7: FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1931 THE HENRY BULLETIN- SEMI WEEKLY, Martinsyllle, Va. PAGE SEVEN SOUTH MARTINSVIL I MRS. J. F. WYATT, 81 Suring Street Phone: 2081-1 Funeral Services for Byrd Baby Funeral services for.
little Bobby Joe Byrd, two months old son of and Mrs. Clifton Byrd, who- passed away Sunday morning, were held at the home on Broad 'street Monday afternoon at two thirty. 41 Rev. James P.4 McCabe of the First Baptist "church, conducted the services and a choir composed of B. Shumate, Mrs.
Paul Stone, Miss Virginia Koger and Billy Burge rendered hymns. Interment was in Oakwood cemetery. Surviving are the parents. Card of Thanks Mr. and Mrs.
Clifton Byrd wish to thank their friends for the many kind, expressions of eympathy during their bereavement. Also for the beautiful floral tributes and use of cars. Death of Infant C. W. Clark, infant son of Mr.
and Mrs. J. Is. Clark, ten passed away Tuesday at his-home on Askin street. Burial was near Henry.
The Mrs. Frank Edwards, who had the misfortune -to sprain' one. of her: ankles: a. few days ago, is getting along nicely, Mrs. Ben Craig and daughter Katherine, are on the sick list.
Robert Wayne 'lensley is ill. with a cold. Little Billy Stone Mays is ill with: measles. Mrs. Jim IIill is ill at her home.
Miss. Gertrude. Hill, who has been an appendix patient at the local hospital, has recovered sufficiently rcturn to her home. Teachers Sick A number of. the teachers have.
been on the sick list this week. B. Clifford Goode plied for Mrs. E. G.
Penn, who was sick part of this week. Mrs. J. I. Westbrook for Mrs.
Nancy D. English and Mrs. Everett Hensley for Mrs. J. P.
Williams, ROAD. WORK WILL BE STARTED SOON Construction May Extend Into 21.0 Counties! By First Week, In March, Feb. 0. State Mighway officials Raid they' expected emergency roadconstruction would" be in pro21 counties of Virginia by the, first week in March. Such work will 'start in 10 counties within the next few Bids were- asked today by (he State llighway Department on three construction contracts, which brings.
the number of such proposals der the emergency program up to 25. The bids will be opened on February 24. The proposed projects are: Construction of a bridge '279 feet long over the Nansemond river, in Nansemond county, at Reid's. Ferry, 011 Route 10, about seven miles from Suffolk; construction of gravel roadway of 7.4 miles. in' Rockbridge county on Route 14, from Balcony, Falls to Buena.
Vista; of a bridge 127 feet long, over the Po' river, Route 61, at a point about 13 miles from Fredericksburg. Bids on six projects in. fivecounties will, be opened by da4 partment -officials next Tuesday. The proposed work includes bridges. over Big Island Snake.
Creek, in Carroll. county, on Route 12; bridge over Judith Creek, in Bedford county, on Route 14, and' road construction in the counties of Rockbridge, Botetourt and Frederick. Except in two instances, where. the arrangements are tentative, contracts have been awarded. on 16 contracts.
on1 which bids were. opened on Januaty. 27, and work will be. started these projects, within a few days. These' contractalments call- for construction in "the for lowing counties; King Gloucester, Chesterfield, Nottoway, Stafford, Henry, Orange, Arlington, Smyth, Augusta, Prince Edward, Essex, Notthumberland, Nansemond.
and its frecord For 11 tunless days during the last 19 years, claims the title of the "Sunshine City of the -World." nite, companionable, loving, eager little Maggie? After the general collapse of the family fortunes and the loss of her only son, Mrs. "Johnson had made -no. further efforts to plant thd foster her husband's business ambitions, or to up. her own bead in the world. CONTINUED NEXT WEEK FARMERS NEED BETTER MARKETS: COPYRIGHT KATHLGEN NORAIS MARY PIENFORD By KATHLEEN NORRISI FIRST INSTALLMENT who came noiselessly out in his of, runs, and- I want -to tell you "Gee, that is pretty!" said postman's gray, a cup.
