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LEAKSVILLE. NORTH CAROLINA SATURDAY, MAY *. 1924
Tobacco Growers to
Investigate Boycott
In Europe Market
(By Associated Press)
New York, May a—Tobacco grotv-.
ers commission of southerners repre
senting hree of he largest tobacco co
operative marketing associations in
the United States gails for Europe to
day on the Leviathan in an effort to
lift the boycott spld to have been im
posed upon American tobacco and to
study general marketing conditions
abroad. The commission will study
conditions abroad with a view to as.
'certaining the probable demand for
the 1924 crop to arrange for undis
posed surplus stocks of last year.
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DAUGHTER BORN TO ^ *■
MOTHER 47; HUSBAND 17 *
Hempstead, N.’ Y., May 3.—
A certificate fl ed today with the
town clerk showel a daughter has
been born recently in Badwin, o
Mrs. Susan Sampson Tucker, 47,
ind her 17 year pld husband,
Burton S- Tucker, whose jnar
riage has been the -object of an
inquiry m the Jersey courts.
ARMOUR & CO,,TO OPEN
BRANCH IN LEAKSVILLE
Armour-& Co., have arranged |o
open a branch storage plant here foi
all kinds of meat products handled.
They will be housed in the Twin-City
Grocery Co., bujlding on Boone Road
wher,a they will have good storage
facilities and as sofen as work on
Boohe Road is completed their p'ant
will be very accessible.
WILL BE GLAD ThXt •
SHE HELPED THE COLLEGE
Wilmington, N. C., April 30.—Per
haps the youngest ardent campaigner
in behalf of the student-alumnae
building for North Carolina College
for Women is little Miss Wilhlmina
Qade Dock, of Wilmington.
Although 'ess than ten year-? - old
Mies Wilhelmina- is saving for her
career .sa r/.udent in her mother’s
alma mater. Miss Wilhelmina is thi
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Dock
.Her mother was before hor marriage
Mb.- Daisy Reid.
At prssent Mbs Wilhelmina is in
the fourth grade at school and is do
ing fifth grade work at home in order
that she may enter the sixth grade
next, fall and thereby graduate from
high school in time to epler the North
Caroliha Col ege for Women Wnen sh -
!s sixteen. - l
All the money that ahe has earneo
heretofore for good-' school reporta
has been placed in a bank to pay her
expanse* to N'rHi C-crllin* Collage
tTrti.ilrti TVii. tiknil ntuuv4 »4 I
to college t6 be able'to say I helped
to build this.”
ferred to by h« a* my Milage'
about
Mother, I shall be glad when I go
Church Notices
SPRAY BAPTIST .
Rev. J. M. Everett?, pastor
Sunday school, 9:30 o'clock.
11 A. M. Special Service for boys,
subject “The Boy Life’’
7:30 Th/ subject “The guide of our
;'f»” Special service for aH young
people. Everybody invited.
FIRST BAPTIJT
Rev, W. B. Aoernethy, D. D., pastor.
Sunday school, 0:46 o’clock.
Morning servich, 11 o’clock.
Evening service, 7:80 o’cloek. •
t ^ JWRAY «58»XI8BIAN—
W****^THE T. S. Cook, pastor:
Sunday school, 9:46 o’clock. '
Morning service, 11 o’clock.
Evening service, 7 o’clock.
SPRAY METHODIST
Rev. G. W. Bowling, pastor.
Sunday school, 9:45 o’clock.
Morriing service, 11 o’clock.
Evening service, 7:30 o’clock.
KING MEMORIAL BAPTIST
Rev. J. H. Haynes, pastor.
Sunday school, 9:46 o’clock.
Morning Service, 11 o’clock.
Evening service, 7:30 o’clock.
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LEAKSVILLE PRESBYTERIAN
.Sunday School 9:45. -
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FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH
Rev W. C. Gneer, pastor.
Sunday School 9:45
Communion 10:50
Preaching Service 11:00
Christian'' Endeavor 6:45
Evening Services 7:30
Prayer Meeting Wednesday‘night.
LEAKSVILLE METHODIST
Rev. W. L. Sherrill, pastor.
Sunday school, 9:45 o’clock. ,
Morning service, 11 o’clock.
Evening service, 7:30 o’clock.
CHURCH OF THE EPIPHANY,
LEAKSVILLE
Mjs»a j»}Jb Xnpung pug
Rev. Wm. J. Gordon, rector.
8'A. M. Holy Communion.
10 A. M. Church School,
No other service*.
