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Every Thursday
Prohibition Question
Now Up To States
Washington, Feb. 20.—The
house today adopted the senate
resolution to submit repeal of
the prohibition amendment and
thus transferred the 13-year
battle for repeal to the 48
states. The vote was 289 to
' 121.
A burst of applause, punctu
ated by triumphant yells of ju
bilant foes of prohibition, fol
lowed the victory in a fight once
thought lost in this “lame
duck” session of Congress.
The resolution for the 21st,
or repealing, amendment, first
introduced by Senator Blaine,
now goes to Secretary of State
Stimson.
The senate' adopted it last
Thursday, G3 to 23.
Stimson will immediately cer
tify it to the governors of all
states.
The house members from the
state, for the second time, have
not placed themselves on record
in f&vor of submission. There
was a division on beer, but not
on submission. Even Repre
sentative Abernethy, after a
long illness, is back in the
house, and voted today with his
colleagues.
Some months ago Mr. Aber
nethy indicated his belief that
the maintenance of the status
quo would be about the r’.gF
idea; that there was prohib;
tion, and plenty of Craven coun
ty corn, so all hands were han
py.
Times do change. Thirteen
years ago Messrs. Pou and John
H. Small were the only mem
bers in the territory running
from Virginia to Florida who
declined to vote for the adop
tion of the 18th amendment.
These two have lived to see a
reversal of form on the part of
the members in the southeast
•nr territory.
^ When it was announced that
‘Secretary Stimson would now
notify the governors, the specu
lation over the probable reac
tion of the states was revived.
Some members of the North
Carolina delegation, and visit
ors from the state, were of the
opinion today that the legisla
ture, now in session, would
take the initiative in setting up
the machinery for the constitu
tional convention, to consider
the question of ratification. The
view predominates in the sen
ate that this is an undertaking
that will be left to the states.
After the house vote was an
nounced today there was heard
the comment : “It merely means
more nullification.” Others said
this was a condition that would
lead to anarchy, and that if the
majority of the more populous
states took action leading to
ward repeal, these smaller
siaies, generally classed as very
dry, would act accordingly, or
fall in line.
The view grows steadily that
the wet leaders fell into error
when they demanded the state
constitutional method of bring
ing about repeal, that this
course would result in endless
litigation, led by the astute
lawyers of the Anti-Saloon lea
gue, whereas there would have
been no question about its le
gality and regularity had the.
legislatures been permitted to
handle the repeal election ma
chinery.
Others may have their doubts
but Jouett Shouse, president of
the Association Against the
Prohibition Amendment, i s
cheered by the outlook. He
said tonight:
“The friends of prohibition
reform have proper basis for
exultation. This, however, is a
time for dedication to the work
ahead rather than for rejoicing,
because the fight for repeal
which has been going on for
years is not yet won. Th6 bat
tleground is now transferred
from the capital of the nation
to the individual states. In a
number of them an intensive
campaign must be waged in or
der to insure victory. That 36
states will ratify the resolution
is certain, if the repeal forces
continue earnestly, actively,
wholeheartedly and undivided
ly to push, with every proper
resource at their command the
measure to which they are com
mitted.
“Because of the fact that no
prior amendment to the consti
tution has been referred for
action to conventions in the
states, a degree of confusion
naturally has arisen as to the
course that is immediatly ahead.
“A number of eminent law
yers hold that the Congress has
the right to pass legislation re
lating to the establishment of
I the conventions in the states
on the theory that these con
1 ventions ar-et o be created solely
I for the performance of a fed
eral function. Other lawyers
j of distinction contend that Con
gress has no power beyond
! specifying the method-of rati
: fication and that the conven
tions in the states can originate
i only*- in response to authoriza
I tion by the respective legisla
tures.