of -Where's Pop?" She. interMary Margaret Petheridge John- ing coffee, poured herself a glass rupted" suddenly calmsoh, in an" awed whisper. Small, of milk, and. put the toast andling. "Has Pop- gone?" she deshabby, alone, and shuddering butter between them.
manded blankly, a angry face. with pleasurable -excitement and Len Johnson sat down taking. on an almost' ludicrous chill, she hung upon the gate cautiously, sent an interrogative look of concern and disappointof; the paternal residence and glance, to the bedroom door. He ment. tr 11, paid to the, miracle oft 'paling was'' a small, timid man, with "Maggie, 'I wish you wouldn't and brightening lights and strands of silky hair brushed be so sharp with 'Lizabeth," her colours in the gray world about damp and neat across the shin- mother said, protestingly; "it's her an involuntary tribute of ling bald dome of his head.
common to have two sisters and reverence. he 2 asked, without ways squabblin', If she borrowBehind her shabby little, back, sound. ed your stockin'sand the draggled strings of her Maggie set "down her glass, "Borrowed! You- as shabby little kitchen apron, and i looked straight at him, looked well borrow a waffle," Maggie carclessly, massed ringlets at the bedroom door, and shook burst forth scornfully. "You of her tousled little head, the her might- as well borrow a bath! sun was; rising. at.
"You wakin' "her up- How long ago did l'op go?" The Johnson cottage stood at Len Johnson breathed almost "I can catch him-good-bye, the very top -of a steep city inaudibly. Ma!" -Maggie called, her- -voice block. It was a meek, self- "She didn't care!" Maggie coming back on -the -wave of effacing little dwelling; dis- shaped words, with her lips, cold air that was admitted -by reputable, lacking paint. Be- rather than "said them. the opening kitchen door.
Third the cottage was a low row Mrs. Johnson, lured by the Mrs. Johnson sat on dreamily, able to stand alone," cach one! appeared majestically in the gie and the man of the family miserable outbuildings, none appetizing odours "kitchen ward. munching and Mayyet managing to afford a wretch- doorway. had to' punch time clocks at.
halfed: support to: its A worn and? spotted kimono past. eight. Elizabeth, On this cool winter morning, was. wrapped her, her rich older daughter, could saunter a light. from the kitchen window dark hair was in disorder, her down to the beauty parlour lay warm and yellow across the eyes were fixed steadily upon where she a brightening and a cat, her husband's shrinking form.
complexion cream, at: any; time huddled disgustedly against the Maggie leaped to her feet, and before ten. closed kitchen door, mewed pc- as her mother, who was an She came out tousled casionally. in protesting and enormous worian, sank heavily and sleepy as her. mother had affronted fashion. into the, vacated chair, she been, and wrapped, like Cher The two figures that were "al busted herself with the coffee in a soiled kimono.
the street gate, however, saw pot. and sacrificed; without. 8. "Oh, Lord, I'm" she said and heard nothing of this; One resond's: hesitation, the' toast imply. of, them was.
a "small cur dog. she had for herself. "Have a good 'time last The other figure was that of While she spread fresh slices night!" her mother asked, rat? Maggie Johnson. on' the oven' grating, she watch- cling sheets of newspaper. she said aloud, fed both parents uneasily.
'lier "Time of my life. Oh, Loril. in a dreamy voice, as the gold father, pretending to eat and to I'm dead. I got a 'cold, anyway. flashed on distant windows and act was smitten as a Helen's got her deuth of cold.
dripped through trees, and the mouse- might have been under Chess Rivers was just 111 from familiar silhouette of the city the eyes of a cat; her mother, Denver, and he's just about dead!" grew more and more recon- automatically stirring her. coffee Elizabeth, said simply, obviously nisable. "It's like. it was a big and reaching for -sugar -and indisturbed by these niortuary tide- everyone along be- cream, never moved her gaze letails. fore: it!" from him.
