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VOL. XVIIL—NO. 42
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AT POST011TIC*. MADISON. N. C.
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Cm OCTOBER 20, 1932
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SIX MONTHS 78 CENTS
Heavy Rainfall Causes High
Water In Several Sections
Charlotte, Oct. 17.—Rains
that have fallen over North Car
olina almost incessantly since
Saturday night continued to
night and rivers went into flood
stage, blocking highways and in
undating lowlands. Precipita
tion ranging from two to more
than §ve inches was reported
frott all parts of the state for
the week end and today the to
tals went higher as rain con
tinued.
Forecasts predicted a contin
uation of the torrents tonight
and tomorrow in some sections
and the Catawba and Yadkin
rivers rose rapidly.
At Raleigh, Lee Denson, in
charge of the United States
weather bureau, held little con
cern for rivers in the eastern
part of the state. He said the
Roanoke, Cape Feap and Tar
rivers had been close to record
low levels and this, Combined
with the sinking of much of the
water in the earth, would not
endanger land in those sec
tions.
ine Yadkin river was over
flowing today, however, .and
traffic near North Wilkesboro
was impossible as water flowed
over highwh^ bridges and Over
crops in the valley.
The Catawba river, which bi
sects the Carolinas, was out of
its batiks at a fork between
highways 19 and 10 and both
routes were closed to traffic.
Judt over the line at Rock
HD1 at Catawba dam the river
. ibis afternoon had 'risen 9.1
feet and was still rising.
Several slides in the moun
tains along highway 10 to Ashe
ville were reported and traffic
over the highway was hazard
ous. In the Asheville section
the French Broad and Swanna
noa rivers were rising.
At Marion today it was re
that seven incher or
rain had fallen and all bottom
lands weer flooded. At Gas
tonia the precipitation was
measured this morning at 7.7
inches the heaviest since 1916.
Her^ four trainmen j were
still in a hospital suffering
scalds when a Seaboard Air
line freight train deraled as u
fill washed out Sunday. All
were expected to recover.
Raleigh reported a 3.22 inch
precipitation for the week end,
Asheviille 1.74 and Charlotte
6.22 inches from Sunday morn
ing until 2 p. m. today.
Over the state the sun played
hide and seek with clouds dur
ing the day promising clear
skies one. minute and addition
al torrents the next. Rains
fell over scattered areas during
the day.
Rutherfordton, Oct. 17.—
Rutherford county was visited
by the heaviest rain Sunday
that it has had the past four
years. It begain raining Sat
urday night about 10 o’clock
and never ceased until this
morning. A flood gate at Lake
Lure was raised Sunday after
noon. Rroad river did much
damage to corn as 4,000 bushels
were under water this morn
ing near the Washburun place
five miles south of here. High
waters are reported on all
streams.
If there is .more rain tonight
some highways will be impas
sible. The Seaboard train from
Charlotte did not run today on
aeeount of a washout. High
way 19 near Thermal City was
damaged by the swollen waters.
Water was up to highway 20,
backing up from Second Broad
river and Puzzle creek between
Ellenboro and Forest City.
Many homes and stores leaked
due to the heavy rain and wind.
Forest City, Oct. 17.—With
dark overhanging clouds giving
promise of more rain tonight,
it was expected by midnight
state highway No. 20, one half
mile east of Forest City, would
be covered with water from
Puzzle creek.
Ordinarily this creek is only
£ f**r feet wide, but the heavy
rsMnw of the past few days have
caused it to go on a rajnpage
and leaving its boundaries it
has spread over a large area.
At 6 o’clock tonight several
acres of land were under wa
ter. It was estimated by state
highway engineers that the wa
ter was rising at the rate of
one and o«ef-half inches pen
hour, and that if it continued
the highway would be covered
by 12 o’clock. Second Broad
river between Forest City and
Pueale -creek is also up to a
considerable extent. A crew
of highway engineers and men
are at the scene ready to cope
with any situation that arises.
