Friday, January 12, 1934. THE P>^.iOT. Southern Pines and Aberdeen, North Carolina Page Seve* Many Assault Cases Heard by Recorder Racks, Pistols, Sticks and An Axe Among Weapons Used in Various Encounters Probable cause of guilt was found in the case of Robert Garner, young white man of the Hemp section, who was in RecorderSs Court Monday on a charge of assaulting Carl Hussey, young friend of the defendant, with a rock, fracturing his skull. Garner was bound to Superior Court under bond of $750. The trouble, according to the evidence, arose over a bot tle of whiskey. Torrence McGill, coloied of Southern Pines, was bound to Superior Court under bond of $500 on a charge of assaulting L. R. Pankey with a dead ly weapon, a pistol, with intent to kill. Pankey was shot three times. Fred Jones, colored of Aberdeen, pleaded guilty to a charge of assault ing his father, Seth Jones, with a shot gun. He was sentenced to serve two years on the roads. Oliver Morrison, colored of Pine- hurst, was given four months for canying a concealed weapon, and for drawing the pistol on Alex Gaddy he drew a six months’ suspended sen tence. James Brower, colored of Carthage, who used his axe in disciplining his wife instead of for the purpose for Celebrating 37th B irthday This Week Governor Pleads for Cooperation of Tobacco Growers of the State The C. T. Patch Department Store in Southern Pine.s. The Week in Vess Griffin-B^llet i.Jul' 18, in Fresno, California. Mr. and Mr.s. Antoine J. Bellet of The bride is a giaduate of the \Vo- which it was intended, was given four , Jonesboro have announced the mar- man’s College of the University of months on the roads, | riage of their daughter. Ruby Lee, Ncith Carolina and of Vanderbilt Un- Prayer for judgment was contin- | to Bryce F. Griffin. The marriage iversity Medical School. She served ued for two years upon payment of | was solemnized on December I8th. hospital appointments "at Duke Un-j the costs in the case of Glenn Phil- | Mr. Griffin is the son of Mr, and Mrs. iversity hospital, Durham and at the | lips, white of Putnam, who was G. \V. Griffin of Vass. Phychopathic Hospital, Boston, Mass., charged with assaulting Berta Phil- In June she was awarded a two-year lips with a large stick. ' Girls’ Circle Meets fellowship for work and study at the A former sentence of sixty days I t'lank McMillan was Institute of the Pennsylvania Hospi- was put into effect in the case of Ed I hoste.-* to ,'the PresbyteiUn Girls’ tal and the Philadelphia Child Guid-, McCaskill, white of Hemp, and he i ^iicle at its January meeting. An ance Clinic. was given a suspended sentence of Iprogram on Home Mis-' foi-.ner Miss Thompson is a niece i three months on charges of public ! ^'ons was given under the direction cf A. K. Thompson and Mrs. W. D.| drunkenness and an assault with a | of Marian McMillan, and the Bible McCraney of Vass. rock upon A. F. McIntosh. | Study was conducted by Mrs. C. A. j,,. Ale.xander is the only son of ! ■ ! j Mrs. John Alexander of Lexington,, |» h DEPART.MENT STORE PTNEBLUFF 1 r:— . j Ky. He graduated from the Univer-1 “A complete sign-up for all flue- hearty cooperation of the growers it cured tobacco growers is essential to b e a life-saver to tobacc*) produc- , ^ , ers of this State and of the nation, the success of the AAA tobacco con- „ . ,, ^ w . .. • But should the growers fail to do their trol program,” Governor Ehringhaus states in a message asking full co- jfrani inaugurated foi- their own I'viie- operation of N. C. tobacco growers to fit and at their own request, ihey get full benefits this year and next, would be in poor position to appesil Vo “I wish to urge all growers who have the government again for help when not yet signed contracts for reduction , pi ices touch lK)tt<)m, as they would of their weed crop next year to do so niost likely do. The government has at once, so that the full benefits of done its part in securing a raise of the program can be provided witiiout this ytai’s