"Ma, you ought to get a Jap Eor, as she hung. Athere, "I could laugh -at this," she here. This place' looks tranced, whistles "far away and said "presently, in char, rich something nearby shrilled the quarter be- rolling voice, every word The older woman continued fore seven o'clock, and the enunciated. Petheridge. :0 crunch -and unruffled.
early workers in- factories and eatin', in? my' Kitchen! "And Ier first-born, could do no in athe big machine shops began waitin' on' me is "my daughter! vrong. to gather, in the streets. This don't seem funny to "I know it, 'Lizabeth But For minutes, their shadows gie, Len, but-considerin' the two -dollars a 'day! My God, amtved, long and red; ahead of honie you took me from, and wonder- what. them. Then tit was day, cordi- the way.
things was there, dollars. a day for. what?" I ask. again, and" Maggie, "rousing her- you! Don't 'and to sweep a cottage commonplace, work-time should think, it's seem funny did one of them. 'A few with a guilty start- -from -Len Johnson started nervous.
of five I 'it's the luxury of dreaming, return- ly as the last word was shot at child's play. When I first was ed to her household cares with him. I told him, 'I could the velocity of- a little dynamo: "Indeed Hit -don't my dear! get a girl for fifty cents a day! The sense of beauty. and ad. You're "quite right, I think vre "It seems like Maggie thinks venture was still strong upon get.
along reel well-considerin'." of nobody but herself," her her she caught" up" the bot- "Considerin' what?" the W0- mother. sald, out of. a long tle that. supplied the Johnsons man asked with quiet menace. pause, "and that's the with their breakfast milk and "Considerin' that -your sister But fortunately for, Maggie, cream, and fled back to, the is entirely beyond our control, it was only on rare and 'terneglected kitchen.
end don't pay no more atten- rible. occasions that her mother was everything, do- tion to the father and mother and sister agreed in' criticizing mastically. speaking, to be: done that bore her than the babe un. her. -Now Ellzabeth came ininter the kitchen; but nobody in that you are differently to.
her defence: Maggie's seventeen years had slavin' away the best part of poor kid, she. doesn't ever done it, or even half done life in a five-and-ten get many breaks!" it and the wild disorder troubled store," Mrs. Johnson took u1) "You'd stand up for her, 'of her: not: at all. At seventeen, the challenge deadly readi- course," Mrs. Johnson comment a Speculiarly youthful and yin- ness, considerin' that your ed in resentment.
nodent seventeen, -she was not father, was supposed to "Well, she don't get many analyticat: She had, spent every have- a Ane: future in a bank breaks!" Elizabeth. repeated abnight of her life under this when I married him, as God is sently. lot, old-fashioned cottage -roof my judge, and as I- set here "Poverty is a curse, all right!" and, the dirt and disorder that this minute Maggie," sho Mrs. Johnson presently respondMe and: -Liz created in their broke off. the automatic and ed vaugely.
But her daughter wike and spread about them in- unattended tirade to ask: had heard this remark 'so often were one of the simple suddenly, are them. cot. that it made. no impression, exand unavoidable: of ton: gloves like, at the Mack?" I cept, perhaps, that of deepening her life. didn't, hear.
you, Ma. the formless discontent- that was Maggie had to push aside. the Was talkin' to Pa;" Maggie said; one of Liz's most: marked sugar bowl -and the "Blue plate "Pop, I'm workin' tonight. characteristics, offstale and broken soda crack- It's Sat'day. Are you on late?" Maggie had -danced along the ent to find room on the clut- It was hardly above a murmur, Frosty winter street: beside the loaf; had to unearth the with the majestle monologue of Johnson, postman, chattering.
tered stable to cut the fresh it did not in the least, interfere bent, meek little. figures of Len cotee-pot from the confusion of the lady of the with her: usual eager rush, the sink and rinse away the "Shall I wait for you like I everything in general and of cuff of black ground from its useter, dearie?" themselves -in spout. she could" mix fresh "No -you get comfortable an'! Len Johnson made almost no coffee and set it on the stove read your paper after dinner. response. She was.
always. like ton boil. Murphy comes right to this cor- this, her eyes, her. voice, her "This done, she seized an in- ner-it ain't 80. far, anyway.