“Our association does not at
tempt to pass upon this diffi
! cult constitutional question,
j Apparently, however, there is
! accord as between several
schools of thought that if the
states act to establish ratifying
conventions, regardless of the
power of Congn s, such action
is proper and may make un
necessary any mejisio .* i-y the
national legislate,■ ' . this
theory, in conjunction- •> v. the
Voluntary Committee of l aw
yers for Repeal of the Eight
eenth Amendment, oor associa-j
tion has submitted within the;
pa-t month the suggestion of:
C; it hr tion along the indicated]
,’e to the 40-odd legislatures
now i session.
“ >').w-nb H. Chocate, Jr„ of j
Nt and his associates
on vii Vary Committee of
Lawyers, . ;pared a general
bill, which naturally must be
modified to conform to the elec
tion laws of the different states
embodying the plan for the set
ting up of ratifying conven
tions. This legislation is un
der consideration in many of
the states. Jn others bills nave
been introduced on their own
initiative by members of the
state legislatures with the same
general object in view. Some'
of these bills have progressed
to the point where they have
been reported favorably by the
committees having them in
charge, and in one instance, the
state of Wyoming, a bill has
been jiassed by the legislature
and on Saturday was signed by
the governor providing for the
establishment of a ratifying
convention in that state.
“Without attempting to spec
ify whether or not it is neces
sary for Congress to enact leg
islation, it seems apparent that
the action now being taken in
the states can do no possible
harm, and may advance sub
stantially the opportunity for
decision upon proposed amend
ment 21 to the federal consti
tution.
II suDsequenuy u snouiu ue
determined that Congress not
only has the power, but also
the duty of legislating with ref
erence to these conventions
then any federal enactment on
the subject will naturally su
persede what may be done now
by the states. On the other
hand, should it be finally decid
ed that Congress has no right
beyond that of establishing the
method of ratification, and that
in each instance the convention
in a state must be created by
the legislature of that state. j
then action at this time by the
legislatures will prove an emi
nently wise and desirable step/’
The following is a brief leg
islative history of the 18th
amendment:
The resolution for tne ihui
amendment passed the senate
by 2-3 majority on August 1,
1917.
On December 16, 1917, the
house approved a resolution by
a vote of 276 to 131.
It was submitted to the leg
islatures of the several states
and on January 16, 1919, it was
ratified by the legislature of the
36th state, and thereby became
a part of the constitution.
Under the terms of the amend
ment it did not become effective
until the expiration of one year
after its ratification and it,
therefore became effective on
January 16, 1920.
The Volstead act was pass
ed by Congress over the veto of
President Wilson on October 28,
1919. The 18th amendment and
the Volstead act have been in
effect and the federal govern
ment has been trying to en
force the dry laws for a little
George White And
John Daniel Vaden
Sent On To Jail
Last week The Messenger
gave a brief account of the
hold-up of Douney Cox, but we
were mistaken as to where the;
robbery accurred. Mr, Cox lives!
| on Baughn Mountain, about two
miles from Mayodan and it was
near his cabin that the robbery
! occurred. It was dark and Mr.
I Cox failed to identify his assail
ants, who took $109.65 from his
I person. The robbers told him
to not go to his home, as there
were two persons their waiting
for him. He came back to May
odan and secured an officer.
On reaching his home he found
that it had been broken open
and the house ransacked. Next
day two yoking men—John Dan
iel Vaden and George White,
who have not been employed
for some time, were seen with
a pretty large roll of money on
each and suspicion pointed to
them as being the parties who
held up Mr. Cox. A warrant
was issued for their arrest.
White was the first one to feel
the hand of the law. He readi
ly confessed and said that he
and Vaden were the guilty par
ties. A search of his home re
vealed the sum of $35.00 con
cealed in a drain pipe. Later
$13.00 was found on his person.
He said the money belonged to
Mr. Cox and it was ordered to
be delivered to him.
White was given a hearing
before a local magistrate Thurs
day at noon and plead guilty ,
when arraigned. He was plac
ed under $1,500 bond. That
night Vaden was given a hear
ing and plead not guilty. The
officers swore that White told
them that Vaden was his part
ner in the hold-up and probable
cause was found in his case.
