The Roanoke Times from Roanoke, Virginia (2024)

September 1, 1933

Publication:

The Roanoke Timesi

Location:

Roanoke, Virginia

Issue Date:

Friday, September 1, 1933

Page:

10

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Ten THE KOA NOKE TIMES ROANOKE VIRGINIA: ill PAY MORNING SEPTEMBER 1 3933 Special Committee of Women CITY ITEMS Launches Consumer Program office of commissioner of rev regard Western Railway court Liquor Control Proposal He ac (Contlnued PYom Pane One) IJTWO HURT IN ACCIDENT EXPECTED TO RECOVER car ind Taxes Due QUIVERING NERVES branches have concurred in a VEGETABLE COMPOUND well as period 30 ranklin Road Medical Arts Bldg Optical Co Seifert said consldera given to a conference of immediately upon receipt but that it might be de interests which are now seek passage ns essential to the lo ot certain roads to be built the proposed federal highway colored folks are beauty contest at for ar 67 Dry laws bills re COUNCIL BACK ON WEEKLY SCHEDULE bill for Roanoke and has been extended to and towns in the com Norfolk It Is stated of BIKE HOUSES IB ELOSE MONDAY 1330 eagle Hehl fur Griitul Inrj Three men charged with breaking Into a Garden City grocery store Tues day night and stealing meal flour meat candy cigarettes sugar and other City council which has Ing publicly only twice a ine the summer will so regular schedule of one meeting each week on ridays at 3 begin ning today The semi monthly meet ing schedule became effective for three months on June 1 The session this afternoon is ex pected to be an important one Among the matters to be considered probably will be that of licensing beer brewers wholesalers and retailers In Roanoke in accordance with the provisions of the beer act placed on the books by the general assembly at the special session still In progress Roanoke Water As additional consumer cards poured into the local A committee head quarters at the Chamber of Commerce yesterday a special committee under the women's division of the organiza tion launched a program designed to assist merchants In obtaining the sig natures of customers on consumer cards and the distribution of con sumer stickers Several stores which are distribut ing the cards returned 584 of them signed during the day and another supply from the Mick or Mack stores within the next day or two is expected to greatly increase this number This grocery chain has not yet returned any signed cards but it is expected that a report Tuesday bringing A pams maklng firm City authorities yesterday still were awaiting receipt of a copy of the act Hill Tucker city clerk and auditor had expected to receive one yesterday but It was learned that printing was not completed in time for so quick a distribution Mr Tucker was confi dent that a copy and information concerning It should arrive this morn ing Mayor tlon will be cnuncllmen of the copy to convene council earlier than Instead if it was deemed neces Opening of Beer Gardens and Holiday Trips Will Pro vide Gaieties mission able to finance on the problem One of them was known to I be out of the city However Mr Thomas was optimistic think have everything ready by I Monday at any rate" he said i So the class has a while yet to an i ticipate what it will be like to have i leal organ music to accompany their i singing 100 I 22 WHEEL ROLLERS WILL MEET HERE SATURDAY ines totaling $1311860 were im posed on city and State law violators fa police court during July but only $30 of the State fines was paid while collections on city charges totaled $257420 It was shown In the month ly report of the police department elice arrested 938 persons and 367 were dismissed and 571 were convicted or held for the grand jury Traffic violations led the list ar eels on city charges 239 being jested or summoned while only were convicted Articles valued at 55244 44 ware pureeu tiie uewvuvr uurenu as iiibv or stolen during the momn of whkb goods valued at S3 278 at) or tD 5 per nt recovered The loot includ 1 ea 15 automobile? all of anlcn veie recot erea When you are just on edge when you stand the noise when everything you do is a burden when you are irri table and blue try Lydia Pink ham's Vegetable Compound 98 out of 100 women report benefit It will give you just the extra en ergy you need Life will seem worth living again endure another day without the help this medicine can give Get a bottle from your druggist today 121120 Campbell Av Phone 1435 Mer After all the class of 60 girls who attend Sunday school at the Goodwill Industry and Gospel Mission every Sunday afternoon may have to do i without the soothing sound of an or i gan at their next meeting Early this week It was expected that arrangements be made to have i the pipe organ donated by Elmore Heins removed from its place of stor age at a local theatre and Installed at the mission in time for class this Sunday But last night I Thomas director said he had not been round up ail members of his I committee which must pass Ru I Id i 1 1 rci iiiH Building permts issued yesterday by the city building Inspector were as fol lows: Andrews duplex