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The Madison Messenger MissXw atk <114 VOL. XVIII.—NO. 29 WINTERED Aa SECOND-CRASS MATTER AT j'OaifOfTOJ*. MADISON. N. C. MADISON, N. C., JULY 14 1932 SUBSCRIPTION PRICE,: ONE TEAR »1.6# SIX MONTHS 76 CENTS Every Thursday Curtis Gets a Year in the Pen And Fine of $1,000 in Hoax Flemfngton, N. J., July 11—A penalty ol' one year’s imprison ment and a fine of $1,000 was imposed today .on John Hughes Curtis for obstructing justice in the Lindbergh baby kidnaping. Immediate steps were taken to appear the case. Curtis stared stolidly as the sentence was pronounced. Then lie went back to his jail cell, while his lawyer in Norfolk, Va., announced friends were raising funds in his behalf. Lloyd Fisher. Curtis’ lawyer here, said ire would get in touch with Norfolk friends and try to arrange bail, fixed at $10. 000, in a day or two. W. C. Pender, the Norfolk lawyer, said funds being raised there would lie used either to pay the fine -in case an attempt to'get the prison sentence sus pended is successful—or to pay for an appeal. Printing the vol uminous record lor an appeal probably would cost between $1,000 and $1,200, he said. Strangely, the real truth about whether or not the boat builder actually was in contact with the desperate band, of kid napers he described to Col. Charles A. Lindbergh never has been established. Technically, the jury decided he did have such contact, since the court instructed them they must find so in order to convict. In a heated argument preced ing imposing of the sentence, which Fisher sought to block by asking an arrest of judgment the lawyer proclaimed loudly that his client never. knew the kidnapers. “He was just a man with wild dreams about boats and things," he... shouted® to the bench. 15UI. 1 iJiii."', v««_.v " —; confession he typed before his aricsl in May, announced after he was sentenced: “I believe the information I gave the New Jersey authori ties will prove valuable if they will act upon it.” For the Second time since be ginning of the trial, reference was made to a mysterious per son believed to be in touch with the kidnapers. “The best lead in the Lind bergh case is in a man held in an army cantonment,” Fisher announced, during the course of an argument for a new trial, after the sentence. His motion was denied. It was recalled that Frank J. Wilson, internal revenue agent, testified at the trial he had in terviewed a man on Curtis’ in formation in connection with the kidnaping, but declined to tell his name. He said the man was thought to lie “in touch with the guilty persons.” Rather than disclose the name of this man, the pros ecution permitted the testimony to lie struck front the record. = “I started my trips innocent ly,” insisted Curtis, before he returned to his cell, “and with a desire lo help my fellow man; I shall think twice before I do it again.” ■ . , „ If this appeal tails, Curtis will serve the sentence in the state prison at Trenton. He could have remained in jail here had the sentence been less than six months. After the sentence, the judge signed a certificate of reason able doubt permitting Curtis to be released on bail pending ap peal. Hollywood, Fla—The convic tion of John Hughes Curtis on a charge of obstructing justice in the Lindbergh kidnaping hoax “disgusted” Rev. H. Dob son Peacock, Norfolk pastor, who assisted Curtis in his "ne gotiations.” The minister discussed the case on arriving here for a meet ing of the Atlantic Coastal Highway Association of which he is chaplain. Dobson-Peacock insisted that Curtis contacted someone, but admitted he had no way of knowing whether they were the kidnapers. “I am out of the case and I was disgusted by the conviction of Curtis”’ the dean declared. “(Guy 11.) Burrage (retired read admiral who, with the min ister, assisted Curtis) and I act ed on written authority and in perfect faith. I believe Curtis contacted someone, but whether they were the real kidnapers, I do not know.” “I am sick and tired of all the racket caused by this. Burrage