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VOL. XVII. NO. 8 .«N TI;K I ;i • s-.i£ OND-CLASH MATTEL ■*> at uosto^ncs. wadi son n. u MADISON, N. C., FEBRUARY 11, 1932 SUBSCRIPTION PRICE: ONE 1 EAR 11.60 SIX MONTHS 75 CENTS 1 Every Thursday Nation’s Press Speculates Upon Effects of the Smith Statement Widespread editorial com ment was made Monday on an nouncement of Alfred E. Smith that he would accept the Dem ocratic nomination again. Macon (Ga.) Telegraph: Smith’s declaration that he is a candidate for the Democratic nomination for the presidency confirms the rumors of his de termination to prevent the nom ination of Franklin D. Roose velt and dictate the selection of the convention. . . He is thrpw ing to the Democrats the bone over wihch they will snarl and light from now until after the November election. If the Dem ocrats lose the presidency this year, they may date the begin ning of the end of their hopes from today. Baltimore Sun: The happy warrior whom Franklin D. Roosevelt hymned 4 years ago jn Houston does not appear in the statement that is read today by every American. And the absence is not due solely to the fued between the hero and the eulogist, although cautious con sciousness of that detail is writ across the document. What is revealed is longing and the sense of impending frustration. And yet, despite feud and frus tration, this statement from Al fred E. Smith is a thing of health for the- Democratic party and for the nation, because it promises clash of opinion and the purification of fire. “There is nothing in Mr. Smith’s statement which pro jects issues that deserve the at tention of candidates and of the people to whom they appeal. It is cannily non-commital as any thing that has appeared from Mr. Roosevelt.” Philadelphia Public Ledger: The net result of Mr. Smith’s dramatic entrance into the pres idential race is to add to an al ready confused and discordant situation. Philadelphia Inquirer: He (Smith) has not thrown his hat into the ring but he has left it lying conveniently near. He has thus in reality left the situa tion pretty much as he found it. Philadelphia Record: The Record regrets the attitude tak en by Alfred E. Smith. It will solidify all the Democratic ele ments opposed to the one pro gressive candidate in the field. It mav result in the nomination of a pale, compromise conser vative of the Garner-Robinson type who would out-Hoover Hoover. Fort Myers (Fla.) News Press: A1 Smith takes four sen fences to say what Cooolidge expressed in six words. A1 does not choose to run, but will ac cept the nomination if offered. What American would not? Cleveland Plain Leader: Neither friends nor foes of the Roosevelt cause can get much comfort from the Smith state ment. The Smith candidacy is no more a menace to the hopes of Roosevelt than before Mr. Smith made his statement. . . . When the smoke of battle clears both are likely to be on the ground with the e prize being carried away by one whose en trance has been less spectacu lar. We trust he will be New ton D. Baker. Denver Post: That is the best news the Republicans have had since Hoover polled 444 electoral votes to 87 for Smith in the 1928 campaign. His an nouncement indicates he is de termined to rule or ruin his party. Albuquerque Journal: We can think of nothing more for tunate for the Republican par ty. His candidacy will be ac cepted as an effort" to kill off Governor Roosevelt. The vot ers decided four years ago against Smith-Raskob leader ship. Kansas City Star: There are two theories of A1 Smith’s real purpose in making his political announcement. One is that he actually hopes he may win and be elected; the other that he has no illusions but that he wants to have his name used to stop Governor Roosevelt. But whatever his underlying motive, higj announcement means the beginning of a des perate drive of the anti-Roose velt forces to deadlock the next Democratic convention under the two-thirds rule. This year, with bright pros pects, the Democrats are in no mood to repeat the blind idola try that held them behind Bry an after he had been badly de feated at the polls. The swing is toward the man they think easi est to elect. In early February that man seems to be Roosevelt. Boston Herald: “Al’s” fail ure to say that he now looks with favor on the Roosevelt movement is equivalent, under all circumstances, to a declar ation that he is tentatively against the Governor (Roose velt). Let it be noticed, how ever, that Mr. Smith has so phased his statement that he may eventually become pro Roosevelt or pro-anybody in or tier to avoid a deadlock and a Madison square garden ruc tion. New York Herald Tribune: It j seems well within the range of reason that he (Smith) and his I friends will be in a position to