!ongre88 a btll «aa
the . Prealdent %
Mr. Hoorer bad aaked
anthority to do. that to to con
solidate numerous iburmas \ and
gcvernmjnt actlTlties ..ra the in
terest of economy. Congress .re-
*^Nil^F>pn. S. C.—One of the fused toMet Mr. Hoorer do this,
finest bits of poltticai humor. is j but gave fuli authority to his
' predict that tour months after j successor—and Mr. Hoover slgn-
glveB^’residslnt takes office ailjed the bili.
^the hanks t in Fhe United States
Will be oloeed. The catch in that
joke ;.ls of course, that four
^IBonths from March 4 th is the
[4th of Inly.
That particular bit of humor
-la both unpopular and out of
date in Washington now. Presl-
^dent Roosevelt’s Inauguration
“was the last one to be held on
■the fourth of March: his suc
cessor will take office on Jan.
go, 1937. And, moreover, tt
Other I’resslng Problems
One of the first things that the
new Congress will have to tackle,
as soon as the pressing banking
and financial legislation Ls out of
the way, Is the appropriation for
veteran relief. The bill proving
almost a thousand million dol
lars was passed on the last day
of the session of the old Con
gress, and was vetoed by Mr.
Hoover a few minutes before he
retired from the Presidency.
-didn’t take four months or even j There will be no funds of any
kind available for veterans’ re
lief, hospitals, etc., after July
1st, until the new Congress
makes a new appropriation for
j that purpose. This puts the issue
Mr. j of economy in this item of gov-
if days after his inauguration
tor all the banks in. the country
v.-'tp be clofed. In fact, in practical
ly every (state the banks had been
closed proclamations of the
'/ 8«vernw^ on the day that
• Roosevelt took office. jernmentai expenditure squarely
'The promptness with which the up to the new Administration,
new Resident took action as a j Authorities who have studied the
resuli of the banking crisis has i subject are in practical agree-
fumlshed at least one answer to | ment that more than four htin-
Ihe questions which ever.vone in * dred million dollars a year can
Washington has been asking as ^ ''6 saved by cutting off free med-
to what sort of a President Mr.: ical and hospital service for vet-
Roosevelt would be. His inaug-lcrans whose disabilities are not
Ural address promised speedy ac-' clearly traceable to their war
,tton. and he followed up the | service, and by effecting other
'^promise by Issuing a proclama-. economies in the administration
lion on Sunday, the day after his , of these funds.
Inauguration, closing every bank | u is reported that President
)M the Ignited States for four | itoosevelt has a plan to bring all
Ij's.^-ivhile at the spme time he j of the Coverumeiifs health and
summoned the new Congress to- j medical services under one head.
. gether in extraordinary session We now have the U. S. Publio
to meet. March 9th. ! Health Service, the Veterans’ Ad-
ITFetjoitt Towns
lemiessM
ir
ReaAi Sextet Wim- I
■t Over IjOC&I Girls meat has expressed approviil of
rnwHijlf Btldor Straus of New
fi'VlSJPTekly Tri-
Nashvllle, Tenn., March 14.'—
Seventeen persons were killed by
a wild March tornado that swept
-ap the Tennessee-Kentucki’ line
tonight from the Mississippi river
to the Cumberland coal country.
The wind struck first In south
east , Missouri and northeaist Ar
kansas and ” headed due east,
striking such important cities as
this capital of ’Tennessee, Kings
port and Harrogate, and several
smaller towns. '
List of The Dead
The known dead:
Pruden, Tenn.: Homer Keith,
Mrs. Homer Keith, their three
children, a TAt. Mason.
Oswego, Tenn.: The Infant soa
of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Hollers, t ■ '
Nashville: Mrs. T. L. Bonder-
man,' B. B. Lanier, Margaret
Johnson. '
Harrogate, Tenn.: Two chil
dren of Mrs. O’Neil Cadle,
Kingsport, Tenn.; Tate Crock
ett, Bmmett Meadows, Mr. and
,Mrs. Calhoun and' an
fled man.
Mi
day Night; Bradley ^
Rooda Attack,^^ute
Scores Were injujed as the tor
nado twisted through the delta
country of Arkansas and Mis
souri and then made a beeline
for the mountains.
