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VOLUME XLIV—NUMBER 36
Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina, Friday, SeptemberA, 1933
ESTABLISHED 1889
MASS MEETING OF
LEAF GROWERS
CALLED MONDAY
Tobacco Acreage Must Be
Decreased To Secure
Government Aid
A mass meeting of all the to
bacco growers in Washington
County will be held in the court
house here Monday afternoon at
3 o’clock, it was anonunced today
by W. V. Hays, farm agent.
At this meeting delegates to the
State meeting on Wednesday will
explain their trip to Raleigh and
will give much valuable informa
tion to the growers. Every tobac
co grower in the county is earn
estly requested to be present.
The New Deal for tobacco grow
ers was launched in Raleigh Wednes
day. Upwards of 800 farmers and
business men, including more than 100
official delegates from the 57 flue
cured producing counties of the state
and representative from South Caro
lina, Virginia, and Georgia, gave unart
itnous endorsement to the government
plan for raising prices contingent up
on production control over the next
two years.
The action was taken at a meeting
at State College yesterday which re
sulted in a permanent organization of
tobacco farmers for this State. About
this organization will center a light
ning sign-up campaign, beginning on
Monday, with local mass meetings
throughout the tobacco territory.
Official Proclamation
The campaigners will have behind
them a proclamation from Governor
Eliringhaus calling upon every grow
er to cooperate.
A million copies of the tentative
acreage reduction contract is sched
uled to he in the hands of the local
organization for the meeting Mon
day. From the mass meetings the
sign-up movement is expected to
spread out fanlike in hope that by the
end of the week signatures have been
obtained on sufficient contracts to jus
tify approval of the Agricultural Ad
justment Administration and to bring
about reopening of the markets, clos
ed since last week by proclamation of
the Governor.
Simultaneously sign-up activities
will he in progress in the other flue
cured producing States. Success in
all of them is essential to operation
of the Federal program to secure par
ity prices for this year's crop—both
for the growers who have sold their
tobacco and those yet to take it to
market.
Signers To Benefit
“We promise you that the plan will
make it so that the grower will re
ceive more for his tobacco if he pai
ticipales than if he does not, stated
J. B. Hutson, chief of the tobacco sec
tion of the AAA, who came down
from Washington to lay the plan be
fore the folks who will he responsible
for its success in the field.
feed by Governor Ehringliaus, who
headed the delegation which impress
ed officials with the emergency and
secured double-quick Federal action,
members of the Washington -delega
lion were present at the meeting.
The Governor, in a stirring address,
said that the delegation was assured
that the government would do its
part to bring a fair return for the flue
cured crop, and that it was now up
lo the producers to do theirs.
"Unless we meet the challenge,” the
governor declared, “God help us, we
are at the end.”
LAWS CITED BY
GAME WARDEN
Harry Stell Points Out
Some Provisions of
New Law
With the advent of the hunting rea
son conies a warning from Warden
Harry Stell as to the laws on the
hunting in Washington County which
is included in the eastern zone as rec
ognized by the State Department of j
Conservation and Development.
"It is unlawful to hunt or trap with- i
out license; take or kill game birds (
and animals out of season; to take in
one day or one season more than the
bag limits; to kill a female deer; buy
and sell any game except rabbits and
squirrels,” pointed out Mi. Stell.
"Also to take game by trap or pois
on, to hunt by auto or boat, to bait
for upland game and fur-bearing ani
mals must be trapped in accordance
with the laws regulating this sport or
vocation,” continued Mr. Stell.
Hunting licenses can be purchased
here from Harry Stell or J. 1. lorry
and the county resident hunting li
cense this year is 60 cents and the
State resident hunting license is $2.10.
Other license prices can be obtained
from the wardens or other sellers.
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FARM NOTF.S
By W. V. HAYS
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The standard for hogs to be mar
keted to the Government has been
I modified somewhat, piggy sows weigh
jing from 240 pounds up will be ac
cepted, also the premium applies to
| hogs weighing from 25 to 80 pounds.
If there are as many as a carload
in any community or a good truck
load, I will he gld to assist with the
shipment and get the shippers the
necessary permit.
Shay says, “Where a farmer has
hogs at a handy weight for feeding
[and also lias plenty of corn, the hogs
will still pay a little more than the
market price of the corn, when prop
erly fed."
