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The Chapel Hill weekly., 1931-02-13
Capt. and Mrs. Smith to Celebrate
A 5O-Year Romance of Railroading

Capt. and Mrs. Fred Smith of
West Franklin street are to
celebrate their Golden Wedding
anniversary March Is.
The Captain is seventy-three
years old, and when one hears
him tell the stories of his life
and watch the kindly twinkle in
his eyes one catches glimpse of
the kindliness and courtesy he
has always possessed and which,
no doubt, won for him a wife,
and most certainly helped him to
earn the title of Captain, given
years ago by students and facul-
ty members who rode the Limit
ed to the junction.
In the early part of the year
1881 young Fred Smith, as he
was known then, worked, in the
Goldsboro express office. Every
day he would give a letter to a
chum Of his who served as ex-
press messenger on the train to
New Bern. When the train came
to the edge of the village of La
Grange the messenger would
take up a piece of hghtwood
from the pile near the stove in
the car, stick the letter in a slit
in the wood, and throw it out of
the car door. A girl who lived
in big house about 100 yards
away would be looking from a
window, and as the train passed
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1931-02-13
Chapel Hill Chaf

Many of the brow-beaten and
hen-pecked husbands of Chapel
Hin were seen to look reproach-
fully at their spouses last Friday
evening at Garcia Goya's dance
recital. This was especially true
when the Senorita danced grace
fully off the stage in complex
and tight-fitting costume and re-
turned in exactly Is seconds in
an entirely different ensemble,
hat. shoes, dress, and shawl.
One Of the professors was seen
muttering under his breath. He
was probably saying: "And you
kept me waiting thirty minutes
while you put on your hat. -
w. M. H.
We bemOan the absence of our
mongrel canine friends. Last
year the village and campus was
crowded with dogs, all shapes,
sizes and breeds being repre-
sented.
But this year it is different.
No longer can one, on his way
to class, scrape up a talking
acquaintance with a frantic tail
wagging stray. The severe
winter must have caused them
to take southwark trek-or
maybe the Med school has been
unusually active this fall.
Formerly, our village was
noted for its many stray dogs,
most of them country beasts that
came to town to be sure of an
easy living from the many eat
ing places here. Now, mothers
of small children may breathe
sighs Of relief, for the situation
will be somewhat under control
if we ever have another mad dog
scare.-J. p. IT.
In an address before the stu
dents in the school of engineer
ing DR.. Roy v Wright, presi-
dent of the American Society Of
Mechanical Engineers, said that
the lack of cultural training
was d drawback to them. He
Continued on last pdDe)
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1931-02-13

out of sight she would come
down to the track and get the
letter.
There was only one westbound
train "a day, and that came
through La Grange at about
breakfast time. SO, since the
couple were going westward,
the marriage took place early in
the morning. With the rice
clinging to their clothes, amid a
chorus of goodbyes, the honey
moonerS walked to the railroad,
and their friend the conductor
stopped the train specially to
take them aboard.
In October 1888, after 18
months as brakeman, fireman,
flagman. and baggagemaster on
the line from Goldsboro to
Greensboro, Mr.. Smith became
conductor on the branch from
University Station to Chapel
Hill. 1t is this place that Cap
tain Smith has held for forty
two years. There is no one who
is better known and recalled
with greater affection by the stu
dents who attended the Univer-
sity in the next quarter of a GEN.
tury; and although travel by
motor has become popular,
Captain Smiths train" still
runs and with it daily goes the
Captain.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1931-02-13
Boxers Beat Virginia
Varsity Match 4-3; and the Freshman
Team Wins 6-l

