AND CENTRAL PRESS SERVICE
SAMUEL! GRIFFIN
PNEUMONIA VICTIM
Awiy Sunday After
noon; Funeral Held Thu
Afternoon
S«meul J. Griffin, 56. died at 1:30
o'clock Sunday afternoon of pneu
monia after an Illness of ten days,
ajid was burled this afternoon In the
cemetery at Plank Chapel Methodist
Episcopal church following funeral
services at 2:30 o'clock at the home
In charge of Rev. C. L. Spencer. pua
tor of a group ctf Methodist Protestant
churches in the county.
Mr. Griffin was a native of Nash
county, having been born there May
22, 1876. He had lived in this county,
however, for the past 24 years.
Surviving are the widow. Mrs. Mary
Griffin, and two children. William and
Francis, both of Florida. Five broth
er also survive, atl of them of Nash
roynty. these being John W. H. D..
W. 3.. D V.. and M. L. Griffin, and
one sister. Mrs. W. H. Jones also of
Nash county. His mother. Mrs Mary
Edwards Griffiif survives, but his
father has been dead 19 years.
Mr. Griffin was a member of Mount
Oarmel Methodist Protestant church
the past ken years.
Active pej (bearers announced for
the funeral were as follows: H. L.
Griffin, J. T. Grltflp. Russell Grif
fin. Henry Jones. Jamej Jones and
Dr. Samuel Jones.
JUSTICE STACY FOR
SECOND AMENDMENT
Differences With Brummlti. Who Op
poses Submission of Amendments
At Special Elections
Raleigh. Oct. ii.—iAP>—Chief Jus
tice W. F. Stacy, as chairman of the
State’s constitutional commission, is
sued a statement today inserting
the proposed constitutional amend
ment to allow the submission of con
stitutional ghanges at specla' or gen
eral electioVrs . "is deserving of ap
proval."
Generally conceded to be the most
important of the four amendments to
be voted on November 8, the con
* itutional change is No. 2.
Attorney General Dennis G. Bruin
mitt has expressed his opposition to
the proposal and has also described
!as a "partisan discussion," the ex
planation | of the amendment prepar
ed tot the State board of elections by
Henry M. Tendon, State legislative re
ference librarian.
Pointing out' ‘ that the proposed
amendment gives the genral assembly
the power to order amendments sub
mitted to the electorate at either spe
cial or general elections. Stacy said
no change from the present regula
tion that amendments be submitted
only at special elections is required
II would vest in the general assembly
the, power to determine whether or
not it was most advisable to submit
constitutional changes at
hr general elections according
toe existing conditions, the chief Jus
tly* said'. .
‘♦There Is nothing partisan about
the eonstttutfpnal amendments to be
voted on this-frail.” Stacy said.
EIGHT DEFENDANTS
BEFORE THE MAYOR
Six of Them,, on Disorderly Charge.
Dismissed; Asdault and Liquor
Cases Are Heard
Eight defendants, six of them on
the same charge, and one each in two
other cases, were tried in police court
today before Mayor Irvine B. Watkiru
The eight defendants. Belton Smith.
Clarence Watson. Lonnie Reed. Ar
thur Nelson, Jack Mitchell, Liston
Chance were charged with being dlf
orderly and with boisterous cursing
AH of them were discharged.
James Hester was fined 32.50 and
costs for possessing liquor.
Tom Davis was charged with as
Faulting and beating his wife. Blanche
Davis. Prayer for judgment was con
tinued on payment of the costs and on
condition that he be of good behavioi
and keep the peace toward his wife
for two years.
NEW THEATRE SOON
TO BE OPENED HERE
location Said To Have Been Selected
And Fall Details Expected To
Be Glvai Soon
It was learned on good authority
today that a new motion picture
theatre will soon be opened in Hen
derson by a well known theatre com
pany .It was said that the location
has been selected and that full de
tails would be announced within a
• hort time.
Further information divulged war
that the new theatre would be a pop
ular-priced house, and that it would
exhibit a high quality of films. Pro
moters of the enterprise declined to
be more specific as to plans in the
course of development.
Dtctsrs Give Creosote
For Dangerous Coagks
Far mkmj ymn ear best doctors have
prescribed creosote in some farm far
coughs, colds sad broachiti* knowing hew
dangerous it is to let them bang on.
