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10 RACIAL CM
Jam* Reedy. White, Alleged To
Have Married Negress In
Virginia.
Woodstock. Va—Charged with
violations ol the Virginia statute
prohibiting the intermarriage ol
persons of the Caucasian race with
those in whose veins there Is a trace
'f Negro Hood, James Reedy and
iraie Coop were arrested by Sheriff
u G Sheris and Deputy Fred P.
winter and lodged In ,he Shenan
>ah County Jail here. Their case
ill be presented to the March term
. the grand Jury,
needy, who Is white a.id whose
.rents live four miles west of
oodstock. Is 1# years old The girl
; ol alleged Negro extraction, her
andmother said to be of that race.
The marriage took place at Ha
ertown on Friday morning and
he arrest followed the return of
.lie couple to Shenandoah county
a few hours later. The father of
the girl was prosecuted for a similar
offense some years ago. and her
uncle, on the paternal side testified
recently in court that there was
one-fourth strain of Negro blood in
th* veins of himself and his broth
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Phone 658.
er. i his is the second case pi the
character In the history of Shen-j
andoah county I'he aw provides*
that perso is married out of the
state, with the intention oi evading
the Virginia law, are *s guilty as!
if the ceremony were neriormed in j
the Old dominion.
The arrest recalls one o» the most]
amazing cases of patricide in crim
inal annual i in which he father of
Lizzie Copp and her 14-year-old
brother were the principals The boy
is now serving an indefinite term in
the State Reformatory for the
crime.
The facta aa related at the hear
ing of the boy. charged with the
killing of his 66-year-old lather, be
fore Juvenile Judge M. L. Walton. Jr,
were that Morgan Corp was clean
ing a gun at his home w the foot
hills of Massanutten mountain,
three miles east of Woodstock. He
handed the gun to his voung son
and In the same manner, the load
entered the elder Coppy’s arm at
the elbow.
The boy. who was alone with his
father, stated that when the wound
ed man realized the extent of his
Injuries, ne begged the son to “fin
ish the Job1 and "put me out of my
misery " Young Copp then went to
the house, procured another gun
and shot his father twice. I
Milton waa charged with murder
for his act, but because of his ex
treme youth there was no Indict
ment. |
The father of Morgan oopp. wno i
waa white, is said to have married
Rosanna, a slave woman Morgan
Copp toot a white woman to Penn
sylvania, where they wjre married,
and upon their return to Virginia
they were Indicted and tried. Be
cause of the failure to prove the
percentage of Negro blood in Coppis
yet ns. a hung Jury resulted Since
that trial, however, the Virginia
legislature has changed the law pro
hibiting intermarriage when there
is even the slightest trace of Negro
blood in the veins of one of the
parties.
BACHELORS MUST
PAT EXTRA TAX
Nish, Jugp-Blavla. — Bachelors
more than thirty hereafter most
pay the Nish district government a
special tax for the lives of single
blessedness.
All adult dtisens who are not
members 01 some cultural, educa
tional. charitable and patriotic as
sociation must pay an even higher
penalty.
At the same time alcoholic drinks
and all luxury will be heavily tax
ed.
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FOR, ASHEVILLE, CHARLOTTE, WILMINGTON
FAYETTEVILLE.
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'.’OINTS:
LEAVE SHELBY:—9:40 a. m.; 11:40 a. m.; 1:40 p.
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FOR CHARLOITE AND INTERMEDIATE
POINTS:
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POINTS:
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ping by telephone, conserving her time and energy
/brother attiviries. Then, too, it gives her a sense
of complete security to know that the telephone
wedy to summon aid in case of emergency.
If you have been trying to manage without
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linig Grown In Backyards !
Menace To U. S. Youth
“One’s sub-eomclous ego stand* amusedly by and observes a second ego
go through the most ridiculous capers ...” Upper left, m:'I:od of in
bailing the drug; below, a deadly backyard crop and a user “rolling her
own.”
Cannabis Americana, or Marihuana,1
Deadly In Effect On
Users.
(By GRAHAM STEWART.)