His bond was also fixed at $1,
500. Neither being able to give
the required bond, both were
sent to Jail. , .
more than 13 years.
When the resolution for the
18th amendment was consider
ed in the house of representa
tives December 18, 1917, Repre
sentatives John H. Small and
E. W. Pou were, as before stat
ed, the only members in the
North Carolina delegation who
cast their votes against the res
olution. Mr. Small has never
wavered in his opposition, al
though he made no public ex
pression on the subject from
December 1917 until the early
part of 1931. When Governor
Morrison, who had been ap
pointed to succeed Senator Ov
erman, made it known early in
1931 that he would seek a nom
ination in the Democratic pri
mary as an advocate of the con
tinuance of the 18th amend
ment, Mr. Small abandoned his
silence and announced .that he
was openly advocating the re
peal of the amendment. Dur
ing 1931 and 1932 Mr. Small
made a number of public ad
dresses in North Carolina, and
a few in other states in which
he vigorously opposed the 18th
amendment, arguing that the
time had come for the states to
repeal the amendment and to
resume the exercise of their po
lice power in the regulation of
intoxicating liquors.
Mr. Small has always con
tended that it was not a ques
tion of temperance, or prohibi
tion. His objection to the 18th
amendment was based upon
fundamental reasons. He be
lieved that the states had com
mited a serious error in sur
rendering their jurisdiction
and he contended that it was
impossible for any central gov
ernment to enforce a law reg
ulating the lives and habits of
the people. He has often stat
ed that our scheme of govern
ment contemplated jthat the
protection and maintenance of
the people who resided in the
stales.
Now that an opportunity has
been given to the 48 states to
resume their original constitu
tion jurisdiction and the people
in their respective states who :
have an opportunity to express
their views in the election of -
delegates to state conventions, :
he believes that the people will
repeal the 18th amendment, and <
assume their rightful responsi- <
bilities.
The county agent of Martin 1
county has recleaned and treat
ed enough tobacco seed to
giant 164,000 square yards of
plant bed for 47 farmers.
1
Things We’re Never Through Hearing About
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* STOKESDALE *
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Mr. and Mrs. Charles Pow
ill and daughter of Reidsville
visited Mr. and Mrs. Bill Pow
ell Sunday.
Phil Robinson of Winston
Salem visited D. P. Lemons
Sunday. v
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Lester
of Raleigh were in town Sun
day- »
Miss Madeline Corum has re
turned home after spending sev
eral weeks with her aunt in
Leaksville.
Mr. and Mrs. James Casey of
Leaksville visited Mrs. Frank
Corum Saturday.
Misses Maurine and Virginia
Lemon entertained Saturday af
ternoon in honor of Miss Mar
tha Neal of Walnut Cove, it
being her sixth birthday.
Dr. and Mrs. H. R. Pearman
and son of Coolemee spent Sun
day with Mr. and Mrs. L. C.
Pegram.
Dewey Dillon of Greensboro
spent Sunday evening in town.
Miss Ruth McKaughn spent
the week end with her parents
at Spencer.
Miss Ardenia Turner of
Newark, N. J., spent a few days
with her mother^ Mrs. C Y.
Turner.
Joe Simmons of Winston-Sa-i
lem spent Sunday in town with
friends.
Miss Emma Wilson Neal of
Walnut Cove spent Saturday in
town.
Misses Elizabeth Long and
Helen Cummings of Summer
Seld spent the week end with
Miss Mae Simpson.
Miss Anita Long of Greens
boro spent the week end with
Miss Mae Simpson.
Mr. Poindexter and H. S.
Turner of Winston-Salem spent
Monday in town.
J. W. Angel and D. P. Lem
>ns motored to Mayodan Sun
day.
Miss Frances Angel of Greens
aoro spent the week end with
aer parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bob
aie Angel. '
Zangara Draws A
Term of 80 Years
Zangara, the Italian who
nade an unsuccessful attempt
;o assassinate Franklin D.
Roosevelt, who is to become
President on March 4th, at Mi-,
»mi on Wednesday night of last
week, was tried Monday and
jiven a hearing on four counts.