brick resi dem Sherwood road Raleigh Court $5500 rancis co*cke Interior alterations to residence Orchard Hill $400 Kennedy repairs to residence Cambridge avenue Virginia Heights $85 'KE TO KHMilK IRST CLASS MOVING AND STORAGE SERVICE CALL US IRST ed as a local Portsmouth It cover all cities monwealth fered such a bargain daj on taxes last year and collected some $600000 of past due taxes by omitting for a brief period only penalty and interest The Scoti lshburn Staples bill for Increasing the tax on public service corporations from one tenth to two tenths of one per cent the extra amount to be used by the corporation commission In valuing public utility properties was passed by both ranches and jent to the governor Chairman Lester Hooker of the corporation commission has given assurance that a part of the funds to be derived from this special tax will be used for val uing for rate making purposes the properties of the Works company Repeals Old Both of Delegate moving ancient restrictions in certain counties of Southwest Virginia were passed by the senate and sent to the governor One of these i bills repeals the Harman act of 1892 and the other a subsequent act as to Tazewell Giles Buchanan and Dickenson counties It was stated that unless these ancient statutes were wiped from the slate even the sale of beer In those coun ties would be Illegal for they were enacted long before state prohibition and were intended to prevent even the holding of local option elections In the counties affected The house roads committee this afternoon reported out a bill enlarging the power of the highway commission In relocating roads between control points A similar bill considered at the last session was opposed by some or rne Ing its cation under loan Both resolution directing committee chair men to confer with a view of report ing all pending measures and securing an adjournment by Saturday If the school and road compromises are ap proved tomorrow but little will be lefttor the closing day for there has been no objection to a series of national recovery bills or to bills regarding stave banks conforming to the re quirements of the federal Glass Stea gall act or to bills seeking to create market for bonds of the federal home loan corporation Salem yesterday morning They were arrested Wednesday They were A Stauffer 26 Huston 11 Stanley 24 and Preston Gray 24 Al! live near Garden City The value of the stolen articles had not been determined BARBERS ORM UNIT JOURNEYMEN'S UNION will be made this week On 903 cards were returned the total to 1487 Sign Tlutrsiila'v The number of signers reported oy concerns yesterday were: Reliable Service Grocers Eskelund's rom poslofflce At A headquarters elded visual snrv The emie also was without special Infor mation in regard to the beer legaliz ing act yesterday Numerous inquiries hate been made at the office by pros pective dealers in the brew which be comes legal ou Labor Day with a view to applying for a licence to operate The act provides that municipali ties may impose a maximum license fee upon dealers Several other matters also are sched ultd to come before council for con sideration at today's session among which probably will be the question ol determination of poncy to the municipal airport ONE PETITION IN BANKRUPTCY ILED been meet month dur 1 back to its TO MOVE PROHIBITION OICE SUPPLIES TODAY Local Beer Regulations May Be Considered At Meet ing Today OUR PRICES ARE STILL DOWN! KT OXLY AS TK) AS PRESENT STOCK LASTS If You Need New or Second Hand urniture Investigate Our Prices Before You Buy! system a competitive maten at tne Roanoke auditorium at 8:15 Saturday evening In a similar match here last year the Roanoke team defeated the Penn sylvania rollers Judges in allowing points In the competition take Into consideration the ability of each in dividual member of the team to han dle quickly and efficiently the 800 pound car wheels Spiritual classical and com! cal songs will be Included in the musical program to be presented by the Im perial Quartette and the Southland Singers of Roanoke The Blue Ridge Band also of Roanoke will take part 1 in the program The number of avowed candidates for the local postmastership was in creased yesterday to 10 with the an nouncement of A Dyer that he had entered the race Ill addition to the avowed aspirants tour others have obtained application forms and one of them has been re KTnril Whafhow nr nnt nthsrs will enter the race before the expira tion date which is at the close of business on September 5 Is not known Mr Dyer of Dickenson county has been a resident of Roa noke county since 1918 and now re sides at Cave Spring where he Is en gaged In farming and other business activities Mr Dyer formerly was an official of the Roanoke County arm Bureau was president of the Roanoke County Council Patent Teacher asso ciation and for tnree years was sec retary of the Virginia arm Bureau ederation a a i iucuuauis ruu Kiuitis vrssieraav wer wuu viiivr vuncu utuiM ciosea concerned with inventories of be removed to Washington it stocks to determine the amount