Note.—Hogs fed corn alone will
not pay. Supplement corn with fish
meal or, better still, fi-.li meal and
cottonseed meal, half and half.
Put that sow out on a clean place
to farrow. She will wean more pigs
and they will he much larger at wean
ing time. There is no money in runts
nor wormy pigs. A clean place is one
that lias been turned and a crop grown
or a place where hogs have never
run. If there are holes in the fence
where I lie pigs can get through, stop
them up or no need to bother about
taking them out of the old pasture.
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Sow sonic oats and clover (crim
son) for the sow and pigs after they
have cleaned up the peanuts and soy
beans.
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TOWN BOARD
VACANCY NOT
YET FILLED
Understood That Lawrence
D. Jones Has Declined
Appointment
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The vacancy on the city council,
created by the resignation of Eugene I
[•'. Still, who was immediately made a
member of the Plymouth City School
Board lias not been filled although 1.
C. Burgess, S. I). Davis, and Law
rence D. Jones were considered at the
last meeting Monday evening.
A secret ballot was taken and Mr.
Jones was tendered the appointment,
hut it was learned that same night
that he declined the office and so the
cuncilmen decided to wait until next
meeting night to enter further into
the matter.
The town fathers rejected an offer
of $25 from Jack Wccdc and $27 from
E. R. Jackson for the old fire pump
ing engine that has been in the lit-1
lie house down by the river shore for
some time. I he officials asked Conn-,
oil man Waters to ascertain the ex
pense for repairs needed and to re
port to them, as they may want it sta
tioned by the river for use along Wa
ter Street if needed.
Beginning last 1 uesday, Seplembei
5, the lire siren is being sounded twice
daily. The first at K o’clock in the
morning and at 6 o’clock in the e\e
tiings, except on Saturday evenings,
when it will he sounded at 9 p. ni.
This is to notify all NRA members
in the business district of tiie open
ing and closing hours.
Matters of the water meters came
up for discussion. It was decided that
each residence and business house
must have an individual meter. I his
is to increase the revenue. T here aie
some business houses that operate two
and three stores on the same meter.
Also W. E. Waters and W. II.
Gaylord were appointed on a com
mittee to investigate and make a rec
ommendation as to heating the fire
| department quarters and the munici
pal office building. For years they
j have been heated by steam. It may be
that stoves wil lbe an economy.
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Sunday School Association
Will Meet Next Tuesday
There will he a meeting of the
Washington County Sunday School
Association at Zion C liapcl Church
near Roper on Highway 90 on lues
day, September 12. Rev. Shuford
Peeler, general superintendent of the
North Carolina Sunday School Asso
ciation, will he the principal speaker.
There will he two sessions with
lunch on the ground. It is interde
nominational and all Sunday school
workers are urged to attend.
Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Ausbon
Are Operating Tea Room
Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Ausbon have
taken over the management of the tea
room and cafe operated on Water
Street for sonic time by Mr. and Mrs.
ltosie Horton. They will continue the
business as before and will serve meals
along with soft drinks and wall accept
regular table boarders.
SMALL INVESTOR
MAY BUY BONDS
OF LAND BANKS
Interest Is Guarantee! by
Government, Furbee
Points Out
Wenona.—Small as well as large
investors will be given an equal op
portunity to acquire a new type of
bond guaranteed by the I nited States
that will be issued by the Federal land
banks, it was announced today by H.
J. Furbee, secretary and treasurer of
the Wenona National harm Loan
Association.
The Federal land banks are author
ized to make loans to refinance farm
indebtedness incurred before May 12
and belli by other lenders. Funds for j
this purpose are to come from private
investors. The banks are allowed to
issue these bonds up to the amount
of $2,000,000,000.
The interest on these bonds, which
may not exceed 4 tier cent per annum, j
is guaranteed by the Government of
the United States fully and uncondi- i
tionally until maturity or earlier re-;
tirement, and will be paid setni-an-j
nually. These bonds may be issued j
only during a two-year period which
began on May 14 1033.
The new issue will be in the form
of consolidated bonds collectively se
cured by collateral held by the farm
loan registrar and kept separate and
apart from the collateral securing all
bonds previously issued. All Federal
land banks will be liable for all bonds.
