1 WHIRL AT THE WORLD OF NEWS
to Items of interest gleaned during the past week
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{ Prices Raised On Autos
1 Detroit — 'Automobile price in"
creases predicted several weeks ago
began to make their appearance
Tuesday with announcements oy
four companies of additions ranging
from *25 to ^JOonywious modelS;
Dodge, Plymouth, Crysler and Stude
baker were the increased models.
Dillint/er .Bdlieved Shot
St. Paul—Federal officers shot a
man who was believed to h*ve
John Dillinger here Tuesday night.
The supposed man was shot whu
riding in a car with a young lady.
He was taken to a hospital and given
treatment, but recovery was very
• doubtf ul. _
Children Mast Learn To Treat
Xjranrvy Better
St. Clairsvile, 0.—Frisky young
fellc-ws who whip th.e,r, f
ers had something to be afraid or
MS
him that amount y«terd»y,
“Whv did you whip your poor wu
grandmother?” Justice
od, after the grandson, had entered
• !#'S .’‘tank
--KfSaWrnsi
^•‘Because." the 65-year-old replied,
“became She got hot Eastermoni
ing and wanted to go out and PW
when I wanted her to go to church.
Insult Ordered To V.S
Instanbul, Turkey offici»«>’
tied the American government lues
day that it can have Samuel Insull
for trial, and put him i 3 ,
^oite his tears—to insure his being
, l hau l when American
rived to start him back to Chicago.
He is wanted for embezzlement of
utility funds.
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i Eleven Persons Die In Havana Fire
' Havana — Eleven persons were
killed Tuesday in a fire said by
police to be of incendiary origin,
which wrecked the garage of the
Omnibus de la Habana company and
destroyed 35 buses. Authorities
started an investigation and tenta
tively linked the blase with labor
troubles. Property damage was set
at $600,000.
Nolan Relieved Of Office
Marion—The office of the super
;r.tendent of public instruction in
McDowell county was declared va
cant in an order issued by the coun
ty board of education Monday. A.
V'. Nolan has been county superin
tendent. The action of the board
climaxed a long series of disagree
ments between the board and the
county commissioners.
Farley Asks Bids For Air Mail
Routes
Washington—Moving back towards
private transportation of the air
mail the postoffiee department Sat
urday invited bids for temporary
airmail contracts over 21 routes cov
ering_18,000 miles.
Lack Of Funds Forces Alabama
Schools To Close
Montgomery — Thousands of Ala
ban* children who expected to com
plete the second semester of the
present scholastic year with funds
from federal grants Saturday were
uncertain whether the bell would
ring for them Monday.
Dillinger Shoots Way Out
Of Trap
St. Paul—John “The Killer” Dil
linger, with a submachine gun ir,
his hands and a big green sedan
awaiting him, shot his way out of a
police trap Saturday and once more
foiled the law.
40,000 Attend Easter Service
Winston-Salem — The deathless
story of the resurrected Christ was
told is soul-stirring words to a
massed multitude of approximately i
40,000 in the iocl gray dawn here1
Sunday.
Services Held In Jerusalem
Jerusalem—While Christians from
all quarters of the globo knelt be-;
fire the tomb of Christ in the,
church of Holy Sepulchre, Sunday,
thousands of turbar.ed Moslems
paraded, singing and swinging sci
mitars through the ancient walled
city of Jerusalem.
Student Boils Skunk, Dad
Blisters Student
Ontario, Calif—Seeking an addi-1
tional credit in his biology course at
Chaffey college, Paul Wilson, 17, put
tiie carcass of a skunk on the
kitchen stove and boiled it several
h til's to obtain the skeleton for;
•:dkeivhiefsf over tlx iv roses to
r • oil>i • The burned
youth’s clothing, d.siroyed all
■iv.- groceries and used several > 1 it
rent disinfectants, but the odor re
nin-: 1 oppressive.