He drew a term of 20 years on
>ach count, making a total of
)0 years. The assault on May
>r Cermak and Mrs. Gill, both
)f whom were seriously wound-j
sd, was not included in the in-j
lictment. and if both or either
ihould die Zangara will have:
:o face murder charges and
would no doubt be placed in
;he‘ electric chair.
Bead The Messenger ads.
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* MAYODAN *
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Miss Ruby Price of Winston
Salem spent the week end with
her parents.
Mr. and Mrs. P. T. Heath of,
Martinsville spent Sunday with ■
Mrs. N. A. Gilbert.
^r. and Urs. W. M. Walters
irjsent Tuesday in Winston-Sa
lem.
Miss Merle Freeman of Win
ston-Salem spent the week end
with her parents.
Mr. and Mrs. Buford Shrop
shire and children of Winston
Salem spent Sunday with rela
tives.
Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Young and
daughter, Jane, of Roanoke vis
ited Mrs. W. N. Poole Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Decatur Alley
of Summerfield attended the
funeral of Mrs. Sue Alley Sun
day.
Miss Maud Joyce and Fran
cis Carter were married in Mar
tinsville Saturday afternoon.
Miss Nellie Veach has return
ed from the Leaksville hospit
al.
Mr. and Mrs. Hunt Smith and
son and daughter of Martins
ville spent Sunday with rela
tives.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ford of
New York City are visiting
Mrs. J. B. Crouch.
Miss Lillian Cox is spending
a few days in Winston-Salem.
Roy Van Hoy of Kernersville
spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.
Percy Van Hoy.
Mrs. J. L. Fulton, Mrs. Roy
Farmer and Mrs. Fannie Mar
tin spent Tuesday in Winston
saiem.
Mrs. Kate Case and Mrs. W.
H. Gass visited in Greensboro
Tuesday.
Mrs. Claude Taylor of Mar
tinsville and Mrs. Ada Taylor
of Buena Vista, Va.,spent Tues
day with Mrs. J. E. Dempster.
Misses Irene and Beth Mon
ey, Sara Poole, Ann Johnson
and Mrs. K. V. Reid visited in
Greensboro Saturday.
Mrs. Kate B. Case entertain
ed the Sewing Club Tuesday
night. Sandwiches and coffee
were served.
The home of Dr. and Mrs. M.
L. Webb was the scene of a love
ly party Tuesday evening when
Miss Willie Mae Holton and
Marcus Simpson delightfully.
entertained members of their
bridge club. The occasion be
ing Valentine Day, that idea
was carried out by the tallies,;
favors, decorations and refresh
ments. Little Miss Beverly
Johnson, with dainty dress
trimmed in hearts, passed the
tallies. Mrs. Perry Ashe won
high score for the ladies. The
high score for men went to Dr.
Webb,
Over 200 acres of permanent
pasture was planted in Johns-!
ton county last spring and ad
ditional plantings are being
mada this spring.
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* STONEVILLE *
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Miss May McCabe of Nettle
Ridge, Va., and Miss Pearl;
Thomas of^Buffalo, Va., spent
the week end with Mrs. R. B.
Price.
Mr. and Mrs. Larkin Foster
of Stella, Va., visited Stoneville
Sunday.
Dr. and Mrs. O. R. Hodgin of
Thomasville visited Mr. and
Mrs. S. T. Hodgin Sunday.
Mrs. Nat H. Lewis is visiting '
relatives in Washington, D. C. j
While there she will attend the j
inauguration.
Misses Pauline and Grace
Grogan visited their parents,
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Grogan, Sun
day.
Mi. and Mrs. John Robertson I
of Madison visited Mrs. E. W. ;
King Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Ben- j
nett of Reidsville spent the|
week end with Mr. and Mrs. E.
B. King.
Misses Gertrude and Flor
ence King spent the week end
with their parents.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Smith
spent the week end here with.:
relatives.
Mrss Carol King of Ashebbro
spent several days with rela
tives recently.