Hickory, Oct. 17.—The heav
iest rain since the flood of 1916
fell in Hickory from Saturday
night through today. The total
precipitation was 8.5 inches
with the hardest rain falling
Sunday night. High waters are
reported in every direction
| from Hickory. Streams have
overflowed and flooded bottom
lands and in some sections of
the county the roads are almost
! impassible.
North Wilkesboro, Oct. 17.—
Heavy rains which fell all day
yesterday and until the^early
mornijyj hours of today brought
the y*dkin river over its banks
Heading the river valley and
.haulting traffic over state high
ways 60 and 16 and federal
highway 421 which pass
through the city.
Direct connection between
Wilkesboro and North Wilkes
boro was cut off sometime be
tween midnight and dawn,
those whom business compell
ed to travel from one point to
the other being forced to de
tour by way of the old bridge
in the lower section of the city.
The need for the new pro
posed bridge spanning the Yad
kin river was more apparent
than ever today as traffic over
the two state highways and one
federal highway was absolutely
impossible.
Considerable damage was
done by the water, many farm
products being washed away.
way company operated practi
cally on schedule.
The water w^s receding to
night but dark clouds still hung
over this mountain section.
Danville, Va., Oct. 71.—Riv
ers and their tributaries
throughout this section today
felt the impulse of a four-inch
rain—one of the heaviest in
this section, which started the
watercourses on their way to
flood stage for the first time
since last spring.
Dan river rose three feet and
a half in four hours today and
continued with the prospect of
the crest getting here tomor
row.
Martinsville reported the.
first water trouble. Last sum
mer the Smith river dam was
raised, backing up the water,
even during the drought, to
within a few feet of the Stuart
road. This morning the road
was waist high in water and
Smith river had become a surg
ing torrent. Tree trunks, brush
and other vegetable matter cre
ated a heavy log jam at the
crest of the raised dam and had
the effect of backing up the wa
ter even further. At Fieldaie
the school session was bandon
ed because there was no access
to the building from the point
where most of the teachers and
many of the pupils live.
In Ijpnville a tree blew over
against the home of W. B. Pin
nix last night and wrecked tne
porch.
Until 8 o'clock this morning
the official registration here
was 3:92 inches of rainfall.
Marion, Oct. 17.—Rivers in
all sections of McDowell coun
ty were slowly subsiding to
night after running on a ram
page last night and this morn
ing and washing out several
bridges and flooding hundreds
of acres of bottom lands.
In a 36-hour period over the
week end seven inches of rain
ffell here, according to the lo
cal weather bureau, and still
more rain has been forecast for
the immediate future.
The funeral of Mrs. Nancy
Barnes was delayed Sunday af
ternoon when high waters over
the jroade halted the hearse,
until a horse and wagon could
be obtained to carry the casket
fto the cemetery at Hainkins,
four miles north of here.
The Catawba river here had
flooded all. bottom lands along
its course above Lake James
and washed away a 60-foot span
Large Crowd Heard
Hoey At Mayodan
The Inclement Weather Failed
To Dampen The Ardor of Lo
cal Democrats; County Can
didates Also Heard
Regardless of-- swollen
streams, washed out roads and
down pour of rain a large num
ber of Democrats of this sec
tion was present Monday night
in Mayodan school auditorium
to hear the matchless Clyde R.
Hoey discuss the present po
litical situation. He was at his
best and lost no time in warm
ing up to his subject. He rid
iculed the Republican party as
being a party of prosperity. He
said that the world needs a
baptism of Democracy and that
it must be saved by the Dem
ocratic party; that benefits
must be equally distributed. He
compared the reduction in state
government to the increased
-expenses of the federal govern
ment, and cited the difference
between the state deficit with
that of the government deficit.
