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VOL. XVIII.—NO. 37
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AT POSTOfllJO*. MADISON, N. C.
MADISON, N.C., SEPTEMBER 8, 1932
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Every Thursday
Tile Drunken Driver As He
Was Seen Eighteen Years Ago
A good deal has been said in
the papers about Judge Michael
Schetock’s recent charge to a
grand jury at Lenoir a few days
ago. It was a most excellent
charge, and he hit the nail
square on the head when
said: “A drunken fool on any
highway makes it a death trap
for others.” Then one report
goes on and gives the Judge
credit for an experience he had
several years ago on a trip from
Ruffin to Reidsville. This was
not Judge Schenck’s experience
at all, but that of Charles L.
Jones, now Mayodan’s chief ot
police, but who was a resident
of Reidsville at that time. Just
how Mr. Jones’ description of
the event got mixed up with
Judge Schenck’s is not known
but in order to “keep history
straight,” we give Mr. Jones’
personal version of the experi
ence, which is his own and not
Judge Schenck’s:
“I think the first car I saw
that was operated by a fool or
fools was in 1914 when there
were only a few cars in Reids
ville and not many in larger
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Clues, uiic uotuiui.; —
Dr. Sam B. Ellington and I were
coming from Ruffin to Reidsville
in a buggy drawn by a horse
with plenty of life when a large
touring car with six drunken
men passed us at a lively speed,
“About a mile further on we
caught up with them parked by
the side of the road. I judge
they had stopped to take anoth
er drink. However, they soon
passed again and after we had
driven seven of the nine miles
from Ruffin to Reidsville we
came in sight of them but did
not pass as they drove on leav
ing a gallon container on the
aide of the road. There were
at this time five grade crossings
on this stretch of road and
when we came in sight of the
third one or what was then
known as Andrew Reid crossing
where the American Tobacco
Co. storage sheds now stand we
could see their car on the track
and one of the fellows coming
down the track in an effort to
flag an approaching south
bound freight. As the train was
on an up grade the engineer
managed to stop before reach
ing the crossing.
“With the assistance oi «,ne
train crew we got the wrecked
car off enough to allow the train
to pass. I asked one of the par
ty who was driving the car at
the time of the wreck and I re
member very well that his reply
was that they were all trying to
drive.
“The trip was made so un
pleasant for Dr. Ellington that
I was sorry that I had asked
him to ride with me instead of
waiting for the train as he had
intended doing; however, we
reached our destination safely
taken care of by Providence as
the doctor declared.
“And now I return to the sub
ject of drinking, 1 would like
for' someone to tell me where a
drunken man or woman belongs.
Some have advanced the opin
ion that they ought to go home
and stay until they get sober.
Is that a suitable place for a
drunk with wife and children,
mother, sisters, brothers, or ev
en -alone? I say not! And I
certainly can’t think of any
thing so dangerous on a high
way as a person under steer
ing wheel of a car with his tank
full or half full of liquor, al
cohol, homebrew or some other
intoxicating beverage and with
auto tank containing gas.”
Football Practice
Coach Kuykendall tells us
that the first work out of the
football squad of Madison high
school will take place Monday
afternoon at 4 o’clock, when all
candidates who want to “make
the team” are expected to be on
the campus. Some games in the
near future are in sight, and it
will be .well for all the boys who
expect to join the squad to be
on hapd next Monday after
noon. >
Enlarging Bungalow
A force cf hands is adding
two rooms to the bungalow own
ed by J. 0. Busick and occupied
by Jets Tuttle.
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Poling Rebuked By
Woman Dry Leader
Washington, Sept. 4—Mrs.
Jesse W. Nicholson, president
of the National Woman’s Dem
ocratic Law Enforcement lea
gue, made public today a letter
to Dr. Daniel A. Poling, chair
man of the allied forces for pro
hibition, protesting against a
request she said had been made
for a contribution to help re
elect President Hoover.
