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VOL. xvm.—NO. 25 JNTERRD Aa SHOOND-CLASS MA AT POSTOlTfJC®. MADISON. N. C. MADISON, N.C, JUNE 8, 1933 SUBSCRIPTION PRICK: ON* I BAR fl.M ■IX MONTHS 75 CUNTS Every Thursday Piesident Changes Regulations Which Apply To Veterans Washington, June 6.-—Demo cratic house leaders were more hopeful tonight that President Roosevelt’s compromise propos al on increased veterans’ out lays would be accepted by the house Thursday and the contro verted independent offices sup ply bill sent to conference. The President’s executive or der modifying the regulations previously promulgated and or iginally designed to save $420, 000,000 in veterans’ appropria tions was credited by Speaker Rainey with lessening the re volt that spread from the sen ate to the house. The situation was canvassed by Rainey, Representative Mc Duffie, of Alabama, chairman of the economy committee, and Lewis W. Douglas, budget di rector, at a conference tonight at the capitol. Failures of the President to include presumptive as well as service connected disability cases, they found, however, was unsatisfactory to many mem bers of the house. At the White House the ex ecutive order issued was esti mated as increasing the outlay for veterans about $60,000,000 compared with the $170,000,000 anticipated extra outlay under the amendment adopted by the senate. “Budget Director Douglas in forms me that if the Presi dent’s compromise, which will embody the regulations issue to day, is adopted, the additional outlay may be without increas ed taxes,” Rainey said. “However, if Congress insists on the $170,000,000 increase, and does not provide new taxes to meet the outlay, I am confi dent that President Roosevelt will veto the bill and the veto will be sustained. However, I am not authorized to say so.” Douglas is to turn over to morrow to Chairman Buchanan, Democrat, Teaxs, of the appro priations committee, the text of the amendments embodying the administration’s compro mise proposal for reconsidera tion by the' OemocratiC steering committee. Meanwhile, President Roose velt invited the special veter ans committee headed by Rep resentative Crosser, Democrat, * Ohio, chairman of the steering committee, to confer with him at the White House in an ef fort to reach an agreement. Speaker Rainey said, “We hope to work out a compro mise tomorrow and get the bill into,, conference with the sen ate by Thursday or Friday.” “It is very important,” he said, “that we do this.” “If Congress, however, in sists upon the $170,000,000 in creasing taxes, you may watch for a drop in the prices of com modities and securieties, and particularly in cotton and wheat. It will disrupt the President’s financial program on which the recent rise in prices has been based.” In an address tonight, Speak er Rainey said that if the sen ate amendment stayed in the bill and it was vetoed by the President, he did not believe the measure could be passed ov er the chief executive’s head. “The economy bill, which was passed, has been challeng ed by the Connally amendment to the independent offices ap propriation bill,” he said. “This amendment, in its present form if it should be enacted into law, will mean a loss of $170,000,000 in the economies we thought we had accomplished, and the budget will again be out of bal ance. “If it is adopted by the house and becomes law it will be nec - essary for Congress to remain in session and by new taxes meet the deficit this amendment will create. “It is hardly possible, how ever, that the President will willingly permit this very large ^ amount of money to be lost from its economy program, and. while I have no authority from the President to make the state ment, I have no doubt whatev er that the bill will be vetied if the Connally amendment in its present form remains in the bill,‘and I do not think the bill will pass over the veto of the President. We are anxious, however, to avoid this situat'on and the Democratic steering committee of the house is now at work on the proposition. “Today the new regulations were issued by the President. They have to do wth the com pensation allowances for the v’eterans of the world war and the Spanish-American war. “The new regulations are ! more liberal even than the Con nally amendment. Under themj no directly service connected! veteran will reduced in his compensation by more than 25 ggr cent, and the average re duction will approximate 18 [ per cent, and this regulation applies to Spanish-American war veterans, world war veter ans and peace-time veterans who have incurred a disability while with an expeditionary force engaged in a campaign or expedition such as Nicara gua, China, Russia