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THURSDAY, OCTOBER HI, 1080 STATE NEWS Items in Brief Form For Busy Readers Statesville, Oct. 10.—-Will Price, local negro, following a hearing in Mayor's Court today on a charge of robbing and burning a drug store here early this morning, was re manded to jail in default of a $5,- 000 bond. The local fire depart ment was called to South Center street this morning at 2:30 when the interior of M. S. Byers Drug store was found to be in flames. It was discovered that fire was raging in the rear and in the center of the store room and examination reveal ed tfc*t the back door had been en tered and more than S3OO worth of merchandise had been taken away. The evidence indicated that the ttfore had been set on fire in two plades. The missing goods were lat er found hidden in a\ ravine about two' blocks from the store. A pis tol belonging to the druggist was fonad in Price's home. Price Is being held in jail on charges of arson, housebreaking and robbery. Asheville, Oct. 11.—Misses Ger trude and Florence Cray, sisters, were at the bedside of thpir sick. Instep-mother, Mrs. B. C. Gray today *nt tke Mission Hospital because they ' had nerve enough - to "hitch-hike" their way 2,100 miles from Flint, Mich. Hearing of the lllneHs of their step-mother and not having but $3 between them the young women determined to "bum" rides and walk to Asheville. They had «not been •in this city, their former home for eleven years. They said today that they were treated nicely by every one whom they asked for a ride but sometimes In overloaded trucke and run-down automobiles the going was pretty rough. They made the trip without mishap by way of De troit, Cleveland and Pittsburgh. Raleigh, Oct. 12.—Here's a story Governor Gardner brought back from Kings Mountain. The Gover nor had explained to Mrs. Hoover that Mrs. Cardner was not present because of the recent death of her father. During the ceremony Mrs. Hoover called Max. Jr., aged -eight to her side and asked him to deliver ' a message to his mother. "I want her to come to see me at the White House, and 1 want her to bring you with her and you can play on the ' grounds and have a fine time," was the message. It was an alluring picture, but there was one thing ( which troubled the youngster and on lithe way back to Shelby he unbur dened himself. "Daddy, is it true that Mrs. Hoover is * Republican'" H. G. HARRIS Hauling of all Kinds Anytime Anywhere Phone Day M Night 140R ■ AUTUMN P' LANDSCAPES "A thing of beauty is a joy forev- I er," said the poet Keats. DIRECTORS: _______ That is true of our countryside, es- W. J. Byerly, Pres. pe!jaUy at th|g Qf A. G. Click, V.-Pres. J. H. Beeson, Cashier Ther e may be places more beautiful R. L. Hubbard .. J. R. Poindexter the C ° Untry aroUnd E,k,n ' of W. E. Jones course. But any artist woujd find H. r. Gr«y inspiration in our landscape and soft autumn skies. . Let.us enjoy Nature's bounties' with the same enthusiasm as w e appre ciate our fine communfty institu ' j tions. * BANK OF ELKIN Every Form of Banking and Insurance Service 5* J. H. BKESON, Cashier ELKIN, N. C. * he Wanted to know. "Yes, she is a Republican," replied the governor. "I don't believe it," exclaimed the boy. "She's is too nice. Nobody as nice as she is could be a Republi can." _ Raleigh, Oct. 12; —Strong indorse ment and backing of the tobacco co operative marketing movement in North Carolina have been given by prominent state leaders in letters to Or. Joseph G. Knapp, of State Col lege, acting secretary of the tobacco organization committee. A dozen dr more letters have been received by Dr. Knapp from leaders in different fields of activity in this and other states expressing active interest in the movement. Raleigh, Oct. 12.—-Featuring Governor O. Max Gardner's "live at home" program. North Carolina's "greatest state fair" rrlil open Mon day at the fair grounds, three miles west of Raleigh. It will close Sat urday at midnight. Governor Gard ner will formerly open the exhibi tion with an address at the grand stands. The exposition will depict agricultural and industrial develop ments of the state with special em phasis on the "live at home" move ment. Governor Gardner., has de clared Thursday ft holiday for all state office employes in order thst they may attend the fair. , Charlotte, Oct. 12. —Carl E. Bail ey, former American Trust company employee charged with aiding three other men to rob the bank truck he drove of 164,000, made/ bond of SIO,OOO today apd was released from Mecklenburg County jail. With victor S. Hunter, Walter Thomas and Richard McManus, of Union county, also under SIO,OOO bond In thte "fake" hold-up staged October 1, Bailey is scheduled to be tried at the term of Superior Court opening here November 10. All but S3OO of the stolen money has been recover ed. OJoldsboro, Oct. 12. The worlds' champion chicken thief. George Alien, Franklin County ne gro, was captured by Goldsboro police on Saturday morning and placed in the city lockup. At the time of capture he carried a sack containing six chickens. Last year Allen was arrested here charged with larceny of a large number of chickens. At the same time, how ever, he was wanted in Franklin county for stealing, it was said, two or three thousand chickens. Offi cers took him to that county where he served a term on the roads. Re cently he returned to Wayne, and it is believed he 1r responsible for a large per c*mt of the chk>ken thiev ery that has been going on in and around Goldsboro recently. Asheville, Oct. 10.