The Madison jo, / MiMNWatkiM essenger VOL. XVIII—NO. 17 KNTERED AH 81SODND-CUA88 MATTER 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 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. *********** * 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 -' ' ~ V. "'~v~ . i 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