“Your letter,” Mrs. Nicholson
wrote, “asking me, a constitu
tional Democrat, to assist the
Allied Forces, of which you are
chairman, in making a contribu
tion in the campaign for thq re
election of President Hoover
and a dry Congress when the
President is running on a drip
ping wet platform, seems to me
an insult to intelligence, when
you know better than anyone
else the decided stand I took in
1928 against my own party for
the self-same program now pro
posed by the Republican candi
date. •
Mrs. Nicholson expressed “re
gret that you, of all people,
should throw your support to a
wet Republican candidate now,
when you fought so persistently
in 1928 against a Democratic
candidate whose position was
identical with that of the candi
date you are now supporting.”
“It is unfair,” she continued,
“to the millions of constitution
al Democrats throughout the
country who have contributed
the thousands of dollars which
has enabled you to build up an
organization that you are now
asking for more funds trying to
deceive the contributors into be
lieving that you are still work
ing for a dry Congress—at the
same time working for a wet
political party whose platform
declares for repeal or worse.
“You further state that 187
of the 205 members of your ex
ecutive committee indorsed the
position you are taking. This
prompts me to ask you to please
make public the list of 187, as
I must confess with others I
have my doubt about this.”
Mrs. Katie Mitchell
Mrs. Katie Mitchell died at
her home near Mayodan Satur
day morning about 12 o’clock.
Heart trouble was the cause of
her death, though she had been
in declining health for quite a
long while. She was 74 years
of age. Mrs. Mitchell was a
devout member of the Beaver
Island Baptist Church, and lov
ed by all who knew her best.
She is survived by two children,
Mrs. Carrie Martin of Mayo
dan, and Mrs. R. S. Vernon, of
Blueefild, W. Va., six grandchil
dren, nine great-grandchildren,
besides two sisters, Mrs. Nan
nie Martin, of Mayodan, and
Mrs. Frank Martin of Madison,
and two brothers, Dock Kallam,
of Mayodan and Tom Kallam, of
Sandy Ridge. A short funeral
service was held from the home
Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock
and services concluded at the
family cemetery. Revs. Shoe
maker and Manuel being the
pastors in charge. The pall
bearers were John Martin, Will
Joyce, Louis Martin, Grover
Hall, Richard Manuel and Roy
Alley.
Work On Road Began
Thursday; 150 Men
The contractors began active
operations of the Madison
Greensboro road link Thuisday
morning and now about 150
men are at work daily. This re
duced the unemployed army in
this section just that much. In
the future, those desiring to
work will be required to report
to Red Cross headquarters ev
ery morning in order that the
roll call may be carried out.
The foreman will select labor
ers for that day from those who
are present. If you are not
present, you stand no chance of
being employed for that day.
The contract for the new Mad
J»v>n-Wentworth road will bo lei
within the near future and sev
eral bundled more men will bi
employed when this is doi;.
Read The Messenger ads and
buy it at home.
Madison H. School
Has New Department
With the opening of the 1932
school term Madison high
school will have added to her
curriculum a course in Voca
tional Agriculture. W. W. Mc
Culloch, who for the past five
years has been teacher of agri
culture in Sedge Garden school,
Forsyth county, will have
charge of the work in the local
school. The agricultural de
partment will offer instruction
in agriculture to the farm boys
enrolled in high school as a part
of their regular high school
course. The teacher of agricul
ture will also offer evening
class instruction to the adult
farmers of the community dur
ing the winter months and serve
the farmers through group dem
onstrations and individual farm
services where possible.
According to Mr. McCulloch,
prospects are bright for build
ing up a strong agricultural de
partment in Madison school, as
a large number of boys have
already indicated a desire to en
roll in the course with the open
ing of school and the school
officials and residents of the
community are showing great
interest in the new department
and have assumed a very coop
erative attitude toward the
work.
William M. Knight
Passed Away Monday
William Marion Knight, 76,
died at the home of his son, T.
L. Knight, Monday afternoon
about 6 o’clock, after a linger
ing illness. Mrs. Knight pre
ceded him about five years ago.