or Haiti. “Under this regulation ser vice connected, Spanish-Ameri can war veterans, and some ev en of the peace-time veterans, j will receive payments very sub stantially in excess of those which they were receiving prior to the passage of the economy act. “I might suggest that with reference to world war veter ans under the new regulations promulgated today by the Pres ident those who are suffering from injuries and are receiving $150 per month for the loss of both hands or both feet, or one hand and one foot or in any case where the veteran is so helpless as t<rrequire the aid of another and in the case of the more severely injured,the Pres dent’s new regulations increase the allowance under existing law from $150 per month to 1175. spanisn-American war \ ei erans who are over G2 years of age and who served 90 days or more, even if their disabilities are not service connected, are increased from $6 to $15 per month and in the case of eith er world war orgSpanish-Amer ican war veterans, those who are pemanently and totally dis abled, have their compensation increased from $20 to $30 per month. Burial and funeral expenses are also liberalized under the new regulations. “Pensions continue to be paid to children of deceased veterans up the age of 18 years, and, in the event of a child be ing in an approved school or college, the pension may con tinue for an additional period until the completition of the course, but not beyond the age of 21 years. “The regulations also con tain a provision exempting from the prohibition against payment of pensions to federal employes, the widows of deceas ed veterans and those veterans whose pay is $50 per month or less. “Under the regulations today promulgated the reasons for the Connally amendment, which appeared to those who are sup porting it, are largely elimin ated, and it is to be hoped that such action can now be taken in conference as will make un necessary additional large amounts of taxes. The nation is obligated to take care of its disabled veter ans whose disabilities can be traced to the service. The ob ligation does not exist as to those who are suffering with non-service connected disabili ties. Members are today being deluged with telegrams urging them to support the Connally amendment. “The Connally amendment is not a part of the President’s program, but it is to be hoped that the proponents of the so called Connally amendment will be willing now to agree to con tinue their support of the Pres ident’s program in the future as they have in the. past, es pecially in view of the regula tions which have today been promulgated.” Alleghany and Avery county aheep growers are selling their wool in a cooperative pool ar ranged by the farm agents. SARDIS NEWS ! Billie Collins spent the week end with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs Enoch Tucker. Mr. and Mrs. Walt Collins and little daughter, Irish, Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Collins and son, Billie, and Mr. and Mrs. Jim Hopper spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Enoch Tucker. Clifton Roberts spent Friday in Greensboro on business. Will Snyder and children spent Sunday with relatives at Danbury. Mr. and Mrs. Arch Hopper and famiy visited Mr. and Mrs. John Pyrtle Sunday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Hampton Wil son spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Earl Thomas and Mrs. Fannie Thomas Stewart. Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Tucker visited Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Tuck er Sunday. Rebecca and Douglas Shelton, Nellie and Bertha Snyder and Clarice Smith spent Sunday with Nettie and Eunice Tucker. Mr. and Mrs. Craver of Ashe boro were visitors in this sec tion Sunday. Mrs. Jim Hopper spent Sun day with Mrs. T. F. Gann. Mrs. J. E. Tucker is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Beverly Shelton. Miss Louise Cable is visiting her father, Lacy Cable, in Ran dolph county. Mrs. Enoch Tucker and daughter, Irene, were in Reids ville shopping Saturday. Miss Mildred Green of Greens boro spent the week end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Green. . Grover Smith, who was hit by an automobile some time ago, is still confined to» his room. Arch Price and Miss Thelma Duggins were guests of Miss Irene William Sunday evening. Mrs. R. W. Fegram and Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Pegram visited Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Tucker Sun day. Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Shelton spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Jim Shelton. Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Roberts and Mr. and Mrs. Will Roberts spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Grover R'd.ardson, n,iar Stokesdale. Raymond Stewart of Wash ington, D. C., is visiting his sister, Mrs. Myrtle Tucker. Says Truck Growers Need Better Fertilization Certain soluble salts, consist ing chiefly of chlorides or chlo rine, will injure truck crops like sweet potatoes, cucumbers, cantaloupes and lettuce grown on sandy soils during a dry sea son and the fertilizers used un der these crops should contain not more than five per cent of these chlorides when 1000 pounds or more of fertilizer are used per acre. “The hew fertilizer law does not require manufacturers to give the contents of all the fer tilizer sold partly for the rea son that no method of chemical analysis can check the amounts of each ingredients used,” says L. G. Willis, soil chemist at State College. “Therefore, the truck grower should use care fully the information he has available about the kind of ma terials to use with his crops es pecially where he distributes 1,000 or more pounds to the acre. In truck fertilizers there is considerable risk when the concentration of soluble salts is unnecessarily high. The salts found injurious most common ly are carried in low analysis potash fertilizers and consist chiefly of chlorides and chlo rine.” Experimental work with to bacco has made it possible to prescribe fairly accurately the maximum amount of chloride that can be used without risk or damage, Willis says, but work with truck crops is not complete enough yet to allow such a limit to be set. However, truck growers should see to it that the chlo ride content is not over 5 per cent when fertilizers are used at the rate of 1000 pounds to the acre. For tobacco, this con tent should not be above 2 per cent. The cost of a fertilizer guar anteeing the chloride content will be higher th^p ordinary mixtures, but may be worth the difference, Willis says. Depression Cloud Fades As Wheels Of Industry Hum Pittsburgh, June 5.—For the first time since 1931 both units of the Creighton plant of the Pittsburgh Plate Glass company were in operation today and officials said 700 men had been added to the force. Chicago, June 5.—American Airways during May car ried 10,272 passengers, an increase of 60.8 per cent over tfce preceding month and 22.7 per cent above the same month last year, L. B. Manning, chairman of the board, said today. New York, June 5.—The New York Central railroad to day announced purchase of 1,290 tons of rail from the Inland Steel Corporation. A week ago the road ordered 7,000 tons from other steel companies. Edwardsville, 111., June 5.—The Madison county relief committee today reported, an increase in employment in the county and said 383 families had been removed from the re lief rolls since May 18. New York, June 5.—Dun and Bradstreet, incorporated, today said business failures in May totaled 1,909 involving liabilities of $49,971,573, the smallest number of failures for any month in four years. A year ago liabilities involved in failures was almost double last month’s figure. Hollywood, Calif., June 5.—Joseph M. Schency, presi dent of the United Artists Studios, today said the film com pany would start the largest program of releases in its his tory. He said the company would make about 20 new pic tures duriry? the remainder of the year, putting many hun dreds back on payrolls. Little Rock, Ark., June 6.—R. W. Scott, president of the Union Saw Mill company, today said wage increases from 10 to 20 per cent would be put into effect throughout the com pany’s and its subsidiary millr In Arkansas, Louisiana, Tex as, Missouri and Illinois. About 5,000 men will be affected. Most wages had previously been reduced various amounts, Scott said. ROSES WILL RESPOND TO SOIL PREPARATION The principal factor in hav ing a successful rose garden lies in preparing the soil care fully and keeping the bushes protected with spray. In the spring of 1932, Glenn O. Randall, floriculturist at the State College, decided to;have a rose garden on the agricul tural compus. Using student la bor largely, he set some 300 plants about 30 different varie ties both as a test of the varie ties and as a test of growing conditons. The plants were set in early spring in soil that had been carefully prepared. A good ap plication of decayed manure was mixed with the soil before the plants were set. Later, a small handful of a 7-5-6 fertil izer was applied around each bush. The first application war carefully worked into the soil about the first week in May. A second application was made in the same' manner in early July. This treatment, he said, made a healthy, vigorous growth. However, Randall found that he