Newspapers / The Madison Messenger (Madison, … / Dec. 22, 1932, edition 1 / Page 1
Part of The Madison Messenger (Madison, N.C.) / About this page
This page has errors
The date, title, or page description is wrong
This page has harmful content
This page contains sensitive or offensive material
VOL. XIV.—NO. 1 ENTERED AM aaOOND-CUUM MATTER AT POSTOlTKflt, MADISON. N. C. MADISON, N. C., DECEMBER 22, 1932 SUBSCRIPTION PRICE: ONE I EAR SI M SIX MONTHS 75 CENTS Every Thursday HOME DEMONSTRATION N EW Marjorie Holmes, Home Demonstration Agent To The Farm Homemaker For you whose life is given to the enrichment of your homes, I wish at Christmas tide all the simple, homey joys you so richly deserve. And as you gaze into the glowing fire, tired perhaps from your ceaseless ef forts to make glad the hearts of others, may you feel anew the peace ad joy of Him whose life was given to serve, the bless ing of Him whose birthday we celebrate. As this season of seasons ap proaches, may we express the wish that Christmas bring you happiness in full measure and overflowing and that the New Year will be filled with many blessings. —Marjorie Holmes. Aims And Goals For Homo liemonstration Work For 1933 Aims: a. Aims of the course in home management, which is the second year’s work for old clubs, is to teach women to utilize what they have to the best advantage and improve their methods of home making by thoughtful expenditure of time, energy and money. b. To teach practical usage of resources at hand to improve their homes. To teach foods and nutri tion in new communities to im press upon the women the im portance of proper diet to main tain health and necessity of growing what they eat. Goals: 1. To have 400 year round gardens. (At least 5 winter vegetables). 2. To have 100 home grounds beautified. 3. To increase market pro duction sales. , 4. To train leaders for the promotion of club work in non organized communities. 5. To organize a girls’ coun cil from girls all over the coun ty to promote girls’ club work. ' 6. To have 50 graduates in home management. 7. To plant more fruit trees and small fruits. 8. To have clubs functioning more completely, better records kept. Sylvania Club Meeting (Mrs. Kenon McCollum, report er) The Sylvania Home Demon stration club held its December meeting with Mesdames Effie and Frances Friddle. A Christmas program was given. Several Christmas car ols were sung. We had a tree which was beautifully decorat ed. We drew names and pre sented each other with a pres ent. The club gave Miss Holmes a very pretty scarf for a Christ mas gift, to show their appre ciation for her work with us during the year. Each took some part in the program, with poems, readings, or songs. Miss Holmes demonstrated wrapping gifts, and lots of good Christmas gift suggestions. The welfare committee report ed their work during the month. Year books were distributed and filled out and work for the coming year discussed. The social hour was enjoyed by all. The hostess served fruits and home made candy. Having spent a very pleasant evening, we adjourned to meet again in January on the fourth Tuesday at the home of Mrs. Albert Friddle and daughter, Mrs. Kenon McCollum, as joint hostesses. 3 Men Are Killed Charleston, Ark., Dec. 20.— Three men were killed at a grade crossing near here to night when their motor car col lided with a Missoui Pacific freight train. The dead are Cass M. Brad ley, oil operator, and his son, Durant, both of MuBkogee, Okla., and John Heningman. They were identified by papers and letters found in their cloth ing. Boys and girls enrolled in the 4-H clubs of Lincoln county will plant an additional 1,000 black walnut trees this season to supplement the 2400 planted last season. Read The Messenger ads and buy it at home. PERSONAL Thos. R. Wortham was taken to Winston-Salem Monday to undergo treatment. Friends will be pained to learn that he has been in defining health for some time. Misses Ethel Ellington, Mary Money, Sarah Boyd Pickett and Nancy Webster, North Carolina College students, are at home for the holidays. Raymond Dillon, Citadel stu dent, Charleston, S. C., is at home for the