I control the nomination. No man will be nominated against his wishes, that seems certain. The former governor's frank ness and directness are in sharp contrast with dhe pussy footing and evasive tatics of Franklin D. Roosevelt. For Mr. Roosevelt to lose (if he does) the price which seemed so well within his grasp a year ago may point a moral to future as pirants for Li :ii office who might believe it better strategy 1 to evade than to meet an issue, better to compromise than to fight better try to be all things to all men than to be a forceful personality standing by well grounded convocations at what j ever cost. ; Syracuse Post Standard: For mer Governor Smith has split the Democratic party so badly bv announcing his candidacy for the presidential nomination • that it will be able to, present only the illusion of a united front during the campaign. His statement means nothing more or less than that candidates in the field before him are entire ly unacceptable to the party. : There are prospects of bitter I fighting. That lighting will ! leave wounds that not even the ' final selection of a candidate at the June convention will heal, i Albany (N. Y.) Knickerbock 1 er Press. His (Smith’s) state ment will serve to orally the Roosevelt opposition, it is a j question of the Smith delegates j added to the favorite son dele- i gates can prevent a two-thirds vote for Roosevelt and if this ; line of opposition can be consol-1 idated and if it will hold. ; Los Angeles Times: For all : that Smith’s announcement has j | been expected, it is a political i boombsheil. It knocks into a 1 cocked hat the chances of Gov ernor Roosevelt to obtain the j nomination, since it is obvious j I that New York cannot well J have two candidates and give ; full support to both, Des Moines Register: The j announcement. . . ir made,at a | time calculated to affect most j i seriously—that is to say, most disastrously- - the effort of the j Franklin Roosevelt manage ment to roll up a decisive vote ; before the convention approach es. . . The ne.A effect of the | Smith announcement is to make | the Democratic race much more ! of a free-for-all than it was be-• fore. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: No one can question the fact that the man who received 15,000,-; 000 votes, more than was ever [ given* to any Democratic can- j didate in history,must be con-1 sidered a serious contended for the nomination. With business as it is now and with the great number of unemployed,a strong candidate has the greatest , chance that the Democratic par | ty has had in years. New York Times: It is not ! necessary to infer that Alfred 1 E. Smith is suifering from a ■ bad case of that insidious and i almost incurable disease “pres i identitis.” His ambition is hon orable. He can scarcely be .blamed for believing that he is entitled to another shot at the j White House. Something else, however, will come back if he is nominated for the pi-esidency. It is ,a re vival of those religious preju dices which so distressed the ! thoughtful men in 1928. Not i long ago, a leading newspaper ! in the South after expressing ! the utmost confidence in Mr. j Smith, and praising him to the ! skies for his splendid personal qualities almost went on its knees to beg him not to run for the presidency again with the | I consequence oi maKing tne I sword of bigotry cleave the I Southern States asunder once j more. If that abhorrent and un-American dragging in of re ligion were to be witnessed , again so soon, it would be a cause of dejection and grief to multitudes. Even the most blindly com | placent Champion of Governor Roosevelt must see that the en [ trance of Mr.Smith into the con • i test for the presidency heavily ! clouds the governor’s prospects. I . The result will be such a test of Governor Roosevelt’s po litical stamina and skill as he 1 | has not before had to undergo. When one of the contestants is named “Al” Smith, none of the others can afford for an instant to be off their guard. Hartford (Conn.) Courant: Hi§ (Smith’s) anonuncemenl that he will accept the nomina I tion if tendered to him undoubt edly is made in good faith, but j he doubtless knows only too ! well the nature of the opposi tion that would inevitably raise itself against him, and in all1 likelihood he envisions himself > Iloosevelt In Favor Of Letting States Settle Liquor Issue {•residential Candidate Stands For Dry Caw Repeal; Says Letter to Senator Wagner in 1930 Fully Explains His Po sition rn Questions Albany, N. Y„ Feb. 5— Franklin D. Roosevelt, candi date for the Democratic presi dential nomination, tonight dis iipated speculation regarding liis prohibition views by refer iing to his letter to United States Senator Robert F. Wag ner, a letter declaring