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Governor Proclain
As Fire Preven
'
"Whereas the destruction of life
and property by fire is a matter
of concern to everyone, and
"Whereas the reduction of fire
waste can be effected in direct
proportion to the amount of care
exercised by all people, and
"Whereas the President of the
United States for the benefit of
the American people as a whole
and with the view of arousing
the people of the United States
to the importance of eliminating
our enormous fire waste, has proclaimed
the week of October 7-11
FIRE PREVENTION WEEK
"Therefore, I, J. C. B. Ehringhaus,
Governor of the State of
North Carolina, do hereby proclaim
the week of October 7-11
to be Fire Prevention Week in
order that the people of this
State in every community shall
Individually and through various
organizations, discover and correct
existing fire hazards, promote
measures of public and private
protection, extend instruction
on fire prevention among
adults, as well as school children,
and arouse the people generally
to the need for habits of greater
care, and to this end I appeal to
cur citizens to thoroughly cooperate
with the various fire departments
throughout the State
and I request that every Mayor
issue a Proclamation. I earnestly
solicit the cooperation of
Chambers of Commerce, Civic and
Women's Clubs, and the press.
"Done at our City of Raleigh,
this 21st day of September, in
the year of our Lord, one thousand
nine hundred and thirty-five, j
"J. C. B. EHRINGHAUS,
Governor."
CONDITION IMPROVES
Earl Hancock, member of the j
crew of the coast guard cutter I
Naugatuck, is recovering rapidly
from the effects of knife wounds I
several weeks ago in a fight with 1
three young men from Sampson
county. He has not yet been dis-1
- charged from the hospital.
MALCOLM FRINK BETTER
The condition of Malcolm j
Frink, son of Mr. and Mrs. S. B. I
Frink of Southport, continues to j
show improvement. He has been
confined to his bed for the past
three weeks following a spinal injury
suffered in an automobile
wreck.
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THE HEADLINES
(Continued from sage 1.)
Monday
In a report made Sunday night
to the people of the United States
President Roosevelt ruled out new
forms of taxation, declaring that
improved business conditions have
fortified the nation's position . . .
Residents along the Atlantic seaboard
were relieved to learn last
night that the tropical hurricane
reported heading toward the coast
had turned and was headed toward
Bermuda . . . Meanwhile,
residents of a storm stricken area
in Cuba prepared to clear up
wreckage which resulted while
the storm claimed 35 lives . . .
Great Britain told Prance and the
world Sunday night that she was
prepared to help fight aggression
anywhefe ... Emperor Haile
Selassie added to Italy's discomfort
by announcing that Ethiopia
could raise an a,rmy of 2,000,000
men.
Sunday
Florida escaped the latest of
the tropical hurricanes as the
center of the disturbance turned
to sea . . . The gale passed east
of Miami ; . . In what appeared
to be his first issue of the 1936
presidential campaign, President
Roosevelt Saturday pointed to the
AAA program as one shining example
of - the accomplishments of
the New Deal . . . Mussolini declared
Saturday that Italy was
peaceful toward England but hostile
toward the League of Nations
. . . Mrs. Anna Sage, famed
as the "woman in red" who
put John Dillinger on the spot,
claimed to be solely responsible
for putting an end to the desperado
as she fought in court Monday
to have the deportation proceedings
against her cancelled.
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Saturday
Governor Ruby Laffoon and
Thomas S. Rhea, defeated political
leaders in Kentucky, refused
the Invitation of President Roosevelt
to come aboard his specia
train Friday . . . Col. Frank
Knox has been designated the
favorite son of Illinois in the race
for the Republican presidential
nomination . . . Inhabitants ol
Cuba shivered in terror today ai
they made what preparation)
they could against the hurricane
which was headed for their is
land . . . Mine workers who have
been on a strike for the past
week were ordered last night bj
officials of the United Mine
Workers to resume their work
lis October 7-11
tion Week In State
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Tuesday.
Friday
J. Ray Murphy of Iowa was
elected National Commander 01
the American Legion at the fina
session of the annual nation con
vention held Thursday in St
Louis . . . The League of Nation."
established a truce to be effective
until December 4 and warn
ed that it would be enforced .
President Franklin D. Roosevell
left last night on a transcontinental
jaunt during which he will
make four major speeches . .
Agreement was reached to bring
the nation-wide mine strike to a
close on October 1 . . Harry K
Thaw, famous a few years as a
millionaire playboy, was reported
yesterday to be critically ill with
pneumonia . . . Charles G. Daws
declared last night that he believes
the upward business trend
will continue .... Pope Pius
broadcast last night to members
f"nthnHc church
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attending the seventh national
eucharistic congress at Cleveland,
Ohio.