Hail fell in Its wake.
' RONDA, March -
high school basketlUin
lly defeated %h»:^forUir
boro girls ..on Ronda' Cj^rt
day night, by the score of jll
15.
Bradley led thy scoring ^ for
unldentl-l^®“^“ by shooting 110 ’points,
j'Valentine was high scorer for the
.York as United States abshMisa-'
dor to France, It ^as learned to-^'
day! Strans has many friends in
otfteial qnarten in k Parfs.
speaks JTeneh tliteatly.
Daniels To Receive
Salary Of $17,000
War Time Mca.>iui-t‘s
There seems to lie general ap
proval of President Koiiseveil s
point of view, tiiat the irresenl
economic situation is compar-
• able to war and requires i nier-,
gency measures as drastic as;
those used in war time. Ii\deeil.
' It was in a war tune statute, tin-
Trading with the Kneniy Act,
that the President found iiis au
thority to forl>id the reiiiov'l of
■ gold, silver, nr carrem'V from
the Xtnited States or front any
hank, without specific .aMliioritv
‘from the Secretary of lie' Tivtis-
ary.
The new Presi.leiirs inli!ti;i-
tion that unless t!ie new Congres-.
prove/ alile to neite .swiftly h.'
' would ask for as itroad .iitlhoriiv
'» an has ever been di'lcgalerl to :i
President . even in war time, did
not surprise ttiosi' wiio know his
determanation to itse , verv pos-
aible means to sttirl liie w'leeis
»f busines.s again.
'The Seven ty-t bird Congress.
1 which is now in session, is more
!'i tompletely under Ih,. control of
*:flhe President than any Congress
M has been for many years Mr.
Roosevelt will not have to ask
twice for anything that he wants.
He already has greater powers in
■ome respects Ilian It is predeccs-
»or had. In the very last week of
mitiislration. the Covermnent
hospitals for the insane, and var
ious other Ciovernmeiital aotivi-
tif
cal care, tiesides the
Navy medical corps.
Due piece of new
Washington. March 12.—-The
appointment of Josephus Daniels
of Raleigh as Ambassador to
Mexico was welcomed by the
North Carolina delegation in
both branches of congress. Dan
iels went home last week after
being here since the Inauguration
and called upon Senators Bailey
and Reynolds just before he took
his train. He had the ambassa
dorship of 'Mexico or another post
in Europe profferred him but
selected Mexico because it is
nearer home.
It was stated at the state de
partment that the ambassador-
designate was expected to arrive
in Washington this week to be
come familiar with the situation
in the republic to the south. He
has 30 days after he takes the
oath of office to leave for his
post. ^ j
He can utilize this time if he
Former Officem Are
Indicted In S. Carolina
Greenville, S. C., March 13.—
Cliff R. Bramlett, former Green
ville county sheriff, was charged
with official misconduct and with
embezzlement and Joseph R.
Bryson, former state senator
from Greenville county was
charged with accepting
a^ bribe
in true ‘bills of Indictment re-
Greenville
desires l)y going over reports
relating to Iiealth and meH- from the embassy or he can leave
.\rmy
turned today by the
county grand jury.
Trial of the cases Is scheduled
to bogin a wee’x from tomorrow
by agreement of counsel, who
expressed belief that ail cases
could be disposed of by the 'end
of the week.
Bramlett is charged in one bill
of indictment with taking money
for his own use from confiscated
slot machines and with various
irregularities in connection with
the sale of confiscated slot ma
chines and automobiles.
Bryson is accused of
accepted one bribe of
visiting sextette with 10 points.-!
Tharpe and Prevette did sodta.
excellent 'guarding for Ronda. \
The line up: k •!?
Ronda N. Wllkesboro
Hanes (9) R. Ford (2)i’
R. P.
Crater (2) Valentine (10)
L, P.
Bradley (10) M. Ford (3)
C.
Prevette Raymer
R. G.
Poplin - Johnson
L. G.
’Tharpe Bare
C. O.
Substitutes for North Wilkes-
boro: Wallace and Hudson.