for re peal of the federal law and re turn of state* control of liquor. His reference was prompted by a statement of Mayor Jas. M. Curley, of Boston, who said that Mr. Roosevelt shortly would announce himself for a national referendum on the pro hibition question. The Boston mayor is a champion of the move to nominate the New York governor. Tonight’s expression by Mr. Roosevelt on prohibition served to round out his views on na tional and international topics. He recently declared himself against the existing form of the league of nations, against can celation of European debts and for a breaking down of the in ternational system of tariff bar riers. Newspaper men questioned Governor Roosevelt tonight re garding Mayor Curley’s state ment. “If my memory serves me right,” said the governor, “I outlined my views on this mat ter in a letter to United States Senator Robert F. Wagner on September 9, 1930. I see no rea son at this time to change that.” He added that the letter was “not news,” indicating that he had adhered tp his 1930 stand through two years of mystery that had been around this phase of his views on public affairs. The letter contained no ref erence to referendum nor to any other machinery for repeal. The governor’s attention was drawn to the statement of Jos eph P. Tumulty, Woodrow Wil son’s personal secretary, in which he denounced Democrat ic leaders who “find it expedi ent by an artful kind of indi rection to run away from the peace ideas Of Woodrow Wil son,” as expressed in the war time President’s league of na tions campaign. “Is he for the league him self?” said Mr. Roosevelt of Tumulty’s -statement. “That’s the main thing,” Lss as the nominee of the con vention than as its indicator, with the powers to name a nominee other than himself. Portland (Me) Press-Herald: fhe Smith announcement leaves things pretty much where they were before. It still isn’t cer tain that “Al” really wants the presidential nomination of his party. He says merely that he will accept it if it comes his way, which i? plainly not the way a man as aggressive as Al Smith w oil Id be expected to ex press himself concerning any thing which he desires very keenly. Globe-Democrat, St. Louis: Its meaning for *15,000,000 Dem ocrats can be appreciated by imagining that it was of oppo site effect, and that he would make a fight, with the division of counsel and dissension a fight hv Al Smith would en gender. The path to the nom ination of Governor Roosevelt ought to be made easy. All things considered, it must be pronounced a v6ry wise decis ion on Mr. Smith’s part, one that again evidence his political astuteness and one also that will much improve the technical position of his party in the 1932 campaign. Newark (N. J.) Ledger: To those familiar with the aggres sive character of Smith, there can be only one interpretation of his stand: He does not ex pect to be nominated unless there is a long drawn-out dead lock, but is determined to pre vent Governor Roosevelt, who, through his friends, has mortal ly offended the once “Happy Warrior” by belittling his rec ord and achievements, from ob taining the coveted prize. Smith’s action will give great impetus to the movement in favor of Speaker John Nance uarner. Boston Globe: He (Smith) may or may not prove to be the favorite son of New York state Hit there may be other com monwealths in the Union which prefer him to any one else. In the field against Mr. Roosevelt, Mr. Smith is certainly the lead er. Manchester (N. H.) Union: The brief statement is loaded with dynamite fraught with po tential destruction to the can didacy of Governor Roosevelt. The immediate reaction in New Hampshire was not startling, probably because its tenure was anticipated. Galveston (Tex.) Tribune: Mr. Hancock Tells How Loans Can Be Secured In view of the fact that Within the next two or three weeks the farmers and those interested in agriculture must sow their , plant beds and make oth*r necessary plans for a crop, Congress man Hancock is having innumerable requests for information regarding the method by which farmers may secure loans or advances under the Reconstruction Finance Act recently passed i hy Congress. These requests,fire being directed to him because 1 the Committee of which he is i member is handling the economic relief program. At the request of the writer, Mr. Hancock ex plained the provisions xrf thefAct dealing with these loans and made the following statement, which should aid in conveying Ihe necessary information. Section 2 of the Reconstruction Finance Act authorized an appropriation of fifty million dollars, and the extension of the same through notes, debentures, bonds, or other obligations, to be made available to the Secretary of Agriculture for the pur pose of making