New York —A cult of marihuana
imokers in ultra sophisticated
Orcenwlch Village; hasheesh orgies
rivalling those ol ancient Oriental
days in certain luxurious nlght-Ule
resorts; haunts in Bohemia where
writers, arltets, musicians and
others gather to "experience’' some-,
thing new 'in thrills by puffing Ihe
deadly leaf of the Cannabis Amerl>
cana -
Small wonder that this narcotic
division of the metropolitan rplice
is waging a desperate fight to stamp
out what is considered one of the
most dangerous drugs yet to make
its appearance in America. But it
is not easy task. Though in New
York state.it is Illegal to possess pt
grow the plant, dftectlves have
discovered , the deadly "loco weed”
gowing hardily in parks, back, yards,
window boxes and even in cemeter
ies.
Grows On Vacant Lots.
Only a few days ago ugents vis
ited a vacant lot on East One Hun
dred and Twenty-fourth street and
found enough of the ripened plant
to poison a thousand youthful
minds. A liai Jy plant readily grown
In a northern clime, the seeds and
tender under-leaves only are har
vested tor drug purposes. These
are crushed, mixed with alcohol
end allowed to dry again . Later
they are flavored with rep ropper,
sugar and sometimes with some
aromatic incense. Then they are
made into cigarettes.
Marihuana isn't a heart stimu
lant, but a spur to the nervous sys
tem, so powerful that a few months
of its use serves to destroy the
strongest constitution. A c*ap of the
hand sounds like thunder; one can
literally hear a pin drop. Great
distances loom before the eyes—r
step across the room appears like
a' Jon^ journey. A pleasant sensa
tion Is long-drawn-out. Seconds
seem like hours. •
During this phase the smoker
enjoys a pleasant and serene sen
sation. of comfort; his mind seems
detached from his body, and an
other personality stands off and
whimsically and amusedly notes
what appear to be highly ludicrous
actions of the corporal self.
The smoker of the weed soon
finds he has difficulty in concen
trating on anything;; his mind
leapp from idea to Idea. And many
times he returns to a first subject
after the passage of hours and
continues where he left off. It is
then that he is verging on insan
ity.
The time required to render an
addict hopelessly insane is placed
by doctors at live years, as against
twenty or even more of the opium
3moker. Hence the drive to kill the
drug at Us source—the window box
gardens at the vacant lot plots.
SUraS GRADED
TAXES FOR FARMS
Commissioner W. A. Grthsm De
clares Farm Taxes Growing
More Burdensome.
Raleigh.—In the preface to his
biennial report, which was given the
members of the general assembly in
printed form Thursday, Commis
sioner of Agriculture William A.
Graham expresses the hope that
“whatever is done by the general
assembly, especially in the matter
of tax reduction, will be done with
a view to helping the farmer along
with those engaged in other indus
tries.
“The problem of farm taxes Is
growing more and more burdensome
in this state, as well as in other
states tn the union," he continues.
Re then makes this observation:
“Coming to North Carolina, this
state paid, during the year ending
June. 1938, the sum of $333,318,160
into the federal treasury. Most of
the gigantic sum came from taxes
on manufactured goods, but it will
be remembered that these goods
were manufactured from raw ma
terial grown on the farm In addi
tion to this, the people of this state
paid $08.810 000 as state and local
taxes. Tn other words, the per cap
ita taxation for North Carolina is
$3140 for every man, woman and
child in the state.
“To show for this tremendous tax
burd -n. wo have our rlrrvnt schools
srtjcrh roads and. at least, credit*
ab'e i£-*tU'.Uor-i lor the a'-ed end
in" ’ V/e he'd ‘' fw—,
have, been widely.'-invested and we
are proud ol these nubile properties,
but when we look over the record
and note that North Carolina ranks
first in the union in its bonded in
debtedness, carrying a bonded debt
of $54.54 for every man, woman and
child in the state, we are forced
to ask whether it isn't time to call
a halt and try to get some of these
debts liquidated.''
Following this, Commissioner
Graham gives this suggestion:
“The idea haa been advanced that
farm lands should be graded and
classified for taxation purposes.
Open lands that have so far lost
their fertility as to have been aban
doned should not have to pay as
much tax as the fertile acres on
the same farm. This is what I
mean by grading farm lands, the
grading representing the difference
in productive capacity. The lands
might be classified as tillable lands
forest lands, and swamp lands, and
take a tax comparable to their in
come producing capacity."
The report, which is illustrated
with pictures taken on the various
test farms, takes each division of
the state department of agriculture
separately and reviews its work dur
ing the past biennium.
