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TOO PIRATES BLUFFED BY REFUGEE BAND Cre wof Norvwegian Ship Uudcrgoes Terrible Ordeal- vessei Battered to Pieces at Sea. Rescued by Chinese Tug. Hong: Kom ?An amazing- tale of biuiifng a hoi tie of Chinese Coast pirates during: a week in which they were refugees on Turnabout Island in the Straits of Formosa was related here Sunday night by the crew of the Norwegian freighter Koseville. The crew of mer. arid officers arrived Sunday aboard a tug sent in answer to the KoseviV.Cs distress calls after she struck submerged rocks off the island March 6th while sailing to Amoy ir. a dense fog. The Roseville. a new 9.000-ton freighter on her second voyage to the Orient, was abandoned as a total loss. She left Seattle February f>th for the Orient. Officers and men alike were thrown from bunks when the vessel jammed against the rocks in the heavy fog-. Efforts to free the vessel were unavailing and with daybreak a cable was shot to the shore 50o yards away, the cable settling over a tree. A pulley was attached and over this cable every man. loaded with what food he could carry, was transported to safety while thundering seas pounded the shore and helpless ship. For a week the crew lived on Turnabout Island awaiting help and watch-j ing the ship being battered by merciless seas. Soon there came hundreds of rough looking natives, members oi the China coast pirate gangs, whose hideout is on Turnabout Island. The pirates started determined efforts to board the Roseville both from the land side and from boats. Remonstrance failed to have any effect on the buccaneers and officers fired pistols over the heads of tho sea wolves. They retreated temporarily. Thereafter a rrm?u gwa ids fioivr the greatly outnumbered group of refugees keps constant vigilance, dozens of times driving back the bandits who retreated only when the seamen threatened to shoot to kill. Armed j conflict might possibly have been fa-i tal to all of the tiny band. Weary | days past and finally a tug boat from Hong Kong appeared. Divers examined the stricken vessel and reported she was wedged hard aurt f-.er O,., O* -1 v... u?t jaggru I *VIVJI huge gashes ripped in her sides. She was gradually sinking and her d*-cks were awash. Unable to save the ship, the tug gathered up the refugees and returned, leaving the iraignteh to the mercy or pirates. A Japanese! salvage tug, arriving later, found the Rpseville swarming with pirates who were stripping her cargo and fit..j|3 tings. BLOWING ROCK MAN WEDS VALE GIRL IN STATESVILLE Statesville. X. {'.?The home fa Mr. and Mrs. Hoyle Collins on Stocks ion Street was the scene of a pretty wedding Saturday evening, Starch 7, at 7 o'clock; when Miss Catherine %yr& :Bell Robinson became the hririe of George Thomas Robbins of Blowing Rock- The ceremony was performed by Rev. B. E. Morris, pastor of VVest" . ern Avenue Baptist Chmch. The marriage vows were spoken in the living room which was beautifully decorated with the nuptial colors; f$ green and white. Just prior to the ceremony; "To a Wild Rose'* was played by Mrs. Hugo Kimball, v ho presided at the piano. Mrs, Henrv Aunstin san? "O Promise Me." The ring bearer was Master Jack Collins, small son of . T?lr. and Mrs. Hoyle Collins. Immediately after' the ceremony, Mr. and Mis. Robbins left for a mo. tor trip to Asbeville, following which they will be at home at Blowing Rock, where the groom is manager of the Northwest Carolina Utilities Company. He is a son of Rev. E. D. Robbins. The bride, a daughter of Rev. C M. Robinson, of Yaie, is a graduate nurse, having completed training a! Long's, Sanatorium last fall, and has since noticed her profession here. Out of-town guests present foi the wedding were Rev. and Mrs. Robint , son and Mr. Howard Robinson, oi Vale; Mrs. Conlcv Robinson, of Charlotte; Mr. Ralph Valentine and Miss rV - Louise Robinson, of Greensboro; Mr. Dewey Storie, of