For years Mr. Knight conduct
ed a mercantile business at
Rocky Springs, this county, and
was probably one of the largest
farmers in the county. Since
the death of his wife he had
made his home with his son at
Stokesdale and retired from bus
iness. The funeral .services
were conducted from Eden
Methodist Church, of which he
had been a member for several
years, yesterday morning at 11
o’clock, and the interment was
in the church cemetery. Mr.
Knight leaves eight daughters,
Mrs. 0. E. Combs, Mrs. A. J.
Gravette, Mrs. R. W. Gentry,
Mrs. J. F. Powell, and Mrs. C.
W. Angel, of Stokesdale; Mrs.
P. M. Johnson, Mrs, O. F. Staf
ford, and Miss Pearl Knight, of
Greensboro; five sons, W. H., J.
■§., T. L., R. G. and P. G, Knight,
of the Stokesdale section; a
brother, James Knight of Pine
Hall.
Clay Fogleman Trial;
Stokes County Venire
A special venire consisting of
36 men was summoned from
Stokes county from which to se
lect a jury for the trial of Clay
Fogleman, which began at
Wentworth yesterday morning.
Fogleman stands charged with
the murder of J. W. Carter, fill
ing station operator, and Depu
ty Sheriff Robertson, the kill
ings having occurred within a
few days of each other. Jack
Napier, Fogleman’s alleged
partner-in-crime, was shot and
killed in Kentucky a few weeks
ago while resisting arrest. Both
of these murders were of the
cold-blooded style, but the evi
dence against Fogleman is of
the circumstantial variety,
though that is very strong. A
hard fight will be put up by the
defense, and every inch of
ground will be hotly contested.
Hail And Wind
During the thunder storm
last Thursday, the hail and
wind did considerable damage
in the Ellisboro section. The
scope covered was small, how
ever. Tobacco was pretty bad
ly cut up, while the orchards
suffered more damage than any
thing else, many trees being
twisted off.
Lost Fine Cow
Lee Tuttle had the misfortune
of losing a fine cow Friday
night. The cause of her death
is not known.
Fred McNeill and W. H. Prof
fitt of WilkeB county will build
treaclt silos fti providing suc
culent feed for their dairy cows
this winter.
HUGE REFINANCING PROGRAM
WILL BE GIVEN IMMEDIATE
ATTENTION 3BY THE TREASURY
Washington, Sept. 5—A refinancing program involving
$1,150,000,000 to meet maturing obligations, interest on the
public debt and to provide funds for the Reconstruction cor
poration was announced today by Secretary Mills.
The treasury’s second major financial operation of the
current fiscal year provides for issuance of $750,000,000 of
8% per cent treasury notes maturing in five years and $400,
000 in certificates of indebtedness bearing 1% per cent in
terest and maturing on September 15, 1933. “
The treasury notes will be drafted September 15 and
will mature on the same day in 1937. They will not be sub
ject to call for redemption prior to that date. The certifi
cates of indebtedness also will be dated September 15.
Interest on both issues will be payable semi-artnually.
Both notes and certificates will be exempt, both as to prin
cipal and interest, from all taxation except estate and in
heritance taxes.
About $712,504,500 of treasury certificates of indebted
ness mature on September 15, which the department heads
decided, to meet with the five-year note issue in view of the
administration’s opposition to further long term bond issues.
In addition, Secretary Mills explained that about $50,000,000
in interest payments on the public debt becomes due and
payable on September 15.
The Reconstruction corporation and general operating
expenses of the government also are drawing heavily on the
treasury which already is facing a deficit of about $400,000,
000 despite increased taxes. However, the third quarterly
income tax payments are due on September 15, and are ex
pected to rcdue the deficit.
The five-year note issue bears the longest maturity of
any federal government security offered since the bond issue
in September 1931, and brings the gross public debt to
$20,504,700,000.