Twlll processing tax returns tn he mart ro nltn WIUl3e setlt i iiuca tne government under ine new federal a 1 suiu oupyuca i nrnrer Mrs' MarV Hunter who was retained as rlerk steuographer when the local of i prohibition enforcement staff was dropped from service on August 9 has alters and cotton goods whoesalers peen instructed to report to Washlng ere returp5 on Kie quantity ton her new post of duty on Tuesday 01 Protessec' from cotton morning She will leave Roanoke Mon i This tax applies only on goods pur 1 day night chased prior to August 1 because: 0 namatlurers have ptud tne tax dwr i otdipii cd onmio mg the past 30 davs i I nlLKLtn Ort AKS Return may made in Install AT ML RO TONIGHT iments it was said by Alvah SmHhi WICUnUOC lUlklUIl deputj internal revenue collector hen i In the future the manufacturer will Jobn trickier Republican nominee I pay the tax on all articles processed for the HuU5V tf delegates who opened from wheat on which a tax mvt be I camPai8n Iast welc wth a spirited paid and on goods processed hie Tv 1 auaclt on thc Present Iorm of lheor entirely from won The tex i RoanoKe government and what he 14 1 2 unts per pound 'on cotton Urmed conlro1 of votes by office hold expected be absorbed bv th? he because gumpr of antiquated election laws will be the principal speaker at a Republican Students from 10 States attended I Polital Jaly al 7:30 tonight In Mel I summer school at Brenau Co: l0e Gainesville Ga nt Mr' Strickler said last night he In I tends to discuss further his proposed icnanges to tne city charter tax re I lief schools other Issues of the Members of the Republican city com mittee and patty nominee for local otfires are expected to attend the rally it was said depend upon fees and that does not offer a premium for either trapping the unwary or for perjury In court frequent references In informal dis cussions to the Cumberland Gap affair Indicate that fee traps of that kind have been a considerable contributing lactor both In the abolition of all spe cial fees and In tne move for abandon ment of prohibition as a state policy I ear is expressed that some unscrupu lous officers may attempt to pile up their fees during the period before the new mil takes effect on ebruary 15 control Bill Go to Commute? Abandoning all effort to secure any rort of ad Interim liquor coptrol plan at this session Delegate Page consented to a motion of Delegate Hall that his three liquor control bills be referred to the committee on finance where it Is expected that they will be given jo further consideration at this ses sion Leaders In the move for repeal ct the Eighteenth amendment have re sisted any effort to establish a tem porary plan of liquor control for the period between repeal of the federal amendment and the next legislature feeling that no action should be taken until the people of Virginia have ex pressed themselves at the polls Conferences have been in progress last night and today looking to a set tlement of the school problem of a satisfactory basis Last night Gover nor Pollard consulted members of his budget commission today the views of Governor Designate Peery wera sounded The house appropriations and senate finance committees sat In Joint session for consideration of the problem The present budget in sec tion 30 directs the governor to cut appropriations to fit income The governor has made cuts up to 30 per cent and asked in his message to be relieved of cutting further State Su perintendent of Public Instruction Sidney Hall told the committees that under that cut schools In 62 counties would be unable to keep open for the eight months term provided by law The state now has a deficit of 1750000 and any new appropria tions would require imposition of new taxes Board Summoned to Capital Members of the state board of edu cation have been summoned by tele graph to meet In Richmond tomorrow morning at 830 o'clock If the state board after full consideration by res olution requests the governor desig nate and the governor's advisory com mission on the budget to work out a plan for equitable distribution of costs of public free schools as between the localities and the state as a plan to insure an eight months school term for the present session The matter will be presented to the I senate and fur their approval Wh the special session of Twenty six Roanoke barbers met at the Ponce de Leon hotel last night and organized a local milt of the Journey men Barber's International Union of i America i A Caudill was elected president of the local and Lawrence Stine back vice president Other officers chosen were Woodford secre tary and treasurer II Lazenby re cording secretar Gebhardt guide and Webb sergeant at arms Plans were discussed for committee meetings to be held In various sections of the city in order to contact other barbers with a view to city wide rep resentation in the union it was said It was agreed to hold the charter open until the next meeting night Tuesday September 12 at 8 so that other barbers desiring to join the union may do so The journeymen's union it was said is affiliated with