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VOL. XVIII—NO. 17
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AT POSTOITOCH. MADISON, N. C.
MADISON, N. C, APRIL 13, 1933
SUBSCRIPTION PRICE: ONE TEAR tl.M
SIX MONTHS 75 CENTS
Every Thursday
Listers And Appraisers
Appointed By Auditor
Last week we noted that there was to be a revaluation of
real estate in Rockingham county this spring and that Auditor
Irvin was to appoipt the appraisers. • He has done this and bel
low will be found a list of listers, followed by the appraisers,
with their addresses. This work is to begin April 17th—next
Monday.
Tax payers are urged to familiarize themselves with their
reality holdings, so that they may facilitate the work of the
assessors.
The following is an extract from the Machinery Act, 1933,
and pertains to both personal and real estate:
“Each tract of land shall be listed separately, and this sep
arate abstract of list shall show the acreage, at least two adjoin
ing landowners for each tract, or such other description as shall
be sufficient to locate and identify said land by parol testimony.
Town lots and other small lots shall be listed in the same way,
except acreage need not be given, but the number of said
lot on any town map or plat, or the street number shall be given.”
LISTERS AND ASSESSORS ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, 1933
Huntsville Township—TVC. Gentry, lister, Stokesdale, R. F.
D.; C. H. Dalton, Madison, R. F. D. 1; J. Malcom Sharp, Madison
R. F. D. I.
Leaksville Township—VV. B. Miley, lister, Leaksville; E. E.
Emmerson, Leaksville; J. W. Hopper, Leaksville.
Madison Township—B. R. Wall, lister, Madison; Sam H.
Price, Madison; V. A. Tucker, Mayodan.
Mayo Township—D. J. Lemons, lister, Stoneville; D. J.
Stewart, Stoneville, Route 2; R. E. Price, Stoneville.
New Bethel Township—A. H. Garrett, lister, Summerfield,
Route 1; Chas, II. Wilson, Madison, R. F. D.; W. I. Witty, Sum
merfield, R. F. D.
Reidsville Township—W. S. Somers, lister, Reidsville; Percy
Osborne, Reidsville; J. L. Pinnix, Reidsville.
Ruffin Township—D. G. Dix, lister, Ruffin, R. F. D.; Carl
McAllister, Reidsville. R. F. D.: B. M. Courts, Reidsville, R.F.D.
Simpsonville Township—William Cummings, lister, Reids
ville. R. F. D. 2; J. S. Rodgers, Reidsville, R. F. D. 2; R. P*
Butler, Reidsville, R. F. D. 2.
Wentworth Township—R. E. McCollum, lister, Wentworth,
R. F. D.; T. A. Moore, Reidsville, Route 3; C. G. McCollum,
Madison, R. F. D. .
Williamsburg Township-—Geo. II. Faucette, lister,/Tteids
ville, Route 6; J. L. Brannock, Reidsville, Route G; Russell E.
Pritchett, Reidsville, Route 1. ^
Price Township-—T. J. Garrett, lister, Price; E. V. Price,
Price; J. R. Smith, Price.
GARDENS BEING PLANTED
AS RELIEF MEASURE
The planting of gardens by
individuals and by municipali
ties and industrial plants, as a
relief measure, is proceeding at
a rapid rate in North Carolina.
Charles A. Sheffield, assistant
extension director at State Col
lege, and agricultural director
<Si for the Governor’s relif office,
states that approximately 130,
000 relief families in the state
will grow the subsistence gar
dens this spring and that more
than 50 cities and towns are
planting community gardens.
“There are families living in
towns and cities where the indi
vidual garden cannot be had
and for these folk, community
farm garden (cultivated as a
unit and ranging in size from 5
to 30 acres are being planted,’’
Sheffield says. “This type of
garden operates as a work re
lief project and will produce a
large supply of foods that may
be congerved for fall and win
ter distribution to the needy
families.’’