holiday's. Mrs. Paul Watson left Mon day for Charleston, S. C., to spend the holidays with her parents. Reuben Barham, John Oscar Busick, Jr„ Bruce Martin and Alfred and Richard Ellfngton, University students, are at home for the holidays. Leoard van Noppen, Wake Forest student, is at home for the holidays. Miss Gretchen Labberton, Hollins College student, is at home for the holidays. She is accompanied by heir school' mate Miss Helen Rankin, of Meridian, Miss. Supreme Court Gets Lea Case Washington, Dec. 19—Coun sel for Luke Lea, the Tennessee financier, and his son Luke Lea, Jr., seeking a review of the re fusal of the North Carolina Su preme cout to grant them a new trial, has filed in the United States Supreme rourt, a reply to the brief recently presented by North Carolina opposing the review. The Leas were convicted in the Superior court of Buncombe county of conspiracy to misap ply funds of the Central Bank and Trust company of Ashe ville. They sought a new trial on the ground of newly discov ered evidence and of miscon duct of the jury. The highest court is expected to announce on Monday whether it will grant a review of the case seeking a new trial. It recently refused to review a case in which the Leas challenged their convic tion. Albert L. Cox and L. E. Gwyn in the reply filed, delcared the North Carolina court in oppos ing a review of the petition for a new trial had made “unfair and hypercritical comments” on their brief: Had made “entirely misleading statements of facts” and had “made incoorect state ments of law.” They declared “The most crit ical examination of all the evi dence offered on the hearing of the motion for a new trial shows that petitoners (the Leas) conducted a legitimate inquiry to ascertain the reasons why they were convicted with out a scintilla of evidence of guilt and their investigation clearly showed that prejudice, and not evidence, was respon sible for the verdict before a court and a jury that had no jurisdiction to render judgment against petitioners.” Influenza Reported Increasing In State Raleigh, Dec. 20.—A steadily mounting number of influenza cases in North Carolina was re ported today by Dr. John H. Hamilton, director of the divis ion of epideminology of the state board of health. Dr. Hamilton asserted noth ing approaching an epidemic of influenza had been noted and that available information in dicates none is impending, but he emphasized the fact that steps should be tagen to check the spread of the disease. For the week ending Decem ber 10 68 case reports were re ceived by the state board of health and for the week ending December 17 there were 101. These reports were more than double those for the correspond ing period last year. Dr. Hamilton said confidenti al informatipn from 30 of the state’s largest counties disclos ed that in two counties as many as 1,000 cases have occurred with many children out of schools . jj'. 1 ■" Read The Messenger ads. Peusions Ready For Distribution Pension checks for Confeder ate soldiers and their widows are now in the office of the Clerk of the Superior Court, and are ready to be delivered to the pensioner or their agent, when called for at the Clerk’s office. All checks remaining un deliverable after sixty days will be returned to Raleigh. Soldiers—A. F. Barrow, Ru fus A. Carroll, J. H. Davis, J. R Dilworth, William P. Gunn, E. R. Harris, John Hopkins, L. W. Landreth, J. W. Lumpkin, Turner C. Peay, A J. Powell, Eugene Scales, Peter T. Smith, J. I. Sadler, G. W. Suits, Jas. H Thomas, W. D. Wall, J. T. Wilson, Albert D. Wray. Widows—Mildred Baughn, Lucy Cross, Nannie Odell, Kate Rucker Penn, Eliza M. Sharp, Mary J. Smothers, Mary J. Truitt, Mrs. F. J Weathersbee, Melissa Barnes, Martha D. Blackwell, Sarah Carter, Vic toria Carter, Lizzie S. Chamb ers, Martha A. Corum, Panthea Craddock, Virginia S. DeShazo, Martha E. Duggins, Mahalda Durham, Mrs B. H.; Dyer, Sal lie J. Fitzgerald, Hunter L. Garrison. Jennie D. Griffith, Margaret C. Harrison, Mazari ah Hill, Mary J. Hines, Paulian Hollingsworth, Mrs. S. P Jar-1 rett, Lucinda A. Jefferson, Sar ah E. Jennings, Julia D. Jones, Frances Joyce, Martha Ann Joyce, Rachel