and I were invited by Curtis to help him. I will make a state ment to the highway associa^ Mdn tomorrow night, but it prob ably will not contain anything that has not been said,” Dobson-Peacock revealed that he had been well-acquainted with members of the family of the late Dwight W. Morrow, father of Mrs. Lindbergh, when Morrow was ambassador to Mexico and the dean was rector of Christ Cathedral at Mexico City. The three Morrow girls sang in the Christ Cathedral 1 Choir at the time, Dobson-Pea cock said. Roosevelt Is Hailed By Smith Supporters i Stonington, Conn., July 12— Replying to the assurances of Rhode Island Democratic lead ers that the state that had loyally supported former Gov ernor Smith would be in the Democratic column again this year, Gov. Franklin D. Roose velt today referred to Mr. Smith as “our old friend.” The Rhode Island group head ed by J. Howard McGrath, of Central Falls, chairman of the state central,committee, visited Mr. Roosevelt on his sail boat at the end of the second day of the presidential nominee’s va cation at sea. Answering McGrath, Roose velt said: “1 not only under stand but greatly appreciate Rhode Island standing by om old friend Governor-Smith and I know now I am going to re ceive the same display of loy alty,” Rhode Island was one of the few states Mr. Smith carried in 1928 and it remained with Smith to end of Chicago con vention. Sailing before «. light north west wind, the Rdosevelt party today added 50 miles to its log in reaching this picturesque lit tle New England fishing city at the Conneeticut-Rhode Island border. The yawl II slipped in be hind the breakwater as the sun dropped below the low hills across the harbor. A dozen s,or more assorted craft, canoes, rowboats apd small power ships trailed the yawl to her anchorage and hov ered around as the Roosevelt party prepared supper.. Since he left Port Jelferson on Long Island yesterday, the governor has traveled 75 miles. Tomorrow he hopes to make Woods Hole on Buzzards bay, across from. New Bedford. “It was a great day,” said Mi-. Roosevelt, relaxing after eight hours at the wheel. Ilfs face was red from the wind and sun. “Its very unusual to get a northwestern wind all day,” he added. In a locker room at his feet was a stack of water power data left with him by Frank P. Walsh, chairman of the New York power authority last night but Mr. Roosevelt said he had not looked at the papers. — Only 802 Veterans Accept Fares Home Washington, July 12.—Mem bers of the capital’s bonus army showed little inclination today to accept the government offer of railroad fare home, and those that did had to be guard-j ed from attack by their die hard companions. Frank T. Hines, veterans ad ministrator, informed President Hoover today that only 802 of the veterans applied for trans portation funds. He said his in formation showed a total of 7; 500 encamped in the city with more drifting in every day. A squad of police was detail ed to guard the veteran’s ad ministration building after homesick former soldiers report' ed they had been threatened ! while waiting for their travel funds. A group which police! termed “radicals” was dispers-j ed from a park across the, street. _ Commissioners Give More Time On Taxes At a meeting Thursday in Wentworth the board of coun ty commissioners voted to ex tend the date for advertising land to be sold for tax ,delin quencies to September 12. This would indicate that the sale of land to be disposed of for taxes will probably take place as late as November, thereby giving the farmer a chance to get his to bacco to market, and permitting ihe fall stimulation of business to be felt bet< re the law em ployes its Iasi resort.” At this meeting the board al so cut salaries all along the line, ranging from 10 per cent to 25 per cent. The downtrod den taxpayers of the county will be glad for this, for they have felt all the while that the county officers should be will ing to take a cut, in view of the fact that hundreds of these tax payers are not making living expenses. A Son Born, to