The agricultural extension
service of State College is co
operating with the Governor s
relief office in this work. Most
counties have welfare officers
who are directors of relief and
some counties have both the
welfare organization as well as
the relief organization. All
these agencies are being used
in developing the garden idea.
Standard garden seed packages
are distributed to families
needing relief and 130,000 cop
ies of a garden calendar have
been printed for distribution.
Mr. Sheffield says that the
work is being efficiently organ
ized throughout the State and
relief officials are get
ting excellent cooperation. The
plan offers a program of self
help for unemployed and will
mean a large financial saving
to the tax payer. It also means
escape f?om the dole system and
the retaining of self-respect by
those temporarily out of work.
Will Close Monday
The Bank of Madison and
Bank of Mayodan, along with
many other places of business
of Madison and Mayodan, will
be closed Monday, it being a
legal holiday. Better attend to
your banking business Satur
day, if it will not keep ur.til
Tuesday, and make your pur
chases this week end.
Caldwell farmers have pur
chased about 8,500 pounds' of
Kobe lespedeza from the Ire
dell Mutual Exchange this sea
son.
BED SWEET POTATOES
FOR EARLY SETTING
It will take about eight to
ten bushels of average sized
' sweet potatoes to produce
enough slips to set one acre of
land at the first pulling but if
two or three successive pull
ings can be made, five bushels
el seed will be sufficient.
“It is about time now to bed
the seed sweet potatoes,” says
K. B. Monow, extension horti
culturist at State College. “A
good rule to follow is to plant,
the beds at least six to seven
weeks before the plants are
wanted for setting in the field.
For eastern Carolina, this
means planting the beds during
the first week in April and for
the piedmont and mountain sec
tions a few days later. By all
means use seed that is free
from blemishes and rotten
spots. Treat the seed with a so
lution of mercuric chloride to
kill any disease spots that may
; be present.”
The mercuric chloride solu
tion is made by mixing one
ounce of the chemical to 24 gal
lons of water. This will give bet
ter results than the formalde
hyde solution, Morrow says.
In preparing the solution,mix
the mercuric chloride with a
small amount of warm water
and then add the additional
cold water. It is best to use a
wooden container and after 15
bushels of seed have been treat
ed, make up a fresh solution.
Mr. Morrow says do not bed
the potatoes until they are dry,
then place them about three*
! fourths of an inch apart in the
bed to prevent crowding the
! slips. Cover with two to three
I inches of clean sand. If the bed
is dry at the time of bedding,
j water moderately but never
soak the bed until it is water
. logged.
When potatoes are bedded as
late as the first week in April,
protection is not absolutely
needed though a layer of pine
straw about 4 to 6 inches deep
j will protect from the cold and
I conserve the moisture.
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Orange Presbytery
The Orange Presbytery, em
i biasing the counties of Rock
ingham, Guilford, Caswell, Lee,
| Chatham, Randolph, Orange
! and Alamance, is in annual ses
sion at Greensboro this week.
! Rev. Henry Willis and Mr. and
Mrs. J. Siewers Wall are rep
resenting the Madison Presby
terian Church.
Lincoln county farmers have
planted all their home-grown
! lespedeza seed and have ini
j ported an additional 5,000 ex
|tra pounds for seeding.
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* STONEVILLE *
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The Meredith College Alum
nae of Stoneville, Madison,
Mayodan and Bethany enter
tained the senior girls of the
respective schools at an in
formal reception on Thursday
evening at the home of Miss
Lelia Nolen in Stoneville. The
guests were greeted at the door
by the hostess and invited into
the living room, which was ar
tistically decorated with a pro
fusion of ferns, vines and flow
ers in which the college colors
predominated. Here they were
introduced to the alumnae, Miss
Irene Money of Mayodan; Miss
Susan Wall of Madison; Miss
Mary Nolen of Leaksville; Mrs.