the Roanoke Central Labor Union and the American edera tion of Labor A DYER ENTERS RACE OR POSTMASTERSHIP re empI0yment agreement to Among those Joining the blue followers were the restaurant depart ments of three ten cent stores filling stations repair shops beauty parlor operators merchants physicians dent ists and produce dealers Meet at 3:30 Retail lumber dealers of Roanoke will meet at 3:30 this afternoon at Hotel Patrick Henry to discuss the lumber code Those signing agreements yesterday were lora Murray and lora real estate Mis Betty Divers Vanity Beau ty Shoppe beautician Abe Huddleston general repair shop Rush Hush and Sons real estate II Campbell and Peters Campbell and Peters municipal contractors Otey Schilling Blue Ridge Post 484 Vet erans of oreign Wars Mrs Russie Richardson Palace Lunch restaurant: AX Saunders Woolworth Com jidiiy lunch department Layman Woolworth Company restaurant and lunch department Dr Charles Irvin physician Lower Eades and Lower general Insurance Walker Caldwell Eubank and Caldwell architects engineers A Weiner Weiner and Company merchants arid jobbers ields dentist: Nolan The Texas Company petro leum industry Blanche Myers chiropractor Ervin dentist Emswller Jr and Dyer Lake wood Service Station petroleum prod ucts and automobile accessories Albright Kress and Company restaurant department A Moses Sanitary Grocery and Meat Market merchant Joseph Vicker dentist Mcerran ranklin Motor Service garage and repair shop Mason physician Cooper and Son produce merchant Sutherland Dental Laboratory Shelton Roa noke Investment Corporation insur ance John A Lucas John A Lucas illing Station retail gas and oil Dr A Stone physician Dobbins dealer the Ravvlelgh Company A Beard tomato canner A Gray Cecil dentist A Kreger Mutual Life Insurance Company of Richmond Nichols truck line operator Cox Cox and Volt Truck Line It Cassell Cassell Sheets Company: Stanley orbes Boston School of Beauty Culture Jackson physU clan Butler physician Wescott physician Spangler Colonial Barber Shop Total 584 The special committee meeting yes terday morning decided the best plan would be to have one employee each store posted at the entrance Io request signatures of customers II such a plan is not possible in all In stances members of the committee will work out with the merchants in 1 other plan to suit the individual need The committee yesterday called on a number of merchants to obtain their cooperation in the movement to bring every consumer under the wings of the blue eagle as quickly as possible A decided Increase in activities at the office of tlje Petall Merchants as sociation during the past few days has necessitated the part time employment of Miss Vivien Davidson it was said by Lemon secretary it is hoped he added that business will increase sufficiently to justify employing her full time Radio talks are being continued by the women's division In an effort to bring an A message to virtually every woman In the city and sur rounding section At 6:15 this evening Mrs Dyer president of the Coun ty ederal of Women's Clubs will be heard over station WDBJ and at 11:30 o'clock Saturday morning Mrs Russell Johnson president of the Salem Worn house tomorrow at noon While this relieves the financial burden of making new appropriations and levying new taxes at this time by passing over the financial prob lem to the January session it Is taken as definitely committing the state on the two propositions: first an emerg ency question of securing an eight months school term for this session and second a question of working out a permanent division of costs be tween state and localities that will as sure minimum of eight months In the future To Present Resolution Governor Pollard will present to ths state board of education when It con venes tomorrow morning a resolution under which the board would request such committals from the governor the governor designate and the ad visory commission on the budget to be approved by the special session of the legislature Governor Pollard sent to the general assembly a brief message today deal ing with the question of acquiring land in the Shenandoah Park area and bills carrying out the recommendations will be introduced In both branches tomorrow The senate returned with amend menu the Scott McMurran bill per mitting anv city to offer for a limited period a "bargain dav" on tax nav at Corinth i menu bv onnllimr nenalttes Tne Mss has received its biggest orders: amendment extending the bill to In I tor a pair of panu 72 Inches waist I elude towns was agreed to and themeasure and 31 inches long imi was sent to the governor Launch throughout tne aay it was grocles vere "heid for the Roanoke i in With the advent of legalized beer at midnight Sunday It Is expected that "beer several of which will be opened in the city and county will draw large gatherings of Roa nokers while other crowds are expect ed to apt nd the week end and holiday at the seashore and other resorts All grocery stores and meat mar kets will be closed on Monday an agreement having been reached It was said