The first major financial operation this fiscal year was
on August 1st, when a $365,000,000 issue of four-year notes
was oversubscribed more than 10 times in one day. No dif
ficulty is expected in disposing of the new issues, which can
be reduced to liquidity under the recently enacted Glass
Steagall act permitting the federal reserve banks to redis
count government securities;
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* STONEVILLE *
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Miss Eleanor Grogan return
ed to Morganton Friday to re
sume her school work.
Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Robertac/i
were recent visitors to Winstswi
Salem.
J. P. and Wilbur Carter spent
the week end in Roanoke. f i
Miss Florence King left Fri
day for her school at Siler City.
Mrs. Walter Stone entertain
ed her bridge club Thursday af- j
ternoon. After four lively pro-!
gressions Miss Estelle Taylor!
was found to hold high score;
and was awarded a lovely card;
table cover. The hostess was
assisted by Mrs. Houston Tay
lor in serving delicious home
made ice cream and cake.
Miss Elizabeth Poole spent
last week in Ridgeway.
Mrs. B. K. Thomas and chil
dren of Vinton, Va., returned
home Sunday, after spending
the summer with her mother,
Mrs, T. J. Glenn.
We regret to note that Mrs.
E. B. King sustained injury re
cently when she fell down a
stairway.
Miss Fan Scales has return
ed from a visit to Miss Shelton
in Lynchburg.
Mrs. J. iV. Grogan of Spray
spent the week end with Mr.
and Mrs. J. B. Vernon.
Mrs. Percy Neal of High
Point is on a visit to her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Fagg.
Mr. and Mrs. T. S. Heflin of
Durham were visitors in town
last week.
Miss Jessie Vernon of Spray
visited Mrs. J. B. Vernon Sat
urday.
Miss Aileen Lewis spent the
week end in Boone Mill, Va.
Edward Franklin is on a visit
to Washington City.
Mrs. Alice Joyce and Miss
Ada Joyce are on a visit to
Scotland Neck.
Mrs. Robert Meade and little
daughter have returned home,
after a visit to Mr. and Mrs. N.
H. Lewis.
Mrs. R. L. Stone and Mr. and
Mrs. Otis Stone visited Greens
boro Friday.
Taze DeShazo of Roanoke is
on a visit here.
Miss Margaret Wray of Boone
Mill, Va., is visiting Miss Aileen
Lewis.
Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Ivie and
son, Lawson, Mrs. Mattie Grave
ly and T. L. Smith of Leaksville
were in town Sunday.
Mrs. B. H. Wall is on a visit
here.
Miss Lula Heflin and Dorothy
Jones of Durham were guests
of Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Heflin
Sunday.
Dr. L. L. Anderson and Miss
Estelle Taylor visited Ramseur
Sunday.
Mesdames John Wilkins and
Kettle Smith have returned
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* SYLVANIA *
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Mr. and Mrs. Cole of Balti
more, Md., visited Miss Bessie
Wood last week.
Harold Leach of High Point
who haa been spcmding several
months with his cousin, Rodger
Friddle, returned home Sunday.
Curtis Southard left for New
York City Saturday.
Miss Josephine McClarham
and Mrs. Bill McClarham of
Winston-Salem and Miss Betty
Babcock and Miss Sallie Baker
of Oxford were visitors of Miss
Ruby Bailey Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Comer of
Reidsville visited Mr. and Mrs.
Albert Friddle Sunday.
Mrs. E. 0. Parrish visited her
mother, Mrs. J. P. James Tues
day.
Mrs. Alice Strickland of
Reidsville visited Miss Dora
Farrar Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Lemons of
Mayodan spent Sunday with
Mrs. D. F. Friddle.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Friddle
and Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Comer
visited in High Point Sunday
afternoon.
Elder Wesley Willard of High
Point spent Saturday night with
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Friddle.
Mrs. Jettie Joyce visited rel
atives in this vicinity Sunday.
R. W. Pegram and family at
tended the Pegram reunion at
Battleground Sunday.
Mrs. John Bailey is spending
several days with Mrs. T. B.
Bailey.
