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X V. The Madison Messenger A VOL. XVI.—NO. 49 ENTERED AS SECOND-Cl ..*.88 MATTER AT POSTOFFICE. MADISON. N. C. MADISON, N. C., NOVEMBER 26, 1931 SUBSCRIPTION PRICE.: ONE 1 EAR $1.50 SEX MONTHS 75 CENTS Every Thursday Great Britain Stirred Over Possibility Of Tariff War London, Nov. 21—News from Washington that Britain’s new emergency tariff will be ans wered immediately by the im position of retaliatory Ameri can duties came as a shock to the British public today. Official comment was not forthcoming because govern ment offices were closed for the week end, but the threat of possible Anglo-American“tariff war” featured the Sunday news papers and is certain to stir parliamentary debate next The British business world did hot realize that the “anti dumping” emergency duties, which porliament rushed into law in three days, would pro dace a boomerang reaction so quickly for the United States. American business observers here regard the first new British schedule, which goes into effect Wednesday and lev ies a 50 per cent duty on cer tain classes of manufactured goods as the prelude to a gen eral tariff. It is not generally understood that countervailing American tariff regulations already are effective in one important line of commodities, namely auto mobiles. The United States tariff on imported automobiles is 25 per cent. When the British tariff was raised to 33 1-3 per cent the American duty against British cars automatically was increased to the same level. This American increase has been effective for a long time. It is accepted here as an indi cation of what will happen in the adjustment of duties on the long list of articles included in the British government’s anti dumping regulations announc «d last night. Of the classes oi imports opon which Britain will levy •fty per cent duty, few are ex ported to the United States in any great quantities and so would not be seriously hit by countervailing tariffs. British woolen exporters will be the most affected, and ex porters of certains classes of linen tissues, cutlery and gloves will also be touched. But the list of British im ports announced yesterday may be only a start. American ob servers here point out these duties are for six months only, but they may be used as a bar gaining medium by the British government in formulating its general tariff act which is ex pected next spring. Some of the leading British tariff exponents have urged the adoption of tariff legislation mainly as a weapon to use in bargaining for greater British exports to such high protection countries as the United States. If a general tariff is imposed it is believed the six months experience will serve the gov ernment as a guide and^ that some duties will be raised above fifty per cent and others lowered. Tvaamii^tuu, nuv. United States is alertly watch ing British tariff moves to de termine whether duties levied there should be matched by in creases in American rates. A hurried study of the new British'schedules today disclos ed that that thus far, the Lon don government has imposed no tariffs that can be the bas is for retaliatory action. Commerce Department inves tigators reported that none of the articles on which counter vailing levies ar^ permitted by American law whs included in the new British fist on which a rate of fifty per <?ent of value is levied. 1 Under the law, certain rates may be increased to equal for eign duties. (These include levies on automobiles, trucks and bicycles, except tires; coal coke, paperboard, wallboard and pulpboard, including card board and leatherboard, and gunpowder. None of these items appeared in the official lists of the British tariff. Another retaliatory provis ion in the American law au thorizes similar equalization of rates on commodities receiving export bounties from foreign governments. But neither could this be invoked in the present instance. Meanwhile, William L. Coop er, commercial attache at Lon don, notified the Commerce De partment of an estimate that only $12,000,000 or five per cent of America’s exports to Great Britain would be affected. Chairman Smoot of the Sen ate finance committee, whose name the present law bears, said “before the fight is over we will find our present tariffs are none too high and in many cases may have to be advanc ed.” ‘ Senator LaFollette (R), Wis consin, who opposed the pres i ent domestic tariff law, said Britain’s action was “an ex ! ample of the retaliatory type of duties some of us predicted, if the Smoot-Hawley bill were passed.” Senator Blaine, another Wis consin Republican, said: “We gave the first dose and they are just returning the compliment.” Representative Hawley (R), Oregon, co-author with Smoot of the present law, could see no ^retaliation involved. He added the new Congress “certainly will not take part in a tariff war.” Representative Collier (D), Mississippi, in line for the chairmanship of the House ways and means committee, said the British move was “just another evidence of retalia tion." Senator Watson of Indiana, the