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OFFICE IS OPENED IN RALEIGH Capitol Headquarters For New State-Wide Paper Published Here Raleigh, May 19. — Office of “The North Carolina Weekly News”, a new tabloid State-wide newspaper which is to make its appearance early in June, has been opened On the mezzanine floor of the Sir Walter Hotel and plans are being made for publication of the first issue, Carroll Wilson, editor publisher, announces. Mr. Wilson announces that M. R. Dunnagan, Raleigh correspondent for several papers in the State, will be connected with him as as sociate editor, handling the Ral eigh end of the work in connection with his present correspondence, which he plans to continue. W. F. George, former assistant commis sioner of labor and printing for the State, and well known as a news paper man and printer over the State, has associated himself with the organization as advertising manager, Mr. Wilson announces. Branch offices are now being opened in Greensboro, Wilmington, Charlotte and Asheville, while con nections will be formed in Winston Salem, Williamston and several other towns in the State. Mr. Wil son states. An announced feature of the new publication is a weekly letter by U. S. Senator Robert R. Reynolds, from Washington. The paper will be a modification of some of the more popular tabloid newspapers in New York and other cities, lean ing toward action pictures and short pithy news items, terse and timely. Numbers of popular nation wide features will be used, but the paper plans to take its place as a North Carolina medium in a new field, Mr. Wilson stating that it will have a guaranteed circulation of 50,000 copies. Prison for Boy Despite a highly emotional trial a jury of twelve married men returned a verdict of murder in the second degree against Harry Murch, 16-year old N. Y. school boy for stabbing a 12-year-old playmate to death. The penalty is 20 years to life imprison- > ment. Reports Show Poor Collections On ’32 Ad Valorem Taxes Raleigh, May 24. — Less than half of the 15 cent ad valorem tax of 15 cents assessed against the 100 counties has been paid on the 1932 taxes, or $2,028,321.78 had been paid last week of the $4,451, 661 assessed, State Treasurer Charles M. Johnson reports. The Treasurer plans a campaign to have the counties pay up the taxes, many of them being far in arrears. Five counties, Burke, Chatham, Davidson, Hertford and Tyrrell have paid none. Poor collections, the banking holiday, with some county funds still held up in restricted banks, and use by the counties of money due the State are given by Mr. Johnson as reasons for poor pay ments. Halifax county, the report shows, has paid $42,275.19 of the $58, 628 assessed against the county. After plumbers had torn out most of the plumbing in her home in search of four valuable dia mond rings, Mrs. Callie Sweltzer of Los Angeles found the rings pinned to a dress. I Radio Stars Take Up Cycling Fad 1 i Four popular radio atara who have worked together on the aame pro-1 I gram for well over a year—left to right, Margaret MacDonald, Gayne Whitman, Betty Webb, and Robert Blxby. j_JOLLY"WOOD, Cal.—Having rid den the ether waves together for many months in “Chandu, the Magician,” the four radio stars of that gripping radio mystery thril ler recently commemorated the event by taking up the popular fad of bicycling between broadcasts, and becoming the first radio celeb rities to join the many movie stars who are now cycling for sport and exercise. Margaret Macuonaia, wno piaya the part of Dorothy Regent and Betty Webb, who plays the part of Betty Lou Regent, have become as ardent cycle enthusiasts as Gayne Whitman, who plays the part okCbandu, and Robert Blxby, who plays the part of Bobby Re gent, and both of the feminine stars have their own Ideas of what the well dressed cyclist should wear as depicted In the picture above showing the new shorts. ttadlo Ians who hare followed the aerial adventures of the four! cyclists for many months have new thrills In store for them, too, for six new players have been added1 to the cast of "Chandu, the Magi cian." Two of them. Lionel Bel more and Nigel de Bruller are noted stage and screen stars. __j Local Man Appeals Reckless Driving Case In Warrenton Affter a few minutes delibera tion, a Warren County Recorder’s Court jury turned a verdict of guilty of reckless driving in the case of W. H. Northington, of this city, growing out of a wreck on the afternoon of January 25th, when a Buick coupe driven by Young Northington, crashed into a sedan driven by Mrs. F. R. Pe gram. Northington will appeal. Mrs. Pegram alleges she was en route to Vaughan, and was driv ing about 25 or 30 miles per hour when the coupe driven by North ington, travelled all the way a cross the concrete and crashed into her machine. Northmgton said he was driving at a very low rate of speed as he was tired, but the State used this testimony to convince the jury that he had fallen asleep. Solicitor Daniels was assisted in the prosecution by Julius Banzet and Gilmer Overby. Northington retained John H. Kerr, Jr., for counsel. Notice of appeal by Kerr carries the case to the next regu lar term of Superior Court. Turkey’s new and anti-foreign employment law permits only na tive janitors, gardeners, milkmen, waiters, grocers, chauffeurs, doc tors, lawyers, chemists and musi cians to pursue their vocations in that country. Several American jazz bands will be affected by the | law, which goes into effect Junej 16. Just why jazz players are clas ! ified as musicians is not quite clear. MRS. GRIZZARD HOSTESS Mrs. Pendleton Grizzard was hostess to the Friday afternoon ! bridge club at her new home on Roanoke Avenue. Progressive con tract was played at four tables. Mrs. Tom Long being the winner of high score was given a pair of silk hose as a prize. Flowers were used throughout the house for decorations. A sweet course was .served at five o’clock. The tables were made up as follows: Mes dames F. G. Jarman, T. W. M. Long, Frank Hawley, Howard Pruden, Hugh Camp, Julian Alls brook, Carroll Wilson, Frank Kemp, Heath Lee, David Trayn ham, Sam Patterson, W. D. 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