Mr. and Mrs. R. E. White of Los Angeles, Calif., at the home of Mrs. White’s par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Brown in Madison, Tuesday morning, a | son, R. E., Jr. THREE LEADING THIRD PARTIES ENTERING FIELD The Prohibition, The Liberal And The Independent Fac tions Bid For Votes; All Are Organized Now; Prohibition Group Appears To Be Most Popular With Major Party Dissenters Washington, July 11—- Almost numberless “third parties" again this presidential-election year beckon to the dissenters from orthodox tickets and plat forms. To millions of voters, of course, November offers just a choice between Hoover and Roosevelt, but there remain the aspiring organizers of new groups with their wide assort ment of ideas and candidates. Backers of at least three of these minority movements hope they can play a role compara ble to Theodore Roosevelt's “Bull Moose” party of 1912 or to Bob LaFollette’s Progressive sorties of 1924. They are: The prohibition party, repre senting one wing of the coun try’s dry sentiment; the “liber ty party;”- grouping the more radical independents of the cen tral and western"agricultural’ zone; and the league for inde pendent political action, based largely on the strength of polit ical reformers in the east, The Democratic and Republi can conventions took the head lines and national attention, but before, during and after the major party activity, these three and others met to pre pare for the November battle. First of the minority groups in national attention up to now has been the prohibition party. This group, which existed even before the turn of the century, blossomed into new life at In dianapolis last week because of the wet trend in the platforms of both major parties. iu leturu a icsuumnii}; anti wet protest, it sought the lead ership of Senator Borah, of Ida ho, and the support of the big di*v organizations. Neither materialized immedi ately, so the party offers as its presidential candidate William D. Upshaw, ex-representative and dry lecturer from Georgia. He is willing and anxious to quit the saddle the moment Bo rah or another national figure agrees to take the leadership. Two other groups aspiring to independent leadership pitch their platforms on economic grounds, both left-wing, liber al or radical, depending on the point of view. The liberty party, claiming to be a fusion ol' farmer-labor, pro pressive and socialist parties, the monetary league and the farmers’ union, put forward in Kansas City July 4 a ticket head ed by Frank Elbridge Webb, of! California, the farmer-labor candidate of 1928. He receiv ed just 6,390 votes four year ago, Jacob S. CoXey, W. H. “Coin” Harvey, and such men are leading figures in the par ty's activity. The farmer-labor party exec utive committee, though in an Omaha meeting yesterday dis avowed the action of the “lib erals,” rejecting Webb’s nomin ation and selecting Coxey. So the “liberal” party’s “fusion” did not fuse so well. Third of the big “third par ties,” the league for independ ent political action held its con vention in Cleveland this week end. Brain-child of John Dew ey, New York philosopher and | constant champion of better con \ ditions for labor, public control of utilities, international level-/ ling of tariff walls, civil liberty, disarmament and such causes, j the movement centered on a [ definite platform. Besides these three groups ! and their components, the com munist workers party offers again William Z. Foster, recip ient of nearly 50,000 votes in the election which made Her bert Hoover President. The socialist-labor party puts for ward Varnie L. Reynolds, one time steamfitter, who through various minority parties in 1928 received 21.,603 votes from 19! states. Our Colored Team Madison Quicksteps, colored baseball team, went down in de feat at Greensboro when it fac ed the Greensboro Textile Giants, the score being 7 to 2. Monday the Greensboro Hawksj came over and locked horn with the Quicksteps, but the lo cals won 6 to 3. Lefty Martin, Madison prize colored south paw, was