between independent mer chants and chain organizations to re main closed through the day Mlck cu Maik Kroger and Piggly Wlggly A and Reliable Service and other proceis have agreed on a full holiday The City Market will be closed also No Mail iHlivery Tire general delivery and stamp windows at the postoffice will be open from 9:30 to 10:30 a but no mall will be delivered Viscose workers will celebrate Labor Day by getting married will have to get their license either today or to morrow since all offices In the munic ipal building will be closed Viscose workers will ceebrate Labor Day by laboring however since the plant will operate as usual Monday Numerous excursions and outings are being planned by Roanokers The Dokkles are going to Petersburg for a ceremonial leaving by train Mon day morning the Shrlnerg will go to Galax for a going by bus and auto and the planning a bathing Springwood Park The Norfolk and will offer one cent a mlle rates the sale starting tomorrow and continuing through the holiday with return trips limited to September 9 in Salem and Vinton banks and stores will also be closed and activities will be suspended INES DURING JULY TOTAL S13 11860 Girls May Have to Wait or Organ At Goodivill Mission Monday Labor Day will be gen 1 erally observed by Roanoke business fums as a holiday and practically everv store with the exception of news siands cigar stores and possibly drug stores are expected to be closed i rfnv it was announced i (lit VU)UV Liabilities of $51650 and assets of $90 were scheduled In a bankruptcy petition filed in United States district court yesterday by David Ballard Huff man of 618 Center avenue who sought an extension of time to I meet bi debts as provided under ten's club will speak section 74 of the bankruptcy act as I orty signers yesterday brought the amended The petitioner set forth I total who have signed the president's that he was insolvent and unable tn hlt nhHtntinne maiiirn I and expressed the desire to effect a I 1 4 1 I or ex en ion order to ASSCmbly JCSSUM 0000003 tl am 1 Rl St A a iiutiiiiau isogru rv DULUitU ULauU ana 147550 as unsecured knowledged the following as local un serured creditors: McClaughertv and Company 5250: Mrs McClaugherty 316 Clatterbaugh $30 Lewis Gale hospital $50: Dr Hamlin $6 Dr Porter $15: Dr Dr Inhn UarAo Dr A Stone $2 Dr A A Can naday $5 Blankenship urnl I tun company $50 Raye Lawson $18 i i A Wildman $27 and Dr I Moomaw $250 i Charles Robert Hooper of 105 Moun tain View Terrace Viralma Heights i scheduled liabilities of $59776 and as I if fIM in a unllintorv rvaHHrvn IU IVMSUCat pt VIUIVU DUDKrupicy unsecured aeons to I taled $44726 He acknowledKCd the I following as local unsecured creditors: i Chick and Calhoun $17302 Jarmson and Company 8124: Caldwell $1961 Hunter Coal Company $12 At lantic Refining company $1969 Reed's Cleaners and Dyers $1175 Glenn Minnfch company $25 Oak Hall $1253 Curst Brothers Dairy $735 Henry Street Pharmacy $2435 Roanoke Gas Light company $650 and Appalachian Electric Power com pany $138 Equipment and office supplies be longing to the former bureau of pro Ihlbition will be moved today from the local office which is being closed and was the bv truck Is a large safe filing cabinets PARRISH URNITURE CO 200 20R park st Phono IMftUIMI Owner Bennett Wood 22 of 918 rank Im Road W' suffered a compound fracture of the leg and Miss Hilda ranklin 22 of 605 Carter Road Ra jlelgh Court received a severe cut on 'the leg and minor lacerations of tne Jace when their car failed to negoti laiR tmiars on the Hinv Wbeel tollers from the Roanoke mg Rock roed and ran over an fin i onvpn cnampivus O1 ue notion arm panKmem ana turned over anout Western system will meet the cham yesterday morning team of thr Pennsylvania! Miss ranklin's condition was re in rnmnt tf tv matr at th ernrrixH leaf rnvht waaH hila jl mW SI TV It 10 TV UkM condition was considered more serious but both are expected to recover bhen andoah hospital atendants said Wood the driver was said to have failed to see the curve because of a hard rain and drove from the high way over an emoankment The was badly damaged Merchants Take Inventories To Slopes Return 584 More Signed Cards With Other Reports Expected Today Retail Merchants' Association Adds Part Time Employe Lumber Dealers To Discuss Code Today THINGS THAT LOOK ALIKE are not necessarily the same This is particularly true in sp vt at A and evt most folks can no difference betveen cheap and good glasses But there is a big difference! (aeki Gjase are accurate comfortable and Good for the Eves Asks liellct for Tobacco Growers The assemoly passed a joint resolu tion by Senator William Tuck of Halifax calling upon the federal de partment of agriculture to apply the Jorm allotment to bright tobacco farmers Speaking for his resolution on the Senate floor Senator Tuck said: "While rich tobacco companies have grown richer they have done so at the expense of human misery among the tobacco Meanwhile Delegate Langhorn Jones of Pittsylvania aald it wag very prob able that representatives from the bright tobacco counties