He said that any tax was a bur
den when you are not making
money. Under the Garner ad
ministration, taxes had de
creased 18 per cent, but under
the administration of Hoover,
federal taxes has increased 28
per cent. Mr. Hoey ridiculed
also the present attitude of the
present dry Republicans. He
said that the Democrats of
North Carolina were responsi
ble for every dry law now on
the books; that until four years
ago no one ever heard of a dry
Republican in. this state. He
also drew a sorry picture of
Hoover’s dry and wet attitude.
He compared the present tariff
: bill under the Republican ad
ministration with that of the
Wilson administration and cited
the fact that more than 250
American manufacturing con
cerns had established plants in
ottyer countries in 'order to
avoid. bping -discriminated
against, thus losing millions of
dollars to this country. In con
clusion he paid a most glowing
tribute to Franklin D. Roose
velt, our next president.
The county candidates were
also present, but contented
themselves by merely announc
ing their candidacy. Allen
Gwyn, for the State senate, in
a most appropriate manner, in
troduced the speaker of the ev
ening.
of a huge steel bridge two
miles northeast of here. Lake
James, covering nearly 8,000
acres, had been down about 25
feet for months and it aborbed
the flood waters without over
flowing at the spillway.
Outside of losing several
bridges, most of which were
small, the highways have suf
fered no serious damage, and
train service has not been in
terrupted. Highway No. 19 to
Spruce Pine, and several others
in this section which have been
blocked by high water since
early Sunday are now open to
traffic.
Atlanta, Oct. 17.—Rivers in
three southern states were at
flood stage today, causing isola
tion of homes, interruption of
traffic, a train accident and a
threat of further overflow.
In Alabama the Black Far
rior has risen 60 feet, 14 above
flood stage, and all other
streams in that state were re
ported rising. At Northport a
few houses in the lower sec
tions of the city were isolated
and numerous families in the
lowlands of Walker and Tusca
loosa counties evacuated their
homes.
The Tennessee river was ris
ing slowly as it pushed through
Alabama, but torrential rains
have diminished in the vicin
ity of Birmingham. The Coosa
and the Balaama rivers were
expected to continue rising for
the next day or so, but without
danger unless the rain starts
again.
In North Carolina and South
Carolina flood warnings remain
posted as the Catawba river
overflowed under general rains
of from two to more than sev
en inches over the week end.
The Catawba practically bisects
the two Carolinas. Other
streams have swollen in both
states, and Richard H. Sullivan,
meteoroligist of Columbia, is
sued flood, warnings for sec
tions of South Carolina.
In Georgia rain contihued in
* ^ STONEVIIX^ *
There will be a»“Home*fin
ing” at the Christian ChjU'ch
Sunday with dinner on *he
ground.
Mrs. J. A. Scales and/Ion,
Shelton, attended the ddo£ca
tion Friday in Richmond, V«4 of
the singing tower. *
Miss Edith Britt Spent the
week end in Richmond, Va.
Miss Mary Brewer spent the
week end with home folks at
Clemmons.
Rev. G. R. Stafford spent^he
week end in the home of Miss
Anna Lee Price.
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Vernon,
Miss Louise and Clarence Ver
r.on visited Leaksville Friday.
Miss Elizabeth Poole spent
the week end in Ridgeway.
Misses Pauline and Grace
Grogan spent the week* end tjlith
their parents.
Mrs. Ernest King made 4 re
cent visit to Madison. "
Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Matthews,
Miss Kathryn and George
Matthews were recent visitors
to Spencer..
Mrs. E. B. King spent Thurs
day at Cascade, Va.
Mrs. Benson Dunn and Mrs.
W. W. Matthews visited Mrs.
J. D. Carter Friday.
Miss Mary Nolen of Leaks
ville was a recent visitor to. her
parents.
Miss Bettie Dawson and Al
ton Poole of Bassett visited
Mrs. T. P. Poole Thursday?
Mr. Marsh of Martinsville
was in town Monday.