Mrs. W. L. Franklin and Mr. j
and Mrs. Saunders of Danville
visited in town Friday.
Mr. H. L. Glenn was a Win
ston-Salem visitor Friday.
Miss Mary Brewer spent the
week end with home folks,
Mesdames John Smith. Jeter
Grogan and Clarence Smith vis- j
ited Winston-Salem Friday.
Surprised At Deep
Snow In California
E. B. Trent, an old Rocking
ham county boy, who now re
sides jn Blythe. California,
sent a friend here a recent is
sue of his local newspaper,
which contains a description of
recent snow that fell in that
section, the caption of which
reads as follows: “Oldest In
habitant Here Gasps When
Four-inch Snow Covers Every
thing; Trees Broken, Crops Hit,
Roads Mud.” This all leads one
to believe that Mr. Trent has
not seen very much snow since
he adopted California as his'
home.
J. B. Crouch Passes
After a lingering illness, J.j
B. Crouch of Mayodan died in |
a Winston-Salem hospital S^-1
day. The remains were brought.
home and the funeral services
were conducted from the resi-;
dence Tuesday afternoon. He1
is survived by the widow and
two daughters and one son—
Misses Lettie and Annie Crouch
and Mathis Crouch.
Read The Messenger ads.
HOME DEMONSTRATION NEWS
Miss Marjorie Holmes, Home Demonstration Agent
Program For Next Week
Monday, February 27th: The
County-Line Club will have
their regular monthly meeting.
Demonstration will be “Quick
Breads.”
Tuesday, February 28th: The
Sylvania Club will meet with
Mrs. J. E. Goolsby. Demonstra
tion will be “Use of Wheat as a
Cereal and Quick Breads.”
Wednesday, March 1st: The
Mapleview Club will meet in
the club room of the Wentworth
school.
Thursday, March 2nd: The
Ra&on Club will meet with Mrs.
G. C. Moore.
Friday, March 3rd: The
Brushy Mountain Home Dem
onstration Club will meet with
Mrs. J. P. Martin. Mr. Walk
er, the farm agent, will give a
terracing demonstration for the
men. The home agent will dem
onstrate “Light Rolls and Bis
cuit.”
March Short Course
The March Short Course has
become a fixture in Rockingham
county. The farm folks have
begun to inquire—“When are
we going to have the short
course this, year?” Well, the
dates are set for March 15th
and ltith and the way things
are lining up it looks like the
program is going to be a good
one. Demonstrations are to be
given of interest to farmers and
their wives. Work in forestry,
poultry and tobacco for men.
Demonstrations in clothing,
poultry, marketing, etc., for the
women. And besides we will
have sortie good speakers, rau^
sic, etc. Mark these dates on
your calendars and make your
plans to spend these two days
at the Wentworth school for
some real inspiration, recrea
tion and instruction.
County Club Room
Through the kind permission
of County Superintendent Mc
Lean and Supt. of Wentworth
school, Mr, Stroud, the County
Club women ha\e the permis
sion of fixing up one of the
school rooms for our club room
for holding our county leaders,
schools, short course meetings,
group meetings and girls’ coun
cils. Any club who wishes to
contribute anything to the fur
nishings of this room, it will
be most acceptable and appreci
ated.
Quick Roll Recipe
The following recipe is so
quickly and easily made that
any one can make it. This dem
onstration has been given this
month to the foods and nutri
tion clubs. It has been request
ed that the roll recipe be put
in the papers. These rolls can
be made, raised, and baked in
an hour and a half. This recipe
makes enough rolls for an av
erage family for one meal. The
amounts may be doubled, using
the same amount of yeast, but
it requires a longer time for
them to rise.
Quick Rolls
1 yeast cake (compressed)
1 e. liquid milk
2 T. fat
1 t. salt
2 T. sugar
3 1-2 c. flour
Scald milk, allow to cool un
til lukewarm. Dissolve yeast in
this. Add sugar, salt, shorten
ing and flour. Keep this dough
as soft as can be easily handl
ed. Knead slightly, shape into
small rolls, grease over top.