IPu-t/ti Ho.ini it Hoods Mode in
• Fascist Sal ions
New York - An effective Amcri
ra boycott on goods made in Fas
-• ,-t countries was recommended M n
*i;:y l.-v Xninan Thomas, the Social
ist l. advr, in a letter to a meeting at
v.hi. h Chancellor Doll fuss of A.u. -
ti a was placet! "on trial” for the
" .u'liei” of Austria Socialist dur
ing th • February uprising.
B'lHots Stolen .Is Count Shows
Nashville, Tenn.,—A most import
; ; •!d burning question was to be
.it 'died Friday.
Wh turned out the lights at the
: !:■; ward fire hall and stole the
••ail : box-Thursday night just aft -
a count of ballots revealed that
Dr. Harry H. Walker, negro pity
Greenville Men Sentenced
Greenville—Sentences of six years,
and a day were given four of the
five defendants charged with com
plicity in the theft of $50,000 from
the South Carolina National bank m
United States district court Tues-,
dav and fifth was informed he will,
he" given the same term when for-1
mally sentenced. The five pleaded
guilty _
Johnson To Run Homes Campaign ,
Washington—Recovery Administra-,
tor Hugh S. Johnson is preparing tOj
add to his present heavy duties ac-(
live director of the national em-,
orgency council's billion dodar home^
modernization campaign
MOo childri 1 Enjoy Egg Hunt • j
Washing ton—Records as well as
. egg- hells w • -c ashed at the ;
^Whi 1!' no- > ■ dm. ' *"
rhildr 11 ■ clobr: eg
hunt and t-hirt. m'iisand "“nig in
egg rolling o: ’the laws
Eir . .( Is l> ...< < ' lutkkip |
p 1m Dr. Ali ort Einstein, world]
famous scientist and author of the i
theory of rc'ati. ity. \va- depriv.d of]
hi* (icrnnui , . i/t nshin Thursday on I
givund* of unpatriotic activities'
abroad.
f)nift (/in M"ii 1" 500 Pil'd Roll
Tu.r, Cun Vole
Kingston, Turn.,—On the eve of
a hotly contested, city elect! n. only
one mai holds a poll tax receipt
qualifying him to cast a ballot and
at lea f 500 would-be voters will
have to watch while the election
goes on. The voters "just forgot” to
pay poll taxo-. Possibly 75 who are
over 5(i years < f age or who have
just In come 21 will be allowed to
cote
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Time will tell —
wear SUNDIAL SHOES
THE FASHION, Brevard
To Serve...
Motorists
of Urevard and Transylvania is our desire and we
pledge ourselves to do the best work possible on every
job—be it large or small—and our prices are always
reasonable.
WILLARD BATTERIES
WRECKER SERVICE
We repair and recharge all makes of batteries.
Hayes Motor Co.
DAY PHONE 27—NIGHT PHONE 29
Main Street Same old location Brevard
•ician, had been elected to city)
council over two white opponents..
Jim Tignor, one of the election
judges, reportedly was sitting with
his feet atop the box when out went
the lights, there was a rush in the
dark, pandemonium, lights and an
empty place where the box had been. ■
Tignor couldn’t shed any light on
the disappearance. ,|
800 Fishermen Drowned
Shanghai—Eight hundred fisher
men were drowned here Thursday
when a storm off the coast of
Kwgngtung province sank 300 fish
ing junks. .
A Chinese customs cruiser rusnea
to the scene and picked up a number
of survivors, the reports said.
Germany Plans Drive To
Obtain Tourists
Berlin — Drastic price slashes
throughout the entire list of Bay
reuth and Oberrammergau, will be
offered to the 1934 tourist invasion, i
Hotels, railroads, the Lufthansa,
both resorts and admission fees of
all types have been affected.
Moon Planting Tw\e Justified,
Teacher Thinks
Philadelphia—The old superstitions
about planting crops in the full of
the moon are being justified by t
science, according to Dean Charles
H. Lawall, of the Philadelphia Col- '
lege of pharmacy.