on the firing line in both games. On the 2d the Quicksteps went over to High Point and lost to that team 7 to j 3. So far our colored team has! only lost two games this season, which is a fine record, consid-! ering the strong teams that thev have faced. Burke county produced 60, 000 bushels of wheat on 8,000 acres of land this season. Pilot Baptists To Meet At City View The annual sessions of the Pilot Mountain Baptist Associ ation will be held with the City View 'Baptist Church, east of Winston-Salem, Tuesday and Wednesday, July 19 and 20. Rev. Fred N. Day will preside as moderator. The first session Will open with devotional exercises con ducted bv Rev. W. B. Haislip and the association will then or ganize and elect officers for the session. l)r. J, It. jester will present the report of the ex ecutive committee, of which he is chairman. Mrs. J. J. Roddick, who fbr many years has been assbciational leader for wo man’s work, will present the re port of her '.department,' and Rev. 1). If. Wilcox will read the report; of the promotion com mittee’s activities. Rev. N. C. Teague, pastor of Southside Baptist Church,; will preach the iutroductory Sermon. At. t he afternoon session Dr. Jester and Rev. J. F. Manuel will discuss state missions and the co-operative program. Rev. C. S. Rogers and Rev. Jennings Johnson will discuss home mis sions. This will be followed by niiscel 1 aneo.us bnsiness. The: (‘Veiling session will be featured by a presentation of the B. V. P. U. report by Rev. C. E, Baker, and Rev. D. K. Wil cox, and a discussion of tem perance by Rev. 1). S. Dempsey and M- P- Boe. The second morning’s session will find the delegates listening to a presentation of the orphan age report h.v Rev. T. C. Keaton and Rev. P. E, White; the greet ings from colleges by their rep resentatives; addresses oil Christian education by Rev. j. iS. Ammons and Rev. S. L. Natl; report from the Baptist Hospit al by Rev. G. T. Lumpkin, the superintendent, and Rev. (). E. Ward. Af the afternoon session Dr. S. 11. Templeman and Rev. S. E. Morton will present the Sun day school work. Rev. B. Is, Mason and 'Rev, G. C. Duncan will speak on periodicals. Min isterial relief will be presented by Rev. J. C. Gillespie and Rev. B. Townsend. Memorials will be read for deceased member,' of the association. Heflin To Support Democratic Ticket Washington, July 8—Former Senator Thomas J. Heflin, who refused to follow A1 Smith in 1928, but who recently announc ed he would support Roosevelt and Garner, today issued the following statement: “While 1 do not agree With the prohibition plank as adopt-1 ed by the Democratic, convert-j tion at Chicago, there are so! many other important issues in) the campaign on which Govern-i or Roosevelt is sound that 1 will! enthusiastically support t in-; Democratic ticket. “The fight made on Roosevelt j at Chicago by certain favor-j seeking special interests' gives I him a strong appeal to the rank j and file of American people, j Our presidential nominee this ’ year in many respects will make I a better president than Theo dore Roosevelt and he has ini him much of the progressive) liberalism of Woodrow Wilson.1 “The nomination of Speaker! Gayner for vice-president great ly strengthens ’the ticket. Curii-i er’s rugged Americanism and j his understanding of the com mon people is a great asset to! the Democratic party. “All real Democrats as well) as the progressive Republicans-! of the West will welcome the op) portunity to vote for these two) men because of their determina tion to do something to restore j the ‘forgotten man’ to his right ) ful place in the economic life) of the nation and ‘give him a fair chance in the struggle for existence’.” w hi hing At Comer s Chapel Church Sun, A sextet from Cool Springs Church, Wilkes county, will sing at Comer’s Chapel Church, near Madison, both Sunday morning and afternoon, 11 uly 17. Accompanying the singers will be A. C. Walls, of Ronda, Wilkes county, who is superintendent of the Cool Springs Sunday school. The date marks the be ginning of a revival meeting at Comer’s Chapel, with Rev. L. P. Soots, of Fieldale, Va., assist ing the pastor. The public is cordially invited to be present Sunday and at the services dur ing the week. The Cool Springs singers are said to be artists of mere than ordinary ability. Pamlico irish potato growers report a little profit from the crop this season. The price held up better than was anticipated. Eleven Edgecombe county farmers received $983.86 for a carload of 138 hogs sold last week. *•!