Herbert Kendrick of Leaksville
and Miss Annie Brown of Beth
any. Throughout the evening
guests were entertained with a
varied and interesting program
featuring Meredith. There were
several vocal numbers by Miss
Margaret Scott, accompanied at
the piano by Mi3s Lucille Pat
terson. A talk by Mrs. Herbert
Kendrick, “Our Meredith. Sev
eral songs were sung by the
alumnae. At the close of the
program the hostess was assist
ed in serving an ice course and
peanuts by Miss Susan Wall
and Mrs. Kendrick. Meredith
seals were given to the guests
as souvenirs.
The Methodist Missionary
meeting was held with Mrs. C.
L. Joyce Wednesday afternoon.
After the business a good pro
gram was given. Mrs. Joyce
served a salad course.
Charles Stone, James Bunn
and Miss Hundley visited Ro
anoke Sunday.
S. D. Brown and Miss Heflin
visited Sandy Ridge Sunday.
Mrs. Walter Stone has return
ed from a visit to Winston-Sa
lem.
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie.Smith
spent the week end at Walnut
Cove.
The Susanna Wesley Bible
Class met with Mrs. Orell Line
berger Friday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Shumate and
Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Vernon of
Leaksville visited in town Sun
day afternoon.
Mrs. R. T. Stone and Miss
Martha Rodenhizer visited in
Winston-Salem .Monday.
Miss Josephine Brewer spent
the week end in town with her
sister.
Mr. and Mrs. King of Kern
ersville visited his mother Sat
urday.
Mr., and Mrs. H. N. Joyce of
Martinsville visited Mrs. Jesse
Carter Thursday.
Mrs. George Mitchell of Mar
tinville visited in town Tues
day. ^
Dr. L. A. Taylor and family
of Winston-Salem visited in
town Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Robert
son and Mrs. J. D. Carter were
recent visitors in Martinsville..
Mrs. Louis Paschal of near
Madison visited Mrs. Ernest
King Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Alcorn of
Martinsville spent the week end
with relatives.
Mrs. .George King and daugh
ter, Miss Linda, were visitors
in King Sunday.
Mrs. H. L. Glenn attended a
family reunion near Madison
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs J. A. Scales,
Misses Lucille Patterson and
Grave Miller visited Martins
ville Saturday.
Mrs. Maude Dicks is spend
ing several days at her home
here.
Miss Annie Smith has return
ed from a visit to Leaksville.
T. L. Smith of Leaksville was
in town Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Hampton
Price of Leaksville were visit
ors in town Sunday.
Won First Game
Madison hi baseball team
played its first game last Fri
day and won by the score of 12
to 2. Dan Valley was the op
ponent, and the game was inter
esting, regardless of the one
sided score. Walnut Cove will
come down this afternoon and
lock horns with the locals. Go
out and see the boys in action.
The plan of using straw over
tobacco plant beds has been
used successfully in Cumber
land county this spring. Grow
ers report a plentiful supply of
plants.
Business Picking Up
Cleveland, April 9.-,-Increased purchasing of pig iron
and scrap with consequent strengthening of the raw mater
ial price structure, was noted by the magazine Steel during
the past week.
Chicago, April 9.—A marked pickup in the trade for
department stores, chain and independent groceries, restau
rants, hotels, and other retail establishments, coincident
with revival of the beer industry,was reported by the Chicago
association of commerce in its weekly survey.
Peoria, 111., April 9.—Orders to resume operations at the
local plant of the U. S. Industrial Alcohol company April 15 1
to meet increased demands of the medical profession for
grain alcohol were issued today. The plant will employ 60
men and will grind about 5,000 bushels of corn daily.
St. Louis, April 9.—Nugents Department store, one of
the largest in the city, which hasjbeen closed under receiv- !
ership for two weeks wCJI- be reopened tomorrow by a syndi
cate of local merchants who have purchased its stock of
merchandise.
Chicago, April 9.—The Prima Brewing company, one of
the largest in Chicago, Announced plans to increase its bot
tling capacity 50 per cept effective tomorrow when installa
tion of a new unit will; be completed. The brewery is on a
24-hour day basis including Sunday and the schedule will be
maintained indefinitely, the announcement said.