LUKE LEA AND SON ARE
PUT IN TENNESSEE JAIL
Clarksville, Tenn., March 14.
-Arrested more than a month
after their extradition to North
Carolina was ordered. Col. Luke
Lea, Nashville publisher, and his
son, Luke Lea. Jr., were placed
in jail here today pending a
habeas corpus hearing on .Mon
day.
Colonel Lea, a former United
States senator, and his son were
havingin AsJieville in August,
$300 and'^^'^^' charges of violating
another of $200 from A. V. Prid-banking laws in connection
more, former county supervisor. I"*'*'
umij.snom-r. his last official act tnj,„ return for support of county 1company
he a call upon the President. Any m,ppiy
legislation I one can arimiiiistor the oath of
bills providing fnnd.s for
I work.s of county administered by
which appears to be quite proit-1 office aftci Daniels gets his nn-|(pp sni)ervisor's office.
atile is an aineiuiment to the Ine
\ot.-liaii .\cl increasi.'ig file al- ate.
Imvalilf I'crcenfage of i'.lcoliol in
Iii'Vi iages’ In otiicr w mis. tiie
proiui.sal to pi'iiiiil the 'tri'wers to
ri'siime til'! iiiannfiictui e of iieer
coiilaiiiing soinewiiiit nic.iv tlian
!! pcrci'iit of alcoliol is slated for
early p;i>.-age liy I'o' new Coll-
.gress.
‘‘Mioltune Secretary"
.Social Wasiiitigtoti. as distin-
giiished from official Washing-
Inn, i;! tieginnilig to adjust itself To Relatives and
to the cliange in Hie .Adminisira-1 F. Trogdon:
of confirmation by the sen- j
I
7 Prisoners Are Released
After Dry Law Is Repealed.
I Indianapolis. Marcii 14.—In
I Wife Who Killed Husband ! accordance with the policy eiinn-
On reacliiiig Mexico. Daniels j Is Exonerated By Jury. ciated l>y Gov. Paul V. McNntt,
will find that the United States, ,, r—, ,, _ i.sevcn men were released todav
government owns a beaiUifnl em-1 t,.. . . .i, . i... l''‘im tlie Indiana reformatory.
h.nssy and that he will not he
compi'lliHl to pay part of file
rent. He goes on the payroll at
$17,110(1 a year (lie day he takes
Hie oath (if office.
In Memory of W. F.
Trogdon
Friends of W
where (hey were serving seiitenc-i
I ,, , . , , J u es for liquor law violations. I
was alleged to Iiave attacked her.
died last night, al a local hospital. I '’’•'PT represented the first j
Funeral service was conducted | ® tot;A of 325 prison-1
itliis afternoon at 3 o’clock and ' freed as a result
1 interment followed in Stokes repeal of the Indiana!
1 graveyard in Cliicod townsliip. '
I Tile deceased is survived by,
wife and small child, father and i repealed the state liquor law but
‘bone-dry” law.
The state legislature not only
lion. One important riiiestion has: A member of Liberty Lodge ^ brothers, all of Pitt county
I mother, three sisters and nine also passed a bill le.galizing the
iK'eii settled. Tltat is tlie question
of how one slionld address t.ie
new .Secretary of Labor. Sh-nld
slie he addressed as “Miss .Per
kins." or as “Mrs. Wilson?" She
seiiled it l>y saying she would
like to be addressed as “Madame
Secretary.’’
Parishioners of the old
.iohu s Church, which is diagon
ally acro.ss Layfayette Square
manufacture and sale of beer.
No. 45. A. F. * A. M.. of Wit-1 The coroner's inquest thi.s|to he effe9tive if the Congress
kesboro, N. C. morning exonerated Mrs. Evans I passe.s sueJi a measure.
! We too stand with heads | when they reached a verdict that'
bowed at tiie passing of this .good | she shot her husband in self-de
man and true citizen
whose hnsv fense.
life for more than 4 0 years in
the iipimilding of this commun-
' ity. came to an end Feb. 5. 1933.