« vt* «1j kt- «Ta -t- ■!/ •f* #J\ ip ip ip ip STOKESDALE * ;S $ ' $ $ . $ $ ' # 'He ?jc Miss Grayce Honeycutt of Thoniasyille is spending some time visiting Mrs. J. H. White. The revival meeting at the ( hristian Church is in progress i. iw. ■ Si'f dees' are held ever r vening at 8 o’clock. Mr...and Mrs. W. A. Young i nd Harvey Young Visited Mr, ; ’id .Mrs. j. s, Young of Wiii : nii-Salem Sunday. Lindsay Slyer* of Salisbury .was in town Sunday. Miss A Hone Hilton Haven ort, Penn., is spending, some time with her sister,' Mrs. Ed cdley. tiplTrej' Atari in f»j: Mayodah. '.sited .Miss Mary Henry Me rorie Saturday. Misv. Mart ha N'eai of Wainu.' ove is spending some. time with her grandfather, D. 1’. Lemons.. .1. S. Knight and D.. P. Lem tts motored to Greensboro Tue day. Mrs. Bessie Goodman,:.belov ed citizen of this place; passed into the great beyond Monday fight at 12:15. She was Lur ried in the Goshen cemetery Tuesday evening at 2 o’clock, tier husband preceded tier in death'two years ago. The Ladies' Aid 'M Gideon Grove jM. P. Cjtoureh met -with Mis. John Smith Monday; even ing at 8 o'clock. The. meeting vas called in usual order. Af ter, the business of the meeting a program was rendered in very good form. Tile meeting ad journed to meet in August with Mrs. A. L. Lemons, •Teddy Huggins Of" Mayodam visited friends here Saturday.. Misses Annie Lee and Bati iihe Pegram of Guilford ('oilege, are visiting Miss Mary Henry McCrorie. B. F. Sink of Lexingt< ii \\ in town Thursday.' I). P. Lemons ami daughters, Mattrine and Virginia, visteil in Walnut Cove Sunday, Miss .Jaunita Kessler of Winston-Salem spent several days here last week. oj Xu. yy ■ children, Rae Frances, Jimmie and Donald Lee, have returned to their home in Winston-Salem. rHer speding a week with Mrs. 0>. if. Tuf-ner. Born, to Mr. and .Mrs. K II. Simpson, Saturday, a daughter. We are glad to report that Mrs Bill Goode is able to be' out again, after being confined to her room several days. Curley Dillon and Miss Jau nita Pearman 'motored, ■to. Greensboro Saturday evening, , Mrs. Jewel Vestal and chil dren have returned to their home in Greensboro. after spending some time here. Miss Lula Young of near Madison spent Thursday after-' noon with Miss Brook Edwards. William Keziali of King wa in town last week. Hampton Vestal of Greensbo ro was in town Sunday. Frederick Preston and Ramon Goode of King Spent the week end here at their homes. Ramon Lemons of Salisbury : spent Sunday afternoon here. Bill Eller and Bill Cooke mo tored to Greensboro Satiirdax evening. Edgar F. Rader Passed Saturday , Edgar F. Rader, who spent many months in Madison and who married a Mayudan lady. .Miss Minnie Spencer, died in a , Statesville hospital Saturday t morning from an attack of ( Blight's disease and heart trou ble. Mr. Rader had spent sev- , eral weeks in the hospital but , had so improved that he went , to his home in Newton, The improvement, however, was of ( short duration, and lie was talc- , en back a few days ago, and , soon suceumber. It will be re- : called that he constructed Mad ison’s streets and during his stay here he made many warm I and lasting friends, who regret , his departure—just in the prime of life, being 33. Besides the widow he leaves a 3-year-old . daughter; his mother, Mrs. W. F. Rader; two sisters, Mrs. Roy ] Fesperman, of Lincolnton, and . Mrs. Ray Hoover, of Thomas- . viile; three brothers, Holland, Andrew, and Blie Rader, of Newton. The funeral services were conducted from the Newton Presbyterian church Sunday af ternoon at 4 o’clock, and