loans or advances to farmers in the several States oi the United States in cases where he finds that an emergency exists as a result' of which farmers are unable to obtain loans for crop production during the year 1932. Mr. Han cock stated that the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized, in making such loans, to give preference to farmers who suffered crop failures in 1931, and that the loans are to be made upon | such terms and conditions and subject to such regulations as | the Secretary of Agriculture Shall prescribe. Under the law, a first lien on all crops growing or to be planted and grown shall, in the discretion of the Secretary of Agriculture, be deemed sufficient security for such loan or advance, and that all of such loans shall be made through such agencies as the Secretary of Agriculture may designate and in such amounts as such agencies with the approval of the Secretary of Agriculture may determine. Mr. Hancock has recently made two visits to the Depart ment of Agriculture to discuss with Mr. Wharburton, Director of Loans, the making of suitable plans for the handling pf these loans, and it is probable that definite plans and regulations will be formulated and prescribed within the next week or 10 days so that there may be no delay in putting this money to work. Mr. Hancock has urged expedition of the plans so that the farmers may have some idea as to the size of the crop that they will make. It is his opinion that the amount of the individual loans will be greatly reduced as compared to the loans made last year from the drought relief fund, lor it is recognized that a Substan tial reduction in acreage is imperative as an aid toward better ment of prices. In other words, he thinks that not more than forty percent of the amount loaned last year to any one farmer w 11 be available this year. The chief purpose of this money will be to aid in the purchasing of fertilizer and seed, though its use is not limited to those purposes. As soon as the plans are worked out, statements will be mailed out by the Department of Agriculture to the County Agents and perhaps to civic organi zations throughout the State. Mr. Hancock is urging the im portance of having good loan committees named in the several counties and also in having civic organizations, where practica I blc, to serve in aiding with, tW yap^ration^of^the applications ! so that the farmers wifi not be forced to incur any expense other than the legal registration fee. In handling the drought relief funds, information has come to Mr. Hancock’s office that in some counties last year fees were charged by individuals and local agencies for making out the application blanks, which should never have happened. He also learned that in a great many communities organizations like the Kiwanis, Civitan and Rotary, and other similar clubs set up organizations to aid-in securing and distributing these funds as a matter of patriotic duty and without making any charge for their services. With the exception of the provision carrying fifty million dollars for loans to farmers no other direct loans to individuals can be made under the terms of the Reconstruction Finance Act. Aid to individuals for other purposes is available only through the medium of the financial institutions named in Section 5 of the Act. These institutions ar.e banks, savings banks, trust i companies, building and loan associations, insurance companies, mortgage loan companies, credit unions, federal land banks, joint stock land banks, federal intermediate credit banks, agri culture credit corporations and livestock credit corporations. In addition to the provisions of the Act providing for loans to these institutions, not more than $200,000,000.00 is authorized to be used for the relief of banks that are closed or in the process of liquidation. All loans to the above institutions must be fully and adequately secure. JURY LIST FEBRUARY TERM SUPERIOR COURT -. Jno. H. Martin, Madison VV. F. Angel, Huntsville. Jesse Hills, Madison. C. J. Angel, Huntsville. F. B. Trent, Ruffin. J. F. Carroll; Wentworth. ! G. W. Patterson, Leaksville. W. C. Weatherly, Reidsville. W. M. Taylor, Ruffin. W. J. Patterson, Leaksville. W. S. Smothers, New Bethel. 