prices by the manufaclur- delay," he continued. ^ers and in offering to pay the growers “In the events that only CO or 70 direct cash benefits for cutting down per cent should enter into these con- theii- crops, and it is now squarely tracts there is not only danger of up to the growers to do their pari by price demoralization next year, but of signing. It is a simple procc-nals Miss Thurla Cole entertained at 1 member of the sixth grade of the work. I body. After a number of spirited pro- Mr. and Mrs. John Wells of Friend- gieggions, high score was held by ship, N. Y., are spending the winter ^ l Lowry and Mrs. here and are living in Albert Aus-ip_ p_ Consolation to Dr. and tins house. Mrs. H. O. Averitte. Holiday refrcsh- Mr. and Mrd, E. Remington of were served. Cazonovia, N. Y., are expected here | Owing to trouble with the water this week. ^ 1 system at the school building, school Mr. and Mrs. Edward Wilson of | commence Januarj’ >1 as sche- Yardley, Pa., and Miss Thompson of but will be open a.« soon as the Buck Hill Falls, Pa., were overnight !t,.ouble is adjusted, guests Monday night of Mrs. M. A.) ^^s. L. B. McKeithen and daught- 'W. Cadwallader and Mrs. M. C. Ben edict at Cedar Cote, enroute to Flor ida. er. Miss Isabel were shopping in Ral eigh Thursday. Mrs. L. F. Richtie after spending J. R. Lampley and family spent I the holidays with her daughter, Mrs Sunday at the home of Eugene Lamp- j l. b. McKeithen, return0«l to her ley at Hamlet. j ^01^,0 Clarkton Friday. Ray Winters and family have moved ' Thieves broke through the window into Miss Backer’s Cottage. aj,d obtained entrance to the depot Mr. and Mrs. Ehrman Pickier were j jast Friday night, but fortunately week-end guests of friends in San- I nothing was stolen. 1 Prof. and Mrs. R. L. Lowry and J. W. Brooks, not J. W. Pickier, gi-uQg'phamngton were supper guests flew from Pinebluff to Georgia re cently. The report was erroneously printed in last week’s issue. of Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Thomas Satur- c'ay evening. Dr. and Mrs. H. O. Averitte were i in Mebane last week where Mrs. Av- MRS. TEMPLE’S MOTHER i eritte was dame of honor at the wed- PASSES AWAY IN HICKORy | ding of her sister, Miss Vincent. j Miss Vera McLean, who holds a The many friends of Mrs. E. S, Tem- position with Mrs. Wadsworth of pie, who taught for five years in the j Southern Pines and Pittsburgh, is Cameron School will regret to learn spendin? a week’s vacation at home of the death of her mother, Mrs. 'Wil- jwith her uncle, M. D. McLlean. liam P. Sigmon, which occurred at her i Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Tally, who spent home near Hickory, on the afternoon 1 the holidays with their son, J. B. Tal- of December 31. Death was caused by ly and family of Buffalo, N. Y., re cancer from which she had been af- [ turned home Wednesday, flicted for a year. The funeral was | Mrs. Julia McDougald, after spend- lield from St. Timothy Lutheran ; ing two weeks with her son, Arch Mc- Church on Tuesday at 11 o’clock. She i Dougald of Hamlet, returned home is survived by her husband and the , last week. following children; Adrian L., of Win- The “John McNeill,” Y. P. C. of ston-Salem; Mrs. A. S. Kisser, Kings i the Presbyterian Church enjoyed a Mountain; Mrs. Claude Hoke, Con- ^ delightful social at the honif of Mrs over; Mrs. E. S. Temple, Hilderbran; I Jewell Hemphill last Wednesday. Mrs. Clyde Hoke, Miss Loy Sigmon, 1 Mr. and Mrs. John Thompson, Sr., Orange County, W'Miam Mack, Claude | of Hamlet and Ellerbe, announce the S. and Roy L., of Hickory and Rus- marriage of their daughter, Dr. Sar- sell E. of Catawba and 16 grandchil dren. Before marriage, Mrs. Sigman was Miss Minnie Cordelia Simmons. ah Vance Thompson, to Dr. Frank Owings Alexander of Lexington, Ky The marriage was solemnized last Vass-Lakeview quality no less. To place your order communicate with Miss Anderson, Telephone Number 6^1. Pine Crest Manor Farms J. W. Dickie, Owner D. R. Guin, Manager