These bonds are tax exempt and will |
be as good as the 12 Federal land
banks.
So that small investors may have
an equal opportunity the bonds will
be issued in denominations of $25,
$50, $100, $50(1, $1,000, $5,000, nnd
$10,000. These bonds may be obtain
ed either in coupon or registered
form. They will run for 30 years
and will be callable in 10 years. They
will be offered to the public in the
next 60 days.
“It ha-, been decided to give the sec
retary-treasurer of each national farm
loan association an opportunity to sell
these bonds to investors residing in
their territory, and 1 shall appreciate
Mr. Furbee, if you wil canvass the
situation in your territory and advise
me by September lltli how many and
what denominations of bonds of this
new issue you will be able to dispose
of,” wrote Henry Morgenthau, jr., j
governor of the Farm Credit Admin-j
istration at Washington, D. C., to Mr.
Fu thee.
“These bonds are made as attractive
; possible so that the banks will be
nabled to obtain sufficient funds at
. asnnable rates of interest to re
liance at least $2,000,000,000 of the
resent farm mortgage indebtedness
into of which will be loaned prob
dv itt Washington County, said Mr.
in bee.
Mr. Furbee has only a few days in
hich to notify the people in this
unity, and he asks that all who are
iteresled to write him or see him at
nee and that he can arrange to sell
lent some of the bonds which are as
ood as the United Stales itself, as
ic interest is guaranteed by the Gov
-nment.
LEAF GROWERS
IN MEET HERE
Delegates To State Meeting,
Elected at Session Here
Last Saturday
Washington County was represent
ed at the State meeting of tobacco
growers in Raleigh Wednesday by A.
L. Owens, L. E. Hassell, and J. M. I
Clagon as delegates, with W. V. |
Hays going along in his capacity as
farm agent.
These delegates were appointed to
go to the State meeting by a mass
meet of growers in this county that
was held Saturday afternoon, with 73
per cent of the tobacco acreage in
the county represented.
Resolutions were adopted by those
present calling on the Federal harm
Administration to take immediate ac
tion for the improvement of the con
dition of tobacco producers by bring
ing about an increase in price of the
crop this year: also placing Federal
government graders on each market;
fixing uniform parity prices for each
grade, so that the crop will average
2(1 cents per pound; imposition of a
process tax; and that acreage be re
duced in 11)34 by not less than 25 per
cent.
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Workmen at Mill Here
Loses Finger in Saws
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A part of the fourth finger on the
left hand of Julius Ange was cut off
: when his hand some way or another
came into contact with a saw while
lie was employed here at the National
I Handle Company. Medical attention
I was rendered. 1 he digit was severed
I about the second joint.
Property Valuation Lowered 20 Per
Cent and Tax Rate Is Also Reduced
SUIT MAY GROW
OUT OF RELIEF
LABOR’S WORK
Mrs. T. G. Moore, of Wash
ington, in Dispute
With Town
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Developments appear to have taken
a definite turn in regard to the com
plaint of Mrs. T. G. Moore, formerly
Miss Newberry, of Washing!.>n, who
at one time was a resident here, and
who claims that the town owes her
money for trees taken from her land
and planted along the street- of Ply
mouth.
Several months ago she wrote to
the town of Plymouth about this mat
ter. W. C. Brewer, assistant super
intendent of public welfare, went to
Washington to see Mrs. Moore in
regard to the matter, and the town
officials authorized a letter to her.
Relief workers here -claim that a
tenant on Mrs. Moore’s farm near
here granted them permission to take
the trees for transplanting to beautify
the streets here. Mrs. Moore alleges
that she was the proper one to se
cure permission from and that she had
given no permission and holds the
town responsible.
Now comes a letter from Ward and
Grimes, attorneys in Washington, the
letter being signed by H. S. Ward,
and the attorney who practices much
in this county takes thrust at the
workmen, saying, “I never saw so
many dead trees.”
“Mrs. T. G. Moore, formerly Miss
Newberry, of your town, has just a
little matter with you about which I
am representing her in writing this
letter.
“She owns a tract of land about
which all of you know more than 1
do, out there around Deep Bottom.
I understand the public welfare au
thorities went on it with picks and
shovels and dug up little trees and
transplanted them on your streets.