Owosso, Mich., April 9.—The local plant of the Michi
gan Sugar company, idl$ for five years, will be rehabilitated
and placed in operation this season, according to W. H.
Wallace, chairman of the board who said remodeling work
will start at once.
Baltimore, April 9.—Louis Miller, vice president of the
Kelly Springfield Tire company, said the company’s plant at
Cumberland, Md., has increased operations to four days a
week, against two days heretofore.
Sardis News
The Sunday school class of
Mt. Tabor Church will Jive a
most interesting play, "The
Resurrection,” Sunday morning
at 11 o’clock. The public is
cordially invited. There will
also be an Easter egg hunt Sat
urday evening at 2 o’clock. Ev
eryone is invited to come and
bring eggs.
Grover Smith, hit by an au
tomobile driven by J. R. Green
about two weeks ago, is still in
the hospital, but is recuperat
ing as nicely as could he ex
pected. '
Miss Edna Smith of Etody
Ridge visited her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Bud Smith Saturday.
F. F. Gann visited J. W. Hop
per Sunday.
Richard Manrine, Maggie
Snyder, Mable Gann, Virginia
Hanes and IreneManrine spent
Sunday with Sarah Gentry.
Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Pegram
and Mrs. Roberta Pegram spent
Sunday with Mrs. J. E. Tucker.
The'annual Payne reunion
was held at the home of 0. E.
Payne Sunday. There were
many friends present.
Mr. and Mrs. Duke Coving
ton of Madison spent Sunday
with Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Tuck
er.
Archie Hopper has been con
fined to his bed for several days.
Billy Collins spent a few
days with his grandmother,
Mrs. Enoch Tucker.
Miss Mildred Green spent the
week end with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. J. R. Green.
Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Smith and
children visited their son in the
Leaksville hospital Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Stew
art and children of Winston-Sa
lem spent the week end with
Mr. and Mrs. Troy Stewart.
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Wilson at
tended services at Gideon Grove
Sunday.
Sadie Snyder was the guest
of Lillie Thomas Sunday.
Archie Price and Miss Thel
ma Duggins visited Miss Irene
Williams Sunday.
C. M. Butler spent Sunday
with Mr. and Mrs. Enoch Tuck
er. »
Mrs. E. F. Gann, Mrs. Enoch
Tucker and Miss Irene Tucker
spent Monday evening with
Mrs. Fletcher Manrine.
Baptist Church News,
For Sunday, April 16
(O. E. Ward, Pastor)
Sabbath school convenes
promptly at 10 A. M. Morning
worship at 11. Subject, "If a
Man Die Will He Live Again."
Evening services at 7:30. Sub
ject, “An Enemy at Thy Door.”
Prayer meeting Thursday
night at 7:30.~ The Madison
Colored Glee Club will give a
thirty minute song service at
prayer meeting, under the di
rection of Prof. Penn’s wife.
Everyone is cordially invited to
attend these services.
Many a presidential boom
will turn cut to be but a gas
explosion.
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* STOKESDALE *j
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Miss Nora Friddle of Oak
Ridge was a visitor of Miss
Belle Wilson Saturday.
Miss Frances Angel of
Greensboro spent last week end
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Bobbie Angel.
Seldon Hunns of Camden, S.
C., is spending a few days with
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Friddle.
Ed Norman spent the past
two weeks with friends in Kern
ersville.
Dewey Dillon of Greensboro
visited Misa Mae Newell Peg
ram Sunday.
Miss Belle Wilson attended
the parade at Oak Ridge Sun
day.
Gilmer Goode and John
Flynt motored to Greensboro
Saturday.
Miss Myrtle Wray entertain
ed a number of young friends
at her home Saturday evening.
D. P. Lemons spent Tuesday
in Winston-Salem on business.
Harold Poindexter and Sandy
Turner of Winston-Salem were
in town Sunday.
Mrs. Clemmie Turner is vis
iting her daughter, Mrs. L. M
Williams, in Winston-Salem.