Blowing Rock; anc Mrs. L.ynn Weaver, of Weaverville. STATE ORGANIZATION FOR MARKETING EGGS PLANNEE Plans are going forward for tht organization of a centralized co-op 1 ' .erativo association for fho mnrlrttiTu I. of eggs in North Carolina. Produce exchange manageis, pool try raisers and extension workers a North Carolina State College met thi week to perfect plans. The Raleigl meeting will be followed by distric meetings at Goldsboro, Charlotte Statesville and Sylva. L. C. Slater, poultry marketing ex pert of the North Carolina divisioi of markets, has been named tempo ijb rary secretary of the State organiza tion, and C. W. Tilson, manager o the Durham County mutual exchange feg; temporary chairman. Central head quarters will be esta'dlished either ii Raleigh or Durham. ' f Read the Ad*?They Are Messenger of Thrift! . Some of the Farmers who take the process and marketing of their products i their own hands have built big ent prises. Sorting wool in a cooperat warehouse in Portland which mark wool for growers of 12 stai (Below) Hauling wheat t coooe rathe elevator at Hcxie. Ka ( AhTove) (Right) The big building the Seattle hranen ;?f the Washing! Cooperative F.gg and Ponltry As ciation. I .and ?>' Lakes Creameri Minneapolis, owned by farmers, m. kets butter for 100,000 farmers several states. 1 - \ FIFTH SUNDAY MEE' ASSOCIATION BE H Following is a program workei Three Forks Baptist Association, to on March 20th, 1931: 1. Sunday School 2. Devotional and Organization 3. General Topic for Discussion: Present-Day World." (11 "His Childhood** (2) "His Baptism" . (3) "His Temptation" ... l \V,n? t? ?v... >..r: (-4 > "His Church" (5) "His Friends and Foes" (0) "His Cross* (7) "His Resurrection" . .. .. (8) "His Second Coming" - - 7. Special Music _ :_ The pastov and members of Co\ ers to spend the day with them. Poultry men Urged to Stick by Their Flocks That "ivs' always darkest befon I ihe dawn" is an axiom which is high ! ly applicable to the poultry business for. records for the last thirty year: show, it is an almost invariable rub that after each period of depression egg and poultry meat prices go high er than before hand remain higher This is one of the reasons why lead encs -in the industry are urging poul tryment to stick by their flocks an< itojt be stampeded by the low price | of this winter. H There has already been a turn fo the better in the business, it is point j ed oui. As the result of a nations advertising campaign, promoting th ! eating of egg?, sponsored by the Ir ternational Baby Chick Associatio; i and participated in by all branche ) of the industry, last falls' surplus o 1 more than 2,000,000 cases of egg I has been cleared away. Egg price now are showing a gradual upwar trend. History is repeating itself i that the poultry industry is amon the first to start to climb out of th slough of depression. Farmers who raise poultry as ' sideline and full-time poultrvmen wi enjoy a highly profitable 1931 sex j son. if they make arrangements r.o1 I for the business of the coming fa I and winter. Low prices of the pves em winter and intensive advertisin on the part of the poultry interest have made the American public. eg 5 conscious" to such ar. extent tha they are now consuming move of thi ' produce than ever before. Leader ; in -lie industry declare that this n eerily cultivated egg and poultrj eating habit on the pait of the pul 1 lie spells a highly prosperous seaso for the poultryman or farmer wh increases his flock of birds to tt limit of his farm's capacity. One of the best ways of increa ing the farm flock ai the present tin is to replace the old birds with vii orous youngsters fresh from a reli; ; ble hatchery, poultry authorities ai advising. Experience has shown th; only from stock of ^ood egg-layii propensities can maximum profits 1 expected, inrougii ico-opcr?tIun < the leading hatcheries of the TJnit< 3 States, it is possible for the farm J