"1 had understood that in our so
cial order and civilization, the custom
has been well established of asking
permission of a person who owns
something) that ^mother one wants
before taking it, and as a law propo
sition I understand that no title
passes unless some step is taken to
get owner’s consent.
“It is singular—almost impossible
of realization—that this could have
happened, but it did, as a result of it,
1 notice your sidewalks remind me of
the old-fashion ‘new ground,’ where
they ‘(leaded’ all the trees by chop
ping around them before they cut
them down to burn. That is the way
I cleared the first new ground I ever
worked in. 1 never saw so many
dead trees.
“But to come to the point, I think
an offer ought to be made Mrs. Moore
to compensate her for this property.
It seems to me that good order, and
the example which government ought
to set to citizens demand it.
“Your board knows the value of the
trees better than I do. All I ask at
this stage is that you make Mrs.
Moore a faith offer and compensate
her for this property, and she will
pay her taxes much more uncomplain
ingly.”
Mayor Gilbert Davis authorized
Clerk M. \V. Spruill to advise Mrs.
Moore of the exact circumstances of
the taking of the trees and then lie
turned the letter over to City At
torney Y. Norman to answer.
LEAPS FROM CAR;
PAINFULLY HURT
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Columbia Man Dislocates
Shoulder and Is Bruised
In Accident Here
Sam N. Alexander, of ( olumhia,
suffered painful injuries when he
leaped from a moving truck and fell
to the pavement, dislocating his left i
shoulder and causing a gash in his
face and sustaining other minor in
juries.
He was riding with a companion
who was driving. In the rear of the
truck at the back of the cab a bull (
was tied. They were transporting the
animal t<> W illiam ton. A -1ir behind
him frightened Mr. Alexander, as he
thought the animal would crash the
cab.
So, in confusion, lie leaped from the
truck, which was moving along at 25
miles an hour. He failed to catch on
his feet, and the momentum of the
truck thrust him to the pavement.
The accident occurred in front of the
Satterthwaite Chevrolet Company
here.
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Tax Valuations, 1932 - 1933
Valuations of property in Washington County for 1932 and 1933
are given in comparison as follows:
Plymouth, White
Plymouth, Colored
Lees Mills, White
Lees Mills, Colored
Skinnersville, White
Skinnersville, Colored
Scuppernong, White
Scuppernong, Colored
Totals
Personal
$271,978
9,193
150,284
9,000
37,207
1,960
104,679
3,911
1932
Real
$1,739,700
204,243
1,531,563
157,819
550,541
31,223
960,877
60.452
1933
Personal
$257,835
7,771
150,571
6,826
36,530
1,415
99,584
4,007
Real
$1,784,791
200,133
1,516,998
151,726
531,506
30,824
947,328
60,854
$588,212 $5,236,418 $564,539 $5,224,157
NEW OWNERS OF
BRICK KILN TO
START UP SOON
J. H. Poteat and Son Buy
Plant Here Belonging to
Jones Family
After 20 years of ownership by -the
Jones family here, the brick kiln on
the south side of Plymouth lias passed
into the bands of new owners, when
1. H. Pnteat and son, Morris Poteat,
purchased the plant here last week.
The price of the property and the
terms of the sale were not announced,
but it is known that Lawrence Jones,
who was an associate of bis father in
the brick business before the elder
Jones' death, has sold the plant and
it will be operated by the new own
ers.
Morris Poteat is a well-known brick
mason and carpenter here and has
been here for years with his family,
while Mr. Poteat’S father, J. H. Po
teat, of Whiteville, will move here in
the near future to be associated with
his son in this undertaking.
The elder Poteat is a Baptist min
ister and has been pastor of churches
in his denomination in a number of
towns, and is at present a pastor of
a Whiteville church of that denomi
nation as well as a hardware merchant
in the same town.
It is expected that Mr. Poteat will
close out his hardware business and
will arrive here in September or lat
er. It is thought be will hell) his son
here start the work and the plant is
scheduled to begin operations this
month.
The plant w ill employ about 20 men
when in operation. Most of these
will be colored. they will operate
under the NRA code for their indus
try. Mr. Poteat lias sold already a
buiit 20,000 brick and will make about
this number when lie starts up some
time this month.