Mr. Byrd of Greensboro spent
Wednesday night with Dewey
Friddle. Mr. Friddle entertain
ed a few of his friends with a
beef roast at his tobacco bam.
Orders Rolling In
In order to take care of the
increasing orders, the Gem
Dandy Garter company has put
on a night force. Not only that,
but a new sewing room has been
added, composed of twelve ex
tra machines. This would in
dicate, in no uncertain way,
that the goods of this concern
are becoming very popular, and
deservedly so, and that business
conditions throughout the coun
try are improving. The Mayo
Mills have also put on a night
force and are kept busy filling
orders. Low water is bothering
this latter firm some, but, aided
by steam, both day and night
forces are kept busy.
The bank at Denton was rob
bed Tuesday. Two arrests have
already been made, with others
to follow.
from a visit to Chimney Rock.
Miss Gertrude King returned
to school at Mt. UUa Friday.
Miss Lelia Nolen is visiting
in Richmond.
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* MAYODAN *
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Mrs. Kit Smith of Stoneviile
is visiting in town.
Misses Annie Smith and An
nie Richardson spent a few
days in Asheville.
Mrs, Brewer Whitten of
Fieldale visited friends Tues
day.
Miss Lucy Martin of Hickory
spent the week end with Mrs. S.
F. Martin.
Mrs. 0. 0. Tesh and son of
Winston-Salem are spending the
week with Mrs. T. J. Clark.
Misses Minnie Lee and Hallie
Yates, Harry Martin and How
ard Amos spent a few days in j
Washington City.
Miss Augusta Raymer of
Wake Forest and Dennis Britt!
of Portsmouth, Va., visited Miss i
Annie Martin Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Dalton
and Ray Dalton of Winston-Sa
lem spent the week end in town.
Mr. and Mrs. P. T. Heath of
Martinsville spent Sunday in
town.
Mrs. N. W. Hatch has re
turned to Raleigh after spend
ing several days with relatives.
Mrs. W. H. Price, Jr., spent
! a few days in Winston-Salem.
Mr. and Mrs. N. J. Warner of
Tucumcau, New Mexico, visited
Mrs. K. V. Reid Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Perry Ashe and
daughter, Bonnie Brown, spent
the week end in Mocksville.
Misses Dura Jones, Frances
Gann and Erma Martin spent
Saturday in Greensboro.
The Parent-Teacher associa
tion met in the school auditori
um Monday evening with a
large number present. Plans
were discussed for the new
school yea|’s work. The meet
ing opened' ^ith the singing of
“America.” Reports were heard
from the secretary and treas
ured. The chairman of comit
tees were appointed as follows:
Way3 and means, Mrs. W." H.
Bollin; progriltn, Miss Irene
Money; membership, Miss
Gladys Vernon; social, Mrs. T.
C. Black; publicity, Mrs. K. V.
Reid, and grade mother, Mrs. O.
M. Whitbeck. Dues were reduc
ed to 25 cents. Plans were dis
cussed for a mother and daugh
ter banquet to be held the last
of October and a ball game with
the Madison Methodist Society
soon. Mr. Duncan presented a
summary of last years work in
becoming an accredited State
high school and the commence
ment of the first graduating
class of the school. The next
meeting will be held the first
Monday in October.
Alfred Ellington
Won Second Prize
Alfred Ellington returned
Tuesday from Nashville, Tenn.,
where he attended the Southern
Archery Tournament. H i s
friends will be pleased to learn
that he captured second prize,
a beautiful loving cup, which
he is now displaying with a
great deal of pride. When the
fact is taken into consideration
that he competed with the best
archers of ten Souther States,
no one can blame him for being
proud of his accomplishment.
It will be remembered that he
taught archery at the Lake
Lure camp for girls this sum
mer. The Nashville Tennessee
an says that the “men’s cham
pionship event was easily the
outstanding event Sunday. Cof
fin had a 201 count against 200
for Ellington at close of 100
yard shoot. Both registered
210 points in the 80-yard event..