INDIANA WILL HONOR HERO
WHO DIED IN CIVIL WAR
Bloomington, bid., April 28.—A
shrine to the memory of General Lu
cien Greathouse, proclaimed by Gen
eral William Tecumseh Sheridan 'Ss
' ' the outstanding hero of . the Civil
War, is to, be placed in the $1,000,000
war memorial Men’s Union building
at Indiana Universtiy.
General Sherman Secured th
Hoesier soldier to be “the bravest of
the brave*” in an official* repdtt,
which said: ‘‘Wh^re all have been so
brave, it seems invidious w>- mention
one name, but we must .speak of Col
onel Lueien Greathouse. He is the
bravest’of the-brave.**' ~
General Greathouse lost his life
storming a southern stronghold neat
Atlanta July 22, 1864 in one of the
-- closing campaigns of the war. He is
said never to have given his men a
- S command to “charge” but ordered
' “fo’low me.”
When the Civil War broke out, the
general gave up the aludy of law and
entered the 'Union army as a priva’ ?,
. 'At tb« time he was killed he had
been promoted to the rank of Briga
' dier General, the youngest to hold
that commission in t^e history of the
United States armies.
General Greathouse waa born at
Marita viHe, 111., in 1B42.
OKA WILLIAMS COMEDY
COMPANY COMIKLI
Ftr E. Robertson (general • advance
representative of the Op* Williams
Comedy Co.* was in own today mak
ing arrangements for the apptarenee
it hi* company here for one welc,
. arting Monday, May 19th. Thisiom
r-ny has played here several aea: ms
Dissed and always drew b}g crowd*.
' fyies Wiiliaifijs i* carrying the larrest
rnd best compangjhit season she has
even’had, numbering 22 people \nf
presenting all new royalty pl'ys.
prpong which ie “God is My Jud re*
“The Balloon Girl’’ Wr tW Fills
ST. LUKE* CHURCH. SPRAY
{hid Sunday after Easter
Rev. Wm. J. Gordon, rector
Sunday school, 9:4t* o’clock.
11 A. M. Holy Communion—Boy
choir and Special Easier music re.
peated.
No night servtce^on account of ser
vice at Saunders School House.
MEN'S BIBLE CLASS
Young men are invited to .attend
the Bible class at tie Spray. Prerby
tei^ah Church Sunday morning- ’ This
is an active class of twenty-Sve young
men. — < '
SAUNDERS SCHOOL feaua:?
Special Services at Saunders School
PRESIDENTS ACCEPTS
INVITATION OP VETERANS
(By Associated Preia)
Washington, May 3-—President
Coolidge accepted the invitation ex
tended tyy the United Veterans to at
tend the confederate memorial day
ceremonies May 25th at Arlington.
METHODIST STAND I*AT
_. (By Associated PreaaJ
Springfield, Mass, May Peti
tion to congress to permit n<f modifi
cation of the prohibition amendment
was aporoved, unanimou y by the
general confrence of the. jfethodist
Episcopal church at a meeting here
yesterday.
CONFLICT OVER PtANS
FOR MOTHERS DA>
• (By Associated P-«*">
Washington, ,May 2.ROfficers of
the American war mothers have is
sued a spirited protect against the
published attack by the mothers day
international/association on their plat
to sell public y camaions buttonaires
on' Saturday May 10th in a nation,
wide observance of Mothers Day
which falls on the Sunday Mowing.
T$e international association de
nounced the plan as a “tag day game
in which it charged war mothers were
being usel for the profit of ohers.
War mothers denounced the attack
upon their pUm as “insulting and
malicious. ”
A TALE OF A TOWN
Many friends have
series of articles and
timent is undergoing
_ ( Series No. 11
commented favorably on these
t certainly is gratifying that sen
luucIll „ _0 a change. Most of men are busy
and its only natural t|Ut short articles like these help
them to arrive at a definite conclusion.
Today s discussion has to do with the probable cost
of putting over a project of Town enlargement, and some
of the benefits to be derived. These two issues are the
main ones involved.
By extending the town limits on Hamilton Street out
as far as Dr. W. W. Matthews, and across by j. R- Per
du’e’s and H. C. Paces, and then back to the junction of
the Boulevard and Glovenia, and on Glove.: la to Early
Avenue, would bring, into the corporation that section
somettimes referred to as North Leaksville, Anyhow it
would i:oi be taking in any part of Spray.
■ The addition hao now a long sfcretcn of asphalt streets
and by asphalting from 22 to 25 blocks cross streets, con
necting lines, one could go most anywhere o.i ‘‘..rd
surfaced streets. The 25 blocks of asphalt* would be
Early Avenue from Glovenia Street to Hamilton. This
would give one good crot* street, a thing much needed
Another would be frora&lbc-asphalt on Bridge street
-out by P. H. Gwynn’s to Dr. Matthews. Another on
Byrd from Boulevard to Bridge Street, and possibly to
Hamilton Street at'Brewer Dyer’s corner. Then it is
only two blocks from this corner to the asphalt at
Wood’s Store at the junction of Hamlton Street apd the
King’s Mill road, all told would not exceed 25 blocks'
or asphalt, out tnese several anon uwiauLw,
us a complete belt line of asphalt streets.