The Reynolds Paigde
Politically, Saturday .is to be
a big day at Leaksville, That
night at 7:45 Bob Reynolds,
Democratic candidate for -U;.
S. Senate, will speake. Right
after noon a parade is to be
formed, which will • visit Stone*
ville, Madison and other ppiits,
w jmkmg tbs. jsfecle _baek> to
Leaksville. It will arrive in
Madison about 2 o’clock. Ev
ery Democrat along the line of
march is invited to join in the
procession and go on to the
speaking that night. Reynolds
is an able speaker land all
should hear him, for he will
have something of political in
terest to tell you. Make your
arrangements to join the pro
cession at any point along the
line.
A Son
Mr. and Mrs. Hal Davis an
nounce the birth of son, on
Tuesday morning.
Gift packages containing
three tints of toe-nail varnish
have been introduced in Lon
don.
termittently, but the weather
bureau at Atlanta predicted ees
sation tomorrow with clearing
skies.
The tropical disturbance
swept in from the Gulf of Mexi
co and whipped through the
south, causing storm warnings
to be displaved between South
port, N. C., and Shady Hook.
Elkin, Oct. 17.—A rainfall of
4.12 inches in a 24-hour period
has sent the Yadkin river and
Elkin creek on a rampage un
equalled in years. The Yadkin
river,now approximately 29 feet
above normal, hais seriously
threatened to flood industrial
plants in the low sections on the
south side of town, and has
flooded many acres of bottom
land between Winston-Salem
and North Wilkesboro. Ap
proximately 250,000 bushels of
corn in this Yadkin valley sec
tion will be included in the
damage, possibly the destruc
tion, wrought by the surging
flood already, and clear skies
are not yet promised.
The continuous rainstorm
and high wind of last night, of
near hurricane intensity, has
never been equalled here. The
rain, fall in a 12-hour period,
exceeding that of any flood. The
Yadkin river has been rising
slowly all day from, torrents
pouring in from tributary small
streams.
Elkijn. creek, which divides
the town, left its banks last
night, flooding many acres with
in the city limits. Local peo
ple returning from Wilkesboro
this afternoon, report a herd of
cattle swept away in the flood
waters.
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* SYLVANIA *
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The children and grandchil
dren of Mrs. W. E. Goolsby
gathered at her hopie Sunday
and gave her a birthday din
ner in honor of her seventy
second birthday. The children
are Mrs. Addie Mitchell,, Mrs.
Albert Friddle, J. E. Goolsby,
of Stokesdale; Albert Goolsby
of Summerfleld; Mrs. C. W. An
thony of Liberty and Mrs. R. L.
Comer of Reidsville.
Bascom Bailey spent the
week end at Raleigh.
Mrs P. M. Bailey, Misses Ru
by and Nina Mae Bailey and
Mrs. W. C. Friddle were visit
ors in Greensboro Saturday.
Misses Mildred and Pauline
Shields of Winston-Salem vis
ited Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Friddle
Sunday.
Mrs. P. H. Gourly was a Win
ston-Salem shopper Tuesday.
Misses Lottie and Beadie
Powers of Greensboro spent
the week end with their par
ents.
The Sylvania club will meet
with Mrs. T. B. Bailey Tuesday,
October 25.
Miss Pauline Joyce of Greens
boro spent the week end with
Misses Lottie and Beadie Pow
ers.
Miss Bessie Flippin enter
tained quite a number of her
friends Saturday night.
Miss Stella Thornton con-<
tinues seriously ill.
Miss Bertha Boone motored
to Bassett Wednesday.
Mrs. Ada Vaughn spent the
week end with Mr. and Mrs.
Oscar Rierson.
Lee Powers is on the sick
list.
Miss Bertha Boone and W. H.
Knight attended the State Fair
Thursday.