Ann Justice, Mrs. D. F King, Eliza J. King, Mrs. Celia Malloy, Mary Land, Sallie H. Lane, Emily J. Lawson, No rah J. London, Ruth Lovings, Diner Manuel, Mary Martin, Polly Ann Martin, Nannie E. Mize, Caroline Nunn, Martha Page, Lou Price, Martha Ann Pulliam, Elizabeth Roach, Mary V. Roberts, Amanda F. Saund ers, Emily F ’Self, Elizabeth Sharp, Mrs. J. J. Shelton, Nancy Jane Steel, Mary E. Thompson, Nancy E. Wall, Sallie Wall, Su sa?n Williams,Sara -Wilson, Mrs. J. H Wray, Mary Stradler Win stead. Negroes—James Foust, Sam uel Glass, Porter Scales. Has Been Fixed In our last issue we had some thing to say about that bad place in the road at the inter section of the Greensboro and Wentworth roads just beyond Riverview cemetery. Really, before or about the time we went to press, Thomas Burton, head of the road affairs in Rock ingham, had a fleet of trucks hauling in crushed stone and gravel for this particular bad spot and it is now in first-class condition. As pointed out in our last issue, this should have been done by the contractors, but we are informed that they will have to pay the State for the work that should have been done by them. DeLancey - W ebster Mr. and Mrs. Jack Webster have just announced their mar riage, which was solemnized in Hillsville, Va., on May 10th. Both have a large circle of friends who .join The Messeng er in best wishes for a long, happy and useful life. For the past several months* ‘Miss De Lancy” has been operating the Purity Cafe, but since the an nouncement of the wedding, Mr. and Mrs. Webster are a keeping house in the Farmers Bank and Trust Co. apartments. Off On Vacation The following out of town members of the school faculty are spending the holidays at the following places: Miss Rada Poston, High Point; Miss Em ma Lee Tinsley, Reidsville; Miss Maude Dodson, Mebane; Miss Edyth Whittington, Kern ersville; Miss Luna Taylor, Philadelphia; Miss Rachel Cor dle, Chapel Hill; Miss Sarah Lee Brock, Greensboro, and Miss Mary Kellah Ouzts, Mar ion. A Daughter Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Thom as Burton Sunday night, a daughter—Ruth Ragsdale Bur ton. Fifty-three farm men and women sold $260.84 worth of produuce on the Durham curb market last week GREETINGS TO ALL! / FRDtt . i J i I THE MESSENGER __ii rl e. fiOO® CWfcER or ° WSHES XOVi *HD VOU^ LIVE-AT- HOME PROGRAMS MUST AGAIN BE FOLLOWED The outlook for prices for all farm crops next season meatis that again the North Carolina farmer must plan to grow his crops as economically as possi ble and must follow the live-at home plan if hJ is to weather the com frig-year* - -'■**’** Ralph H Rogers of the de partment of agricultural eco nomics and Charles A. Sheffield, assistant extension director, at tended the recent outlook con ference at Atlanta and then with the aid of all government al information prepared the outlook for conditions in this State next season. This mater ial has been studied by workers of the school of agriculture and is now being printed for distri bution to farmers of the State. The idea is to let the growers have the facts so that from them, they may plan their en terprises next season. While the outlook is distinct ly discouraging for most crops and livestock next year, still, should there be an upturn in business conditions, tobacco and peanuts may show a better price. Cotton cannot move to much higher levels unless there is a decided increase in the tak ings by textile mills. mere is a neea ior more ieea in the state and the price of good seed is low which should encourage the planting of more legumes and of high grade seed of the general farm crops. The price for hogs and beef cattle will remain low and there should be no expanison in dairy ing except for local market where the need exists The same thing applies to poultry. North Carolina still imports eggs and' butter. Mules will go to higher pric es if crop prices improve be cause there is a shortage and the mules on the farms are now old. There may be an improved price for stumpage timber. The outlook is not so good for im proved prices for truck crops, except strawberries. The acre age of sweet and irish