren went to the scene of the shooting shortly afterwards. Officers indicated there wcro eye ,witnesses to the affair, and were searching fur Williams. They tried once with the aid of Nash Deputy J. if. Tanner, to locate him in Bnttlcboro and then tried Enfold, both times without success. Williams was described as wearing a blue suit, white shirt and straw hat when he was last seejn. He was said to weigh about 140 to 145 pounds and stands fiv© feet, eight inches high. His age is about 35, and he has a cross s«;ar on the end of his nose. o Tobacco Truly A Golden Weed Atlanta, Aug. 25.—Georgia's l!)3r tobacco crop put $17,585,270.27 into farmers' pockets during the pa.ii three weeks of the auctiou season the State Department of Agriculturi announced today. It was the greatest amount evei obtained for the crop in the state An average price of 21.55 cents t pound, Garland Bagley, agriculturi department statistician, said. Markets scattered through tin Georgia bright-leaf belt began ti close this week, with the auctioc season to end in a few days. Sale: began August 4. A record-breaking crop of 100. 500,000 pounds in 1030 exceeded th, 1030 poundage, but the 1930 crop Bagley reported, averaged only 9. 89 cents a pound. o HOW ONE VET SPENT HIS BONUS The federal government know what John Bauser. Kphrata, Po. disabled world war .veteran, d'u with bis bonus money, because in sent in a full list of his expenui ttires. even to the cancelled checks Aside from a pair of pants ati some shirts and socks he bought tV himiselt, Mr. Knuser spent th money for his wife and five children and paid about in over-du bills. He bought his winter's supply o Ji-'.al for $39.40 anil add - d tin- nota 'lion: "That worry is oft my mind. I His daughter. Bertha, got a hai wave, $3; his boy. Sammy, got wagon, $7, and another boy. Join got a sl2 bicycle, and Susie, anotl or daughter, bought the guitar sli wanted for $4.00. There were teeth for Mrs. Rat ser and some other things she neei ed, furniture, and they boug' some "inore peepies' for their h coop. '•1 gave $5 to our ehur.'h. If \v good to me," ho noti d. Seven dollars wont for "my wi aunt's bill" and a photograph, was paid for a family picture t: eteran wanted s M long. "The playthings I bought for n kids, 1 don't regret," In* wrote. " may never happen again that I ca buy them piesents and I !"d m you don't blame me.' 11. 1,, ('rosson, manager of tl Philadelpiiia ollico of the Veterai Bureau, forwarded the aei-oiint Washington and -aid u-ed it evidence that "veterans are depen. able adults who know what it all about." Mr. liaus. • i .• ives " a mon for disabil; ;y; hi- wit'e earns o tween .*s and $;» in a garnieut i tory. o CHECKING INCOMES A Senate committee nquring i to labor espionage will check i the earnings of detective agenc'i which make a busine-, ot supplyii strike-breakers ami spin* for i niplo, ers. o . RED TINT s.-nator .Tames Cou/ens, of Mic igan, Republican supporter of t New Deal, says no one could ha balanced tiio budget during the i pressioil years and insists that the is no red tine in the government. o ACCEPTS Accepting the Republican not nation for Vice President, Cc Frank Knox hit "hysterical expe ments," praised "free enterpri and pledged his devotion to "sou and honest government." o '•I suppose you think I'm a p feet idiot." "Well, none of us is perfect.' SI.OO PER YEAR Tam Bowie Quits Race For House ■ Dpclinm To Pun A train In AsHo County; Convention Nominates J. B. Hash West Jefferson, Aug. 22.