246 Enroll In CCC
Asheville—Two hundred and for
ty-five unemployed men of Western 1
North Carolina left here Saturday t
aboard a special train for Fort <
Bragg where they will be given t
training for replacement in the
Civilian Conservation Corps camps s
for the third six months period.
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Catches Big Fish From Air |
Miami—E. V. Babcock, a former j
mavor of Pittsburg, Pa., Saturday
“landed” a 240-pound shark from a (
?emi-dirigible floating 500 feet above .
the Gulf stream. Members of the {
blimp’s crew assisted in hoisting the (
fish free of the water. 1
Auto And Buggy Sale AVf $29
Brownstown, Ind.—A 1926 auto- ]
mobile which cost $500 when new, .
sold for $12 at a public sale here ,
Saturday. , ;
A buggy purchased twenty-five
years ago for $65 brought $17. ,
Martin Insult To Face Jury
Chicago—Alternately Mcrosje and
Pleasant, Martin I. Insull. brother
of the fugitive Samuel Insull, one ;
time utility magnate, returned tr
Chicago Thursday to face trial on
chargis of embezzling $304,700 from
utilities companies he once headed.
OLD TOXAWAY
(By Beulah Rice)
Mrs. M. D. Rice and daughter,
Muriel and Mazel were Sunday din
ner guests of Mrs. S, E. Robinson.
D. II Winchester and Charlie Bat/
son of Rosman were in this section
cne day last week. »
Miss Beulah Rice and Mr. W. L.
Meece made a business trip to Pick
ens and Easley one day last week.
Mrs. W. M. Meece spent a few
days last week with her daughter,
Mrs. C. R. Powell near Rosman.
Miss Marie Galloway is spending
s few days at “Reid Siding.”
Misses Dollie and Lois Robinson
spent Sunday as guests of Miss Josie
flenOrix.
Mr. R. P. Aikens made a busi*
less trip to Rosman, Wednesday.
Miss Beulah Rice was a Wednes
lay guest of Mrs. W. M. Meece.
Little Mildred Chapman has been
11, but is improving.
Misses Dollie Robinson and Lcla
Morgan were Thursday guests or
Miss Beulah Rice.
littleMOews
latter’s parents Mr. and Mrs. Bud
Allison.
Mr. and Mrs. David Merrill of
Easley and Frank Merrill of near
Moorqsvilie visited their mother
Mrs. Rachel Merrill Sunday.
Mrs, Joe Merrill who has been in
Greenville for quite a while, returned
to her home here last week.
Mrs, A. B. McCall visited his
sister Miss Sophia Hamilton of
Crab Creek last week-end.
W M. George and son U. G.
visited Green McCall of Greer last
week. Mr. McCall is very ill.
Carl Cox, Jessie Johnson, John
Cox, of Greer visited relatives here
last week.
Mrs. S. C. ETkin and Mrs. T. M.
Merrill were dinner guests of Rev.
»nd Mrs. W. P. Holtsclaw Friday.
Miss Gladys Hamilton who is
teaching in Hamlet spent the
Easter holidays with her parents
Mr. and Msuson Hamilton.
Mr. and Stanop Pierson of Mills
River spent the week-end with the
latter’s sister Mrs. John Fisher.
Mrs. T. L. Fickelsimer had aa
ter guests Sunday A. H. Pickelsi
ncr and family of Etowah, Glenn
Morgan and family, Malvin Morgan
ind family of Hendersonville, Mr.
md Mrs George Merrill and daugh
;er Janie.
Rev. and Mrs. W. P. Holtsclaw
iaa as their week-end guests Mr.
ind Mrs. Henry Reed of Etowah
Mr. and Mrs. Carter Blythe of
Jreenvilie, Mr. and Mrs. Fulton
Hamilton of Slater.
Mrs. Elmina Allison who under
vent a serious operation at I.yday
Memorial hospital last week is re
ported to be doing nicely.
“Aunt” Sula Merrill who has been
11 for several days is slowly im- 1
proving.
William son of Mr. and Mrs. J.