Three thousand-odd fans
packed the Tin Can here Satur-
day night to witness a boxing
match that did not hold a dull
moment because the card held
everything from the science of
Captain Goodridge to the display
of haymakers and slugging of
other boxers. The meet came to
a thrilling end when John War
rem, fighting in the unlimited
class, opposed Bryant, Virginia
star football player and boxer;
with the score 3-3 these two men
fought hard for three rounds in
which Warren eked a close de-
cision out of the judges to give
Carolina the meet.
Carolina had to forfeit the
bantam weight because Biggs
had a broken nose and Fonville
was unable to train down to 115
pounds.
The freshman fights were any
thing but a dull spot on the card
with Stewart of Virginia win
ming over Allsbrook for the
Cavaliers only score. The Tar
Babies took the match 6-1.
There is enough promising
varsity material in these fresh
man pugs to permit Coach Rowe
to inject a cigar in his mouth and
both thumbs in his vest.-J.P.C.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1931-02-13
Odum Came by Plane

When he came home last Sat-
urday Howard w. Odum trav-
eled from Washington to
Greensboro by airplane The
flight took three hours-from
11:30 A. M. to 2:3O p. M. Mr..
Odum left here Tuesday by
train for Chicago where he is
chief of the social science divi
sion Of the Century Of Progress
international Exposition.
"The air trip was fne," he
said when he arrived here Sat
urday. "The plane was of the
enclosed cabin type, with six
passengers. The going was so
smooth that | was able to write
in my notebook, and | had a
nap too. We stopped 20 min
utes at Richmond. was inn
pressed by the good accommo-
dations at the landing fields.
There are agreeable waiting
rooms with all the modern con-
veniences."
Mrs. Odum has been telling
her friends that Mr.. Odum has
become so fascinated with air
travel that she is afraid he will
hereafter always go by plane
when it is possible.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1931-02-13
Bishop Darst Coming
He Will Preach Sunday Morning in
the Episcopal Church

Rt. Rev. Thomas C.. Darst,
Bishop of East Carolina, will
preach at II o'clock Sunday
morning in the Episcopal
church. His frequent visits here
have made him we'll known in
Chapel Hill. He is a native of
Virginia, but has lived in North
Carolina since he was made
bishop in 1915. He has a national
reputation as forceful preach
er. He led the Bishops Crusade
a few years ago and is at present
chairman of the National Com
mission on Evangelism. He
holds the degree of ID. from
this University.
Besides Bishop Darst, there
will be in Chapel Hill over Sun
day and Monday Rev. A. c..
Zabriskie, professor of history
at the Virginia Seminary; Rev.
Tom Wright, provincial secre-
tary for college work; and three
Seminary students, r. Beasley,
C. Fishburne, and L. Heck.
Mr.. Zabriskie will preach at
8 o'clock Sunday evening in the
Episcopal church. The others
will speak at some of the Bible
classes and at the various young
peoples meetings. All will be
available for private con-
ferences. The general purpose
Of the coming of these men from
the Seminary is to talk about
life work in the field of religion.
There will be a tea Sunday
afternoon at the Parish House;
and all are cordially invited to
come to meet the Bishop and the
other men.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1931-02-13
The Graham Memorial

The Graham Memorial, which
is to be a student centre, will will be
ready for occupancy by summer.
The work which is now under
way includes the completion of
the basement and the second
story and the building of the
portico, along the campus front,
which was part of the original
design.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1931-02-13
MariOnettes Next Thursday

The Sue Hastings Marion
cites, a celebrated New York
troupe, will appear at the Play
makers Theatre at A o'clock
next Thursday afternoon and
again at $3.50 that evening, Ad-
mission prices: afternoon, 25c
for children and SOC for adults
evening, SOC for students and
75c for others. winnie the
Pooh" will be the afternoon
play, and in the evening "The
Puppet Review" will be pre-
sented.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1931-02-13
CHARTER CHANGE
IS DISCUSSED AT
BOARD MEETING
Aldermen Are Questioned about
Amendment Allowing Mayor
to Be Town Manager
OPINIONS ARE EXCHANGED