feet eager in the rush of joyous staht. to run into the adjoining You'll be on for the Christmas vitality that marked, for Magbedroom and whisper into the rush next week, anyway." gie, the rise of every new day. eat of the man who lay asleep Maggie "washed her hands at But even he took Maggie there: the faucet with a -piece of. yel- as a matter' of course. Pop! Lissen-seven low 'soap, pulled a small and 'Lizabeth was the family beauty, lock!" I shabby hat, once her: older sis- aristocratic and exacting The man a small, huddled, ter's tightly.
down over her discontented, like her mother, insignificant figure in the close thickly coiled hair, and hung up and -poor Minnie -well; she gloom of the ugly, little room; her. apron. She was made much of: a match raised himself alertly. The slipping her arms' into a thick, when had chosen Leonard double Bed's other occupant also clumsy coat -also a discard from Johnson, and she had never let roused, groaned, and. her sister- -when, reminded per- him forget it.
They had had, nether stirred reluctantly, and haps, by the garment of its im- a few years of real unhappiness. asked anxiously, apparently out portant -first owner, a change Leonard junior. died. slumber: 1 came over her face, and she said 'Lizabeth had been critically ill the Mayor? in consternation: for months, bills from "doctors, didn't have. time.to look, "Oh, heavenly day! five undertaker: nurses, hospitals But don't get up," the girl past eight, and Liz says to wake had like autumn' urged A concernedly.
her at, ha'f-pas' seven!" leaves, poor Minnie's bung you in some breakfast, For heaven's' sake, what is it, that there was be third the paper too!" Johnson scream- child had added the last touch It don't right you ed agitatedly a later. to her husband's despair. Mrs. Johnson, said per- "Don't come flying out of rooms In that same dark, tumbled factorily. "Is 'Lizabeth up?" that way- have me in 'a bedroom off the kitchen from she asked.
"You unake do faint on the floor. What's hap- which she. had impressively her share!" The worst of house. pened! What' is it!" emerged this morning, Minnie keeping," Mrs. Johnson, who had "What's happened is that Liz had quite unexpectedly brought a ery slight acquaintance with Johnson and all her bedclothes second daughter into the thE subject, resumed, Ta sighing, are down on the world, a tiny girl, born too dividing up.
the work so one gie answered, voice, tearful with soon, and- promising to quit the des't get it rage. the next time she world as unceremoniously as she too well accustomed wears only, my silk stockings, had entered it. these rambling dissertations I'll have her arrested--that's Who indeed could have: dreamME waste time in listening to what's the matter! I went -with. led that that gasping mite, that had returned. to the out lunches, four days -for.
those little. was going She poured and, she's got Zem full turnkin years deB: who were also sick with colds. Attended Funeral at Bassett Among those who attended the funeral of Mrs. P. H.
Davis at Bassett Tuesday were Mrs. E. M. Davis, Mrs. 0.
B. lensley, Mra. F. L. Newman, E.
L. Davis and. Johnathon Davis. Entertained At Bridge Mrs, M. Berry ontertained the Wednesday Evening Bridge club at 2:30 afterat her.
home on Forest W. C. Trent. won the prize for' high a lovely deck of cards, while Jow fell to Mrs. Carol.
Whitlow. This being a powder and puff holder. After several interesting games served delicious re. freshments. Those present were Mesdames J.
'B. Kellam, H. T. Cross, J. T.
Covington, J. 11. Barringer, Paul- 1 W. C. and Carol Whitlow.
Moving to Danville Mrs. Charlie -Mitchell are moving to -Danville -today. Mr. this Mitchell will -be in- charge of new Gulf plant being, erected by Ford.Cecil Hardy of New "Jersey. and sisters, Misses -Lady and Beth Hardy, of Broswell.
were guests, of relatives. in the city, -Mr. and Mrs. Chappell and "children were weekend guests relatives in W. D.
Covington and Miss Covington nttended the funeral of Tyler Bar-. row at Draper. N. Sunday. -Mr.
and Mrs. -Bol Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Haynes and E. Haynes of Fieldale, attended the funeral of the Byrd' baby.
Monday. Mrs. Mary Lee had as dinner guests 011 Sunday Mr. and Guy Thomason of Winston-Salem, and Mr. and Mrs.