Republican leader, said: “I have always believed that sooner or later Great Brit ain would have to come to the protective tariff. That is her business.” Senator Borah (R), Idaho, asked: “How can we object if they adopt our policy?” Senator Robinson of Arkan sas, Democratic leader, said he did not know how much effect the British move would have on American commerce, nor to what extent it was influenced by enactment of the Hawley Smoot tariff law in this coun ! try. National Book Week In Madison High Nov. 16*21 National Book Week gave much stimulation to reading in the Madison high school. During the week preceding National Book Week, Miss Rachel Cordle, librarian, offer ed a cash prize of one dollar for the 'best book report or poster for the encouragement of reading. Miss Cordle’s library prize stimulated a great interest. A number of book reports and beautiful posters were submit 1 ted. The Dolly Madison Book club furnished three judges: Mrs. Wade Gentry, Mrs. Tom Knight, Mrs. Pearl vanNoppen. Travis Barham won the cash prize on his poster. Mary Ruf fin Robertson got honorable mention for the best book re I port submitted. Eloise Wall deserves honor able mention for the very beau 1 tiful poster submitted. The Dolly Madison Book club appreciated Miss Cordle’s fine spirit in regard to books so much that they invited her to give the posters to the next club meeting and show them to the entire club. Other activities of the school in regard to book week were : A literary society program on books by thfe senior class, group A, and a chapel program on book week under the auspices of the tenth grade. Grades seven, eight and nine contrib uted posters and book reports. j Mrs. Timberlake Passes Mrs. Emily Timberlake died in a Reidsville hospital Mon day morning after a short ill ness. Friends throughout the section will regret to learn this, for she was an exceptionally popular lady. For many years she had been court stenograph er for Rockingham and this du ty had carried her to many oth ■ er counties. No court will seem I complete without her presence. The funeral services were con ducted from the Central Meth odist Church, Reidsville, Tues day afternoon and the remains were taken to Greensboro for interment. T. D. Temple of Halifax coun ty has 75 head of cattle on feed at the present time. These are in addition to 35 breeding cows and some 30 young calves. Read The Messenger ads and 1 buy it at home. *********** * STOKESDALE * *********** Mrs. S. H. Lemons of near Madison is spending a few days with her son, A. L. Lemons. Miss Erma Marken of-Jieth anv spent the week end with Mrs. Joe Vaughn. Virginia Lemonsf and Dell ! Hanner motored to Madison 1 Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Lemons spent Sunday in Greensboro. Mrs. James Vaughn, who has been seriouslyjll, is improving, we are glad to note. , Mrs. Ashbury Angel is grad ually on the way to recovery, after being ill for several weeks. Bennie Lemons and Margaret Hilton motored to Greensboro Monday evening. The Thanksgiving supper given by the ladies aid Satur day evening was quite a suc cess. John Flynt, Mary Flvnt, Bes sie Pegram and James Pegram attended a party in Greensbo ro Monday evening. Bennie Lemons visited in Summerfield Sunday. j The boys and girls eage team again won an easy victory ov er Summerfield Monday. The j girls won 46 to 7, and the boys 60 to 7. Miss Hessie Friddle, who re turned from the hospital a few days ago, is not getting along as well as was expected. Miss Louise Pickier of Greensboro spent the week end with her sister, Miss Ruth Pickier. Mrs. James E. Tucker of Madison is visiting her daugh ter, Mrs. E. M. Parish. Mr. and Mrs. J. P.. Pegg of Glen Raven were in town Fri day. Mrs. A. H. McCrorie and Lu la McCrorie motored to Walker town Friday. Mrs. B. S. Shelton and chil dren of Madison spent Monday with Mrs. Emery Parish. Miss Maud Cwyn spent the week end at her home in Mount Airy. S. E. Adcock, who has been unable to work for the past few days, is back at work again. Mr. Jones of Walnut Cove, who relieved him, has returned to his home. Homer Shropshire of Roan oke visited his aunt, Mrs. Frank Corum last week. Bernard Young and family motored to Lovers’ Leap Sun day. | Stokesdale will play their fifst basketball game in the new gymnasimu Friday night when they meet Monticello. Lucky Thirteen Literary Society Able Debate Lucky Literary Society of the Senior Class held its weekly oral English meeting on No vember 19th, in the school audi torium. The main feature of the af ternoon was a debate, “Resolv ed, That Capital Punishment should be retained as a punish ment for Premeditated Mur der.” The affirmative was up held very ably by Paul Carter and Major Everett. The nega tive was defended by James Tucker and Preston Rierson so well that at the end of the de bate the judges voted two and one in favor of the negative. On this occasion, Homer Johnson, vice-president, presid ed very efficiently in his first public appearance. This society is doing good work preparatory to the State Triangular debate in which the school