—Ashe County Democrats in convention • here today nominated J. Bruce Hash, former ••ounty superintendent • of schools, as candidate for the House of Representatives. Hash's nomination was brought i about after the withdrawal of Tarn C. Bowie, member of the House who led 11 ash ag..! SiiDfSIIORDU ■ from this county for the past four ' years. Tho withdrawal of Bowio : who led Hash bv a small majority : in the precinct balking came as a surprise. In a speech declining tho nonu . nation, Bowie stated lie felt it best - not to make the race and told the > convention to nominate a younger r man. This left the way clear for Hash who was nominated bv accla mation. Virtually a complete slate of so* 1 called anti-Bowie candidates were •' nominated by largo majorities for i other offie-s in the county. Besides , Hash, the officers named are: f»r sheriff, W. E. Miller; for register { of deeds, L. P. Colvard; for e.oro ner. Dr. B. K. Beeves; for survay -8 or, Nel-Severt, and for county > commissioners, J. F. Scott, It. 11. t Brown and Kd Davis. Some Queer ? Voting In Carteret Th' Beaufort News is responsible for t.he following news item about how the Democratic primary was i conducted at one precinct in Carter ) et county: t "Earl Davis, of Harkers Island, , revealed through sworn affadavit* ! last week that in his precinct dur ing the late lamented .Second Pri ' tnary on Independence Day, 117 per , sons qualified to vote did not cail i ballots; 120 persons qualified t» > vote signed their name to the af fidavit swearing they voted Mc- Donald. Davis contends there are i less than 500 persons on the is land of voting age. The affada vits with names affieed were sworn to before No ary Public Charles T. Nelson. The other side if th,« story: On Tuesday. July 7. Election Oltt cials of Harkers Island turned in an "official ballot" from Harkers Is land Preeinshowing that 428 per sons voted Hoey—l.'f voted McDon ald—total number of votes +7l. WHAT HAPENED? During July direct relief was cut off for more than half a million Pennsylvanians and a Non-partisan, committee in Philadelphia conducted a survey tu discover what happens 1 fo these people when funds were not available. Its report, is that per cent lived on relatives, friends and corner shops, where they ob tained credit. Another per cent keil out subsistence through "ped dling, begging and s avenging, or pawning," scants possessions and that 2-*.: i per en tg t relief from "overbur lened private agencies, relatives, friends and neighbors in only slightly more fortunate •ircum stauces. and upon food orders dis tributed by the police stations.' COMPLETE POLL A postcard poll if' the 7fi0,000 reg istered voters in Maryland is be ing undertaken by the Baltimore which sei- ireil its list of vot .■s from thi i-gistration .• tli • ial-. -eil'l' 1-SB4, W " the exception o£ l-ss. Mar;. !in i.n given its ele •- toral \"*e to ' winner, and tho iai-t tii.i ver\ voter will be queried gives this poll the distinction oi being the most mplete ever at' tempted. I' ili'i' i ins will w.itcii i| •arefully. PI'ZZLEI> | Pu/./leil in-Ititil , -Mirers and jobbers ! ire s-1 tr to titiii out ju.-l I w'eit •'> l.'i ' .nson-PaMiian Auti i • iiuin S'im " • means. '•lnterpret i jtion" - ri- is been confined to i the record or' 'lie liearin/s but f- Jtieial- .t the Tri.de 'oiiimission an 1 I'eparMut ■t • lustice are planning j more 1.-gnl and comprehensive guidi; to be availabl esoon. o SPE VKEItS The Democrats plan 'o use six ty trailers, motoring ov--r the coun try and broadcasting through lou: speakers tin speeches of enmpaigr orators. Eeach trailer wll carry tvi speakers and equipment to cat d radio addresses. play music am broad- ast talks. U OUTLOOK The Rev. Charles K. Coughlii 3 continues to make speeches for Con gressuian Lemke, assailing the Pres ident and referring sarcastically I Gov. Uindon. Meanwhile, the .'ou seusus of opinion is tha the thir - partv will not u[>set the traditions battle between the two old partial » «$ PElt CENT d Approximately sixty per cent t the soldier bonus bonds have bee r- cashed and tho effect on trado seen in sustained levels in produ tion and ' «.
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