must protect the roses with the right sort of spray. The Bordeaux mixture and sodium thiosulphate were used. The lat ter material, known commer cially as Hypo, was used at the rate of one tablespoonful to three gallons of water and gave protection from rose mil dew and other leaf diseases. The Bordeaux mixture was used for control of blackspot, mil dew and other diseases. The only drawback to using the Bordeaux is that it will dis color the buds. Hypo does not do this. Randall protected the roses from plant lice and aphids by spraying with a solution of nic otine sulphate made by using one tablespoonful to three gal lons of water. As a result the College rose garden has prer sented a beautiful sight this season. Ba*6ett at Mayodan T. H. Turner is continually strengthenirfr the weak places in his team, until he now has a I pretty hefty bunch of players, I which is making a better show ' ing than when, the season first opened. Last week the Martins ville aggregation were Mayo | dan’s opponents and they split i even. Saturday the strong Bas sett team will be at Mayodan ; and we feel safe in saying that | this will be an exceptionally i good game. We wish to thank our friends and neighbors for the kindness shown us during the -illness and death of. pur father and husband—Walter S. Oliver.— The Family? USE NATIVE FUEL IN LARGER INDUSTRIES Industrial plants along with home-owners and school offici als have learned that wood is an excellent fuel and may be used with economy and effec tiveness aider present business conditions... "The experience of the Statea jtlHs Cotton Mill is a good ex ample of this,” says R. W. Grao ber, extension forester at State College. 'This plant operates largd jbojilers, fired In four units and designed for coal. They must have a minimum steam pressure of 110 pounds during the day but the mills hive foun dit advantageous to turn to wood as a fuel. For the past 10 months these mills have been using wood with satisfac tion and at a great saving. They began firing with wood to test out the claim that the material could be used in industrial plants. The resuls were entire ly satisfactory. In addition, they have spent considerable money locally thus aiding in the unempolyment situation.” Mr. Graeber says the States ville plant has been using an average of 7 to 8 cords a day, consisting of a mixtures! hard wood, mostly oak and hickory. One and one-half cords of this mixture has been equivalent to one ton of coal. The plant is paying $2 a cord for wood against $8.87 a ton for coal. The daily saving has been ap proximately $4.00. In planning to use wood for fuel, the Statesville organisa tion first made an agreement with a group of farmers so that the fuel would be delivered regularly. The fireman says he has made no trouble in keeping the necessary head of steam. Mr. Graeber says that 50 mil lion cords of wood could be re moved from North Carolina woodlands by a proper system of thinning and cutting and tfcqt the remaining trees would be benefitted by such a removal. Farley Is Coming: Greensboro has just cause to be proud of her now postoffice building, which was occupied the first time last week. It took a long, tedious pull, that some times seemed hopelesss, but it was finally landed, which shows that “all things come to them that wait, if they just wait long enough.” It is not known just whan the hansome new build ing will be dedicated, but when thip is dene Postmaster-General Jamas A. Farley has promised to be on hand and deliver the principal address. This means that a large crowd will be in th “City of Flowers” on that auspicious occasion. Bead The Messenger ads. * MAYODAN , * *********** Miss Clara Michael i9 spend ing the week at Walnut Cove. Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Shrop shire and son, Posie and Mrs. Bill Barrow visited in Martina ville Sunday. Guy and Howard Poole of Ro anoke were visitors in town the past week. • Miss Martha, Powell spent the week end. at her home in Walnut Cove. Mrs. Minnie Rader and daugh ter are spending the week in Newton. Rev. and Mrs. J. A. Martin and daughter of Asheville are visiting Mrs. S. F. Martin. Mr. and Mrs. Dick Crews spent Wednesday in Danville. Mrs. S. F. Martin spent Thursday and Friday in Win ston-Salem. Mrs. Eston Freeman, Mrs. Dick Crews and daughter and Loman Richardson spent Fri day in Winston-Salem. Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Dalton and daughter of Winston-Salem spent the week end with rela tives. Miss Merle Freeman, who at tended school at Winston-Salem is at home for the Summer. Mr§. T. W. Crews and daugh ter, Misses Doris Rhodes and Anne Johnson visited in Mar frsville Surd ay Mr. and Mrs. John tichard son spent Friday evening in Winston-Salem. Miss Ruby Price of Winston Salem spent Sunday witji her, parents. The r.