Other cross streets within the described limits, could
be graded and some of them maybe gravel or topsoil at
small cdst, taking the whole section out of the mud,
and possibly meeting all requirements of the Fire Un
derwriters in accessibilty for fire trucks, etc.
Cement sidewalks could be laid on one side of some
of the asphalt streets and in other places, board walke
cpuld serve for a few years. It .will be noticed that thb
arrangement takes into account , the location of the
Graded" School and furnishes streets and walks for the
children no matter in which direction they come, and
surely the man who would oppose this program, cer
tainly can’t care much for the boys and girls and their
teachers.
We Invite those who are interested to go over the
streets n&med in this outline for after\ all, seeing has a
more convincing effect.
In this plan there is two important things in mind.
First, taking that section out of the mud and giving
school children a sidewalk on all the main routes to
school, also, fire protection and sanitation.. Second, the
placing of improvements such as are needed for free
mail delivery service. The whole program can be car
ried out for a few thousand dollars.
Of course, it is understood that water would be car
red into all this sectidn. But this is a different sort of
an improvement- There need be Vo tax as far as water
]b concerned, because the revenue frqjn water will take
care of this. In fact the water system is the only revenue
producer we have,
It will be noticed that the asphalting of the streets
named in this program, there will be a complete belt line
of asphalt around the entire e&y. Starting at LeaksviUe
,lpn,^Washington tp Hamilton to Dr. Matthews and re- »
turning tp the boulevard tp Glavenia, Glovenia to Boone
Rc(ad to the lim
it seems to us that if 25 or 50 of our best men inside
and outside the town, but who are within this prescribed
limits Would take die time to meet and digest this pro
posed. *hey would be so coi&inced of the value of the
project, the* they would at once set about- to accomplish
it
I L/erything to gain ancTnothlng to lose.
• v &■■,$ 'tA^J >' \ : ifrsf-'d '”iv' y V
Natives Seen Martin |
Over Chignik Lakes; J
Search Doubled *
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.* CUBAN PRESIDENT HAS
• REVOLT ON HIS HANDS '
Havana, May 3.—President ’
Zayas left Havana for Santa '
Clara province where armed men *
are in revolt against his govern- *
rnept. He was accompanied by *
Secretary of the Interior Itur- *
laid# and General Herrero, chief *
of state. *
NEW PLAY GROUND AND
SWIMMING POOL
R. E. Price is pushing work on hi*
play ground and recreation park
on the Rag'and place. The dam for
the swimming pool has been complet
ed with a foot path across the top
of the opposite bank. Work on a re
freshment sand is progressing and it
is said will be ready for the opening.
A oop road has been graded to th\
swimming pool for cars. There are
good shade trees on one side of the
pond and it can be made a popular
olace.
DEMPSEY V H L MEET WILLS
ON SEPTEMBER 6T1
False Pass, Alaska, May 3—At a
result of nformation from natives
scattri ed along the barren Alaskan
peninsula, that they saw Major Fred
erick Martin who has been misting
since Wednesday headed northwest
ward in Chignik lake* and Bering
Sea. Wirelest cals were broadcast
today to all vessels in the northern
body of water, and additional parties
were organize! to search the rock*
shore. Meantime, Martins three com
1 panions were prepared to continue
i their journey if weather conditions
| permit.
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! MAKING THE WORLD
SAFE FOR THE luLL
(By Wickes Wamboldt)
Recently a we 1 known writer
' graphically described a bull-fight in
Mexico. He suggested that it was a
natural a country that enjoyed such
sport should be constantly in the
throes of revolution.
I wonder if we really are much
better than those Mexicans with their
national sport of bul -fighting. Every
now and then we witness the specta
cle of thousands of Americans paying
hiph prices forntseatg and fighting foi .
places at the ring-side to see a coup!?
of hang.overs from prehistoric days
batter each other’s faces into bloody
pulp; and we howl ourselves hoarse
with 'rice at* the sight. Of course thi3
• .’.ol nr bad as b’lll-fi’iiitlv.!;, becaus?
our pugilists are free agents and bu’ls
are not. Neither are the horses they
disembowel.
(Bv Associated Press)
New. Yorlc, May 3.—Tex Rickard
announced yesterday he had matched
>neV J!< tmvpv n .d harry Wills for
the world’s heavyweight champion
ship fight at Boyles thirty acres, Jer
sey City, on September 6th.
