»' Lois Mitchell Reeves, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Lon Mack Reev
es. sustained a broken aJIn last
week when she fell while roller
skating.
Mr. rnd Mrs. Homer Edwards,
of Win :ton-Salem, announce the
birth ol: a son, Russell Lee, on
December 23.
Bom to Mr. and Mrs. Muncey
Andrews, on December 21, a
10-pound son, who has been nam
ed David Buce.
Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Williams
have announced the birth of a
daughter, Charlotte Virginia, on
December 18, weight 9 pounds.
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Andrews have
announced the birth of a daugh
ter, named Mary, weight 10
pounds.
Rufus Richardson, who was
severely injured last summer
when he was thrown from a hay
tedder, underwent a minor oper
ation at his home Monday. His
condition is reported to be im
proving slowly.
Walter Pugh, a student at
Emory and Henry college, is
spending the Christmas holidays
with his parents at Whitehead.
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Dodson, of
Waynesville, spent last Thursday
as the guests of Mr. and Mrs.
J. M. Doughton. Mrs. Dodson
was iormerly Miss Katherine
Phi lli pi.
Mr. and Mrs. W. L,. ratton,
Morganton, were week-end guests
of Mrs. Clete Choate.
Misses Bernice Andrews and
Wilma Crouse, Glenn Tolliver and
Vernon Andrews spent the week
end with Miss Ialeen Andrews at
the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Conmrd Wall, Winston-Salem.
Mrs. Katherine Warden spent
the Christmas holidays with her
granddaughter, Mrs. Ruth J.
Choate.
Misses Jane, and Anne Truitt
spent the1 week-end in Wytheville.
Mrs. Wayne Waddell has re
turned home after having spent
the Christmas holidays with her
husband in Akron, Ohio.
Miss Ella Phipps, Piney Greek,
spent a few days with Miss
Wilma Crouse in Sparta.
Page Higgins, Asheville, spent
the Christmas holidays with his
parents here.
Mrs. Wayne Waddell returned
to Sparta last Friday after spend
1 ing Christmas with her husband
in Cleveland, Ohio.
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Thompson,
Winston-Salem, were in town
Saturday.
Sheriff Walter M. Irwin made
a business trip to Raleigh Friday
and returned Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Cook,
Westfield, and Mrs. Roscoe
Childress, White Plains, are
-Spending the Christmas holidays
with Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Wagoner.
Friends of Mr. and Mrs. Childress
will probably be interested in
learning that they have recently
moved into their new home in
White Plains.
Mr. and Mrs. Orren Jones,
Waverly, Tenn., visited here last
week.
Fred G. Richardson returned
last week to his work in New
Spartan Theatre
SPARTA, w. c.
Fri. A Sat., Jan. 3 A 4
John Wayne
Ul
“Lawless
Frontier” •
> Chapter No,' 14 of Serial
"THE MIRACLE RIDER”
alto Comedy
Mon. A Tives., Jan. 6 A 7
Clarke Gable
Jean Harlow
Wallace Beery
“China Seas”
New* and Short Subject
Wed. A Thura., Jan. 8 A 9
A New Child Star
Everyone Will Lore
Sybil Jason
“TheLittle
Big Shot”
Comedy. "REGULAR KIDS"
COMING SOON!
Another G-Men
"SPECIAL AGENT”
Jersey after being called here on,
account of the illness of his
small daughter, Maybelline, who
is now improving.
Glenn Duncan and Mr. and
Mrs. Sidney Garabill spent Sun
day night in Raleigh and Mr. and
Mrs. A. H. McMillan visited
relatives in Chapel Hill Sunday
and Monday.
J. K. Blum spent Christmas
with his family at Whitehead.
W. P. Andrews, of Medford,
Oregon, and L. C. Andrews, of
Wolback, Nebraska, are visiting
their mother, Mrs. Lucy Andrews,
Sparta, and their five sisters, who
also live in this section. It has
been many years since the An
drews brothers have been in their
native state, it has been learned,
and will no doubt have an en
joyable time visiting relatives and
renewing old acquaintances.
Reece Joines, of the U. S.