Mr. Poteat lias been very busy in
the last few days getting the plant
ready for operation. lie is now wail
ing for the arrival of some equipment
that was to be shipped in time for
arrival here this week. Mr, Poteat
is of the opinion that lie can sell im
mediately 200,000 more brick.
In addition to these workers, Mor
ris Poteat, ji\, son of tin local man,
who lias been employed at Smoke
mont in the Civilian Conservation
Corps, lias returned from the govern
ment employ and will aid bis father
in the brick industry here.
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Music Has Rightful
Place in the Schools
By Mis. ERNEST H. HICKS
hi school children learn tilings to
help them win success. They also
should be trained to enjoy success.
That is where music becomes a great
adjunct in a life.
In the delightful study of music,!
one harns to think accurately, rapid-i
lv. and inordinately, while at the same
time acquiring ability to enjoy this,
the most spiritual, the most inspir
ing, the most comforting, and the
most pleasurable and entertaining of
all the arts.
Great men everywhere—Charles M.
Schwab, Premier Mussolinin, Earl
Balfour, Professor Elliot, Or. Herbert
.1. l ily, Cyrus H. K. Curtis, and count
less others all have praised music
and valued highly their ability to play.
Think of what it has meant to the
world and the fortunes of the chil
dren that parents, by music lessons,
uncovered that divine spaik of genius
in Sousa, \ ictor Herbert, Paderewski
Stephen C Poster, Oe Koven, Carrie
Jacobs Bond, Nevin Cadman, l.ieu
rance, and numerous other successful
composers and famous musicians.
Modern methods of teaching music
make its study a treat to the child.
Even grown-ups are starting to study
music these days when playing ability
ii, developed so quickly.
BASEBALL
SIDELIGHTS
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Erratic playing by liimates that
were converted into run> allowed old j
Slim Gardner to lose to Williamston
here, 4 to 2, Sunday despite the fact
that the twirler yielded only two hits
for the entire game.
Bill Herring was touched for eight
hits, hut Plymouth lacked the punch
to turn more than two runs in on this
amount. Besides this Gardner
smashed two safeties against the
fence himself.
Saturday, Plymouth defeated Eliza
beth ( ity, 8 to 5, making Walter Da
vis’ 16th victory out of 18 starts this j
season. Birch Douglass hurled for I
the visitors.
SUNDAY SCHOOL
MEET SUNDAY
Lees Mills Convention Will
Be Held at Roper
Church
Roper.—The Lees Mills Township
Sunday school convention held its |
regular meeting at Roper Baptist |
church with a good attendance.
Zion’s Chapel led in attendance with j
37 present, Roper Methodist follow
ing closely with 35.
The devotional exercises were con-j
ducted by Rev. R. K. Atkinson, pas
tor of the Methodist church. 1'he ad-:
dress of welcome was given by Mrs. (
L. S. Brey and R. L. Lewis respond
ed. |
A very interesting pageant, “The
Progress of the Sunday School During
the Past One Hundred Years,” was
splendidly rendered by the Metiho-*
di>t Episcopal and Baptist Sunday
Schools of Roper. A quartet was al- (
so beautifully sung by Mrs. E. M. j
Chessoti, Mrs. Lewis Mizelle, R. L. t
Lewis, and J. C. Knowles, of Zion’s'
Chapel. I
Mrs. Mattie Swain, of Saints De
light Sunday school, gave a reading. 1
Louis A. Mayo, of Greenville, made
the principal address, his topic deal
ing with the problems of the present- I
day Sunday school.
Each Sunday school that was rep- 1
resented gave a very favorable report 1
of the work done since the last con
vention. Music was furnished by a
part of the Roper orchestra.
These meetings can be made very
helpful and interesting if every Sun
day school would do its part.
The next meeting will be held at
Roper Methodist church.
Jury List Drawn for
October Term Court
The following jurors have been
chosen for service in the October,
term of Washington County Superior I
Court here by the commissioners in
session here Monda> :
Plymouth: W. K. Weede, F. M.
Hodges, R. A. I'etterton, C. K. Ayers,
Leonard L. Ausbon, Roy W. Swain,;
Janies C. Smith and W. F. Stubbs.
Lets Mills: Charlie B Chesson,
\\ . K. Allen, F. Bryan Harris, R. L.
Davenport, Holden Williams, G. W.
Ainslev.