Then in the 60-yard shoot after
lunch, the St. Louis marksman
piled up 176 points while the
Tar Heel dropped to 134.”
Colored Team Won
The strong Leaksville colored
team came up Monday after
noon and hooked up with the
Freetown Firehorses. It was a
hard fought battle, but the local
team won by the score of 8 to 2. |
Neal Cardwell hit one out of the,
park with three on, while Maxie
Martin followed with a homer
with one on. This was probably
the last game of the season by
the local team.
We wish to extend our appre
ciation and sympathy that you
have shown us during the ill
ness and death of our mother
and grandmother.—Daughters,
Grandchildren and Great-grand
Children.
HOME DEMONSTRATION NEWS
Marjorie Hoboes, Home Demonutntioii Amt
Program For Next Week t
September 12th: The Berry
club will have their regular e
monthly meeting. “Home Made c
Furniture and Plans for c
Achievement Day,” will be dis
cussion for the afternoon. I"g
September 13th: The Beth- f
any club will meet with Mrs. J. v
T. Stewart. Plans for Achieve
ment Day will be taken up. v
September 14th: The Her- c
man-Bethlehem club will have s
their regular monthly meeting, j
The demonstration will be“Help; *
With Home Management Year t
Books.” I
September 15: The ladies of e
the Apple-Clarke club will meet a
with Mrs. L. E. Stradler at 10it
o’clock and bring lunch with 11
them for an all day meeting in j g
making lamp shades. Par<.;h-[j
ment, pleated and chintz shades! i
will be made. t
2:00 P. M.—The Smyrna club r
will meet with Mrs. G. W Me- i
Collunr. The time for this meet- ';
ing has been changed from Fri-j (
day until Thursday. H
September 16th: The Me- <
Kinney club will meet, and t
since several of the ladies have i
chairs that need reseating, we i
will have a demonstration on ]
caneing of chairs. Mrs. Lee <
Cai roll from the Berry club will <
give the demonstration. The (
Home Agent will give a demon- ]
stration on “Home Made Dress
ing Table.” ]
Sharon-Glady Club Meeting !
(Miss Jessie Sue Butler report-! '
er) i
The women of the Shai'on-j
Glady community met at the i
home of Mrs. J. W. Moore Au
gust 30th, for the purpose of
organizing a club. The officers
are as follows:
President, Miss Edna Butler.
Vice-President, Mrs. J. W,
Moore.
Secretary, Mrs. Joyner Lem
ons.
Assistant Secretary—Miss ;
Leona Lemons. i
Reporter, Miss Jessie Sue i
Butler.
The club shall be called the i
“Sharon-Glady Club.” We have <
twenty-five charter members. <
Miss Holmes discussed the i
purpose of the club while Mrs. i
Wetmore, from the Midway- j
Monroeton club, told us some- '
thing about what it meant to be
a club member.
After the business session, j
Mrs. Moore served iced tea and j
sandwiches. r
We adjourned to meet with 1
Mrs. Walter Butler October 3. 1
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Brushy Mountain Club Meeting c
(Mrs. R. G. Reid, reporter) *
The Brushy Mountain club {
met with Mrs. Joe Joyce Sep- r
tember 2nd.
We opened the meeting with j
songs with guitar accompani-1
ment. Scripture read by Mrs.
Joe Joyce was Matthew, 6th
chapter. Collect by club. Min
utes of last meeting read and (
approved. Roll call. Talk by ,
Miss Holmes. ^
Demontsration was “Dressing
Table of Orange Crates,” cov- ^
ered with glazed chintz and ^
suggestions for improving a .
girl’s room with very little ex- J
pense.
The club will meet next with
Mrs. J. F. Grogan.
Mt. Carmel Club Meeting *
(Mrs. George Ellington, report
er)
On the afternoon of Friday,
August 26th, the ladies of the
Mt. Carmel Demonstration club £
met at the lovely home of Mrs. '
J. R. Stone, with her daughters, *
Misses Annie and Edna, as
joint hostesses.