Creonukiou with creosote and six other
highly important medicinal elements, quick
ly sad effectively stops all coagns and colds
tht otherwise might lead to serious triable.
Creomafaiou is powerful in the treatment
rs all colds sad coughs go matter bow long
standing, yet h is absolutely harmless and
upbuaat sad easy to take.
Toor own druggist guarantees CreaamJ
•loa by refunding your moaov if you me
not relieved after taking Osumukkm at
directed. Beware tfaa emtgb or add that
hangs so. Aiwa Jß CremflMmer
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It you look closely, through a telescope. Hallowe'en eve, you'll most
surely see flying ecress the moon.
Yes children, lafge and small witches
do fly across the moon on broom
sticks ors Hallowe'en:"
But, no matter how closely you may
look, they (fen't bo seen' by human
eyes * s
You have a great big telescope! a
very peculiar kind of telescope, that
only the greatest of scientists have.
If you could, by chance, took through
such a wonderful, telescope, you would
see strange sights, indeed!
‘Witches would b? seei| flying hither
and thither, from nowhere to nowhere.
Charles P. Sturges
Injured In Fall
Mrs. W. K. Sturges left today foi
New York City to be at the bedsid*
of iher son, Charles P. Sturges, who
was Injured there while horseback
riding. Very little was learned of the
accident today, but it was understooc
to be serious. It was feared the young
man would be confined to the hospital
for some- time as the result of injuries
he received. He has heen in New York
for months. •
THREE LICENSES TO
MARRY ARE ISSUED
Three marriage licenses were sold
over the week-end by the register of
deeds, as follows: t
M. K. Kostoplas and Agnes Oigettis.
white, both ot Richmond, Va. * ;
George Debnam and Annie May
Mitchell, colored, both of Vance coun
ty.
Howard Pulley and L. E. Moure,
colored, both of Vance county.
KITTRELL TOWNSHIP
FARM LAND IS SOLD
Fifty-five acres of farm land in Kit
trell township changed hands in the
only real estate deed filed with the
register of deeds Saturday. It was
conveyed by the North Carolina Joint
Land Bank of Durham to Eula Black
ley and her husband. W. H. Blackley,
for $lO and other considerations.
Less than one percent of the people
Holland are illiterate.
STREET SINGER TAKES A BRIDE
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Arthur Tracy, known to radio lis
teners as “The Street Singer’\ is
shown wiU| hid bride and former
secretary. 'Who was Miss Beatrice
Marsel, just after their wedding
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(But that's like - human beings, too,
isn't it?)
Queer hobgoblins would be seen
dancihg in thfi fields. And the Insects,
animals and growing things could be
v depicted keeping time, as a band of
ant musicians strummed strange in
struments.
For it's Hallowe'en. And the queer
est sort of *thftjgs happen Hallowe’en.
Why? Nobody knows. It's merely
Hallowe'en. And when It’s Hallowe'en
we accept strange and wonderful do
ings within question.
PETTY CHARGES IN
RECORDER'S COURT
C»ie Affray and Three on Drunkennea*
Warrants Heard By KiUrell at
Morning Session
Charges of a petty character were
heard In the only three cases tried to
day before Recorder T. S. Kittrell in
county court.
John Denson was tent to the roads
for 60 days for trespass and 30 days
for being drunk and disorderly.
Woodrow Leonard and Clarence
Jackson were charged with engaging
in an affray and prayer for judgment
was continued on payment of the
costs.
Jack Griffin and Julian Carroll were
charged with being drunk and using
profane language. Each was fined $5
and costs on each charge.
HOMECOMING NIGHT
OF NORLINA MASONS
A homecoming meeting of Norlina
Lodge, No. 640. A. F. and A. M.. at
Norlina, "will be held tomorrow even
ing at 8 o'clock, and W. R. Vaughan,
of Henderc.oii. will he the principal
speaker. An announcement says it is
hoped every member of the lodge will
be present. Barbecue and brunswick
stew will be served "with the usual
trimmings." and the results of the
visitation contest will be announced,
with the losing team serving the feed.
Frank Weldon and Harry Walker
were leaders of the two teams in the
contest.