Allow to rise in a warm place
until double in bulk. Bake in
i a moderate oven of about 400
| degrees F. About 16 minutes
Local Citizen Hurt
In Georgia Wreck
Sam R. Robertson, local cit
izen, was badly hurt in a wreck
near Gainsville, Ga., last Fri
day, sustaining a five-inch scalp
wound, cuts on the face and a
bruised hand. His sisters, Mrs.
E. W. King and Mrs. J. M. Ver
non, and the latter’s son Tom
Vernon, of Stoneville, were al
so in the wreck, but all escap
ed injury except Mrs. Vernon,
who suffered bad cuts and a
broken rib. The car, which was
being driven by Tom Vernon
was badly smashed up. On be
ing notified of .the wreck, J. M.
Vernon immediately left for
that place in an automobile and
brought all home, arriving Mon
dav night. Mr. Robertson and
his sisters had been on a visit
to relatives in Georgia and
Florida and were returning
from Florida when the wreck
occurred. It seems that they
were trailing another car which
suddenly stopped without warn
ing and Tom Vernon was forc
ed in an attempt to pass it. At
this point he met a truck and
his car and the latter crashed
together. It was truly a nar
row escape from death. Mr.
Robertson is now confined to
his bed. but it is believed that
he will be out again within the
next few days.
Bank Robbers Pay
Visit To Ridgeway
The Bank of Ridgeway was
probably saved from a daring
robbery Thursday night by
Johnny Jones. About midnight
he heard a noise in the bank,
he occupying a room in an ad
joining building, and turned on
t h e light. This evidently
frightened the burglars, for
next morning it was found that
during the night an attempt
hau been made to blow open the
vault of the bank, and in their
hurried departure the would
be robbers left an accetyline
,orch and other equipment nec
essaiy for such a job. So far
the officers have failed to find
any clues that would lead to
the identity of the marauders.
During the month of Janu
ary 174 Lincoln county poul
try growers sold 10,760 pounds
of poultry in cooperative ship
ments for |916.
Read The Messenger ads.
The Passing Of An
Old Homestead Mark
“Prince,” the sorrell riding
and driving horse, owned by
Harry J. Penn of this place,
passed away Tuesday night at
10 o’clock, and he was perhaps
the best and most valuable
horse that Madison ever claim
ed. Twenty-eight years ago he
was brought to Madison by
Charles B. Pratt and Ed Jones,
who were large dealers in
horses at that time, and sold to
Mi. Penn, who was impressed
with the princely bearing of the
horse and immediately gave
him the name of “Prince. He
was not only a most excellent
saddler, but a splendid driving
horse. At the time he was pur
chased by Mr. Penn, he was 4
years old. which, added to the
28 years he belonged to Mr.
Penn, made him 32 years of
age—an age rarely attained iu
the horse world. During those
28 years, he was never known
to commit an act that could be
considered ungentlemanly in
the horse world; and during the
latter years of Joseph M.
Vaughn’s life and that of Green
Penn, fathers respectively of
Mrs. H. J. Penn and Harry J.
Penn, they both rode and drove
him frequently, feeling secure
in the thought that “Prince”
could be depended upon. Mr.
and Mrs. Penn and their chil
dren will feel a decided person^
al loss, for “Prince” was look
ed upon as a member of the
family.
Finance Committee
Recommends Method
Monday the finance commit
tee made its report and sug
gests or recommends the adop
tion of either a general sales
tax or commodity tax to bal
ance that budget that has been
giving the law makers so much
trouble. This was to have been
expected—there is nothing like
following the line of least re
sistence, and the budget com
mittee is running true to form,
regardless of what the people
back home want. The adop
tion of either method will be
but passing along more taxes
to the ultimate consumer, who
id already bowed down with
taxes.
A group of Pamlico county
hog growers sold 6,000 pounds
cooperatively last week at a pet
price of $3.Q5 a hundred.