a large ■ number of relatives and friends ; was present. Those attending l from Madison were J. 0. Rags-! dale, Sr., Ed .Tones, J. O. Rags- f da let Jr., V. H. Idol. R. A. Card- , well, B. R. Apple, A. W. Daniel, l C. G. Moore and Ralph Chilton, i Revival At Pine 1 Hall This Week , Rev. Henry Willis began a re vival at Pine Hall Presbyteri an Church Monday, which will continue through Sunday night. We learn that much interest is already being manifested in this series of meetings. TRUITT-SIMPSON I’opular Young People Flight Troth in Martinsville; The Vows Spoken June 22; Will Reside in Rockingham i'vvo of Rockingham county’s 1 ■ prominent families were ■fn;-' in .marriage at Martins •/1 i<V'a.. June 22, when Miss .'lac Truitt became the nidiin' Robert Simpson. The cli' i. f ing minister was Rev. C. Viac s. pastor iff the First i-■ fitn Church of Martins ! lie. The bride, who is a stately ilf»n<f>*, was at.tractively attired n. bji.u' mingtoy crepe, with ac saacs to match. She wore I , , a rc of sweetheart roses, Simpson: was educated 0 1. ;t liati v high school and fl i College; ; is the daughter if hi.-i.ee- Truitt and the late \I.i. Klizabeth Simpson Truitt,1 uid u sister of Rev, John G. I'i i j 1, of Norfolk, Ya„ who is - a ' f hr .nos* prominent min .sf n flu Christian rtenom :ii;ij loir. She majored in instru riniHal nifisic afid voice at F;lon i’n.d } a j since taught music and Co tee. in -sortie of the State’s best |- i high schools. Ai r. Simpson was educated at 1 RiiC dVd College, is the son of ra hi;a Patrick 11. Simpson and J if . f ra nees Whiteheart Simp ii. and is a successful mer liaa . banker and farmer, in which pursuits lie has followed In the footsteps of his father, e!ie late Air. Simpson was one f the organizers and first pres ident of the Stokesdale Commer fial Rank, as well as a member : life General Assembly of Rockingham county a number af. 1 iira s. Ills son has also been ’resident of the Stokesdale fink. Air. Simpson is a neph rtv of Ktigene Simpson, of the Wtchovia Bank, Winston-Salem, Since their return from a lone.vaiooii spent in Virginia .uid Western North Carolina, Air, , and Airs. Simpson have been; the recipients of a num fier of social courtesies. They are .now at home on Mr. Sirnp •iidi’s farm near Summerfield. OrIx Best Cows Pay Their Way The North Carolina dairyman making money on his herd at this, lime is the person who Knows how to- feed, how to cull .•w-producing cows and how to L a - the- best calves from the uighe.- ’-producing animals. The liest way to Sind out about these hi g.- is to have a cow testing >r herd -improvement associa ii n in the community. !-'r -< 1 M. Haig, in charge of lie State College dairy herd, d o five sound reasons why i:.’ farmers should associate hcinsclvcs' into such an organ z-atioii. rirsi, lie says, a cow iin. a.-.s'ciation takes the i ii! of dairying and puts hv j'.ec.j on a business basis. Nothing will point out the low 'inducing cows more quickly >i- accurately than a pair of wales and a. Babcock tester. Second, by. knowing what each ndivid.iiai cow is producing. Hi- dairyman may cull out his mpi oiitahl.e or hoarder cows. A Vy, boarders can soon place a i terd in tile loss column. Third, carl;, figures will show from viiich cows to save calces so is to build up a high-producing a-rd. Fourth, members of an issoeiatioiv receive benefits i'liin buying and selling cOllect vc-ly. Fifth, the aid of the of icial tester will,help the dairy nt-n to feed his cows more ■conomically and to. cut down iverhead expenses. For three years, Prof. Haig vas tester for a herd improv’e nent association which was (imposed of 24 dairymen owri ng hop cows. During that time he cows gained 24 per cent in heir production of milk and 32 i.er cent in production of but-, erf at. The profit above cost of eed was $97.52 greater per cow n the third year than it was n the first year. ’This increase vats secured despite an increase n feed price's at that time. Mi-,. Haig says the small cost o each dairyman in such an vssociation makes the invest