0. T. Shelton, Madison. J. R. Walker, Huntsville. E. R. Richardson, Madison. C. F. Joyce, Mayo. Y. L. Carter, Madison. Paul Coleman, Huntsville. N. H. Lewis, Mayo. B. J. Trent, Leaksville. D. M. Sikes, Leaksville. Edgar Brown, Mayo. C. M. Suttenfield, Leaksville. B. S. Strickland, New Bethel. C. H. H. Martin, Madison. W. D. Dalton, Madison. M. J. Talley, Wentworth. H. F. Dye, Wentworth. J. B. Garrett, Huntstville. J. L. Edwards, Madison. L. K. Angel, Huntsville. D. W. Joyce, Madison. Thomas Barber, Ruffin. Smith took the only position possible as a Democrat and the nominal leader of his party. He could not afford to come out openly against Governor Roose velt, especially since it is pos sible that he may have to sup port the New York governor in the election campaign next sum mer. Helena (Mont.) Independent: No one can object to his re maining on neutral ground dur ing the pre-convention cam paign. . . The Independent is opposed to the nomination of i former Governor Smith. H. L. Carroll, Wentworth. L. C. Fulp, Madison. W. R. Hilton, Leaksville. S. H. Jameson, Leaksville. J. M. Sutton, Wentworth. R. W. Stone, Mayo. B. W. Tolbert, Leaksville. Thos. C. Jones, Leaksville. V. M. Taylor, Leaksville. J. C. Thomas, Leaksville. Jno. A. Terry, Leaksville. J. P. Martin, Madison. M. H. Joyce, Mayo. J. T. Taylor, Mayo. J. R. Earp, Leaksville. Joe Martin, Madison. Scott Bennett, Reidsville. T. J. Martin, Leaksville. J. W. Patterson, Leaksville. F. A. Triplett, Ruffin. D. C. Weaver, Reidsville. Second Week— Chas. F. Burton, Wentworth. Geo. M. Vernon, Leaksville. R. P. Butler, Simpsonville. Jim Strader, Reidsville. Eugene Smith, Reidsville. W. E. Duke, Wentworth. C. H. Manuel, Madison. H. R. Marshall, Madison. W. L. Shumate, Leaksville. E. R. Walters, Reidsville. R. M. Baynes, Reidsville. J. H. Lemons, Huntsville. Robert Roane, Ruffin. A. P. Sands, Reidsville. C. A. Tulloch, Madison. J. W. Butrer, Simpsonville. R. ~H. Mitchell, New Bethel. J. S.-^Jurley, Simpsonville. T. L. Gentry, Simpsonville. J. D. Warren, Reidsville. R. E. Dunn, Leaksville. R. L. Stone, Mayo. Frank Bullins, Madison. J. D. Webb, Madison. Jno. Wesley Bennett, Reids villfe. > Joe H. Barker, Mayo. Jesse Smothers, Wentworth. F. A. Roberts, Wentworth. B. R. Angel, Huntsville. J. G. Sharp, New Bethel. Davidson’s Sheriff Shot And Killed James Leonard, Sheriff of IJav idson County, Lost His Life In Drunken Brawl; Solicitor Younce And County Attorney Brinklev Held Under Bonds Of SI 0,000 Each Early Friday Morning Sheriff James Leonard of Davidson was shot and killed after he had shot a you lit? man. Neal Wim mer, of Roanoke. It seems that Friday evening after court adjourned at Lexi ngton W. F. Brinkley invited I Sheriff Leonard and (feorge Younce to his home to partici pate in a steak supper, Brink ley's family being away. After the supper the three proceeded' to motor to Winston-Salem, re turning after midnight. When near Lexington, Leonard's car : wrecked, and the three were pickerl up l,v a passing truck and carried to Lexington, the truck stopping in front of Brink ley’s home. After Brinkley. Leonard and Younce had alight ed, Leonard became involved with young Wimmer, claiming that he was responsible, for the .wreck, "it seems that Brinkley and Younce had gone to the Brinkley home, when a shot Was fired. Wimmer crumpled to the ground. Brettv soon two more shots rang out and Leonard also fell to the ground mortal ly wounded. At the first shot Wimmer’s companion made a run for help, when he saw his companion fall. Pretty soon a crowd gather ed and Brinkley-could not be located, while Younce went on to his hotel. Wimmer and F. E. Sullivan, were arrested, though the former was in the hospital. At the fust corner’s inquest both Brinkley and Younce de nied all knowledge of the shoot ing and denied that the mem • •-bet's of their party—Leonard and themselves—had beendrink ing, although it was testified that they were drinking. • >Younce left for his home iuj Greensboro Friday, after hav ing testified, but it seems that his conscience got the better of him and Saturday he went back to Lexington and asked for another session of the coroner’s court. At this he tes tified in an opposite direction, stating that after tfua fust shot, when Leonard down Wim mer, he rushed hack and grab-j bed the pistol, which was still j clutched in Leonard’s hand. A i tussle for the possession of the pistol ensued and during this j tussle it was discharged twice more, both shots-taking effect in Leonard's body, death being almost instantaneous. Mr. Younce says he then carried the pistol to the rear of a wood i house at Brinkley’s and buried it, where it was found before he gave the last version of. the ; tragedy. He and Brinkley were placed j under bonds of $10,000 each j and will be tried at a special term of court to beordered later by Governor Gardner, Younce J j at once -tendered lus resigina tioit as solicitor, which was pfoptly accepted. On being notified of the tragedy. Governor Gardner im mediately appointed J. F. Spru-, ill, a former solicitor, to make a rigid investigation with the results as above recorded, es taldirhiiv? the fact that Leon ard. Younce and Brinkley were d- inkd.. and hardly realized what was going on. COOP PROFIT PROSPECTS FOR PEANUT GROWERS Though many peanut grow