I Thursday
The NRA plan may be ended
within a short time if industry
will provide protection against
chislers, according to a statement
made Wednesday by President
Roosevelt . . . Republican
leaders, in session in Washington
Wednesday, expressed belief that
plans for a party come back are
favorable . . . Their first step
will be to raise "as much money
as possible." . . . Members of the
American Legion in session at St.
Louis urged Wednesday that the
United States relations with Russia
be discontinued ... It was
reported Wednesday that Crown
Prince Umberto of Italy is opposed
to war between his nation
and Ethiopia.
Minor Cases Disposed
Of In Superior Court
During First Two Days
(Continued from page 1.)
for the murder of her husband
began Tuesday afternoon and
when court adjourned for the
day the case was ready for the
I final argument before going to
| the jury.
During Monday's session Alex
J Frink was found not guilty of
selling intoxicating liquor.
A directed verdict of not guil!
ty was rendered in the case
against Holden Corbett for clos|
ing a public road.
Sam Washington pleaded guilj
ty of felonious entry and larceny
and was given not less than 18
months nor more than 3 years
in the state prison, to be worked
under the supervision of the State
Highway and Public Works Commission.
Judgment was suspenI
ded in another similar case
! against him.
( Jack Marshall was found guilty
of breaking and entering and was
; given not less than 4 years nor
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uiuic uian \j j tai o AIL un, ocatc
prison, to be worked under the
j supervision of the State Highway
and Public Works Commission.
Chester Bellamy and Shub Bellamy
were found not guilty of
failing to help fight a forest fire
when properly summoned by the
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fire warden. Failure of several
witnesses to appear weakened
the case against the defendants.
, In remarking upon the case,
> Judge Williams stressed the fact
that it is a man's duty to the
common good of a community to
aid in every way possible to control
forest fires.
An action of nol pros with
' I leave was taken in the following
fjcases: Soloman and Dinah Brown,
1 trespass; M. S. Johnson, embez-J
. zlement; William Hart, assault; |
William Hart and George Creech, |
, selling, possession and transport.
ing liquor; Walter Skipper, seduc.
tion; Franklin Smith, alias
Franklin Spear, assault with a
I deadly weapon with intent to
. kill.
I The following cases were con_
j tinued with capias to issue: Ple,
man Daniels, assault; D. J. Hol|
den, assault.
The case against Herbert Wilt
liams for breaking and entering
I was continued until the April
t term of court.
i The case against David Evans
, I growing out of a peace warrant
I was dismissed.
COOLING PLANT IS
TO BEBIN WORK
MONDAY MORNING
(Continued from page 1.)
j The sign-up of members was con|
ducted following a meeting last
| Wednesday night in the court
house here.
A fleet of refrigerator trucks
is ready for the first output from
the local plant and sea food products
prepared here will be delivered
in North Carolina to
markets that heretofore have not
handled them. These trucks are
white, with the name of the corporation
and a picture of a light i
house on the side of the truck (
j body.
j The plant is being opened not
' with the idea of competing with
j independent dealers, but to proj
vide an all-year market to local
fishermen for their products, acj
cording to Mr. Gause.
OYSTER PLANTING
GIVEN APPROVAL
(Continued from pasre one.)
j Administrator Harry Hopkins.
Counties for which the projects
have been tentatively approved
include Pamlico, Onslow, New
Hanover, Hyde, Carteret, Brunswick,
Beaufort, and Pender. The
Washington engineering force had
not, at the time of the report,
checked a similar project for
Dare county.
More than 1,000,000 bushels of
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I SKIN
For skin troubles?itch, cracking, smart1
ing and scaling?there is nothing like
Dr. Porter's Antiseptic Healing Oil.
There may be fancier preparations but
nothing that will do the work like this
famous oil. It not only destroys the
. parasites that cause many skin troubles
I but, at the same time, helps heal the
1 | sore and damaged skin.
> I The most stubborn caseB of itching
. I and scaling skin that defy every other
! treatment usually yield to Dr. Porter's
j Antiseptic Healing Oil. Try it on your
! Itching or broken out skin and see how
[ effective it is. Dr. Porter's Antiseptic
'; Healing Oil is made by the makers of
, | Grove's Laxative Bromo Quinine and
sold by all druggists at 30c and 60c with
: guaranteeof satisfactionormoney back.