would not offer an amendment to the House bill providing compulsory grading of dark flred tobacco Among the Senate bills passed by the body were measures widening the scope of loan's by counties equalizing competition between interstate and Intrastate business tinder NRA codes and providing for annual assessment and assessment equalization In Nor folk city The Senate definitely postponed the vote on a nlll which would have au thorized cities and towns to issue bonds for any purpose without sub mltting the bond issue to a vote of I the people Delegate John Ryland Coleman of Nelson spoke at length before the I House denouncing what he called a "whitehead office holding In Nelson county Offcfs Relief Bill Mrs Emma Lee White delegate from Gloucester and Mathews obtained per mission from the assembly to Intro 1 dvee a bill cutting the license tax on fish peddlers Horn $59 to $25 In a speech advocating consideration ot 1 such a bill she said it was designed to be a relief measure for the hurricane stricken Tidewater secllont During the morning Governor Pol lard in a message sent Into both houses opened the way for considera tion ot measures to relieve storm stricken oystef tongers by cutting the tax on numbering boats and tonglng making it clear that title insurance companies are required to deposit securities for the protection ot policy holders permitting the highway de partment to relocate roads investing In the director of motor vehicles au thority to accept certificates of the bank deposits federal or state bonds securing collection of the motor fuel tax allowing cities and towns to take advantage of the national recovery act by enlarging their powers in condem nation proceedings amending the Nor folk city charter to extend time for the sale of delinquent real estate and to pay for land ready for acquisition In the Shenandoah park area At the afternoon session the house acted immediately ugpn the governor's recommendation by passing the bill to cut the oyster tonger tax from $5 to $250 as a storm relief measure House Ju Working Mood The house at Its morning session passed the bill appropriating $1000 lor cooperation with the ederal gov ernment In Its employment service and three senate bills providing for acceptance ot home loan bonds by building and loan associations do mestic life insurance' companies and fiduciaries The latter bill carried an amendment requiring the consent of the court Returning at 4 It passed 15 bills in rapid succession Those passed Included: Brewer house bill allowing judges to correct erroneous tax assessments since 1926 Senate bill Increasing the tax on public utility receipts from one tenth of one per cent to two tenths of one per cent to finance a rate Investiga tion by the Corporation Commission Neff house bill relieving State banks from guaranteeing county funds to the extent they are guaranteed by the ederal government House bill appropriating $2000 for the bureau ot legislative drafting Battle house bill allowing cities and towns to borrow money in accordance with the national recovery act re gardles6 ot city charter provisions Hutcheson house bill making It un lawful for dogs to run at large in Shenandoah county from March to August Sisson house bill making the court house a part of each magisterial dis trict in Richmond county Hall house bill providing for ap pointment of the town sergeant of Purcellville by the town council Bustard house bill Increasing the amount of bonds which may be issued by Danville from $150000 to $250000 House bill cutting the tax on oyster tongers from $5 to $250 House bill naming the road from Gainesville in Prince William county to the West Virginia line the John Marshall highway House bill providing for entry Into the secondary highway system of four counties which toted themselves out Reid house bill authorizing the highway commission to use the south route of the Lee boulevard approach to the Arlington Memorial bridge House bill allowing State banks to hold stock In the ederal deposit In surance corporation and facilitating mergers of State banks CODE SIGNER ROLL MOUNTS GRADUALLY Norfolk Aug 31 NRA signers for the district embracing Virginia North Carolina Maryland and the Dis trict of Columbia today numbered 67892 with 496198 employes affected according to Skorup Jr district administrator The total number of signers received today was 728 with 3673 employes divided according to states Into these factors: Virginia 416 employers with 1363 employes Maryland 118 with 507 North Carolina 118 with 507 District of Columbia 41 with 160 According to cities the count Is: Baltimore 16464 Washington 7012 Richmond 3868 Norfolk 2501 Roanoke 1172 Newport News 980 Portsmouth 638 Danville 501 Lynchburg 501 Petersburg 476 Bristol 296 Suffolk 274 Charlottesville 160 Hopewell 158 TRADE DAY PLANNED AT BUCHANAN Buchanan Aug 31 Buch anan Is to have a trade and sale day Wednesday September 13 ac cording to an announcement made fol lowing a citizens meeting recently 'The purpose Is to provide a market for farm products in this community to stimulate buying selling