-T. A. met monaay ai- j ternoon at the school. Plans were made for a kitchen show- j er for the new gymnasium to be had Friday evening, June j 16th. Plans were also'made for i a clinic at the school in the j near future. A discussion was j held about the uses of the gym nasium for the summer under supervision, and it is to be hop ed that a planned period for recreation at stated times will be made. Mrs. G. M. Reaves and son, Carter, of Greensboro are vis iting Mrs. Perry Ashe. Miss Sara Pool left Thursday to attend Summer school at Duke university. The Crusader’s Bible Class of the Episcopal Church staged a most delightful banquet in the new school gymnasium on Wednesday evening of last week. After the invocation and singing of the Doxology, Kirby Reid, who served as toastmast er, gave the address of welcome. The ladies of the Woman’s Aux i iliary and the girls of the Y. P. IS. L. served in a most gracious manner, a delightful three course luncheon. E. F. Dun can, teacher of the class, intro duced the speaker of the even ing, Rev. Alfred R. Berkley, rector of St. John’s Church of Roanoke, Va. It will be remem bered by many that Dr. Berkley served as pastor of the local Episcopal Church a number of years ago, and endeared him self in the hearts of all who j knew him. The address center ed chiefly around reminiscences of the past history of Mayodan and the Episcopal Church, par ticularly during the seven years that he served this charge. Short addresses were delivered by Rev. R. E. Roe of Holy Trin ity Church, Greensboro, Rev. Jennings Johnson of the local Baptist Church, Mayor H. Roy Martin and J. F. Roach, presi dent of the Bible class. Special music was rendered by the boys of the Mayodan Quartet. A delightful party was given in honor of, the seniors of the local high school on Monday evening at the home of E. F. Duncan. Each senior had the i privilege of inviting a special guest and a good number of young people enjoyed the occas ion. Delicious punch was serv ed by Miss Gladys Vernon in the well appointed dining room as the guests entered. The young people were then ushered i to the living room which was! attractively decorated for the occasion. Here they were de lightfully entertained in vari ous ways during the evening.; just before the young people took their leave for the even ing a delightful ice course, which carried out the class col ors of pink and blue, was serv ed by Miss Gillette, assisted by Misses Eloise Goad and Beat rice White. HOME DEMONSTRATION NEWS Miss Marjorie Holmes, Home Demonstration Agent Program For Next Week Monday, June 12th: The Ber ry Club will meet with Mrs. J. F. Carroll. Demonstration will be “Vegetable Cookery.” Tuesday, June 12th: The Bethany Club will meet with Mrs. D. L. Wright. i Wednesday, June 14th: The Herman-Bethlehem Club will meet at the home of Mrs. F. L. Anderson. Demonstration will be “Slip Covers.” Thursday, June 15th: The Smyrna Club will meet with Mrs. G. AY. McCollum. Friday, June 16th: Mrs. J. E. McCargo will be hostess to the Calvary Club. District Federation Meeting Seventy-seven women from Rockingham county attended the District Federation meeting at Brightwood, Guilford county, last Wednesday. This county received the attendance prize, only beating Alamance county by two. The prize is a lovely scrap book. Canning School The first canning school for leaders will be held at Bethany high school Wednesday, June 14th, for canning leaders, gar den supervisors, etc. We will have a series of these meetings, one at Wentworth, Reidsvi'l;, and Madison to definitely out line the canning work for Tub’ and August that each person, who has a R. F. C. garden will have an opportunity to attend a canning demonstration. The meeting at Bethany Wednesday at 2:00 o’clock is for the lead ers of that sectiop. International Canning Contest The Home Agent has the jars for the International Canning Contest. Any one wishing to fill a jar for this contest, please call at the office and get a jar. Some of the clubs are going to send their jars back to the com pany in one carton, the club treasury paying the expense. If sent in early enough, the jars can be sent by freight at a minimum cost. We want to get one of the county prizes this year as there are ten big county prizes besides 2,000 individual prizes. Brushy Mountain Club Meeting (Miss Margaret Cardwell, re porter) The Brushy Mountain Club met in its regular monthly meeting at the home of Mrs. Frank Smith, with the presi dent, Mrs. R. G. Reid, presiding. We were honored by a visit from our county reporter, Mrs. M. T. Smith, who