Navy, visited his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. L. V. Joines, Whitehead,
during the Christmas holidays.
Others who visited at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Joines Christ
mas day were: Reecie Cockerham,
Hazel Carter, Rhudy Lowe, Ralph
Edwards, Tom Blevins, Muriel
Joines and Howard Carter.
Miss Jennie Joines spent last
week with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. L. V. Joines, Whitehead.
Court Of Pardons
(continued from front page)
were blacker. For one thing,
Hoffman said he not only doubted
whether he had the power to re
prieve for 90 days, but was “not
inclined to do it under present
circumstances.”
That means that the calendar
will flip only 15 more times be
fore it registers “January 14”—
the day when Hauptmann’s head
probably will be shaved and he
will be led into a square room
with cream-colored walls up the
corridor from the death house.
Hoffman, who frequently has
held out hope to Hauptmann, talk,
ed a different language today.
“In this particular case,” he
said, “if the man is ■ completely
guilty he is entitled to no mercy
on the basis of anything I can
see.
"Members of the court of par
dons undoubtedly will be influenc
ed by their opinion of guilt or
innocence. I imagine they will
very properly consider whether or
not the interests of society will
best be served by immediate exe
cution.”
“Did you ask Hauptmann to
confess when you visited him in
the death house in October?”
Hoffman was asked.
“I won’t discuss that,” he re
plied.
“Why did the court of pardons
fail to fix a definite date for pass
ing on Hauptmann’s plea?”
“There was no specific reason
for it. It may have been so that
we can keep it within control, so
there will be as little ballyhoo
as possible.”
Tremendous
MOST HISTORIC THREE R’S
SPEAK of the Three R's and yon
natarally think of those yon
learned In the little red school
house—reedin', Titln’ and 'rithme
ttc. Bnt more historic are those
which kept James O. Blaine out of
the White Honse. They were Rum,
Romanism and Rebellion.
Blaine was the Republican nom
inee In 1884. Despite the attacks
made upon his character, he
seemed a certain winner over
Grover Cleveland, the Democrat
Republican leaders, to counteract
those attacks, staged a reception for
him by a group of Protestant cler
gymen.
Rev. Samuel D. Burcbard, a Pres
byterian minister, acting as spokes
man for the group, said to Blaine:
"We are Republicans and don't pro
pose to leave our party and Identify
ourselves with the party whose an
tecedents have been rum, Romanism
■nd rebellion." Blaine, tired out
from a long speaking trip, was pay
ing little attention to the speaker
and did not catch those three fatal
words, nor repudiate them.
Almost Immediately the Demo
cratic press took them up. 8oon
Dame Rumor whispered that Blaine
himself bad uttered the Three R’a.
They were a direct slap In the face
for the 8outh and for the large
body of patriotic Roman Catholic
ha vain the Republican candidate
repudiated this slander. It was too
Ate. It became apparent that the
Mate of New York would decide the
lasue, Cleveland carried It by 1,14«.
Bad It not been for thorn "three
ittle words," Blaine probably would
Christmas Bride
Mrs. John Morgan Cheek, Jr.
(above), who was, before, her
marriage on Saturday, December
28, Miss Gertrude Messer, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. John A.
Messer, Galax. The ceremony
was performed by Dr. P. L. Cobb,
pastor of the Galax Methodist
church.
Marriages
CHEEK—MESSER
A wedding of much interest in
Sparta and elsewhere was
that of Miss Gertrude Messer and
Mir. John Morgan Cheek, Jr.,
which was solemnized Saturday,
December 28, at high noon, at
the home of the bride’s parents,
Mr. and Mrs. John A. Messer,
West Oldtown street, Galax, Va.
For- the nuptials, the bride
wore a blue traveling suit with a
corsage of sweetheart roses.
An improvised altar, in front
of which the couple stood for the
ceremony, was covered with a
background of ferns and white
roses, and white carnations were
used effectively to complete the
arrangements. For the occasion,
the house was decorated with
white roses.
Dr. P. L. Cobb, pastor of the
Galax Methodist church, perform
ed the marriage ceremony.