Big Still Captured In
New Bethel Township
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1 Last Thursday afternoon
Deputies Moore, Hopkins, Bark
ter, Coleman and McCollum
made a raid down in New Beth
el township and captured and
destroyed a 200-gallon distill
ing outfit. They also captured
about 1,500 gallons of beer and
31 gallons of whiskey. ' The
operators are unknown. This is
the biggest outfit to be captur
ed in the county for a long
while. Judging from appear
ances around the place, it had
been in operation for quite a
while, the officers said.
Defendants Dismissed
Talmadge Thomas and Ver
non Stephenson of Broadway,
near Sanford, who were indict
ed for killing W)ade Purdy,
were given a hearing Monday’
afternoon before a local mag
istrate and at the conclusion of
the evidence he discharged the
defendants. It will be recalled
that Thomas and Stephenson
were operating a truck to which
was attached a trailer. In at
tempting to pass Purdy near
BeaveK, Island creek the mule,
which Purdy was riding,became
unmanageable and as the trail
er passed it came in contact
with the mule. Purdy rwas
thrown to the hardsurface road
and received injuries from
which he died. The mule was
so badly crippled that it had to
be killed.
Shelton-Martin
Andrew Paul Martin and
Miss Gladys Leona Shelton, ac
companied by Miss Pearl Pur
gason, hied themselves to Mar
tinsville Friday afternoon and
were happily united in marri
age by Risv. Charles M. Wales.
The young people are quite
popular in their respective com
munities and their many
friends join The Messenger in
wishing for them a long and,
happy life. Mrs, Martin is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W.
R. Shelton.
Peculiar Accident
A fatal accident befell Je
rome Steele ,a farmer, at Haw
River Saturday. He attempted
to crank his automobile, which
started off. Steele hopped on
the car in a vain attempt to
stop it. He and the car plung-1
ed over a ten-foot embankment j
and he was crushed to death.
Bead The Meaaeager ada. |
Floods Play Havoc
Throughout Section1
Dan and Mayo Rivers On Ram
page; Roads and Bridges
Damaged; Bottom Land Corn
In Bad Shape
The rains which began fall
ing in this section Saturday
kept at it continually until I
Monday morning. As a result
all bottom lands were flooded I
and the damage to crops is the
greatest for many years. Dan |
river was higher than it had
been for fifteen or twenty
years. Shelton’s ice plant was
inundated and parts of the ma
chinery were moved out, while
some of the motors were flood
ed. The roads were also great
ly damaged. The fill on the east
side of the new bridge sunk
about six inches and will have
to be worked over. The dam
age to the roads and bridges
throughout the county is heavy.
Hutton Tucker is lamenting
the loss of his fish pond near
Ellisboro, which had but re
cently been completed and
stocked with fish. A bridge
force which had their quarters
between Big and Little Beaver
Island creeks were forced to
move out early Monday morn
ing.
At this writing it is hard to
estimate the damage done, but
it will run into thousands of
dollars. The river continued
to rise until about midnight
Monday night and the fall was
the slowest ever witnessed in.
this section.
Group Asks Hoover
To Cut Down Tariffs
Washington, Oct. 16—A pe
tition asking President Hoover
to take immediate steps for
“reduction of excessive tariff
duties” was made public today
by Prof. James C. Bonbright,
of Columbia university.
The paper, presented at the
White House, bore-the signa
tures of 180 of the 1,000 econ
omists, who in May, 1930, peti
tioned the chief executive to
veto the Hawley-Smoot tariff
act.
That earlier petition, said to
day’s paper, “gave clear warn
ing of the harmful consequenc
es of the tariff act of 1930, with
its sweeping upward revision
of rates at the outset of a de
pression.
“We were convinced from
our study of this question and
from an analysis of the bill that
it would work disaster upon the
foreign trade and the domestic
economy of the United States.
These conclusions have beien
confirmed by events.”