er ol' North Carolina used lit tle leash outlay in piudueintr the 1931 crop, a bumper crop was produced' i ; cause the . favorable: season. It was stat ed in the crop outlook report ! last year that the prospect for I prices was poor and', such. the case. The outlook for p of I it this.year is even worse t p , it was last year, j “Jn spite of the little fertil- [ i.rer being Used and in spite of i the small cash outlay with the j peanut crop of 10:11. ideal grow [ ing weather helped to produce a bumper crop,” says R. H. Rog ers, associate economist at the North Carolina State College. “The forecast made as to pos sible low prices proved correct and low prices were offered at the beginning of the last har vesting season. Since then the j price declined steadily and in ; •January of 1932 was the lowest , experienced in 30 years. Many growers would not pick and bag the peanuts after having them dug and some who had not dug permitted the nuts to remain in the ground. 2>. uh lhia'iii e,s are rh.oye strip- ! gent now than one year ago. ( Litile fertilizer can be bought. There is a bumper crop now in the markets and the carry-over will likely be large, Mr. Rogers ■ says. Nor does he look for grow ing conditions to be as ideal this year as they were last year. ; Two good crops, can hardly be made two years in succession without fertilizer. AH of which points to a poor outlook for the crop this season, he says. i Messenger’s Big Subscription Campaign Closes At Eight O’Clock Monday Evening O. Ragsdale, Jr.. G. G. Moore And W. H. Gentry Will Count Votes And Award Prizes— Announcement of Winners Will Be Made At Patovi The atre The Messenger’s circulation i am pa i gn whit# ..has been—ran— ; ing for the pa t five weeks and in which a Chevrolet Coach and many hundreds of dollars in cash prizes will be awarded, comes to a close on next Mon day evening at eight o’clock, at which time the six winners will be awarded their efforts in getting new arid renewal Sub scriptions to The Messenger. The race so far has proven to be one of the closest campaigns which the manager has ever conducted. With money scarce arid tobacco bringing such a poor price, it has been hard in deed for contestants to collect subscriptions, but several are running neck and neck and the finish promises to be close with possibly only a few subscrip tions separating the winners from those running next, in or der. Any advice from the cam paign manager at this stage'of the campaign would be super fluous, but the manager can hardly refrain from reminding the woikers that this is the last opportunity they will have of securing votes,and .just a few subscriptions may mean the difference between a Chevrolet Coach, or $528.00 in cash or one of the minor prizes. As it happens there are enough priz es to go aroumkand each can didate remaining active this week will receive a prize. The first prize is the Chevrolet or $az3.uu in casn, tne second $150.00 in cash, the third a dia mond ring or $50.00 in cash, the fourth a ring or $37.50 in cash, the fifth, a watch bracelet or $25.00 in cash and the sixth a watch, or $12.50 in cash. Campaign Close at Eight P. M. At exactly eight P. Mi, cam paign manager’s time, the cam jjaigu, will xtgue to ji..cloaa-aiud no tit ore votes will be accepted. The official judges of the cam paign will be Mayor C. G. “Pete” More. J. O. Ragsdale, .Jr., assistant cashier of The Bank of Madison, and W. H. Gentry, of D. \Y. Busick’s Store, will take complete charge of the campaign and after count ing all votes of the contestants will proceed to the Patovi The atre, where the prizes will be awarded. Candidates and their friends me invited to be pres ent at the theatre to hear the winners announced. The judges will also award the different prizes at the; theatre just as soon as the votes are counted. All through the campaign the candidates have worked in co-operation with the campaign manager and there has hardly been the slightest animosity be tween the contenders, and it is the hope of . the manager tha* this same spirit will Continue to the end. There has been i h ai ry, ’tis true, but friendly rival ry has prevailed all through the campaign, and even if you fail to get the prize of your choice Mr. or Miss' Contestant, be a good winner or loser, and be the first to congratulate those , who are fortunate enough to win. Closing Uules of The Campaign Although, closing rules are few and simple, it is safe to wager that some of the candi dates will lose votes by failing to heed the rules. The campaign closes at eight o'clock Monday evening. February 15th. All votes must be ea t in the seal ed bat' ■ box at The Messenger Office. Stubs must accompany : ail cash, as no votes will be is sued on subscriptions without money or money without