The president, Mrs. H. L. *
Chrismon, called the meeting to
order at the usual hour, all
singing, “America," followed by 1
Scripture lesson read by Mrs.
J. J. Jarrett, a portion of the
third chapter of St. John. All t
repeated the Lord’s Prayer in s
unison. Roll was called and r
each member answered with p
“The Nicest Thing a neighbor c
ever did for me." The minutes r
of the last meeting were read \
by the secretary. ' s
At this time little seven-year
old Roxie King read“Mr. Flynch
urn’s Turnip,” followed by a c
reading by Mrs. T. B. Strader i
in her most pleasing manner, t
“Depression Dents." Miss Ma- \
mie Strader rendered the “Kan 1
ucky Watermillions.”
Mrs. J. G. Jarrett was elect*
d as a delegate to the short
ourse at Raleigh with one-half
f her expenses paid.
The Achievement day pro
ram was discussed from dif
erent angles, no definite object
fas decided upon.
A small amount of charity
fork was reported. Several
emonstrations on such things,
s snaps, corn, peaches, grape
elly, grape stock for jelly, wine
nd grape juice, squash, also
ow to dry corn, were reported,
liss Holmes continued to urge
very one to can or dry all avail
ble food for the barren months
hat are ahead. We were glad
o add a new member to our
roup today, making us twenty
n number present with two
leighbor girls and a distinguish
d guests, Mrs. Hoover, from
'homasville with us, making us
lumber 23 today.
At this time Miss Holmes took
harge of the meeting and we
vere invited under the lovely
hade trees for our demonstra
ion on refinishing old furniture
or which a small table was
nade lovely. Other articles of
lome made furniture were on
ixhibit. I think I can say our
lub members enjoyed this dem
instration more than any we
lave had this year.
The Misses Stone held two
ovely contests. The first was
‘Slogans” won by Mrs. H. L.
^iirioiuuii. 1 ii«? occuuu ««•>
‘Trees,’’won by Mrs. Lee Strad
>r. Each were presented with'
rases, respectively. After much
nerriment and laughter we
vere invited to the backyard
vhere delicious watermelon was
served.
It seems that yo-yo bed
spreads are all the go. We were
invited into the bed rpoai ..to
view the new one jnsf MnRr *
IVhile in this room, an old
iresser, probably one hundred
rears old, was admired very
nuch by some and the idea of
^finishing was discussed.
At last good-byes were spok
:n and Mrs. Stone and her
laughters were declared most
harming hostesses. We will
neet with Mrs. J. R. King in
jeptember.
robacco Is Steadily
Climbing Down East
The new bright belt tobacco
larket opened Tuesday and the
eports appearing in yesterday
norning’S papers are most en
ouraging. These reports indi
ate that, compared with the
irices of one year ago, they are
louble, and in some instances
riple. This is the best news
'he Messenger has to offer to
ay, and we feel sure that a
arge majority of our readers
fill hail it with delight. It is
aid that the bidding is spirit
d and that there is really some
ompetition among buyers for
he first time in many years,
'he recent dry weather has cur
ailed an already short crop,
vhich goes to show that when
he buyers really want the weed
hey are willing to pay for it,
md this should be a lesson to
he tobacco grawers—more mon
iy in under-production than in
iver-production.
Successful Revival
Ends At Pine Hall
Rev. E. E. Williamson return
d Friday from Pine Hall,
■ here he assisted Pastor Hart
ell in a series of meetings at
’ine Hall Methodist Churtsh.
Ie tells us that large congre
ations attended each service,
'here were fifteen professions.
beautifying Cemetery
A force of hands has been
usily engaged for the past
everal days in removing the
ubbish from the cemetery op
osite the Gen-Dandy Garter
ompany factory. It was badly
eeded, for the weeds, briars,
ines, etc., had about taken pos
ession of this “holy acre.”
Thirty-two farmers in Polk
ounty are now shipping cream
nd are planting1 a good ac
o soybeans and cowpeas m
denty of hay will
or their winter