Mrs. Addie Collins of Madi
son was in town Sunday.
Miss Virginia Lemons spent
the week end with friends in
Lenoir.
Misses Iva Friddle and Mau
rine Friddle of Summerfield
were in town Saturday evening.
Misses Roberta and Alberta
Murry of Greensboro spent the j
week end with Mrs. Hassel An-!
Town Politics Warm
Up; Old Board to Run
Town politics has begun to
warm up, as the election is
scheduled for Tuesday, May 2d.
All members of the present
board of aldermen except J. R.
Hughes are standing for re
election, as well as the present
mayor, C. G. (Pete) Moore. At
this writing it is not known
how many other candidates will
be in the field for aldermen.
Mayor Moore will have as iri3
opponent T. J. Robertson. Th >
friends of each are lining up
and the fight promises to be
pretty warm. In the meantime,
if you have not as yet regis.
ed, now is a good time to do
so. Don’t think that because
you voted in the November
election you will be entitled to
vote in the approaching town
election. Unless you voted in
said town election two years
ago, you must register in order
to do so this time. Don’t put
off the matter any longer. If
in doubt, call on the registrar.
Twenty-five Alamance coun
ty fanners have tanned hides
for a home supply of leather
this past winter according tc
the formula used by the animal
husbandry department at Stati
College.
Read The Messenger ads.
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* MAYODAN *
Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Tulloch j
and daughter, Jane, visited in
Mount Airy Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Webb'
spent Saturday in Greensboro.
Miss MoIIie Ma*tin of Bassett
spent the week end in town.
Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Roberts
spent Sunday at Fieldale.
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Collins
sjxMit Sunday in Greensboro.
Mike Stewart and Mrs. Mar
garet Af.tz of Winston-tSalem
visited Miss Louise Gray Sat- •
urday.
Mr. and Mrs. S. P. Tesh spent
Sunday at Enterprise.
Mr. and Mrs, T. W. Crews
spent Sunday at Leaksville.
Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Veach
and daughter, and Mrs.. C. L.
Walter's and Mrs. Ella Apple;
spent Sunday in Greensboro. i
Mr. and Mrs .H. H. Price, Sr.,
and son spent the week end in
Winston-Salem.
Miss Gracey and John Martin
spent Sunday in High Point.
Mrs. H. H. Jennings and son
spent Monday in Winston-Sa
lem.
Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Crews.
and daughter spent Sunday at
Leaksville.
Mr, and Mrs. A. G. Farris '
and sons visited Oak Ridge
Sunday. I
Thomas Ward of Winston
Salem spent the week end in
town.
Mr. and Mrs. John Rick of
Leaksville visited Mrs. Laura
Walters.
Misses Nannie Moseley and
Oleta Brame of Dan Valley
spent Friday in town.
Mr. and Mrs. P. T. Heath of
Martinsville spent Sunday with j
relatives.
Mr. and. Mrs. G. W. Brown of ;
Burlington spent Friday with!
Mi. and Mrs. H. H. Jennings.
Melvin Michael and Robert
Fowell of Walnut Cove visited
Miss Martha Powell Tuesday ev
ening.
Little Gretchen Van Hoy cel
ebrated her 6th birthday Sat
urday afternoon by entertain- j
ing quite a few of he< little
friends. After many games
they were invited into the din
ing room and served re ela
ments.
Tobacco Is Being Grown
Under Improved Methods ,
Tarheel tobacco growers are |
adopting a definite program of
fertilizing, cultivating and j
handling their crop with a re-j
suiting improvement in quali- J
ty and yield,
‘‘We are attempting to learn
everything possible that will
aid the tobacco grower in pro
ducing a quality leaf that is in
demand by the manufacturer,”
says E.Y. Floyd, extension spec
ialist in tobacco production and ,
responsible in a large measure
for the successful program now j
being followed. “A majority
of the best growers are now,
using the kind of fertilizer mix-J
tares found to be best t y our,
field demonstrations. these j
growers are also' using the
ridge method of cultivation and
the varieties which have proven
their superiority. Interest in
the straw method of covering j
plant beds is also on thd^In
erease and will be used wide
ly next season.