Vate Kilpatrick is seriously ill at
he Macamos hospital near Her.der
or.ville where he underwent an op
ration for appendicitis. j
Friends of Russell Henry will be
orry to hear of him being ill.
Mr. and Mrs. U. G. George had as
heir guests Sunday Mrs. Georges i,
parents Mr. and Mrs. N. L. Ponder
f Enon also his grandmother Mrs, :
'ranklin of Marshall.
Mr. and Mrs. Fair Turner who
ias been with their son Charlie
urner of Greers for the past few
icnths returned to the home of
heir daughter Mrs. John Fisher ,
icre Sunday where they make their
ome.
Miss Flora Merrill Mr and Mrs.
tobert Merrill and children Bob’.e ;
ml Thomas of Brevard visited their
iiother “Aunt” Sula Merrill Sun-,
ay . '!
“Aunt” Sue Miller who has been j
pith her sister Mrs. Lara Rodgers^
icre for quiet awhile returned toJ
ler home near Cashiers Sunday, . ji
Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Hamilton'
pent Sunday with their daughtei J
pIi-s. Virgil Duncan of Blantyre. :
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Galard|
lU-rrill a daughter March 15th. i
Mr. ami Mrs. Volney Orr and
hildren spent Sunday with the,1
In Memory Of
SISTER POLLY RAINES
Sister is gone but forgotten;
if ever will her memory fade.
5 woe teat thoughts will ever linger
touixf the grave where she is laid.
t is sad to part with loved ones,
Vnd hard to see them die. ■„
Jut we trust some day to meet her,
n the land beyond the sky.
Vhen the pearly gates are opened,
^nd a gentle voice said come,
\nd with sad farewells unspoken
She was safely entered home.
fes, we loved her,
3ut the Savior loved her more
so the angels sweetly called her
ro that bright and happy shore.
COULD’NT BLAME HIM
First. Kid: Gee, Jimmy, when I
vent by your house this morning I
ua.'d somebody sweatin’ something
iwful!
Second Kid: Aw, that was my flad.
fe was late for church ami couldn’t
’ind his hymn book.
Maiden: "I just adore dark men ”
Young Man: “You’d have a big;
ime in Africa.”
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Iwo POUNDS OF PURINA STARTENA give you the kind of chick
you want at six weeks. It’s more for your money than you can get any
other way. ' Just as good” feeds can’t do it. Only STARTENA can give
you STARTENA results. So before you get your chicks, stop in and let U3
’shun ppp " r i". pm. of STUTfoP ppp dilrk will . for pup.
W.0. W. HEWS!
W. H. GROGAN, tt.
District Man*a*r
One Hundred Thousand for Match.
1 thank each Camp and every mem
ber that helped u* make this splen
did record during March. This shown
President Bradshaw that we "Hill
Billies" in the mountains of West
ern North Carolina can do things
ourselves when its for him and his
honor. We congratulate you, Presi
dent Bradshaw, for your 35 yean of
service to this great Fraternity and
the high purposes and principles
that The Woodmen of the World
stand for. The following Camps in
Western North Carolina helped make
our splendid record: No. 413 Cash
iers, No. 580 Sylva, No. 80 Hickory,
No. 213 Hendersonville, No. 1 Ashe
ville, No. 118 Brevard, Nc, 891
Murphy, No. 857 East Marion, No.
866 Granite Falls, No. 6S1 Mill
Spring, No. 885 Valdese. No. 889
Franklin, No. 95 Lenoir, No. 486
Arden, No. 799 Rhodhias, No. 15
Kings Mountain, No. 631 Balsam,
No. 518 Shelby, No 145 Lawndale
and No. 295 Roeman.
We all bid you God speed, and
wish for you many more years of
usefulness to mankind, and may all
the yean b© full of joy and happi
ness for you.
Notices to all camps will be
mailed thia week calling attention
to coining Sylva convention. Dele
gates should be elected at once and
their muses with per-e*f46a mailed
to Secretary of AsaHMcn. We
want the names of «8 deceased
members since our last convention.
A space on the report blanks has
been provided for that purpose.
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