trading among the farmers and to bring to town on one day each month special buyers to handle the products of farm ers A lot Is to be provided where cattle poultry hogs etc may be sold It Is also planned to have some large buyer handle cattle hogs sheep and other livestock on the grounds Hugh Williams has been named manager and DeLong secretary treasurer armers have been asked to send a list of the things they have for sale exchange or wish to buy to Mr DeLong at Buchanan 0 CAR AND TIRES STOLEN ROM RADORD GARAGE Radford Aug 31 Thieves entered the garage of the Radford Motor Company last night and stole a Buick sedan 15 tires and 15 tubes and a cash drawer No clue has been found yet The garage was entered through a rear window MARTINSVILLE SCHOOL TERM BEGINS THURSDAY Martinsville Aug 31 Schools in the Martinsville division will open next Thursday A teachers' Institute will be held Thursday at the high school building Registration cf pupils followed by classtl lea tlon and physical examinations will be held riday when they report for enroll ment Class work will begin the fol lowing Monday Over 2000 pupils are expected to enroll In the city schools Squirrels In or Tough Season At Hands of Hunters GRANDJURYWILI CONVENETUESDAY Whitens Clears The Skin Quickest Way No matter how dull and dark yom complexion no matter how and coarsened by sun and wlnd Nadlnola Bleaching Cream will whiten clear and smooth your skin to new beauty quickest easiest way Just apply at bedtime Nadlnola tested and trusted for over a generation begins Its beautifying work while you sleep Then you see day by day im provement until your complexion Is all "you long for creamy wtiitc satin smooth lovclv Get a large box of NADINOLA only 50c No disappointments no long wait ing for results Money back guaran tee Adv I I if there should be a sudden and widespread barking of guns In rhe early hours In territory adjoining Ro anoke today and every day for the next several months citizens should not be seized with fright in Jumping to conclusions It will not mark a mass attack of gangsters with sputtering machine guns but Instead will mean merely that the squirrel season has ar rived and that hunters are trying to bag the game Undoubtedly there will be at least cue hunter In every neck of the woods early In the morning and late in the evening for some time if records at the office of the clerk of courts may be taken as a basis of estimate Yesterday for example no less than 241 pros pective hunters planked down the legal fee for a hunting license paying a total of $631 In one day lor the privilege of taking to the open today'with dog and gun One hundred and ninety six of the applicants yesterday paid the $3 fee for a state license while 45 limited their sphere of operations to the county by putting out $1 only Prior to yes terday many other gamesters qualified to go tn quest of wild meat by securing their licenses Persons interested In figuring were wondering whether the value ot the game bagged will offset the expense considering the question of markman ship but it was conceded that the army of hunters regard the privilege ot getting into the open with gun dog and corduroy pants as a priceless adventure PREDICTS INCREASE IN AUTO SALES THIS ALL An Increase of 30 per cent in the sale of automobiles this fall was pre dicted by Hargrove of Philadel phia sales representative for DeSoto and Plymouth cars at a meeting ot officers and employes of Wlllls Elllott Motor Company held last night at Hotel Patrick Henry Assuring his hearers that DeSoto and Plymouth cars represent the finest purchase which It Is possible to make for the money Mr Hargrove urged the local men to get their share of the Increased business By recognizing the opportunity now and taking ad vantage of it local salesmen can get their full share of the business he added I POLICE COURT Mack Trout charged with driving an automooile while drunk was fined $100 In police court yesterday His car was involved in an accident at Jefferson street and Salem avenue and police and witnesses said he was in toxicated He noted an appeal Wiley Taylor of Buchanan was fined $100 on a similar charge He was arrested after police observed his strange actions at the wheel of a car Pleas Harris colored Bow Parker Palmer Bessie Creed Charles Stanley Linkous rank lin and Dan Brickey were fined $10 each for alleged drunkenness RECEIVES PROPOSALS OR STATE PURCHASES The Roanoke chamber of commerce yesterday received from the state di vision of purchase and printing a pro posal for purchases for state institu tions during October November and December Several Roanoke concerns are ex pected to bld on the required food stuffs materials and supplies A num ber ot concerns have been given orders in the past Persons Interested In the proposed purchases may see the list of requirements at the chamber STOKES READJUST HOI KS Martinsville Aug 31 (Special 1 business hours tor several local store groups were adopted effective Monday at a meeting ot store officials here this morning urniture dry goods five and ten cent and jewelry stores