Typical results from follow
ing the extension program in
growing tobacco may be seen in
the reports from farmers who
have followed these methods.
For instance, in Columbus coun
tv where 20 million pounds of
leaf are being produced annual
ly, 75 per cent of the growers
are using certified seed of ‘he
Cash, white Stem and Orinoco
varieties. The straw covering
for plant beds was a big suc
cess in Duplin county last year
and in spite of blue mold, a
Rose Hill farmer grew enough
plants on 100 square yards of
bed to plant 12 acres.
The ridge method of culti
vation was worth $50,000 to the
growers of Jones county in 1932 j
and the better returns of leaf
by using the fertilizer formula {
recommended by the extension
specialist was valued at $25,-,
000 by the gowers.
Other growers have reported1
that they can improve their j
land and still use it for tobac-J
co by balancing the fertilizer
after plowing under egumes. j
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It desn’t require any particu
lar intelligence to be a good
judge of bootleg liquor.
Passage Of Huge Bill
For Relief Foreseen
Washington, April 12—House
passage next week of a presi*
ientially approved bill to give
£500,000,000 to states for relief
vas foreseen today by Demo
: ratio leaders.
The house banking commit
ee in the second day of its
learings on the bill drafted by
Senators Wagner, Democrat,
'Jew York; Costigan, Demo
•rat, Colorado, and La Follette,
Republican, Wisconsin, heard
Representative GoldsboroUgh,
democrat, tell Costigan he in
tended to support the bill. But
le added:
“I would like to know what
is in back of this bill. If there
is something sinister about it,
I think we should know it now.”
Costigan denied there was
anything of that nature.
G..:dsborough did not elab
orate, but because of a refer
eru • i y him to the necessity for
currency expansion as well as
relief, committee members drew
the conclusion that he believed
New York bankers favored the
$500,000,000 bond issue bill and
hoped it would prevent an ex
tension of the money supply
through legislation now sought
by many in Congress.
Definite Crop Rotations
Give Better Acre Yields
The plan of using a definite |
rotation of crops is building up I
North Carolina soils and is!
giving more economical acre;
yields, according to fcts gath
ered by Enos C. Blair, exten-,
sion agronomist at State Col-1
lege.
One result of the crop rota-;
tions is seen in higher acre
yields through permanent soil\
improvement. Another is the
increased amount of grain be
ing planted and harvested.
More wheat was Sown to be us
sd for flour during the past fall
than at any time since 1919,
Blair says. The same is true
of certain cotton and tobacco
counties in the Piedmont sec
tion of the State. More acres
of hay mixtures,including small
?rain, were harvested in 1982
than ever before, and legumes
are being used to take the place
Of heavy fertilizer applications
with good results.
“A prominent farmer in
Bladen county used $1,000.00
worth of fertilizer on his 150
acre farm in 1927,” says Mr.
Blair. “Since that time, he has
followed a rotation iOf which a
large acreage of legumes, chief
ly soybeans in corn, was turn
ed under every year. This aid
ed him to make a better crop in
1932 than he did in 1927 and he
spent -only $200 for fertilizer.
Another farmer in Moore c rari
ty turned under 50 aces of les
pedeza for his 1932 crops. He
let this take the place of three
tars of fertilizer that he had
seen using annually and made
just as good crops as in previ
ous years.’
Blair has results from a num
fcer of demonstrations conduct
ed last year slo wing turning
under of lesneueza and says
the growth of soybeans as a
soil improver has become uni
versal over the State. These
two legumes, are being used by
most progress ve farmers in the
new crop rolitions which they
are adopting.