conducted the meeting. She gave an interest ing talk about flowers, life, mu sic, and beauty to be found in them. She then played very beautiful records to demon strate her talk. We were shown how to make useful household articles. The next meeting will be held with Mrs. Jason Grogan in July. Our August meeting will be held with Miss Elizabeth Joyce. Miss Holmes, our demonstra tor and Mrs. J. F. (jrogan went over to Ayersvi.lle • for a bread demonstration and to organize a club there. Mt. Carmel Club Meeting (By Assistant Reporter) On account of the funeral and burial of a beloved neigh bor and friend, the club meet ing was postponed from the regular time until Tuesday, May 30th, at which time we met at the home of Mrs. Hubert Page, with Mrs. J. T. Sparks as joint hostess. The meeting opened with the president in the chair and all singing ' “What a Friend We Have in Jesus.” Mrs. Page read part of the 15th Chapter of St. John as the devotional, followed by the collect in uni son. ‘The' More We Get To gether,’ and the “Invocation” was then sung. Mrs. B. C. Smith read “It’s All in the State of Mind,” fol lowed by “No Difference,” by Mrs. J. T. Sparks. Little Audrey Page gave “The Golden Key” in a moat pleasing manner for one so small. “Who Makes a Garden,” by Mrs. Lee Strader. At this time roll was called and minutes of the last meeting read and approved. The Gar den Notes wer§ read by Mrs. G. D. Ellington. Several items of business being disposed of, we discussed the fair from several view points, whether we should have a booth or not. This was left open until the next meeting. Miss Holmes’ demonstration was on home made convenienc es and economy, exhibiting nu merous thing for our inspection such as shoe bags, laundry bags and how to make wash stands from cheese boxes and other things. After the demonstration we were urged to attend the tri county meeting the next day at Brightwood. Five planned to go. During the social hour the hostesses conducted a contest, “Floral Romance.” The prize was won by Mrs. R. L. Dixon, a lovely towel. Little Edna Cot rine Sparks and Audrey Page entertained us by songs and readings which were indeed good from two so young. The hostesses served delicious ice cream and cake. At a late hour we departed declaring the severity of the storm had not marred our pleas ure of the afternoon as it was indeed enjoyable. We meet on June 23rd with Mrs. G. D. Ellington. All are invited. FARM ACT SECTION _ CAN AID BORROWERS Authorization for Federal Land Banks to issue up to $2, 000,000,000 in bonds, with in terest guaranteed by the Unit ed States, and either exchange the bonds for first mortgages on farms or sell them and use the money to make new loans to farmers, is one of the principal features of the farm mortgage section of the Agricultural Ad justment Act, according to in formation issued by the Farm Credit Administration, which administers this section of the Act. The Farm Credit Administra tion began functioning on May 27 as provided for in Presi dent Roosevelt’s Executive Or der issued March 27, 1933. The agencies to be consolidated un der the new Administration in clude the Federal Farm Board; the Federal Farm Loan Bureau whi h has jurisdiction over the Federal Land Bank, Joint Stock Land Banks and Intermediate Credit Banks; the regional ag ricultural credit corporations of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation, and the Crop Pro duction Loan Division of the United States Department of Agriculture. The farm mortgage section I of the Farm Act makes it pos sible to lower the interest rates on both old and new loans, and to permit borrowers, generally, to extend payment on the prin cipal of their loans from the Federal Land Banks, and to loan money directly to farmers in districts where there are no National farm loan associations through which applications may be accepted. It also provides for Farm Loan Commissioner's loans to be made direct to farm ers from agents of the Farm Loan Commissioner located in each of the 12 Federal land bank districts. Applications for information or loans under the new Act should be made to the secre tary-treasurer of the National farm loan association in the county in which the applicant s farm is located, or to the Fed eral Land Bank serving his State. In the absence of a loan association, farmers should get in touch with their county farm agent. The Federal Land Bank for this district is at Columbia, S. C. Bed On Fire Friday night about 9:30 the fire alarm was turned in apd on investigation it waa found that the ,bed in Frank Cardwell's room was on fire. Frank was asleep at the time. The blaze was extinguished without any serious damage being done.