St. I His passing into that bigger
! realm leaves a void that this en
tire community deeply feels. His
Elkin Table Company Is
Sold To Boonville Man
Meade’s Repair
Shop
SPECIALIZI.SG IN
Guns
(liinstofks. Phono-
"ijraplis, Typewriters, .Saw Pil
ing and .All General Repairs.
COMK IN—WP WANT TO
KNOW VOC
Ninth St. Near Depot
.North Wilkeslioro, N. C.
from the White House, are re-, great interest in church, civic,
ported to iie somewhat changrin-1 social and political and business
ed at tile fact that President welfare of North Wilkesboro has
Hoo.sevelt. although a member of been indelibly written
Elkin. .March 14.—The sale of
the plant of the Elkin Table
company to D. H. Craver, of
Boonville, highest bidder In the
third successive sale of the prop-
■erty under a receivership, was
upon, confirmed today, and plana for
Episcopal Clnirch. | whatever of progress has been | t|,p garly beginning of operation
(ling to attonil this cele- made in any of these endeavors. 1 jndiistrv are being com-
■Churcli of tile Presi-; Truly a man's life consistetli not I p]g(p,j
I Associated with Mr. 4'raver in
1 the operation of the plant will
I he W. M. .Storey of the Storey
j Lnmlier company of Winston-
Salem. Both of the members of
the new firm are widely expe
rienced in the lumber and wood
was As- ygavs is deeply felt and we share i working business.
with liis family and the liost of ' , , , , , ■
, . „ The line to Itp featured is yet
frieniis onr feeling of loss. Our , , , ■, j _ • ,,,
to be dbfinitelv decided as is the
prayer is that liis Sinrit may'
Horner Signs Repeal Bills
Springfield, 111., 'March 13.—
State enforcement of prohibition
in Illinois ceased today. Gov.
Henry Horner signed bills re
pealing state search and seizure
act and the Illinois prohibition
law, putting the duty of regulat
ing liquor traffic in the state
upon the federal government.
tlie Protestant
is not s
lira led '
dents." He and his Uahinet went jin the ahundanoe of things he
111 St. John's for a brief service hath, but in the good done and
of prayer before he went to the j the service rendered to help oth-
I'apital to he inaugurated
I hi' following day. wliicii
lAVE JOHN RUSKIN
CIGAR BANDS
Ask your dealer
for new Premium
Otcauog. Mor©
Havana to-
baceo is now
use*-'! in JGH.N
RUSKIN, making
it the greatest
cigar value at 5c.
Smoke the size
you prefer —
Perfecto Extra or
Panetela.
but
was
i-niiday. the famil.\ went to St.
'nioinas' Ciiurcli, where tiiey
used to attend when li
sistaut Secretary of the Navy. It
wa.s (|iiile natural, since Mr.
itoosevelt for eight years was a
tiieiutier of St. Thomas' Piirsli.
and a vestryman for considrrahle
part of Ihal time. .St. .loliirs
(''iiii’ct’ was Imiit in isel to pro
vide a eonvoiiii'iit plae*' of wair-
sliiii for tlie oeeup-.H't of tile
W'liile House I’resideiil .Miidisoii
was Hie fir.sl i’resideiit to make a
practii'i' of alteiuiing services al
•Si. John's reguliirly. and seven
I’r.-sidenis since .Mmrison had
lie,'ll coinuuinicants Hicrc.
ers along life's journey. !
His passing from the mem-'
hership of this I.odge of which ;
lie had been a member for many I,
AD.MINISTRATRIX NOTICE
Having qualified as adminis
tratrix of ‘.he estate of Aaron
Brown, I hereby give notice to
all persons indebted to the estate j
to come forward and make im
mediate settlement and those
holding claims against the same
to present them for payment
within twelve months from date
of this notice, or it will be
pleaded in Jar of their recovery.
This 21st day of Feb., 1933.
MRS TATE BROWN,
3-30-6t. Administratrix.'
continue to aliide with us as liis i
firm name under which tlio hnsi-| ^j^ticE OF SALK OF NOTE
friendlv
life iias
T. E.
A, C.
C. M.
in tlie past.
STORY.
FI EN DR EX.
I'AltDI'E.
Committee.
will be operated.