nent well wdrth while from the •tandpoint of money returns ilonc. Critically 111 As we go to press we are mined to learn that the condi ion of R. P. Webster is re rarded as being critical, with jut-very little hope heid for his •ecovery. It will be recalled hat several months ago he slip >ed on a banana peel and fell, jreakirig his hip. For many nonths he' wore a plaster cast, vhich was removed only a few lays ago, Pretty soon after its •emoval he was stricken with meumonia. However he rallied md only yesterday his condi ion was reported as being nuch better. Last, night his leart went bad and, as above dated, his condition today is egarded as being critical. Read The Messenger ads. HIGH LIGHTS IN THE REYNOLDS CASE The Associated Press gives i the following high lights in the Reynolds tragedy: #/■ Tobacco Tobacco, a king crop of North Carolina, starts the story. Its leaves, rolled into billions of cigarettes, turned by the al chemy of advertising into a $60,000,000 fortune. $15,000,000 The late R. J. Reynolds, who built the fortune, left $15,000, 000 in trust for his son, farmin' Reynolds.. “A curse'’ the youth’s widow called it yesterday. Smith Reynolds A millionaire from boyhood, 20, when he died, a Strang > youth who scorned formal edu cation. loved aviation, and threatened often to ki 11 ’himself. Elizabeth (Libby) Holman Dark-hai red, deep-throated blues,singer, student of law and literature. An operation made her voice a strange contralto. She sang “Moanin' Row” and became a Broadway sensation. She is a widow at 26. Reynolda The boy millionaire's vast es tate at Winston-Salem, seat of the tobacco empire. It has a private lake, boat house, num berless rooms, huge staff Of servants. He took his bride there after a secret marriage. The Party < luests gathered Tuesday to celebrated the 21 st birthday of C. G. Hill, friend of Reynolds. There was swimming, canoeing, drinking—“corn whiskey with near beer for chasers ” Ah Walker Nineteen-year-old friend and secretary of Reynolds, He said Miss Holman threw her arms around him, crying “Smith does not love me.” The Shot The sound of a shot early last Wednesday startled Walker and other guests, including Blanche Yurka, statuesque Broadway actress of Ibsen and other roles. They found Reynolds dying on a sleeping porch. The Hospital A nurse said that while Rey nolds was dying she found Walk er arid Miss Holman on the floor in another room, struggling to get up. Walker, denying Miss Holman was on the floor, said he was there because he had fainted. The Widow's Explanation She said Reynolds, worried over a physical deficiency, ask ed her to have .affairs with oth ers, threatened to kill himself. She came out of a 40-hour men tal lapse to see a pistol in his hand, hear “that crash of the universe, everything failing around me.” The Widow’s Father Albert Holman, Cincinnati at torney, supporting his stricken daughter at the inquest. When she cried “Oh, such agony! Oh, God!” . He said “Buck up. I can’t bear it for you. 1 wish I could.” The Coroner’s Jury It reported Reynolds came to his death at the hands of “par ties unknown.” A Two-Year-Old Heiress Ann Cannon Reynolds, 2nd, daughter of. Reynolds and his first wife, whose father is the world's largest towel manufac turer. The wedding was in 1929, the divorce in 1931. The child, it is believed, will receive the $15,000,000 although it has been testified Miss Holman is expecting a child. *********** * STONEVILLE * *********** H. L. Mitchell of High Point visited here Sunday. Miss Luciie Patterson return ed this week from a visit to relatives in Pilot Mountain. Mesdames Omer Glenn and Walter Stone returned Tuesday from a vsit to their parents in Swainsboro, Ga. They were ac companied home by their sister Miss May Girl-dings: who will spend some time in Stoneville. Mr. and Mrs. Thornton of Sandy Ridge were guests o T Mr. and Mrs. Frank Brown Sunday. Mrs. 11. L. Glenn, and Harvey, Jr., visited in High Point last week. Mrs. W. L. Gravely and Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Ivie of