Roumania's war spoils just doubled
her area and population.
at the Municipal building in New
York City. Mrs. Tracy, who was
previously on the stage, has been,
the singer's secretary for the peat
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HENDERSON STORY
ON SHAW COMPLETE
Chapel Hill, Oct 31—The product of
29 years of literary labors was made
available to the public for the first
time today when D. Appleton and
Company. New Tork publishers, re
leased from their presses Archibald
Henderson's authorized biography ol
George Bernard Bhaw.
At the same time Dr. Henderson, in
terviewed at hie home here, gave in
timate glances of his 29-year friend
ship with Shaw and revealed several
new slants on the career of the fa
mous Irish wit whom Dr. Henderson
has regarded, since the passing of
Anatole France, as "The world's gram
old roan of letters."
Dr. Henderson himsel fregards thh
volume as his greatest literary achieve
xnent to date. The publishers heralded
the book as “The most comprehensive
and completely documented biography
of a living man that has ever been
written."
SAFETY OF STREETS V
THEME OF ADDRESS
Greensboro, Oct. 31. —“Making Oui
Streets Safe" will be the subject of &
20-minute talk by D. H. Lesley, safety
director of the Carolina Motor club
before the public sgfety section of
third annual statewide industrial
safety conference at Winston-Salem
November 4.
Captain C. D, Farmer, of the state
highway patrol, will serve as chair
man of this section and H. K. Wither
spoon. assistant to the chairman of
the state highway commission wiV
speak on "Making Our Highways
Safe." <.
r Each year the scope of the confer
"ence is broadened and attendance in
creases. The conference will get un
derway Thursday at 10 a. m. and con
tinue through Friday. Interesting pro
grains have been worked out for the
various groups interested in Industrial
and traffic safety.
SWEET POTATOES IN
GASTON LARGE CROP.
Gastonia, Oct. 31. —(AP) —Sweet g»bf
tatoes have become one of the prin
cipal farm products of Gaston 1 coiir.tjr,
Fifty-six sweet potato curing and
storage houses axe now operating In
the county and ten new ones are near
ing completion, county agent said to
day. *
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Here ■w entirely different kind* o( tobscoo, /wh^^j^ou buy\
Blend them and yon get a different taste. [SmI^SuI
Crow Blend them and yon get a better taste. \ if c * me , bv our /
While blemttng mixes the tobaeeos together, Croat-Blending "welds” and WNSWPf^/
"joins” into one.
Imagine doing this with the world's finest cigarette tobaccos many kind*
of Bright tobacco, ; a great many types of Burley tobacco and numerous
grades of Turkish tobacco! v~\ Aa
What yon have when you’ve finished is CheUerfidd toba*co— better than .y \
any one kind, better than ablend of all kinds—really a new kind of tobacco J y~\
v>, 'V >. mbre fragrant and a whole lot more pleasing to the taste.
QestetfieldJ/
. , •■•', CROSS-BLENDED for MILDER BETTER TASTE
AS PRESIDENT INVADES EASTERN POLITICAL FIELD
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Above ■ is the itinerary of President
Hoovep in his Initial invasion of the
east which is climaxed with his speech
TURKEY SHIPMENTS
BEGUN IN CATAWBA
Newton, Oct. 31. —(AP) —Thanksgiv-
ing is hot far away and the shipment
of turkeys already has begun from
Catawba county.
A shipment of 300 pounds of the
proud ibird was made this week and
sufficient turkeys have been secured
for weekly (shipments through the
whole ‘of November, said County
Agent T. L. Robinson.
The .turkeys are dressed and pluck
ed before shipping. This method- of
prepafetion brings growers one-third j
more cash than market quotations for
live turkifeys.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 31, 193*
gt,Madison Square Garden, above, in
New York City tonight. Speaking at
Baltimore, Philadelphia, Newark anJ
ECONOMIC COUNCIL
CONFERENCE NOV. 16
Charlotte, Oct. 31.—(AP)- A confer
cnce of the North Carolina division
of the Southeastern Economic Coun
cil is scheduled to be held hereto-,
vember 16. . i, r
Dr. Frank Graham, president of the
i University of North CaLfolirfA. 'ls vice
president in charge of the division
and Bruce Webb of Asheville, will
serve as chairman of the conference.
The objective of the council Is “to
I strengthen, diversify and make more
j self-sufficient the economic position
j of bhe southeastern states."
five rear j,u ./.nn aj<|.eaianc;« arr
scheduled.
Wife Preservers
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