—Two people are dead and two others who nar rowly escaped death, are suffering from severe shock and burns as the result of an unsuccessful attempt to string a radio aerial across a high tension power line outside the home of Bill Stamey in Canton early this morning. The tragedy occurred THE ELKIW fRIBUNK, FXKIN, NORTH CAROLINA when Pressley, who was installing a radio at the Stamey home, at tempted to throw the aerial across the power line carrying 4,400 volts. ,as he was stringing It from a tree to the honse. The light wire, ac cording to neighbors, fell across the power line and Wright, who came to his assistance, was fatally burned when he grasped the end on the ground. Wright's arm was burned away and his lufkgg, chest, abdomen and head were badly burned. Pres ley who was "grounded" by tie electrical contact, had one hand burned away aiid his body badly scorched in several places. Seeing her husband caught In the curreftt which had already set fire to the grass about, the yard and was burp ing in bluish crackling spurts. Mrs. Wright attempted to release him. She was knocked a distance of five feet .and rendered unconscious. At her home tonight she was reported suffering from shock and severe biMißs on her right foot. Physicians stated, however that she wonld re cover. Lexington, Oct. 6. T. L. Russell, of Denton, has in bis possesion what has been identified as a mete- t0 « You CAN'T help admiring the charm of natural beauty, any more than you can help enjoying the natural mildness of a Camel Cigarette. Camel's mildness starts in the sun-drenched fields where the tobaccos grow. Only the choicest of the golden Turkish and mellow Domestic leaves are selected for Camels. Through every step of their cure and manufacture the delicate, sun-ripe fragrance of these tobaccos is scien tifically preserved. And so Camels come to you mild and delightful— not flat and flavorless. Swing with the crowd to Camels. Learn the happy difference between true mildness and insipid flatness. Smoke without fear of throat-discomfort or after-taste—just for pleasure! N CAM >sik "EASY TO LISTEN TO "-CAMEL PLEASURE HOUR r Wednesday «venings on N. B." C. network, WJZ and ' * associated stations. Consult your local radio time table. C 1930, *J. Reynold. -, T«fe««co Co., Wiastua-Ssicsft, N. C. orite weighing about 160 pounds, according to information received here. The specimen is being sough' by the state museum, it is sain. Shavings bored 1 from the object were recently sent the museum, which i» said to have made the identification. Mr. Russell picked up the object near the Davidson - Montgomery county line three or four years ago, it is said, and kept it merely as a curio. Following the recent discus sion of an exploding meteor in the Greensboro section, and search for specimens, Mr. Russell' find attrac ted attention. It is said to contain three different kinds of metal ap parently and despite its weight, is only a little larger than a man's head. \ CYCLE NEWS Our section ig very dry and farm ers are at a loss to know whether to sow wheat or not. As a partial result of recent meetings held at Mountain View Kaptist church, seven candidates were baptized by the pastor Sunday morning: two were received by let ter. running the membership up to 177. The church started twenty ope years ago with 17 members. They are completipg a nice frame building which will furnish a large auditorium with Sunday school to annex in case of an overflow. At the close of the service Sunday the congregation made up enough money to build a large pool in which to baptize. t A gentleman came through our village Saturday on his way from Alabama to Illinois. He seemed to be in ilMvok, a* he camped fifteen miles below Yadkinville Friday night, getting up early in to drive to Lenoir for breakfast. On arriving at Lenoir he discovered his pocketbook was gone, along with all •he money he had. So he back to where he hall camped below Yadkinville and his money ( there on the ground, so he said. Our neighborhood is becoming very much accustomed to wrecks. Sunday, a week ago. the pop man from Wilkesboro, ran over a Ford fust below Marler and completely (temolished It. The same day, just north of Marler, some one ran Into Mr. J. H. Stokes, of Winston-Salem, and about ruined his Chevrolet. Fri day night, near Cycle, a Mr Segraves and a Mr. Bryant ran together and almost completly ruined both cars. 1 am informed that Mr. Melvin Turner and some one had a collision -ome time last week, and sent two more demolished cars to the garage. One notable thing about it is the fact no one was hurt, even a scratch, we are told. The school opened at Oak Grove school house Monday morning with all the teachers present, and a goodly number of students. Visitor: "Where's the other wind mill gone,?" ' Native: "We only had wind enough for one, so we took the other one down." Kitty: Jack says he can read me like a book. Phyllis: You mustn't take Jack too literally, dear. He probably meafts that you are a very plain type. Broker: 1 put a friend of mine his feet three timeß in the last three years. Jones: That's nothing! I put a friend of mine on his feet 14 times last night.
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