LeaksVille were guests . of Miss Annie Smith Sunday. The Missionary Society of the Methodist Church met Wednes day afternoon with Mrs. X. H. Lewis. After the business ses sion there were .several appro priate readings giv en and a solo i rendered by Ray Lewis. A do- j licio-us ice course was served. The Christian Missionary So-! ciety met Saturday at the homo ! of Mrs. W. M. Carter. Miss Frank Mitchell of High Point has been spending a few days with relatives. Itr. 0. R. Hodgin of Thoma-s ville visited Dr. and Mrs. S. T. Hodgin Sundav. Members ol the Christian En deavor Society, -chaperoned l>\ Mrs. Clarence Smith, returned Saturday from a camping trip at Anglin's mill. Misses May McCabe. Ida Sue and Bee Tatum ol' Nettle Ridge, Va.. were dinner guests of Mrs. R. B. Price Saturday, Rey. J. M. Campbell is hold ing a series of meeting at the Methodist Church in Mayodan. Miss Florence King returned from Ridge Crest Saturday. Miss Grace Grogan has re turned from a visit to New York City. Mrs. Paul Swanson of Pilot Mountain is on a visit to her parents, Mr. land Mrs. ,T. R. Grogan. Mrs. J. A. Scales, Miss Fan Seales and Mrs. Fair made a re cent visit to Charleston, S. C. Miss Effie Lewellyn has been visiting in Reidsville. Miss Minnie Foster of Win ston-Salem visited in Stoneville Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. John Bondurant of Martinsville visited in town Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Barber of Raleigh, Mr, and Mrs. Stewart King, Mrs. E- L. Fulcher, and Miss Minnie Burton were recent guests of Mrs. Rufus Stone. Mrs. J. A. Scales and Miss Fan. Scales were recent visitors in Leaksville. G. L. Smith of Leaksville was in town Saturday. Miss Annie Smith has been quite ill, but is recuperating. !: * ******** * I* MAYODAN * 5fc ***** ♦ Ruben Baughn left Monday for Baltimore. W. D. Martin is at home for a few days from Washington, D, C. V. E. Smith of Fancy Gap, Va., spent a short while in town Sat unlay. Misses Era Vernon and Bes sie Gray spent Sunday in Greensboro. Mrs. K. V. Reid spent several davs in Raleigh last week. Mr. and Mrs. J. V. Highfill and Mrs. Ruben Gann attended the funeral of E. F. Rader at Newton Sunday. Mrs. \V. M. Fuller of Phila delphia visited Mrs. K. V. Reid last week. The Prize Winners Rallies winning in the recent popularity contest staged by the Parent - Teacher association, Were Cornelia Kuykendall and Mark Roberts. The following merchants contributing gifts were Grogan’s Grocery Store, .Tones’ lc to So Store, Penn Hardware & Furniture Co., D. W. Busick’s Son, Madison Fur niture Co., Madison Jewelry Co., A. & P. Store, Meador Supply Co., Ellington Drug Co., Piedmont Drug Co,, Meador Cash and Carry Store, The Mc Gehee Co., Bennett's Cash Store, City Grocery & Hardware Co., Pure food Market, Purity Cafe, W. S- Byerly & Co., Lee’s Cash Store and- Delatona Beauty Shoppe. Baptist Church News (0. E. Ward, Pastor) Services for Sunday, July 17 are as follows: Sabbath school at 10 A. M.—Supt. J. C. Brown. Morning worship at 11. Sub ject."What Think Ye of Christ.” Evening services begin at 8. The pastor will have for his subject. “Devil's Platform.” Ev erybody is cordially invited to attend these services. Miss Estelle Taylor recently entertained at four tables of bridge in honor of her guests, Mrs. H. O. Barham and Mrs. Leon Cahill of Winston-Salem. The guests were received in the living room which was decorat ed with cut flowers, sweet peas, ferns, roses and nasturtiums. After four progressions it was found that Mrs. H. O. Barham held high score. She was pre sented a chiffon handkerchief. Mrs. Barham and Mrs. Cahill, the honorees, were each pre sented a pair of hose. The host ess, assisted by Mrs. Frank King, served delicious home made ice cream, cake and lem onade. Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Kelly have returned to Stoneville. Read The Messenger ads.
The Madison Messenger (Madison, N.C.)
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July 14, 1932, edition 1
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