Court Rules Cannon
Must Face Charges
Bishop James Cannon, Jr.,
must' stand a trial on the charge
of violating the corrupt prac
tices act, so rules the Supreme
;ourt. It will be recalled that
Cannon collected sums of mon
ey for the purpose of fighting
A1 Smith in Virginia during the
1928 campaign. He failed to
account for several thousand
dollars and was indicted. He
fought the case on the ground
that:the court had no jurisdic
tion to try him and the case
was taken to a higher court.
This ruiling means that Can
non and his secretary, Miss
Burrough, must undergo trial
for the alleged violation of the
law.
Register Now
Remember, the town registra
tion books will close Saturday,
the 22d, and if your name is not
on same you will not be allow
ed to vote in the town election
on Tuesday, May 2d. If in
ioubt call on the registrar at
the Mayor’s office and find out.
[f you voted in the town elec
:io.n two years ago you will not
have to register, but if you had
lot registered prior to that
;ime or if you have become a
resident of Madison since that
time and have resided here four
nonths prior to the election you
will be allowed to vote, provid
;d you register on or before
Saturday, the 22d. Attend to it
right now. v .
Mrs. Ida Cardwell
Passed Last Night
Mrs. Ida Webster Cardwell,
wife of R. M. Cardwell, died at
their home in Madison last
night about 9 o’clock, after an
illness covering many months.
For the past four days she had
been in a comatose state, and
the end was expected at any
time.
Probably few ladies of the
town was more beloved than
she, and while the end was not
unexpected, it brought genuine
sorrow to the hearts of a large
circle of friends here and else
where. The Messenger regrets
that it cannot give a more de
tailed report of this good wo- •
man, but same will appear in
our next issue.
She is survived by the hus
band and ten children—Mrs. W.
C. Roberson, Galax, Va., Mrs. J.
R. Hughes, Mrs. Thomas Apper
son, Mrs. J. C. Thompson, of
Madison, and Mrs. Bert Price
■of Leaksville. The sons are W.
L., R. A., C. C., Frank and
Ruffin, all of Madison. She also
| leaves the following brothers:
W. B. Webster of Madison, S.
F. Webster of WinstoibSalein,
and Jack Webster of Olivia, and
one sister, Mrs. Will Olive, of
Olivia.
The funeral services will be
conducted from the home to
morrow afternoon, Friday, at 2
o'clock and the interment at
Riverview cemetery.
Play At Bethany
The juniors of Bethany high
school will give a facical come
day entitled, “Blundering Bil
ly,” on Friday night, April 14,
at eight o'clock. The role of
Billy is that of a lovable, but
unfortunate boy. He breaks ev
erything he touches, and his
lies never fail to get him into
trouble. He plans a joke rescue
of his girl, but his rival saves
the girl and Billy from drown
ing. The audience is kept guess
ing who will w'in the girl.
Characters in the play are Ezra
Tuttle, a rich mine owner, play
ed by Richard Wright; Billy
Butler and Lieutenant Gris
wold, played by Roy Lee Hum
phreys and Joe Butler, respec
tively; Sing Toy, a Chinaman,
by Clarence Madison; Wago
San, a Japanese girl, by Ruth
Farrar; Dorothy Tuttle, the
heroine, by Mary Frances
Knight; Clarissa Burnham, by
Tracy Roberts; and Hank Dib
ble, an old sailor, by Marvin
Lemons.
Man Gets Drunk
On Beer; Is Fined
Columbus, Ohio, April 12.—
Police Judge Harold L. Kime.
in fining a 19-year-old youth
for drunkenness today, held it
was his opinion “that when
Congress passed the recent bill *
legalizing 3.2 beer which was
later supplemented by the Ohio
legislature, it meant the mod
erate use of the same.”
The defendant, Willis Camp,
of Circleville, who was fined $10
and costs, testified he had been jj
drinking only 3.2 beer. Arrest
ing officers asserted he was >1!
“staggering, bleary-eyed and
his speech incoherent.”
PIANO—Because of financi
al reverses of the original pur
chaser we will transfer to re
sponsible party practically new
piano for small unpaid balance.
Cash' or terms. For particul
write Lee Piano Co., Lynch
burg, Va. 3t