potatoes should not be increased, the report will say. *********** * MAYODAN * *********** Misse's Willie Mae Holton and Garnette Reynolds spent Tues day in Greensboro. Earle Price of Pittsburgh; Pa., is at home for the Christ mas holidays. Mrs. Ben Apple and Miss Vir ginia Smith spent Tuesday af ternoon in Winston-Salem. Fred Poole of Roanoke is a visitor in town. Mrs. Perry Ashe and daugh ter 'spent Tuesday in Winston Salem. Read The Messenger ads and buy it at home. *4 SOCIAL The Christmas party of the Dolly Madison Book Club was held at the home of Mrs. Robert Labberton Tuesday afternoon. An ideal setting for an after noon of real pleasure was this •attractive home, aglow with its cheery fires, Christmas candles anogfeehs'a'nd b'ifilRSHtly TTgTf i ed Christmas tree With Miss Luna Taylor directing contests and program the club entered into the spirit of the afternoon whole heartedly and enjoyed the roll call answered by the “funniest experience in my life.” A piano duet, “Under the Mistletoe,” rendered by Mrs. Wade Gentry and Miss Luna Taylor. A solo, “Saint Nick.” by Mjss Maude Dodson, and a reading by Mrs. Clarence Mill ner, were delightful features of the afternoom^Jn the -contests Mrs. C. L Martin and Mrs. T. BT Knight, Jr., were awarded prizes. Santa Claus arrived during the afternoon rolling a huge snow ball in which were found lovely gifts for each guest. The hostess then invit ed the guests into the dining room which was lovely with Christmas greens and candles Delicious refreshments in two courses were served by the hostess. Chain Store Assigns Property To Creditors Martinsville, Va., Dec. 16.— Notice has been given here that the Millner Stores, incorporat ed, five and ten cent depart ment store chain, with head quarters here, made an assign* inent of its properties on behalf of its creditors, numbering ov er 400, it was stated. The con cern operating stores here and at Bassett, Galax, Leaksville. and Madison, N C., has been in business for a number of years. S. G. Whittle, attorney of this city has been named trustee in the court proceed ings. “The Beautiful” “The Beautiful” began fall ing in this section Friday ev ening about 6 o’clock and kept at it all night, and Saturday morning the mantle was about 6 inches thifck. First snow then hail, so that a crust was formed, which made its remov al rather difficult. As a conse quence, there was but very lit tle travel Saturday and Sunday, regardless of the fact that hun dreds of the unemployed work ed 'in both town and country. It will be recalled that our three-foot snow fell on the same date just two years ago. Planting of theJarvis Golden in Orange county this season indicate that it will become the leading variety for the county. GOOD CABBAGE SEED BAYS HANDSOME RETURN The adoption of the Reed's: strain of Danish rah bare by grower a in nine mountain eoun : ties xlurin>r the past season in creased the income of the grow ers by $10,000 over that secur ed from the use of ordinary -seoci. .-Euy.owexy.dollar, invest .ed in the improved seed a re turn of $25 was secured. “This is a return not to be re garded lightly,” says H. R. Nis wonger. extension horticultur ist at State College, who was re sponsible for introducing the new strain rif cabbage into North Carolina “The income would have been increased still further had the past season not been so unfavorable for cabbage production in the late producing region. In Jackson epuniv atone where the new 1 seed~~are Ot-oLo extensively us-1 ed, the value of the increase at” a seasonal price of $14 a ton \ amounted to about $5,000. This [ is more than the county has invested in the farm agent’s j salary for the past four years.” j Mr. Niswonger declares that the Reed’s strain of Danish cab; bage has yielded from 1.5 to (1.5 tons an acre more market able cabbage than ordinary seed. One of the largest yields reported to him was that by A_ C. Holt of Highlands in Macon county Who grew 14 tons to the acre. It is licit uncommon, how ever, to secure a yield of 20 tons an acre when good sea sonal conditions prevail and fertile soil is used for the cab bage field. Approximately 800.acres were put to