expects to participate after Christmas. It will be recalled that Mad ison had a two and one decision last year in favor of their op ponents. This year, with three of the old firing line in school, we are fully expecting to re verse the decision of last sea son, especially with Miss Rach el Cordle to coach the debates again, assisted by all the other teachers. Civil Court; Two Weeks A two weeks term of civil court convened in Wentworth Monday morning, with Judge Oglesby presiding. The first day was given over to the hear ing of divorce cases, there be ing twenty-four scheduled for that day, and the greater num ber was disposed of in short or der. The docket is quite heavy and it is barely possible that hluch more than a dent will be made in it during this term. Read The Messenger ads. JOHN J. RASKOB SEEKS ANSWER ON PROHIBITION Democratic Chairman Goes To Front, Carning Liquor Is sue With Him; Questionnaire Sent Out; Yes Or No Ans wers Asked To Seven Propo sitions; Makes Appeal For Repeal Washington, Nov. 23—After months “spent in the back ground of party affairs, John J. Raskob, chairman of the | Democratic national committee, has come to the front again, bringing the prohibition issue with him. Reaffirming his conviction that the next national conven tion of the party should, declare frankly for submitting the pro hibition issue to the people, , Raskob has sent the 88,580 con i tributors to the- 1928 Demo cratic campaign fund a ques tionnaire asking what they think about it. | Yes. or no answers were ask ed to seven propositions, while in an accompanying letter Ras kob employed his persuasive argument for positive declara tion. I believe the time has come,” he wrote, "for the Dem ocratic party to face this issue squarely, and to present to the people a definite plan under the policy of states’ rights, and local self-government.” ^he move was a follow up to his presentation of the home rule plan for liquor control last March to the national com mittee. He evoked then a bit ter outburst, particularly from I southern leaders, many of i whom felt deliberate injection of the prohibition issue was a fine way to wreck the party’s 1932 prospects. His seven questions sought to establish whether the con tributors favored a definite platform declaration on prohi bition; whether they wished the platform to commit the con gressional Democrats to a res olution which would get the 18th amendment again before the people; whether they fav ored the home rule plah or straight out repeal, and wheth [ er they desired that all future amendments to the constitution be submitted to popular con ventions rather than the state legislatures. Raskob said his presentation of the issue to the national committee in March was to stir up widespread discussion in the party. The announcement of the questionnaire by i»arty headquarters here described this latest move one "to ascer tain just how the rank aBd file of the Democratic party feels” about a platform declaration. He cited the Wickersham commission report extensively in urging action. He asserted the country was filled with in dependent votes ready to flock to the Democratic banner if the party declared itself, and he counted also on the support of millions of first-voters who “will not tolerate evasion.” Program By A. I. Park’s Room; Book Week, the Theme Chapel program during the National Book Week was ob served fittingly in the high school by the tenth grade’s presenting the following pro gram: Devotional exercises—Elean or Martin. Song—The whole school. TlalR ton iBook Week—Miss Cordle, librarian in high school. Announcement of a prize for best reader in high school by Dolly Madison Book club—Mrs. Guy Simpson. Talk of Valnue on Reading— Mrs. Robert Labberton. Mrs. Labberton also gave a humorous reading in addition to the other talk. All found this a very educa tional as well as entertaining program. To the one who makes the best use of the library, the Dol ly Madison Book club will pre sent five dollars, at the end of the school year. The club is likewise sponsoring an Essay Contest. For information see Mrs. Simpson or Miss Taylor. The subject of the essay is, “How Shall My Family Spend Its Sabbath?” Limit, seven hundred words. Hand in two typewritten copies to the room teacher. There are 238 farm boys en rolled in the 11 clubs now or ganized in Edgecombe county. *********** * STONEVILLE * *********** There will be a meeting of j the Young People’s Service Lea gue of Mayo dan in the Stone j ville Episcopal Church, the 5th I Sunday. The services will be gin about 11 A- M. Rev. R. G. Shannonhouse of | Pittsboro and E. F. Duncan of j Mayodan were in town Sunday. | J. D. Carter returned home I Sunday, after several days vis | it to Charleston, W. Va. Misses Nannie and May ! Baughh visited Mrs. E. VV. j King Sunday. Miss Florence King spent ! the week end in Greensboro. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Tatum of Nettle Ridge, Va., visited Mrs. R. B. Price Sunday. Mrs. Walter Stone has re turned from a Martinsville hos I pital. Rev. Mr. Bedford or Lynch burg preached in the Christian ; Church Sunday morning and j evening. Mrs. H. L. Glenn visited her ; mother near Madison Sunday. Mrs. Carrie Rodenhizer was i indisposed Sunday, j"’Mr. and Mrs. B. K. Helsa beck and Mrs. Shockley of i Rural Hall were guests of'Mrs,. J. A. Scales Sunday. Mrs. J. D. Joyce has return ed from a Winston-Salem hos pital. Mr. and Mrs. Hampton Price visited in town Sunday. Dr. L. A. Taylor and family and Mr. and Mrs. Leon Cahill of Winston-Salem visited Mrs. J. M. Taylor Sunday. Judging from the large num ber of cars in town Monday, it seems that the farmers are rushing their tobacco to mark et before the holidays, regard less of the low prices. Miss Lillian Rodenhizer vis ited Mrs. Billy Roberts for the week end. iLttle Joe Glenn has been on the sick list. Mrs. George Price of Spar tanburg, S.C., and Rev. and Mrs. James Huggins of Asheville were guests of Mrs. R. T. Stone Monday night. S. A. ALLEN PASSES Samuel A. Allen, died at his home five miles east of Madi son, November 20, after a few days illness of pneumonia. He was 83 years of age, and the last heir of the late Valentine | and Elizabeth Allen. He is sur vived by the widow and the following children; Mrs. Mag gie Farris, Mrs. A. C. Knight, Valentine, Robert, Oscar and | Dewey Allen. His eldest daugh ! ter, Mrs. Tom Grogan, died j several years ago in Texas. Al [ so ten grand children and four | great-grandchildren. He had al i ways been a cripple and shut | in, but his bright, cherry dis i position won a place in each : heart that knew him. He leaves a host of sorrowing friends. He was buried in Deep Springs j cemetery Saturday afternoon. | Pallbearers were T. E. Cox, J. S. Doyle, G. C. Lewis, W. B. I Rakestraw, Willie Ferrell and ! Cain Cox. DIED IN MAYODAN Mrs. Mary Emma Pyrtle, of Kernersville, died Saturday morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. R. D. Cook, in Mayodan, ofter an illness of four months. Mrs. Pyrtle is survived by her husband, three sons, J. 0. ‘and J. E. Pyrtle, of Westfield, 1 Surry county, and E. R. Pyrtle, I of Mayodan; two daughters, ! Mrs. D. R. Cook, of Mayodan. land Mrs. Austin Moore, of Ker nersville. A brief service was held at the daughter’s home in Mayo dan, Monday morning at 11:30 i o’clock, and the funeral prop er took place in the afternoon at 1 o’clock at Rock House Church in Stokes county, by El ders J. W. Tuttle and William Atkinson. At Mayodan Sunday Evening Evangelist Long, who recent ly conducted a most successful series of meetings at Mayodan, will preach in the school audi torium at that place Sunday ev 1 ening at 7:30. Mr. Long made a profound impression on those who heard him when here be fore and many will be glad of the opportunity of hearing him again. Two cars of ground limestone have been ordered by Wilkes county farmers for use with legume crops this fall. Raskob Calls Party To Meet January 9, Plan Convention Washington, Nov. 23—Chair man John J. Raskob today rail ed Democratic National Com mittee to meet here January 9. to choose a convention site and “possibly” make a recommenda tion to the presidential nomin ating convention on -prohibi tion. The call was announced u> (the National Prohibition Board of Strategy and the- Women's Christian Temperance Union re newed their attack on the ant, prohibition cause which Ras kob espouses, spurred intn.ac tion of yesterday in beginriii g a poll of 90,000 Democrats on the dry laws. 1 Meanwhile Raskob's princi pal opponent within the part on . the prohibition question. Senate Leader Joseph T. Rob inson, came out with a state ment that economic issues should not be obsecured this Winter by the prohibition ques tion. The national committee’s an nouncement of the call for the meeting said action “may be ex pected on the suggestions made by the chairman last March, in cluding- that as to a possible recommendation to the coming convention on the prohibition issue.” Raskob at that time proposed state option on pro hibition and modification of ‘be anti-trust laws to allow agree-, meats on production under gov ernment supervision. Democracy's annual flower ing of oratory, th’e Jackson Day dinner, will be held here the night before the committee meeting. Claude Bowers, au thor. will be toastmaster and the three latest Democratic presidential nominees, James M. Cox of Ohio. John W. Davi's of West .Virginia, and Alfred E. Smith i New York, will speak. The committee in selecting the time and place of the June ... Will find strong sentiment for Chicago. Wheth er the Republicans meeting in December select Chicago or ( .lev. land or some other city, may,'have much to do with the decision: The time is expected to be set for a’-' week or two af ter she 'Republican convention. The ommitt-ee. will review the progress <its current ••.victor, campaign' to raise f'.Wds r a campaign that prob St millions of dol lars. it addition to paying off its I‘<28 debt of nearly a mill ion. '• : son said that with the ■ .