J. D). Weaver, Edwards Mary W. Lee. and T.
Hardy were recent visitors in Spray, N. Lucy Grogan of Horsepasture, WAR town Monday for the -funeral. TO RECALL TROOPS FROM STRIKE ZONE First of Next Week Is Time Placed By Adjutant General On Governor's Order. Y. Danville, Feb.
General, San.uel G. Wailer, acting adjutant veneral, said today he had received instructions from Governor. Pollard to withdraw next week the National Guard troops sent here'! in connection with the textile strike which ended last week. General Waller, who hag been in Danville several days making a personal survey of (situation, said the troops woukl the withdrawn the first next week. The troops, numbering about 250.
nien, are. in Schoolfield. The present units were -sent here last month to relieve another detachment which had been on duty since November. The strikers of union cmployees of the Dan' River and Riverside mills was ended--on January 29, exactly four -months after the' union members re: fused to return to. work.
The textile area has remained quiet! since, the strike Guardsmen were sent. to Schoolfield -November 29, after a demonstration by ficials reported to Governor strikers. Pittsylvania county ofPollard at the time the andisituation was beyond their control and appealed for troops. A series of bombings occurred during the four months of the strike, the great majority of them taking place in Schoolfield. Law: Says Chauffeurs Must Get Licenses Richmond, Feb.
drivers of delivery trucks and operators of -motor vehicles- for people are required to chauffeur's licenses under amendto the motor vehicle act by the assembly of, 1930, it was -pointed out Chauffeurs are assessed a $5 license tax under the law. Traveling salesmen engaged in taking orders are not subject to classification for. chauffeurs licenses, but. drivers of delivery. trucks as well as 'of private cars are "subject, to the tax, it was stated.
Before the G- bandits walked out of the rooms of a New York IN Y) club which had invaded, the clubmen were not only forced to hand over 000, but. were required to take off their -trousers which were tied' knots -by the -bandits. 7 Barton, who claimed to be. the world's. oldest: cowboy; died recently at Childress, at the of 100.
years. Making Plans to Sell Tobacco Crop Cooperatively. It has been Paid that farm cooperation began when it WAS discovered that two men could move a larger stone that one. Barn raisings, huskings, and' wood. cutting bees.
are some of the early of farm operation. Following this crude form. of farm co-operation came -a loosely organized type of, association having as its objective the bettering of farm conditions. may list this: educational am and livestock improvement associations, call and pig clubs, mutual insurance and credit associations. Out of these movements have sprung the modern day operative marketing For a.
long. time: co-operative marketing -progressed very slowly, however, in 1930, according to, reports received by' the Division' of Co-operative Marketing! of the Farni Board, the of associations lin excess 'of 'The men totaled: 3,100,000 farmand their average annual business amounted. to' 000,000. One fifth of. all the farm' products.
in the United States is handled by these ciations. American farmers are learning that it pays -tot cooperate; that they cannot' hope to succeed if they are buy their supplies in a protected market and sell. their products in an unprotected market. Each adventure in co-opera1tive marketing has had its revernal and temporary Cooperative marketing has not become a deep-rooted policy with the southern farmers as with the northern and western farmers; Tobacco, cotton, and peanuts are the only' staple commodities. that, have been marketed 0-operatively by the Virginia and Carolina farmers and of these crops, totton is the only crop Leing.
marketed through alt organization recently set up in South Carolina. Low prices for the 1930 crop of tobacco have caused the farmers to reflect concerning. the benefits and advantages that Torganization offers. They now. the necessity, as never before, of a better marketing system.
Consequently, tobacco farniers over the entire "Sout! are making ready to market their a 1931. crop co-operatively. The new type of co-operation now being retains the good features of the old Tri-State and has provided remedies in its contract and policies to prevent the recurrence. of any of, those mistakes that have to do with the downfull of the Tri-State. A changed, sentiment on the part of the general public together with the experience of the past and particularly Federal: Government assistance gives the" farmer the chance of his life to set up a marketing system that will function for his greatest good.