Bridesmaids were Misses Ro
berta Anderson and Katherine
Landreth, Galax, and Kenneth Mes
ser, brother of the bride, was best
man. Immediate- members of the
two families were the only other
persons who witnessed the cere
mony.
Immediately after the cere
mony, a luncheon was served the
bridal party, following which the
bride and groom left for a motor
trip to Florida, with their main
objective beingN Miami, where
they expect to spend a few
weeks.
After their return, Mr. and Mrs.
Cheek expect to reside in Galax,
where the former is connected
with Pless Electric and Furniture
company.
The bride, who is the daughter
of John A. Messer, president and
owner of the Galax mirror fac
tory, is a graduate of Mary Bald
win college, Staunton, Va.
The groom is a son of John
Morgan Cheek, Sr., of Sparta,
former superintendent of
Alleghany county schools, and
Mrs. pilie Cornett Cheek, who,
was, before her marriage, a daugh.
ter of the late Judge George
Washington Cornett, of Elk
Creek, Va. Mr. Cheek was educated
at the University of North Caro
line, Chapel Hill, and is
a member of the Theta Kappa
Nu fraternity.
JOINES—HIGGINS
Miss Ruby Higgins, of Ennice,
and Mr. Robert Joines, of Laurel
Springs, were united in marriage
on Saturday afternoon. December
28, at Sparta. Rev. C. W. Irwin
was the officiating minister.
Mrs. Joines is the daughter of
W. C. Higgins, of Ennice, and
Mr. Joines is the son of Mrs.
Mary Joines, of Laurel Springs.
The bride and groom are mak
ing their home at Laurel Springs.
BROOKS—PRUTTI
Announcement has been made
of the marriage of Miss Jannie
Prutti, of Airbellows, and Mr.
Voy Brooks, Whitehead. The
wedding ceremony was performed
at 2:30 pf m., on Wednesday,
December 18, at Galax, Va.
The bride is the attractive
laughter of Mr. and Mrs. Kennie
Prutti, and is a graduate of State
reachers college.
The groom is a son of Mr. and
tfrg. Arthur Brooks.
Mr. and Mrs. Brooks expect
m reside at North Wilkesboro,
vhere the former is engaged in
;he practice of law.
HIGGINS—ANDREWS
Mi«» Mabel Andrews, Sparta,
. •/', >vVs'-. -/ ■ -» v • **.
By Chuclc Cochard
Hollwood, Calif., Jan. 1.—Holly
wood's famous legs are about to
come out of retirement, a peek at
forthcoming pictures revealed re
recntly.
And what b more, this expos
ure by the movie stars of shapely
limbs foreshadows a general shor
tening of skirts throughout the
nation next spring, according to
Travis Banton, famous Hollywood
costume designer.
The new skirts, which fall
about three inches below the
knee, are being introduced by
Claudette Colbert, Marlene Diet
rich, Noram Shearer, Carol Lom
bard, Joan Crawford, and others.
Miss Colbert will introduce the
new mode in “The Bride Comes
Home,” while Miss Dietrich is
working opposite Gary Cooper in
an abbreviated sports skirt in
“Desire.”
While the trend is toward
shorter skirts, Banton emphasized
there will not be a return to the
knee-length garments.
“I should say the average
length from the floor will be
about 11% inches,” the Para
mount designer explained. “Ac
cording to personal preferences,
skirts will vary several inches
above or below that mark.
Some skirts will possibly be 13
inches from the floor, but before
a woman adopts that length she
should have a pretty good idea of
what her legs look like to other
people.”
STAR-LITES: Norma Shearer’s
Romeo for her new picture, “Ro
meo and Juliet,” has been chosen.
No, it’s not Robert Taylor as the
inside ruihor first had it, but Les
lie Howard, brilliant actor. Studio
officials evidently changed their
minds because of their desire for
a big name player. John Barry
more will be Mercutio in the pic
ture. Also in the cast are Edna
May Oliver as Juliet’s talkative
nurse; Frank Lawton, Benvolio;
Basil Rathbone, Tybalt; C. Au
brey Smith, Lord Capulet . . .