or pouJtryman to raise the qualii of his flock and increase his profit '' These hatcheries, united under tl slogan, "Hatchery Chjcks for Grea er Profits," are pledged to the pr R duction of chicks of good egg-layii strains, which assure the poultr " raiser of a good return on his i vestment. ? In the Crouse community of Li "] coin County 12 farmers have agrei I to plant only or.e variety of cott< this season. At least 20 others w likely join in with the plan, sa; j County Agent Graham Morrison. THE WATAUGA DEMOCRAT?El ? - . Act n't ties of Farmer-Owned I ^ ^ riNG THREEFORKS ELD AT COVE CREEK I out for the Fifth Sunday Meeting, be Held at Cove Creek Baptist Church - - .jfijNfcr 10 o'Clock _jl_. 11 o'Clock "An Interpretation of Jesus in the -T- _ 1 it _ - ir.KTtppers - - I.. A. \V!i?on \V. Y. Perry: >nal. o. Continuation of Topic. F. C. Nye _ Smith Ha gam an 1J. A. MeKaugban r.y. rafzw. u. a. iiuapis - P. A. Hicks 11. J. F. McBiide, Director ?> Creek Church invite Christian workMillion-Dollar Jewelry > Haul Made by Robbers e Palm Beach, Fla.?Robbers, who had the key to the Boor and combination of the sale, entered the Palm Q' Beach branch of Charlton and Com* ~ pany, New York jewelers, v Friday night, ar.d escaped with loot estimat' j ed at $650,000 to $750,000. Some . I officials said the total might reach ;i $1,000,000. _j Otto Wegener, local manager and ^ \ trusted employee of the firm for 20 j years, told authorities he gave the i key and combination to three of four ? men who kidnaped him and thveatr tned his life unless he obeyed their *" commands. 11 Diamonds and costly gems were e said to have composed the bulk of the loot which was quietly removed n from the store in the shadow of the s exclusive Everglades Club and pala^ tial winter homes of the wealthy. Is No exact check of the stolen jew' * elry had been made but insurance d nien and company officials were pren paring a detailed list. The first esK timate was made by G. A. Peacock, c New York member of the firm, and Sheriff Baker, said the loss might a run lower or as high as $1,000,000. 11 Wegener told officers he was I- seised in front of his hotel in West ,v Palm Beach by persons who called 11! him "Otto." He was taken to a va i-i cant house in southern West Palir gi Beach where he was gagged and tied .s' to the sir.k in a deserted kitchen g: after being forced to give up the key it.ar.d combination. is i s; ANCIENT TRICK OF PRISONER -i PROVES BAD FOR OFFICES )-| New York.?The old hidden holstei n: trick proved disastrous Friday to i to j detective who tried to arrest a mai ie | in n Lexington Avenue building. | "Just a moment," said the sua s- pect as Detective George Schaede ie closed in on him. "1 have credential j- here to show I'm all right." From his breast pocket the mai re drew out a revolver spitting lead, jt Schaedel doubled up with a bulle ,g in the abdomen, but quickly drev )e his own weapon and fired. The sus pect escaped although the building d was quickly surrounded by two hun er dred police. A trail of blood indicat ly ed he was wounded. s. i He was described by police a ,e | Francis Crowley, wanted in connec t- tion with the wounding of two me! o_ outside a Bronx club. v BOXER FREED n. Prescott, Ariz.?John H. Lewis Phoenix, Ariz., negro middleweigh fighter, was absolved of blame Ft: n- day for the death on the previon 3d Wednesday night of Sam Terrin, le ,n cal boxer, who died in the ring ill few minutes after he had bee ys | knocked out by Lewis with a sinasb ' ing blow to the heart. fERY THURSDAY?BOONE, N. C. Cooperatives j a BUSINESS IS MAKING A 1 GRADUAL RECOVERS New York.?General business con- t tinues to show signs of improvement t but progress is still exasperatingiy 1 slow. At the present rate, business < would require many months to re gain a satisfactory volume, says ti e < Alexander Hamilton Institute. Steel * operations have continued to expand. I Automobile production (luring the ? last week of February rose to the 1 highest rate of the year. The unem- < j ployment. situation has shown a ten- < 1 llencj, to improve. Retail trade also I Experienced a moderate improve- < ; ment. Department store sales in the < United States showed an increase of t per cent, over January. ' One of the most important indica- t tions of better conditions is the fact., t | ihat commodity prices have begun to | I show a firmer tendency. The decline , i came to a halt during the third week i < of February. During the last week j i | of February, commodity prices, u| ' i the average, held firm. During the.; | first week of March, prices showed : a light increase for the first time 11 ! in three months. A feature n? t 'n. 'commodity price aitualion was a rise!: J in the price of silver upon which the ! 1 purchasing:'power of 'half the world's 1 population depends. The price of sit-1 i ver at New York is, nOV' 2J) 3-4 cents j j I per ounce. i ' ? I |j For Your I ] | Two United Drt J j| Supply Us w Prepared in the mot m aocoraing to lesteo : S the Government au | an teed to give you pe I | depended on to help 1 ! I | JSesfore Emergy j { flitd AttlCM j | CoRtMilesceRce II mltM ji Rexall 11 Beef andiron | | EHxtr j ffi fi ?ny member ad your famfy li N g ffi suffering from that sEfchtty ranJfi <3own condition, no miunwi nt ^ this time of year, with sachsympjfi tons as paleness and lack of v jfi energy, ytm may feet snre that H( 9mn Sl^ ed P..^ 1? ; I S wfll be of invaluable abb stance jh In rrstrrr'mg normal conditions. 'U " QJ JFmSm jF2Si? | $1.00 ffi g HRpH^ A refreshing efferv* S laxative which mi S flBM pleasant drink So F^f P? ouipfly relieves bi fi| |-^-| necs, sick headache ^ ? m1 "" i ctom*chL?.ind*cstio 1 i _ " E&W Save willi S v r 4 '[-] Villages Threatened I By Great Mud Wall Chambery. France. Lunging down the mountainside with irre- <5 sistiblc force, a great wall of mud w.'jich has already engulfed several villages and numerous farmhouses, moved 150 yards during Tuesday night and pushed on toward this little town in the val- (I ley. C The main landslide has split > into several ponderous arms which e move restlessly, throwing up peaks p which subside as the mass moves g, into the ravines. Terrified peas- j. ants have failed in efforts to turn y the landslide aside. The menace beean late last week when the main mass, loosened by heavy tains, split from the mountain and started downward. This ^ morning the hamlei oF Pre de t Foire was evacuated and 400 in- ^ habitants fled the village of La Motte en Beauges. It was fine Sunday and hundreds of motorists came to watch the spectacle. ^ ' : 1 s e [Irow Some Corn r For Hogging Down [ Having a good crop of corn to hog: t town bv pigs farrowed between Jan- y iarv will mean that these pigs can J carried until the new corn is ready y ind then will make sufficient growth n o market around September 1 when he market is highest. n "An early maturing variety of corn s vi!J he sufficiently mature to turn v he hogs on by August 1 in most of he State lying east of Raleigh," says b IV. W. Shay, swine extension spe- v rialist at State College. "If this corn t s spaced for a yield equal to the ? rapacity of the land, any inter-plant- c <1 crop will reduce the yield as shown 2 iy results of this and other experi- v nent stations. If the corn is supple- t llAntml vvilVi fich Iiw-il tVw? nnimmt \ >f pork produced will be increased iver that produced without such sub- t jlemcntary feed. Hogs cannot bal- c their---feed?'wilh-standing corn c ind soybeans only and if they did, f hey would be worth one or two do)- a ars Jess per hundred pounds owing d .0 the resultant soft or oily condiion of their bodies." p "Judging from present indications, a here will he more corn hogged down ^ his year in North Carolina than dur- 1 ng any previous year," says Shay. 1 This is an economical way to harvest i good crop of corn, will save