The petition said “the record
is conclusive” that both the
Hawley-Smoot tariff and its
1922 predecessor “caused for
eign nations to enact retalia
tory tariffs directly aimed at the
American producer.”
Rockingham Strike
Ended Saturday
—
Eight weeks ago to a day, the
textile workers at Rockingham
went on strike, and up until
Saturday night refused all of
fers of a compromise. But, af
ter eight weeks of idleness, the
strikers voted to return to their
jobs at wages prevailing when
they walked out. This means
that the strikers were ill advis
ed and have lost eight weeks of j
work, the wages of which were j
badly needed by the strikers
and their families. The union is
the loser, and about 1,200 op
erators resumed work yester
day morning.
Accident Near Town
—
Late Sunday afternoon there!
was a serious accident nea;r j
town on the Winston-Salem |
highway when two automobiles
clashed. Two Davidson college
students, J. H. Robbins of
Chester, S. C., and T. H. McCal
lie of Chattanooga, Tenn., were
badly hurt, as was also Buck
Petree, colored, of Germanton.
The condition of Robbins and
Petree were pronounced to be
serious, both suffering from a
fractured skull. McCallie sus
tained a broken arm. All were
rushed to a Winston-Salem hos
pital.
Black leg is killing cattle in
Clay county. The farm agent
reports the death of 12 animals
in recent months.
HOME DEMONSTRATION NEWS
Marjorie Holmes, Home Demoaatration Agent
Program for Next Week
Monday, October 24th: The
Couiity-Line Club will have
their regular monthly meeting.
Tuesday, October 25th: The
Sylvania club will meet with
Mrs. T. B. Bailey and daugh
ter. Al! the ladies of this com
munity a.'e invited. The meet
ing will be at 2 o’clock.
Wed;.esc;v, October 26th:
The Double Springs Club will
have their regular meeting at 2
o’clccL.
TiU’rsdr.y, October 27th: The
Roc ay Springs ciub will meet
at Mrs. Carl Angel's at 2 P. M.
Friday, October 28th: The
Mt. Carmel Club will have their
regular monthly meeting at 2
P. M.
Achievement Day
Achievement day -will be
held November 10th at 1:30 at
Wentworth school. This is a
summing up of the year’s work,
with small exhibits represent
ing the monthly demonstra
tions. We hope all the clubs
are planning to have a good
representation.
Mrs. J. S. Carter, president
of the Federation is offering a
prize to the club having the
largest representation on a per
centage basis.
We are fortunate in having
Mrs. Lily C. Mebane to speak
to us at this meeting. She is
an honorary Federation mem
ber and is intensely interested
in our work. She has done much
to promote demonstration work
in Rockingham county, both in
a legislative and monetary way.
Let every club make a defi
nite effort to attend this coun
ty rally. Finish up the year
books and have them ready for
the contest. Mrs. Cornelia Mor
ris will judge these books.
Thittgs To Be DoaeTM* Month
Set out bulbs such as narcis
sus, tulips, hyacinths, crocus.
Gather green tomatoes just
before frost and store in a cool
place or pull up vines and hang
in a cellar. If green tomatoes
are pulled from vines, wrap
each tomato in paper.
Make hill selection of sweet
potatoes at digging time for
seed.
Thin out young turnips, kale,
beets, spinach and lettuce to
hasten development.
Make out order for fruit
trees of varieties adapted to
your section, and place with a
reliable nursery.
Sow radish and mustard seed
for fall and early winter crops.
Clear all garden space not de
voted to fall and early Winter
crops.
Harvest sweet potatoes be
fore frost kills the vines.
Sow parsley in open ground
or frames.
Berry Home Demonstration
Club Meeting
(Miss Ruth Carroll, reporter)
The Berry Club met with
Mrs. J. Nathan Mobre Monday
afternoon at 2:30 P. M. at
“Berry More Farm.”
The opening song was Amer
ica.
Devotional by Mrs. Cobb.
Roll call was answered by
the games that they liked best
when a child.