Our. Federal Government, through its agency. the Federal Parma Board, is backing the tobacco farmers of the South in the new movement. With the passage of the Marketing Act Congress, mar. keting of farm products.
became a national policy. The Farni Board 'cal help the tobacco grow by "lending money at low rate- of interest to provide hand. (ling facilities as well a8 making Liberal advance the grower upon the delivery of tobacco to the association. advance of 75 percent, the amount advanced South Carolina. growers "through their tion -this year, is nearly double the amount the Tri-Stare was able to make: to its membership: Such 1 liberal advance makes It.
possible for eve.1 the hardest pressed men.ber. financially to become a -co-operative. Not only has the Farm Board solved the association's financial problem, but it will give expert service and assistance in. managerial and marketing problems. Then, whenever the board "has money invested in associatior tobacco the management of the association must be satisfactory to the board: This is 'a" further safe.guard to the membership.
Perhaps another milestone in the progress of operative marketing should be noted, namely, that. of a changed" attitude on the part of the public, particularly the buyers of tobacco. Mr. Stone in a conferfence with the heads. of the leading tobacco companies of the world assured these men they would not discriminate against co-operatives of the' type and caliber being by the Farm Board, but that they would deal with these organizations as long as they stuck to their policy of rendering service, effecting economies -in" the handling: of and setting, prices, in keeping with supply.
and Certainly- the "tobacco companies have? hot tendency to, against the South Carolina but, "to the Terally bacco. contrary, of The they. the companies have association's. bought 'have ex- to4 'pressed with themselves the as being and handling of the association's tobacco. The association has been pleased with the treatment accorded them by the, tobacco conipanies.
A In conclusion, let' us do Torward with the idea that 'cooperative marketing is a matter of progress; that it is a Eity in keeping with "the of times. 'It will supplant antiquated, obsolete methods of farm products just as labor "saving devices: have supplanted the sickle, the scythe, and the hand flail." Henry Simon is serving his 54th consecutive year' as sectetary- of the Mobile: (Ala:) Lodge, Knights of Pythias. JOE GISH FREE AIR THE WAY -THE POLITICIANS HAVE BEGUN SLINGIN'! MUD AGAIN, IT LOOKS LIKE THE DROUGHT WAS OVER' Averring that she suffered permanent, injuries when she a slippery bathroom (toor while she was an 'invited guest in the home of her old friends, Mr. and G. Moore, at.
Dallas, Texas, Mra G. Matthews has filed sun against Moore for $16,000. GOOD TIMES COMING! For the next 'six weeks the HENRY BULLETIN. offers its readers weekly entertainment of the sort to -make everybody forget own troubles. Beginning Thursday, February 13.
you can read the story of -Maggie Johnson and her struggles, her faith, her disappointments, and the happy outcome of it all in "MY BEST GIRL" That is the title of our new serial story. Kathleen Norris wrote it, and that is all the praise that is necessary for it as a story. 1 You won't get all the possible enjoyment out of the serial unless you, Start Reading It Now! Once you start. "My Best Girl" you will look forward every. week with eagerness to see what happened to Maggie and to Liz and Pa.
And if you don't love Maggie, we think your judgment isn't as good as Joe's. "MY BEST GIRL" Thursday in 24 THE HENRY BULLETIN A See "Toby" Melville Feb. 18 1. "THE LURE OF THE CITY" 3' -Presented by theBusiness and Professional Women's Club -andAmerican Legion -atNew High School Auditorium Martinsville, Va. 1.
With the following people in the cast: W. R. Broaddus, Irving Cubine, Harry O. Warren, Walter Penn, Walker Turner, Toby Melville, C. W.
Holt. the Misses Sallie-Stultz, Mildred Wils liamson, Sallie Matthews, Catherine Fair and others. "THE LURE OF. THE CITY" is for laughing -purposes, as well as a wonderful love story, with good singing and dancing. Chorus and musical numbers.
The door will open promptly at 7 o'clock and the curtains will rise at 8. ADMISSIONS 7. Adults 50 Children 25 cents NO SEATS RESERVED Don't forget the date Wednesday Thurs. day, Feb. 18th and 19th and the place, the new high school auditorium.
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