FIRE LOSS IN NORTH CARO
LINA LAST YEAR $1,012,015
Raleigh—The total fire loss in
North Carolina last year was $1,
912.925, a decrease of $u:i,152 as
compared with 1027, Commissioner
Dan C. Boney, of the State Insur
ance department, announced today
Mr. Bcncy said the firs lers had
•een decreastn* ern ;”v since 1322
..hen it was $0. Cl,1700 more than
"or io;8.
The per capita was '1 72 as com*
'' cd with $191 for the preceding
. ear. .
Huim m
NOT LIKELY jffl
Tn!*'M Of Asaoe'atlon Says Hr
Will Not Manage Again.
1 Hard Up.
Rutherford Sun.
David Lindsay, trustee of the
bankrupt Rutherford County Fair
Association, has announced that he
will not menage any fair this year,
arid unless a group of public spirited
citizens rent the grounds and take
charge themselves there will be no
fair in 1929. The County Agent, F. j
E. Patton, stated that the news and
likewise would be to a very large i
number of people in the county. He |
thought, however, that there was:
some chance of a number of men i
setting together and decide to hold !
the fair as usual, in other words to j
underwrite the event and rent the |
rounds from the association. Mr 1
Patton said that he intended to gel.
in touch with several prominent
farmers and business men, and aft
er a conference with them he mi~ht
have something to se.y. In his opin
ion, Mr. Patton stated, it might be
more advantageous to hold the
fair in September rather than a
month later, end he was very de
cided in saytn.7 that he thought a
larger and better midway world
be necessary. "Ffecgre," arid the
county agent, “go to a fair net
only to see the exhibits b t to be
amused as v.e'l. and it s from the
midway and ether concessions that
the er -rnoes nvot be met. I certain
ly will do a'l I can to see that a
fair is held this year."
Cl.nrc'ntrrht Es-rcer- J.
A well known men wa r, wa. :g to
comment upon the annsun orient
that a fe.ir this- year was un’"::'.y,
but for business r sons would not
allow his r~me to be printed, / her
reviewing the history of the fe.ir
assorts! :~n and pointing o'vt what
he corsichrcd had b~an mistakes, he
said, “X know that the fair did not
make much money last year, but I
thought it had more than cleared
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WEAK AND THIN
/i.jinia Lady Wa* Just Drag
giug Around. Health Im
proved Steadily After
She Took Cardui.
Bristol, Va.—"I was just about
down in bed and so weak I was pas
gome,” writes Mrs. Jennie Gcodmar
of 718 Portsmouth Avenue, this clt;
Mrs. Goodmen says her Family we
very rneasy about her condition, at
she seamed so weak and thin.
"I ached all over,’’ she explains,
"and my back and sides hurt most
of the time.
“I dragged around, end did not
see a day of good health.
“I went to call on one of my
neighbors, and she remarked about
my looking so bad. She told rr.o to
get a bottle of Cardui and take it.
Next Saturday night, my husband
brought it home to me.
“Before I had taken Cardui c
week, 1 was feeling much better. I
continued taking it for awhile, as
my health kept on improving,
"I gained in weight, and soon was
feeling like a new person. Since
then I have taken Cardui several
I times, and It has always done me
good. I can recommend it to others.”
|, Cardui has been in use so long
that its merit has been proved by
the experience of several genera
tions of women.
A purely vegetable, medicinal tonic.
au expenses, it win be a gieut <.
I appointment to large numbers oi
| people to have no fair in 1929; that
! it was well worth while cannot be
disputed; it Is an invaluable adver
' tisement; it gave the farmers an
opportunity to exhibit their'
j livestock and produce and there
1 was friendly rivalry between the
various crmmunities that had
booths. With a good midway, a
really good osie, 1 m„„n, and some
first Class attractions I think the
fair wou’d urr' ' -"v rv’v tU ex
penses. X would be heartily in fa
vor of a lower admission c o,
more people would come and also
come oftcner. I sincerely hone that
Mr. Patton will be able to finance
a 1929 fair.”
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you doing to prevent it?
Everybody is asking these questions
just now.
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be cheerful; eat good food; get plenty of
sleep; keep the bowels open.
At ti e first s*jn of constipation, tal
a dose of Thedford’s BLACK-DRAUGHT
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you begin to have a little temperature and
feel like you are talcing cold, go to bed and
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