con-! sidcrahle labor and will leave much! r valuable fertility on the ground. j 1 '"However, coi n tu be hogged down j J should not be inter-cropped with soy-! ' beans. Not only does this depress the I corn yield but eating soybeans low- j ers the quality of the pork to the j packer. He penalizes soft-bodied hogs.) c Soybeans also depresses the acre' s WE with SAFETY a ONE DRUG < UR REXALL DRUG STOR Health and I 13 Company Medicir ith Guaranteed Hon I era, military laboratories of the UnJ formulas of doctors, druggists and che thoritics; used by millions of healthrfect satisfaction, exclusive Rexall Remi you safeguard yijur health and the he f BamlldM Stremfgtfu \ f KaricArt B/omf 1 J S Is A> Ir?a ud Nn VMlra Tonic I S| J lalt A plea Stent emolsio "?nS Be*tr?s*lt*ar? ?*-* Um- obtained Iroai lonie . lob S lre?toie?twfccBl8ie bowels, bewels are fane- and free tinning n?rmslty< f-j alety at yoar Reiall ' wJm BK MARCH 10, WSI ISHEVILLE BANK CASES TO BE TRIED pcciai Term Buacombc ' Court Culled for April 20th. Trials Expected to Consume More Than Six Weeks. Asheville, N. C.?A six-weeks special criminal term of Bun co rune 'ountv Superior Court from April 0 to May 30 wili be held for the xc-iusive purpose <>? trying former fublic and bank officials on charge rowing out of bank failures and osulting loss of a huge amount of ublic money. This announcement came Fridayrom Solicitor Zeb V. Kettles, wh aid he has requested Governor 0. lax Gardner and members of the Uincombe County Commissioners o make necessary arrangements lot" he term. Judge M. V. Barnhill. of Rocl:;. lonnt, probably will be assigned by Governor Gardner to conduct the pecial term, it was learned at thexecutive offices. At the same time, Governor Gard>er said that no decision has been eachcd as to associate counsel for he prosecutor which the Governor as promised to name. At present, he only assistant to the solicitor 'et definitely appointed is former udge T. L. Johnson, who will repesenv the State Corporation OoVnlission. An announcement from the Coveror relative to his choice of an asistant to the solicitor is expected nthin the next few days. The special term of court will not e interrupted by regular terms rhich will occcur while the specia* erm is in progress. Judge P. A. McJlroy will conduct the two regular riminal terms the weeks of April 0 and May IS. Judge McElroy also fill conduct, as scheduled, the two erms of civil court?April G-18 and lay 4-1G. Barring unfoiseen interruplions, he special term of court will be in ontinucus progiess for the six weeks v at least until all cases against oinier Bankers anil public officials vailablc for trial have* been hailled, the solicitor said. Seventeen persons?eight former ublic officials and nine bankers, now re under indictment for various alEged offenses relating to bank fai ires. These bills were returned by he grand jury at the February term. On March 10, the Federal Government had approved 1,950 loans imounting to $318,313 for Norta Carolina farmers in the drought n i?'f areas. field of corn. The more soybeans ironnred, the less corn, and the less a>rn the less hard pork/' Mr. Shu.v ays. i _ S C ? uconomy | ie Laboratories ] j fie Remedies j I ted Drug Company j ; mists; approved by J | seekers; and guarsdies may always be j j alth of your family. Aroute S{ ' V?MTi4p|M>fff? o?<f j I Aid JMjresffow & tvif* I Ffeasanl-Tosffap g Maltolefun j , Hm yea noticed that yaa are I j not ertiaf a* mochas nsaak.aad IR OMMwtat JOB d??at40Mn*t scan K toafrcewift^oo? A good took I | Hke Maltotetxm is just what yen 1. and. It contains m pleasant- I . tasting form ingredients that I ? stimulate the appetite and aarist K| digestion. Start today. I | M-mii M*int J | $t.OO | 1??* I |2 sant-tasting iPJffEL j ] n of mineral f j I ri eating the |p ! | Non-fattening H> l"~=( I hSu | t from oDiness. ^ fajj Iffl ? I I.OO | Drag Store ^
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