• •{' use and Senate pre pond euantly dry, “no substanti al change respecting prohibi tion maybe expected.” He de fined the economic issues which should dominate a farm relief, Unemployment . and taxation. The Arkansas leader last March Led , an uproarous debate | against Raskob's plan when it was announced at the national . ommittee meeting last March. The prohibition board charg ed that “wet millionaires are bringing to' bear all the pres sure passible upon both bi-par ties to make their platforms wet.” Through its secretary, E. C. Dinwiddle, it charged that the Democratic National Com mittee “bound hand and foot y.y a debt of nearly $800,000, owed to John J. Itaskob. or largely. if not wholly guaran teed by him, continues^ supine ly to allow this wet multi-mill ionaires to make its machinery the spring-board for his fana tical opposition to, prohibition.” TO SAFEGUARD THE STATE'S HIGHWAYS With auto accidents on the increase in the state and win ter’s added perils for the mo • torist not far away, state high way officials are launching a vigorous program against eare ‘ lessness on the part of the driv er and the use of defective equipment. Responsibility for the success of the campaign is being placed upon the should ers of the owners and drivers of motor vehicles and the state high way patrol. Reminding the public that 777 persons lost their lives in North Carolina as a result, of auto accidents last year and that the death rate, is still mounting, E. B. Jeffress. chair man of the highway commis sion, seeks the cooperation .of the public to. lessen mishaps. He said, “each year, as great er service, is required of the automobile, certain tests and adjustments become necessary. Accidents, other than, those caused by reckless driving, come about chiefly as a result of blinding headlights, faulty brakes, imperfections in the steering. mechanism, and worn ! out tires. These deficiencies must be remedied just as the reckless driver must be ruled1' from, the highway." Alertness on the part of the highway patrolmen in detecting imperfect and worn out equip ment is being called for by Captain Farmer, head qf the state highway patrol.. Blinding headlights being recognized by , highway authorities as one of the main causes of accidents, the attention of the highway patrolmen is being directed toward a check-up on the offi cial headlight testing stations. Many new stations have been designated at stratgid points throughout the state for the convenience of the motoric . •Thanksgiving Service There will be a union Thanks giving service at the Baptist Church this evening. Thursday, at 7:30. at which Rev. D. H. Wilcox of Winston-Salem will be the chief speaker. The va rious churches of the town will unite in this worship and it is to be hoped that the church will be filled. Accused of Juggling Tobacco S. A. McCollum and Roy White were arrested Tuesday on the charge of juggling to bacco on the local warehouse floors. Each gave bond for a preliminary hearing, which is scheduled for Monday night be fore Mayor Moore. *********** * MAYODAN * *********** Mrs. Nannie Smith of Roan oke spent the week end with Mrs. T. W. Lehman. Miss Kathryn Brown and Miss Frances Armfield of Greensbor spent the week end with Mrs. Perry Ashe. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Austin ant) Dr. and Mrs. M. L. Webb spent Sunday at Covington, Va. Miss Garherte Reynolds spent Tuesday afternoon in Greens b< >ro. Mrs. Robert Vernon. Mrs. V, E. 'Smith, and Miss Virginia Smith spent Saturday after moon in. Greensboro, Rev. ,-tr.d Mrs. A. S. Hedge cock. Misses Willie ’ Mae Hol tnri; Garnette Reynolds, Ruth and -Elizabeth Hamerick spent Friday and Saturday at Cov ington, Va. Mr. and Mrs. Hunt Smith of Martinsville spent Sunday with relatives. Mrs. Kirby Reid and Kirby. •Jr., spent Saturday in Greens boro. Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Reid, Cur tis and. Mrs. Nannie Reid of i Winston-Salem spent Sunday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. K. V. Reid. 1 Prize Fights Scheduled The local post American Le gio.n has scheduled a series of tights for Friday night, Decem ber 4th, at Price's, warehouse. There will be six bouts and some .heat y hitters have been booked. The main bout willbe between two outside heavy weights. The following are the bouts scheduled: 1st, James White vs. Miller Joyce; 2d, Claude Adkins vs. Melvin Steele; 3d, Norman Shreve vs. Charlie Moss: 4th, Pompey Cardwell vs. Red Howard; 5th, Rav Hodges vs. Miller New nam. The battle royal will be the elimination contest between the following colored boys: Charlie J- yner, Moot Foy, Bud Lowe. Will Lowe, John Lem-% mons. George Womack and Tom Foy. Then the main bout. Rig Breaks This Week The local warehouses have been crowded this week to their capacity. The growers are rush ing their tobacco to market, re gardless of the low prices pre vailing throughout the belt. It seems that thev have lost hope of getting anything like a fair price for the present crop. How ever, Madison’s averages have been a little above a majority of the other nearby markets, which accounts for the big breaks that have prevailed here this week.
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