late cabbage in the nine western .counties during the past season, and of this acrea :>ge (k‘.o were planted to the Reed’s strain of Danish cab bage. Mr, Niswonger began j the work of introducing this j new strain about five years ago and is pleased' with the pro- j gress being made. Funerals Held For 3 Victims Of Blaze Fayetteville, Dee. 20—A trip-1 pie. funoial uill he held here: tomorrow morning for Mrs. j Latuia Davis, 15, and her two [ sons, Herbert, 20 and George, j 0, wvyho were fatally burned in j gn apartment house fire at Ja-| macia, N. Y., Fri av. The three j bodjes ait dfuneral party afriv-j ed here tonight. Mrs. Davis was Miss Laura McMillan, of Fayetteville. She was the widow of Herbert Da-| vis, former railroad shop me-j chanic here. The family had re-j sided in Jamacia for five years. Two daughters, Margaret and Virginia, were severely burned in the apartment fire. Mrs. Davis lived for two days but succumbed Sunday afternoon. Read The Messenger ads. Says Trench Silo Cheap, Efficient The experience of 39 North Carolina fanners with the cheap and easily constructed trench silos so far this season has dem onstrated that these silos will serve an important place with the small dairy farmer who keeps a few cows as a farm sideline. The dairy extension office at State College first advocated these silos after a trip of in spection by F R. Farnham in early July. After Mr. Farnham had seen the silos in some oth er states, and had talked with the farmers owning them, he was convinced that such a type of silo might have a place in this State. He then prepared a sketch of a silo and sent the information to the county farm agents. As a result, 39 were constructed during the later part of the summer. Some of these have been care fully inspected in recent weeks and in efpry case the silage is keeping perfectly,The men who own the silos say they would never have had the succulent winter feed now available had it not been for this type of silo. One of the principal advant ages is the low cost of construc tion, averaging less than $1 a ton capacity No blower is needed to put the silage in the trench and this in itself cuts the cost materially. As a result oi nis oDserva tions, Mrs. Far'nham declares that the trench silo is the ^an swer to the question of how the small dairy farmer may have an abundance of succulent roughage for winter feeding and he looks for a rapid expan sion in building this type next summer. Most of the trench silos constructed last summer were in the piedmont and moun tain areas. Haywood and Cher okee counties led and in every case the farmers owning the silos are wejl pleased with the result being obtained, he says. Gann—Carter Reported. Miss Rachel Gann of Stokes dale and Frank Carter, Jr., also of Stokesdale, formerly of Stone vilie, motored over the beauti ful hills of Virginia to Carrol county and were quietly united in marriage Friday, November 25. 19f!2, at Hillsville. The cer emony was performed by Rev. J. L. Cayer, a missionary Bap tist minister, of the Virginia city. Mrs. Carter is the daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Gann of Stokesdale route 2. Frank Carter, Jr., is the son of Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Carter of Stone ville. Their many friends wish them much success in all their undertakings and may their fu ture years be many and filled with happiness. Norfolk and Western Look For Prosperity The Norfolk 'and Western Railway has faith in the future growth of the territory it serves and “looks with confidence to the New --Year and brighter days,” according to a Christmas New Year message to its pa trons and the public being pub lished by the railroad in news papers along its lines. “This Christmas, as we near the end nf a year of depression and worry,” the message says, "the Norfolk and Western Rail way expresses its deep grati tude for your friendship and goodwill, your cooperation and your patronage. With a stead fast belief in the future growth and progress of the territory it serves, and a renewed faith in the security of our nation, its people and its industries, the railway looks with confidence to the New wYear and brighter days. “The Norfolk and Western Railway and the Norfolk and Western Family wish for you a Christmas of peace and joy and a New Year of health, hapiness and progress. CABBAGE PLANTS—Early Jersey Wakefield cabbage plants, Hardy Iceberg, lettuce plants for sale. 15c per hun dred ; 60c per five hundred, and $1.00 per thousand.