will open at 8:30 a and close at 5:30 except on Saturday when they will open at 8:30 and close at 8:30 The drive for signatures to the con agreement In the NRA code has been waged this week under the direction or the Klwanls Rotary and Merchants organizations A ord Is chairman for this district and Is di recting the local drive The work is ex pected to be completed by Saturday A department of aeronautics will be Instituted at Louisiana State Univer sity this fall One Bill of Indictment for Murder Included in 41 Being Prepared Only one Indictment alleging mur der Is Included in the 41 bllls now being prepared In the office of Com monwealth's Attorney Smith for presentation to the hustings court grand jury when It convenes Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock for the Sep tember term Those whose names are being writ ten into the murder Indictment are Charles Sloan Thomas Sloan Richard Moorman and Wellford Lunsford The four youths are said by police to have admitted robbing a negro In South Roanoke on the night ot June 26 A shot was fired at the negro and he died a few days later of com plications arising from a wound In the leg It is alleged that the shot actually was fired by Charles Sloan The robbery occurred late at night a block south of where the negro Eugene Smith 24 alighted from a street car at Avenham avenue and ifth street The two Sloans Moor man and William Roberts also are to be listed It was said In a bill charg ing robbery from the person by vio lence In connection with the theft ot money and jgwelry from bridge guests In the honie of Mr and Mrs If Dyer 302 Cornwallis avenue South Roanoke on the night of June 27 11? Appeal The 41 indictments Involve 60 de fendants some of whom have two or three charges facing them There are 112 appeal cases on the docket for the September term Charges contained In the indict ments aside from the one charging murder are: Malicious wounding 13 obstructing ofticers and destrovlnir evidence of prohibition violation 13 robbery from person by violence 5: housebreaking 4 criminal assault 2 transporting ardent spirits with fire arms 2 and receiving stolen goods 1 The grand Jury is to bo composed of Henry Sloan Simon Gwaltney Henry Scholz Jesse Ger man and Crewe With Labor Day coming on Monday the regular day for opening court the grand jury will not meet until Tues day The following actions were taken in hustings court yeeterday: Roanoke Auto and Implement com pany against Alls confessed judg ment for $19680 was entered A confessed Judgment in the Burn of $3210 was entered against Harry Semones In a suit brought by Graves Humphreys Hardware company An order dismissing the defendant's petition to reopen the case was en tered by Judge Beverley Berkeley in the action of Hardy Grocery company against the Virginia Taxi Company Inc Dorothy Stover against rank Stover decree Mary Gray et al against Margarea Burrell et al decree filing peti tion No 2 of Jas A Bear special commissioner 0 I ItlDGEW IX' Mll'GII I (11 IKGll OU SIKH) 1'1 Ml S'l I 1 II llllt Martinsville Aug 31 Clifton Set lift young man ot Rldge way was being sought today by Henrvj county authorities on a warrant charg 1ng him with wounding tvs step father William Kimbell Wednesday evening at the latter's home several mtlet southeast of Ridgeway Kimball treated at: Ridgeway for a flesh wound across the sculp as a result ot a bullet) glazing his head You Should Attend The National Business College Because: 1 In this business revival a business education is indispensable 2 A National training will fit you for a worthwhile place in the business and social world 3 A National training places a market value on your services 4 A National training forms habits which are indispensable in any career 5 You can earn a business degree in two years under the National plan 6 This means two time conserved and two college expenses saved 7 This meaiB two years earlier start in business and two salary earned 8 This means two experience and promotion attained If you do not want a degree there are eight diploma courses to choose from each with a definite employment value that has been proved by hundreds of graduates all Term Begins September all term begins Tuesday September 5 The college office is open Monday September 4 for classification and registration of those who desire to enroll on that date Classes will be organized each succeeding Monday to accommodate those who find it impossible to enroll on Tuesday September 5 NATIONAL BUSINESS COLLEGE ROANOKE VIRGINIA HAVE YOUR CLOTHES CLEANED NOW OR THE HOLIDAY Our cleaning plan and branch stores will be closed on Monday September 4th Labor Day being a legal holiday CASH Suits Overcoats AND CARRY All Plain Garments DRY CLEANED Bil ot for Bring garments to either our stores or phone 210 delivery service lour gnrmeufs arc Insured we return Ihctn to jour home AND PRESSED STORES: Jefferson St Commerce St Park St 516 321 S1NCK 1907 bl I ajxalnsl fit iheftf mui co II Im troiu tli thiu vve rail for them unHI CLtAMUM E11.

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