Skintiersville: W. B. Barber, A. D
Snelll, N. 1). Bateman, W C. Swain.
Scuppernong: Samuel P. Woodley,
1). \\ . Furlough, A. M. Stillmna, j
A. Spear, Paul T. Swain, and Phillip
M. Spruill.
Wiswell-Price
j The marriage ot Captain H. B.
Wisell to Mrs Hattie L. Price was
I announced here last week. The wed
ding took place in Tarboro on Aug
ust 19. Mr. Wiswell ir> 67 years of
j age ami Mrs. Wiswell is within 10
years of her husband's age. The
couple are living just outside of the
| town limits.
WILL RESULT IN
BIG SAVING TO
COUNTY FOLKS
Total Valuation Reduced
Over $1,300,000; Levy
Much Smaller
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Simultaneous with the announce
ment of a rate reduction of 5 cents
on the $100 came the information that
a horizontal reduction in valuation of
20 per cent had been declared, it was
learned here today from J. Corbitt
Swain, accountant of Washington
County.
All of these figures are tentative, as
the commissioners passed on this rate
and reduction at a meeting here Mon
day after careful consideration had
been given to every phase of the work
but it may be that there will be some
changes in the figures, but this is not
contemplated at the present.
This means that a valuation of $1,
388,655 was swept from the tax books
of the county w'ith one mighty ges
ture of the commissioners and that
this amount leaves the real estate val
uation of property in Washington
County for 1933 of an estimated $6,
011,425. The total valuation in 1932
was $7,409,080.
This decrease in valuation only ap
plies to real property, as there has
been no change in the valuation of
personal property, and those who own
personal property will be charged at
the old valuation but at the new rate
on valuation.
This estimated rate of $1.82 on the
$100 valuation means that the tax
gatherers in Washington County will
have the task of collecting $109,407.93
this fiscal year to meet the budget de
mands and it is hoped that although
evt rything is tigured economically
from every detail that the budget es
timate will mean a surplus next year.
Total personal property in Washing
ton County was given at $588,212 for
1932 against $563,539 estimated for
1933, while real property valuation
was given at $5,236,418 in 1932 against
an estimated valuation of $5,224,157
for 1933.
There is in this county a tax levied
against corporations known as excess
corporate taxes and this has a valua
tion of $1,584,630 for 1932, while in
1933 this group of taxable property
under the cut is quoted at a valuation
of exactly the same thing as in the
previous year.
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New Theatre Has Several
Big Shows Next Week
Hey, Hey, and a couple of Raw,
Raws!—Edward C>. Robinson forgets
all about the heavy drama and crashes
through in one of the zippiest come
dies you have seen in months, t ome
and see Robinson as a big-shot Chi
cago gangsters who reforms. Come
and see him. He crashes the tour hun
dred. Watch him as society shoots
him over the shoots-theshoots and as
people try to make a sucker out of
'him. What happens Maybe 'you
can guess, but still you will have a lot
of fun watching it happen.
Saturday brings to this screen Tim
McLoy in one of the fastest fils ever
made. It you like action, you should
see this picture with Caryl Lincoln
adding the deciding touch.
On Sunday night, September 10, at
12:05 you will see on the screen at
the New Theatre “King Kong.” You
will see a giant ape tear cities down
in a tew seconds that it took thous
ands and thousands of years to build
up. Y ou will al-o see him reach up
in the sky and take airplanes at his
will and tear them to pieces while
others are Hying all around him try
ing to kill him. This picture will keep
the audience on the edge of their
seat- all through the picture When
the tramp ocean liner halts before the
mysterious Skull Island a savgea, al
most inhuman tribe /offering ,'to
it- animal god. They see Ann, a
beautiful white girl; they sttal her
->< that they might otter her to thuir
herce animal god Rung, a gigantic,
50-foot ape, takes her. The rescue
party finally rescues Ann. They cap
ture Kong and bring him to New
Y'oik. Kong easily break- his shackles.
He starts to look for Ann, crushes an
elevated ’rain like it was nothing but
an eggshell. He carries Ann to the
mooring mast of the Empire State
Building. Army airplanes soar into
the sky, machine guns roar. The bul
lets at first only tickle Kong. Finally
he fall- 80 stories to the ground. In
this picture there is romance, drama,
spectacle.