—74rs. E. S. Welborn, Pinecrest.Fann Thom asville, N. C., R. F. D. 1. The 54 sweet potato curing houses in Gaston county are all filled with a good grade of sweets. * STONEVILLE * Bill Stone of Washington and Lee College Is at home for the Christmas holidays. Charlie Nolen is at home for the holidays. Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Vernon and Mrs. Buck McCollum of Leaksville visited Stoneville Sunday afternoon. Miss Fan Scales of Salem College is at home for the hol idays. Miss Martha Rodenhizer has returned from an extended vis it to her aunt in Southern Cali fornia. Rev. Mr. Long of Germanton did not fill his regular appoint ment in the Baptist Church Sunday on account of scarlet fever in his home, Mrs. H. L. Glenn visited Win ston-Salem Monday. Miss Florence King return ed from Siler City Tuesday. Miss Pauline Grogan return ed Friday from Greensboro to spend the Christmas holidays. C. P. Robertson spent Thurs day in Charlotte. Mesdames C. P. Robertson and J. M. Thrasher spent Wed nesday in Winston-Salem. Mrs. Bettie Wall was in town a few days last week. There will be a Christmas en tertainment at the Baptist Church Friday night. A Christmas program and a Christmas tree will be held at the Christian Church Saturday night. Robert Poole of Stoneville school in Rockingham county, won the American Legion Or atorical contest for the eleventh district In the elimination held at Burlington Friday night. This is the second year young Poole has won the county and district contest. This year he was coached by R. G, Thomas of the faculty of Stoneville high shcool. The prize was $10 and the right to enter the State contest as representative from this district. Girl Killed By Wife Of Agent Jacksonville, Fla., Dec. 19.— Miss Manona Murrell, 27 year old secretary of C. R. Frazier,, fedeal narcotic agent in charge of the Jacksonville office, was shot and killed on the postoffice lawn late Friday by Mrs. Fra zier, mother of five sons who was docketed at police head quarters on a charge of murder. While hundreds of persons passed what is one of the city’s busiest corners Mrs. Frazier fired two shots into Miss Mur rell’s body as the latter left the federal building and stated to get into her car. “I did it to protect my home and to prevent one of my sons from killing her,” Mrs. Frazier was” quoted by Mrs. Cora eLe Register, policewoman, as say ing. Mrs. Frazier is 41 years old. The policewoman quoted her as saying she “had to do it.” She also said her husband took their three smallest children hunting Thursday morning and had not retured with them. Mrs. Frazier was calm until several hours after she was placed in jail, police said, but she later telephoned to her physician for a nerve tonic and Capt. Willis Ponder said she told the doctor: “Well, I have killed that oth ei woman.” County Detective W. IL Gas que, who questioned Mrs. Fra zier immediately after the shoot ing, said she told him, “I meant to kill her. I hope she is dead. She tried to break up my home. If I hadn’t killed her my two oldest sons were going to.” The increased alfalfa acre age in Forsyth county this fall shows an excellent root devel opment and unless harder free: es than usual are experinced, little winter damage will be done to the crop. Farmers of Clay county be gan a soil building program this year by planting 3,200 acres to legumes. >1 U *.!■ ■■! — Fifteen poultry flocks in Ca tawba county showed a return of $1.56 a bird above all feed costs during the past year. Poultry in nine demonstra tion flocks on which records were kept in Caldwell county this season paid a net return
The Madison Messenger (Madison, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
Dec. 22, 1932, edition 1
1
Click "Submit" to request a review of this page. NCDHC staff will check .
0 / 75