'The plant once it gets^
operation will furnish employ-1
into I
State of North Carolina, Wilkes
Seek Diiiiili Biinilils
Denver March id. I’olicc arc
looking for Denver's clilmiiest
sate irackers They worked for
iiour.s liatteriiig the door of tlie
.safe only to find the strongbox
empty. Tlie safe wius unlocked. A
turn of the handle would have
opened it.
Presidenl To Coiil'er
Buenos .Aires, March 13.—Tiie jobs,
newspaper I'.a Kazon said loniglU
il had learned llial Hie presidents
of .Argeiiiiiia, Brazil. Cliile, and
I'rugiiay will confer in Beunos
.Aires early in .Inly on political
and economic prolileins.
! County. ,
,, , , I On Tue.sdav, March 14tli, 1933,
ment to a considerable number
Mien, who since the former hn.si-j j' yoq ^.jn
,I ness pa.ssed into a receivership, j he received at 12 M. by the local
have been on the waiting list for
(’lull's Dimfer Saved
Stocklon. Caiif., March 13.-
Fire insp'ectnrs saved the annual j
Central California Gridiron club’s I
dinner today from being a very!
"wet" affair. The head chief un-|
knowingly liad hooked up a big j
.government commission in Ra-j
leigh, N. C. Said note will be
dated March 10th. 1933, and will!
bear interest at the rate of 6 per I
cent per annum. j
The note will be awarded at,
the highest price offered, not
leas than par and accrued inter
est, payable at the Deposit &
Savings Bank al North Wilkes-
boro, N. C.
The right to reject any and all
Boston, .March 13- Hearing of
extradition of George Crawford, stove under an automatic sprink-
33. negro, wanted in Virginia in ler device. The heat would have*hids is hereby reserved,
connection witli a double murder melted a gadget releasing a j LOCAL GOVERNMENT
there a year ago. has been post- downpour of 2fi.0(to gallons of COMMISSION,
polled until March 24. 'water on the assembled diners. 1 Raleigh, N. C.
/votv
MOItEHAVAMA\
foh
iu
PCARS
g!Oc SI
'THE MAIN THLNG ON MAIN STREET”
Pay your Tovm Tax on
or before APRIL 1st, 1933.
Three per cent (3%) pen
alty wiU be added after
i
that date.
r--i
Itzlil
P. L Lenderman
TAX COLLECTOR,
TOWN OF WILKESBORO
Eat More
MEAT
The Most Economical, Health
ful and Satisfying Food.
Meat| simplifies the problem of
serving pleasing meals at the low
est cost with maximum food
value.
SPECIALS FOR SATURDAY
Pure Pork Sausage, 2 lbs 25c
Pork Side, 3 lbs. 25c
Stew Beef, 3 lbs. 25c
Choice Beef Roast, 4 lbs 50c
Boneless Stew, 2 lbs...
Pork Shoulder, 2 lbs....
25c
..25c
MOORE’S MARKET
Phone 401
B. F. BENTLEY, Manager
; : North Wilkesboro, N. C.
NILDj
fatly, fuzz
MAIN
LEADING
NE\W9PAPF(i
INQUiRINfi REPORTER
ASKS_gUESTfON
IM The inquu?ing peportco
from daiun buzz —
ToDA'y’'S ouESTiqn 19 —
" MI/HO tone most ^
iNja thk5 country ?'
HENffN FORD — MOT BECAUSE
HE nADE IT 'Possible for The
5 POOR (TAM 1b 0'»N AH AUTO ,
% BUT BECAUSE HE MADE
flivver jokes 'POSSIBL'E
1flOAV9 STICKER IS-
‘'WHO HAS DONE MOST,
For This country?
LVDIA BiNKHAM-
ShE helps '30
MANN OF U3 WlMMIN
ShuX f
TkE veteran
IjOUGHBONS
Done The
most ' fec.
This COUNTtZT
By F. Van Zelm
NFAH -
AN The VETER’
AN (jRAFTerZS
DONE This
WHERE ASKED ’- 1«
Back of Ihe depot.
CountciT ThE
most yQ
ANSWERS ~ over
THe(5e on youR Right
^LnrslIeB C3o, Winstoii-
N. C.. Diatribators