Owing to the absence of the
secretary the minutes were
read by Mrs. Fletcher Carroll.
The following interesting
program was given:
Poem, “The Road Home,” by
Miss Sue Mobley.
Poem, “A Woman Speaks,”
by Mrs. J. H. Carroll.
Poem, “Home At Nights,” by
Mrs. Cobb.
Solo, “Life’s Railway to
Heaven,” by Mrs. Sam Elling
ton.
Humorous reading, “Pota
toes,” by Mrs. Nat Anderson.
Poem, “The Home Beside the
Road,” by Mrs. Nathan Moore.
Pie contest. Mrs. Sam Elling
ton was winner of prize, a
boquet of flowers.
Reading by Mrs. Jack Mob
ley. V
Quartet by Mesdames Elling
ton, Cobb, Duke and Carroll.
Refreshments were served
consisting of fruits.
Meeting adjourned to meet
with Mrs. Charlie Meador in
November.
Rocky Springs Club Meeting
(Mrs. A. L. Knight, reporter)
The Rocky Springs club met
at the home of Mrs. A.L. Knight
on September 29th.
The meeting was called to or
der at 2 o’clock. After the bus
iness meeting, talks were made
about Wtodt we wanted to take
up this year. All seemed to be
in favor of foods and nutrition.
Also talked on welfare work.
Our motto is “Not to let any
Child go Hungry in our School
District.”
There have been 3,275 quarts
of food canned in the club.
After the meeting the ladies
cut and made three dresses and
three slips for one family out of
cloth furnished by the Red
Cross.
Our next meeting will be held
at Mrs. Carl Angel’s.
The Most Important
A genius has defined in clear
thought the most important
things in life, as follows;
In the home it is. not the fur
nishings but the things money
cannot buy. • '
In religion it is not the doc
trines but the things a man
i experiences for himself.
In Church it is not its sectar
i ian peculiarities, but the inner
lives of its members.
In school it is not the text
books but the ideals of its teach
' ers.
In a newspaper it is not the
reports under the big headlines
' but the items accorded scant
; mention.
In books it is not the idea
expressed by the thoughts in
spired.
In politics it is not present
. promises but past performanc
| es.
Light Sales, But
I Prices Are dood
The inclement weather the
first of the week kept the local
sales down in quantity, but the
prices obtained were good. In
fact, it looks like the prices con
tinue to gradually get better
and better. Of course better
; grades are now being brought
j in, but on the whole our farmer
| friends are well pleased with
the prices they are receiving.
However, we hope that prices
will continue to climb until
i they reach a point where they
will pay the producer a reason
able dividend for the time and
money he put into his crop.
Chrysler Roadster
And Sixty Gallons
On Wednesday night of last
week police officers Geo. T.
Martin and Jack Hawkins had
an exciting chase after a rum
laden car, which covered about
five miles; Finally the driver
I of the car, a Chrysler roadster,
abandoned it and took to the
woods. Neither of the officers
being very good , sprinters, the
driver succeeded in making his
: escape. The car contained six
ty gallons of “joy water,” and
it was destroyed. The car bore
a Winston-Salem city number.
Fair A Success
The second Reidsville raiij
was pulled off last week with
ideal weather prevailing and
the fair was a success in every
particular. The exhibits were
much better and more varied
than last year, while the at
tractions were of a high char
acter. Great throngs attended
each day, and its finances were
also a success. Much of this
success is due to the untiring ef
forts of its president, William
Oliver, and his associates.
Register Now
The registration books for
the approaching election open
ed last Saturday and will be
open every Saturday until the
election. If you are in doubt
as to whether you are duly reg
istered, it would be a good
idea to see the registrar and
make sure that your name is on
the books. This is one tin. t
when it behooves every voter
to go to the polls and cast his
or her vote—do your mite to
ward putting a stop to the pres
en deplorable condition of af
fairs.