the subscriptions. The vote cer tificates already given the can didates should be placed in a sepai ate envelop and dropped into the ballot box. No checks of any kind will be accepted in payment of subscriptions, un less endorsed by the campaign manager. Candidates and their j friends are invited to be at the j theatre to hear the announce ment of the winners, but in case a contestant does not at-, tend the theatre they may ob tain their prize at The Messen ger Office Tuesday morning. This is the last opportunity to get votes, so make this week’s business the very best you have ever had Mr. or Miss candidate and your reward will be greater when the judges make the final decision. As all votes are secret this week, no announcement of the standings of contestants will be made un til the Judges make the an nouncement at the theatre on Monday evening. Surry county farmers are or ganizing milk routes to ship surplus milk to the new plant at North Wilkesboro. "* :: * jjs # sjs - . $ - :je # * STONEVILLE * *,< '!' -.• -.- 5$S *** The Baptist Missionary So ciety met with Miss Florence King. Mrs. L. p\ Prilliman was leader.- Subject was “Chris' tianity the Bulwark of our Na tions. The scripture lesson was read by Miss Nolen. The hymn, "America," v. as sung. "Wash ington After JOb Vears,”, was■ read by Miss Grogan, “The Strength of Our Nation,” by. Mrs. George Smith, "The Peril of our Nation,” by Miss Flor ence King, and “Saving Our Nation," by Miss Lelia Nolen. Closing prayer was by Mrs. Grogan. The hostess served a delicious salad course, assisted by Mrs. Grogan. .Miss Lind King entertained several young folks Thursday night at a Valentine party. Con tests and games were enjoyed. Refreshments were served. Mrs. Bailev of Reidsville spent the week end at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Med lock. Mr. and Mrs. JC. B. King have been on a visit to the latter’s mother, Mrs. Mary Seymour, at Cascade, Va., who has been very ill. Mr. and Mrs. Lineberger vis ited Madison Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. .John Robert son of Madison visited relatives here recently. Mesdames B. R. Wall, J. PL Hicks and James Dicks return ed Sunday from a visit of sev eral days to Leaksville. Miss Kathryn Stanford of Martinsville is spending sever al days with her mother. Mrs. Walter Petree and fam ily of Danbury visited in town Saturday. The Mission Study Class is to meet Friday night at the Meth odist Church. Rev. Mr. Camp bell will be the instructor. Mr. and Mrs. Oraer Glenn of Winston-Salem spent the week end in town. JJLuxst n'feacJnod.ifL the Episcopal Church Sunday afternoon. Rev. Mr. Campbell filled his appointment in the Methodist Church Sunday. Dr. Stewart and Miss Louise Vernon of Greensboro visited Stoneville Sunday. Mrs. Abdon Vernon of Leaks ville was a recent visitor in town. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Crews of Roanoke visited Miss Sue Scales Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Vernon spent the week end in Stone ville. Mesdames H. L. Glenn, F. A. Brown, Otis Joyce, Steve Smith and Miss Grace Fagg vis ited Winston-Salem Saturday. Miss Florence Payne of Greensboro was a recent visit or to her sister, Mrs, H. I f Glenn. Mesdames Rachel McCabe, Kirk and Hunter Tatum of Net tle Ridge, Va., visited Mrs. R. B. Price Sunday. Miss Anne Hundley spent the week end in Roanoke. Mesdames R. B. Price, R. T. Stone and J. A. Scales visited Leaksville Saturday. Miss Anne Hill Tuttle of Walnut Cove spent the week end with her sister, Mrs. Char lie Smith. Mesdames R. T. Stone and J. A. Scales visited Winston-Sa lem Friday. Mrs. Hurst and children of Mount Airy were in town Sun day afternoon. Pilot Flies Front Raleigh To Kinston In 22 Minutes Kinston, Feb. 9—John Par rot, 17-year-old flier, is believed to have established a record for short flights in this part of the country when he made the trip from Raleigh to Kinston recent ly in 22 minutes. The distance is approximately 74 miles. Par rott flew in his 185-horsepower Curtis plane* A tail wind aided him. The youth won second prise in a junior event at the Miami races last month. His plane was damaged in a bad landing at Mount Olive on the return. South Carolina Refuses To Reduce Tobacco Production Columbia, S.C.5 Feb. 9—A bill designed to^curtail sharply pro duction of tobacco in South Carolina was killed by the house today 41 to 14. The bill would have allowed but two acres to be planted for each horse, mule or ox, owned by the farmer. M, B. Huggins of Florence, the author, esti mated it would reduce produc tion bv 50 per cent. Read The Messenger ads and buy it at home.
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Feb. 11, 1932, edition 1
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