Robert Taylor has been given a
role in which he will undoubtedly
prove his acting ability. He will
play opposite Janet Gaynoff in
“Small Town Girl.” It tells the
story of a girl who leaves col
lege, goes into the world and be
comes involved in a social intrigue
by marrying a young man and
attempting to reform him. . .
Charles Laughton, currently ap
plauded for his biting characteri
zation of Captain Bligh in “Mut
iny on the Bounty,” has been
chosen by Irving G. Thalbea-g to
portray the charmingly ineffectual
English schoolmaster in “Good
bye, Mr. Chips.” \
SO THEY SAY:
Although Betty Grable and
Jackie Coogan announced their
engagement, they cannot marry
for at least two years. The lady’s
contract at RKO will not permit
matrinmony until she’s 21. Au
thority fo>r this is her father. And
so the interesting announcement
of their engagement comes to a
bit of front-page publicity so that
the pair’s vaudeville tour could
be set off with momentum.
• * »
WE WONDER:
Dick Powell is talking about a
trip abroad, a strange plan for
this parsimonious lad. His
friends think those recent rumors
from London that Mary Brian
and Buddy Rogers might get mar
ried have something to do with
it (personally we don’t think so).
Miss Brian is one of Powell’s
first companions when he came to
Hollywood four years ago, and
the belief is abroad that he still
cares for her. Miss Brian is ap
pearing on the stage in London
and Rogers is in pictures there.
Yesterday Powell revealed his in
tentions of marrying sometime in
the near future because, he was
sick of being a bachelor. How
ever, your correspondent is won
dering if all this doesn’t tie up
some where together?
DO YOU KNOW: That when
Clark Gable first applied at a
motion picture studio for extra
worit, he was taped away be
cause they said qe was too tall
for films? V
• • •
OFF THE SET: Gloria Swanson
and Herbert Marshall are still
and Mr. J. David Higgins, also
of Sparta, were united in
marriage on Wednesday, Decem
ber 25, at three o’clock, in Dan
ville, Va., the oeremony being
performed at the home of Rev.
Jesse R. Hite.
The bride is a daughter of Mr.
and Mrs- J. K. Andrews, Glade
Va)ley, and the groom is a son
of Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Higgins,
Woodlawn, Va.
Plans for a honeymoon trip
have been postponed until a
more favorable time. After the
honeymoon trip Mr. and Mrs.
Higgins expect to make their
home in Sparta.
\niEiiA cAntm gonl 10.000 mills
THE
^’PISTONS MNE
TRAVELED
mt
5. THE CRANKSHAFT
WAS REVOLVED
$0,000,000
TIMES
fa- EACH VALVE
HAS OPENED AND
CLOSED
15,000,000
TIMES
7-TUE OUTtRTIMtW
MISSION .UNIVERSAL
JOINTS »*a REAR
AXLE PlNION^HAFT
NAVE REVOLVER
30.ooo.ooo
TIMES
WHILE the average motorist may appreciate that the engine of his
automobile works hard, it is doubtful if he realizes the tremendous
work it has accomplished after even 10,000 miles of operation. If he did
he would probably take better care of it according to engineers of the
Standard Oil Company of New Jersey, who indicate some of the work
accomplished by various moving parts of an automobile engine and car
in this many miles of operation. The engineers pointed out that these
facts indicate forcefully the need for motorists to be certain the engine
and other moving parts of their automobiles are adequately lubricated.
an item for the gossip coterie. . .
tom Brown and Ida Lupino form
ing a new twosome. . . Anne
Shirley going places with young
Johnny Downs. . . And Johnny
Arledge has been taking in the
late spots with Dorothy Lee.
* • *
INSIDE GOSSIP: That Okla
homa cowboy whose composition
“The Object Of My Affections”
was one of the biggest hits in
years is Pinky Tomlin and his
girl friend at the late-nite spots
ios Toby Wing (an ex of Jackie
Coogan).
WHAT sister of a famous dual
sister team, known the world
over, is reported to be sorta-gaga
about a famous Hollywood movie
song writer? That’s all for to
day. Wait till next week. CCT.
Roosevelt Will
' (continued from front page)
would deal with any or all of
the foremost questions—including
relief, neutrality and the bonus
—was not revealed.