WILMINGTON
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oysters and shells already have <
been planted in North Carolina
under the relief program and the
conservation official believes that j
several times this quantity may
be set by means of the new pro- j
ject. <
j It is estimated that approximately
1,000,000 acres of sound <
(bottoms in this state are capable
(of producing oysters but the en- 4
I tire commercial output of the bivalve
has come in the past from
some 12,000 acres.
As a result of planting previously
carried out, it is expected
that some 2,500 acres or more of y
I bottoms will either be returned >
(to or be brought into productivi- '
ty. <
A large number of oysters 1
were planted in Brunswick county <
sounds by CWA and ERA work- 1
ers.
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RESCUE TANKER
SENDS OUT SOS
(Continued from page 1) '
Sunday afternoon indicated that
the Reaper had passed through j
the center of the storm and had j
managed to survive the beating j
she took. ]
During the period when she j
was in trouble, the Reaper was j
located about 450 miles northeast ,
of Jupiter, Fla. Her distress mes- (
sage read: "S. S. Reaper in cen- ]
nf hurricane. Barometer j
reached lowest possible, 27.50. i
North longitude 75.55 west latitude.
Ship is making bad way of <
it. Life boats smashed. Ships t
please listen closely if any call 1
for assistance is required." 1
The Reaper arrived here Sep- <
tember 6 with ten passengers of i
the Dixie, which was forced on a J
reef off the South Florida coast c
during the hurricane that swept t
the Florida keys several days
earlier. The tanker was one of i
the first vessels to reach the j
stranded liner after an SOS call 1
had been sounded. e
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1929 Ford Sedan ..
1933 Standard Che
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SOUTHPORT HOST
TO CONVENTION
(Continued from page One)
nusic.
J. A. Bodine, of the Lanvalle
Presbyterian church, is president
>f the county Sunday School
Association and C. Ed Taylor, of
Southport, is the secretary.
COLONEL BROWN
LOCAL VISITOR
Continued from page one
The Falcon is a trim craft with
white hull and mahogany superrtructure
with a draught of six
ind one-half feet. She is power;d
with twin screw Deisel engines
and carries a crew of sev;n,
with space for additional men
when on long runs.
BIG ENROLLMENT
FOR SHALLOTTE
(Continued from page one)
x>ro schools.
New teachers introduced at the
>pening session were Miss Stisie
fCate Swain and Miss Brightie
Tolden of Shallotte, primary
grades; W. R. Teachey of Rose
Till and Mr. Gaskill of Raleigh,
grammar grades. In the high
ichool Miss Edna Wilson replaces
rohn Garrette, who also accept;d
a position in Asheboro. Miss
Viable Rourk Andrews will teach
nusic, a course not included in
he curriculum last year.
With 135 pupils already enter
?d the enrollment In the high
ichool la the largest in the Maury
of the SofTool; which has a
'acuity of four including the prfn:ipal.
The enrollment figures do
lot include the "upper" school at
Supply; which' reported 350 stulenta.
This school is a unit of
he Shallotte system.
There' are three new teachers
h the Supply school: Mr. Comer,
irincipal; Miss Ethel Green and
Mrs. Kitty Hegner. Other teach:rs
in the school are Mrs. Cozy
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all cars bearing this famous Red
Fully checked and conditioned by
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these fine Guaranteed OK Used
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$150.00
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RECORDER FINDS
PROBABLE CAUSE
IN ASSAULT CAS
(Continued from page One)
guilty of assault and prayer f(
judgment was continued for 1
months upon payment of U
costs in the case.
L. M. Brown, white, was four
guilty of drunk driving and cau,
ing damage to property. The d<
fendant pleaded guilty to acha
'ge of reckless driving. He wi
I taxed with the costs in the cas
ja fine of 525.00, was required I
j make restitution for damage caui
[ed and his drivers license wi
j revoked for a period of sixl
[days.
Alex Loftin, colored, pleade
guilty of gambling. He was give
sixty days on the roads, this sei
fence being suspended upon pa;
raent of the costs in the case ar
a fine of $5.00.
Buby Myers, colored, pleade
guilty of gambling and was give
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SATURDAY
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l-i sixty days in jail, this
being suspended upon pa^jl
I the cost of the case and aS 1
I $5.00. ^'1
I J. C. High, Ivey High, j.J
? High and Ruth High
iged with trespass and ^*1
i This case was dismissed wJj
I cost to the county except^
.2, fees. ]
ie Del mas Johnson, whi^, I
found guilty of escaping jj
id 1 prison and was given thirty j
on the roads.
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;ed iron roofing and lum- 1
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