EX-GOV. A1 ATLANTA
Atlnta, Oa, May 3—The day after
resignin'.: a* governor of Indiana,
Warren 'McCiay entered the Federal
penitentiary here to serve a ten year
sentence for using the mail* to de_
fraud. .
WOMENS AUXILIARY OF
DIOCESE OF N. C.
Mrs. Martin Hayden, Mrs. Wm. J
Gordon anl Miss Lillie Hil'. returned
Thursday from attending the Con
venion, of the Woman’s Auxiliary ot
the iocese of North Carolina which
met at Charlotte April 28, 29. Mrs.
S. L. Martin was also present as a
lolcgate from the Epiphany church,
Leaksvile. Among the sjeakers were
Dr. Sturges of New York and Rev.
Roy Haynes of Liberia, Africa.
DELEGATES TO CONVENTION
Delegates to the Annual conven
tion of the Diocese of North Carolina
which meets in the St. Pauls Episco.1
pa! church, Winston Salem have been
elected as follows: from Epiphany
church, Leaksville, Dr. S. L. Mar
tin, M. N. Shaw, M. M. Scales,
Frank Griggs. Alternates Dr. John B
Ray, Dewey Hayden, Isaac SetIV'
and James Setliff. V
From St. Luke’s Episcopal church,
Spray, Wm. J. Slayton. Alternates
Martin W.. Hayden.
WOLVES INVADE DANCE
But does anyone imagine for a set
ond if a genuine Mexican bullfight
W"ir sMCed it* -he vV'nhy n* New
York City that an arena could be
constructed big enough to hold the
crowd ihat would want to attend?
People would go all the way from
California, just as they ild to oar
record prize fight.
Undoubtedly there are peop’e In
Mexico who are not In sympathy with
bullfighting. They could not be induc
ed to witness such a spectacle any
more than could certain people in the
United States. But here is the dif
ference between the state of things in
this country than in Mexico. There are
more people in the United States op
posed to pastimes in the. bullfighting
class than there is in Mexico.. The
preponderance of public opinion here
is against it.
After al’ there really is not so
much difference in peoples. And I
doubt if the child born today is a biv.
better than the child born five thous.
and years ago. But here is the dif
ference. Through centuries of ex
periments wise men have worked out
rules for the development of man
kind and through centuries of striving
and propaganda these rules have
come to be adopted. But more in
some places than others.
The moral status of a country de
pends upon what percentage of its
population believes in these rules of
life. Civilization is, after a’l, but the
commitment of the people to a policy
of nforal law enforcement.
as a result tne cnna or today is.
brought up under guidance and regu
lations which tend to eradicate the
worst in him and to bring out the
best in him. But I doubt that the ten.
dencies of tile babe born today are
better than die tendencies of the babe,
bom five thousand years ago.
Fundamentally we are the same
people we always were. I do not
know that we have any better mater
ial )n our p’ayere in the game of life
now, but we are better taught now
to play it. Our rules are more defi
nite and refined.
After all it might seem that this
planet is a place for certain grades
of souls, who are here for certain
kinds of instruction.
MR. HEBR1CK MAKES
SUGGESTION ABOUT DEPOT
Mr Hedrick of the Hedrick contrac
tion Company has made a suggesion
as to what the railroad ' company
coud do to improve loading an! un
loading -of freight.
He suggests that the sidewaflts or.
the depot side of Boone Road mignt
be covered over in a substailal way
so that tracks could use it in moving
freight to and from the depot, thus
giving tiie D. ft W. as
walk.
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Bucharest, May 3—Hungry wolves
recent'y interrupted a masked ball at
Brassloff. They made their way into
the hall while the dancers were so
engrossed with their merrymaking
that they failed to comprehend for
sometime what had happened.
PARKING SPACE COMES HIGH
WHEN BOSTON PLAYS BALL
Boston, May 2.'*—On Commonwealth
Avenue, Boston, lies a block of land
•houpht to be unique ]n that its rental
rises and fal's yearly with the rise or
fall in the league standing of a base
ball cjub. The land is "Lowell Perk"
used as a parking space opposite
Braves’ field. The rental is. determine*,
each year by the position in which
the Braves finished at the end of the
previous year’s National League pen
nant race.
If the Braves are fortunate enough
to win the pennant, the lessee will
'n annual rental of $5,000 to pa)
ti.tr succeeding season. If they finish
second, $600 Is cut from that price. If
♦hey end the season in third place
‘he rent wil *be $3,600 and fourth
olace is $600 less. If the Braves con
clude the season in fifth place or
lower, the rout will be $1,800.