It was possible • that neutrality
might be made the subject, of a
special message, and that the
meat of the relief issue—the
amount of money to be request
ed—might be left for his budget
message next Monday.
The agreement on the night ses
sion was reached at a parley
lasting long after nightfall in
Gamer’s office, attended by
Speaker Byrns, Senator McNary,
of Oregon, the minority leader,
and Representative Snell, the
House minority chief.
Chevrolet Makes
Suggestions For
Winter Starting
Detroit, Dec. 23.—Recent im
provements have made the start
ing of automobiles in cold weather
a much simpler operation than it
used to be. However, owners of
cars several years old can mini
mize their winter starting diffi
culties by following a few sug
gestions made by C. W. Wood,
service and mechanical manager
of the Chevrolet Motor Company.
“In very cold weather,” said
Mr. Wood, "even a well-charged
battery will seldom withstand
more than a short period of con
tinuous cranking of the engine.
In order to insure the quickest
possible start, it is a good plan to
pull the choke rod out before
the ignition is turned on or the
starter is operated at all. Advance
the throttle slightly, but not
enough to cause racing when the
engine starts. Then step on the
starter, and after the engine has
made two or three revolutions to
draw in the mixture, flip the ig
nition on. A quick start will
usually follow. The clutch pedal
should be depressed until the en
gine starts, to reduce the crank
ing effort required.
"There are, of course, certain
precautions which should always
be taken to make sure that the
ignition system is at top effici
anted off, to leave
lower available for
engine over,
systems have been
late to take care of
al load placed upon
;ery by radios, heet
Dis
the lights
apparatus
maximum j
turning the
1 "Electrical
improved of
the additional
ers, and other current-consuming
accessories. In the Master deluxe
Chevrolet, the charging rate of
the generator may be stepped up
by a dash adjustment. However,
Acmirinnal checking of the con
the battery, an avoid
unnecessary use of cur
1 go a long way, in any
prevent starting difficulty,
is hardly necessary to ndd
only the crankcase oil. but
tne transmission and differential
lubricant, should be checked at
set of the winter season
ade to conform to the en
gineers’ specifications for the car
in question. This precaution, and
adoption of the simple expedients
suggested, will make for far
greater satisfaction in winter
driving.”
With Good Withes
First Scotchman:—“Did you
give Sandy, a birthday present?”
Second Scotchman:—“Sure—a
pair of homing pigeons.”
“My husband considered a very
long time before he proposed to
me. He was very careful!”
“Ah! It’s always those careful
people who get taken in.”
A lake of material fire and
brimstone could be no punishment
whatever to an immaterial soul.
See Ca*teven* Motor Co. for
radio batteries and tubas. tfc.
Want Ads
Rato: One cent a word.
Minimum charge per insertion,
25 cent*.
Edward* bu* will leave Sparta
Wednesday, Jan. 15, 8:80 a. m.,
for Bel Air, Md. Information, W.
B. Edwards, Darlington, Md. 2tc-9
For Sale: Forty tons of good
hay. See Tom Green, Glade
Valley, N. C.ltc-2
Bargain*: Two electric ranges,
exceptionally good condition.—
Pless Electric & Furniture Co
Galax. tfc.
Five Estate Heatrolac In per
fect condition. Unusual bargains.
Prices from $29.50 up.—Pless
Electric and Furniture Co. tfc
Bargain*: Two electric ranges,
exceptionally good condition.—
Pless Electric & Furniture Co
Galax. tfc.
Radio*: See the new 1986
Philco electric models before buy
ing.—Pless: .Electric and Furni
ture Co. tfc.
There has been a great deal of discussion concerning
HAUPTMANN
There will continue to be for some time
to come.
Hundreds of men paid with their lives last
year for crimes they committed or were sup
posed to have committed.
Can you remember the names of more
- than three of them?
They received strong publicity for a time.
They are forgotten because the publicity was
not sustained.
Publicity concerning the Hauptmann case
has been kept up.
Some businesses that had a dash of atten
tion last year will think the extra-profit portion
of their trade will remember.
Other businesses will take a tip from the
experience of big successful corporations and
will see to it that their publicity is sustained.