About a dozen citizens appear
ed at the meeting of the alder
men night before last to discuss
the proposed amendment to the
municipal charter which would
allow the board to appoint The
mayor as town manager. The
fear was expressed that this
might be the first step toward
abandoning the town manager
plan.
The aldermen assured the
citizens that no such purpose
was in view.
IF | thought that this pro-
posed amendment endangered
the manager system" said AL
derman Connor, Il would be op~
posed to it. Our idea was
simply this: that, in case the
man elected mayor should pos
sess, in the judgment of the
aldermen, the qualifications for
town manager, the board would
be permitted to appoint him
manager
Town Attorney Sawyer said
that in his judgment the alder
men could do this under the pres
ent charter, and his statement
moved Mr.. Leavitt to ask: "In
that case, why is the amendment
necessary"
The answer to this, advanced
by the aldermen, was that there
might be some doubt al bout the
boards powers and that the pro-
posed amendment clarified the
matter.
June Harris proposed that the
office of town manager be abOl-
ished altogether. He said that
too much money was being spent
by the town for administration
and that money could be saved
by transferring the managers
functions to clerks and the chief
of police.
The charter, with the propos-
ed amendments, still requires the
aldermen to appoint town man.
ager and to select him on the
basis Of merit. Therefore, if the
board fulfills the law the town
will have a capable manager. If
the board should be Of such low
character as to disregard the
law it could put in an incapable
manager whether or not he hap
pened to be mayor. In any
event the ultimate authority and
responsibility rest with the aid
ermen, and if the people Of
Continued ON last pa0e)
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1931-02-13
Extension Courses

The number of students Ell
rolled for the spring quarter in in
the University sexte11siio1f
courses was estimated as 1880
at a meeting of the extension
class instructors Friday. There
are "a extension class centers in
the state, ten of which are being
taught by members of the resi-
dence faculty.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1931-02-13
'The Green Pastures"

George McKie will give a
reading of "The Green Pas
tures," the Marc Connolly play
founded on Roark Bradford's
stories, at $3.50 Sunday evening
in the Playmakers Theatre.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1931-02-13
st. Valentine Dance at Club

A St. Valentine dance will be
given at 8 o'clock tomorrow
Saturday evening by the
Chapel Hill Country Club. Har-
graves, orchestra will play. Mrs.
Kenfield and Mrs. MacKinney
will be the hOstesses.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1931-02-13
Vernon Howell Critically III

Vernon Howell, who has been
i'll for two weeks, was in a very
critical condition when this
newspaper went to press yes
terday afternoon.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1931-02-13

Service Leagues Supper
The Young Peoples Service
League gave a party Wednesday
night in the Episcopal parish
house.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1931-02-13

Miss Daisy Ross went to
Richmond at the weekend to
visit her brother Lacy in the
hospital.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1931-02-13
Meeting of Circle No. 3

Meeting OF ClTCIe NO. 3
Circle No. 3 of the Methodist
church will meet at 8 clock
Monday evening at the home of
Mrs. F. P. Brooks.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-01-07
TEACHER TAKEN ON
CHARGES OF FRAUD

J. A. Rolling, manual training in
structor at the Luverne high school
for II years, was lodged in the Rem
vile county Jail at Olivia, recently,
on a charge of using the mails to de-
fraud.
Rolling, in written confession in
the hands of Frank j. Goshay, postal
inspector at Mankato, admitted he
ordered school supplies from various
concerns by using fictitious names
and calling for the merchandise in
various communities.
Rolling, 80 years old, married and
the father of four children, told the
postal inspector he did not sell any
merchandise, but put it away in his
workshop at his home. The merchan-
disc is worth in excess of 1000.
Eight or ten orders, to be sent to
various towns, now are outstanding,
the instructor admitted in his confess
sion. Rolling was arrested when he
appeared at Sacred Heart to ask for
shipment of supplies consigned to
him there.
Rolling confessed to receiving ship
ments at Chandler, Round Lake, Lis
more, Wilmont and Edgerton. He
said he started his scheme about three
months ago and that he dealt with
Twin City firms chiefly.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-01-07

81 mile cutoff costing 100000.
Allegheny river boulevard Az
miles long, cost $3,5OO,0O0, 80 foot
roadway.
All the above projects are county
jobs except the Lincoln highway
which is a joint state and county job
just outside the city limits. We saw
a great many state, county and city
projects which are smaller, but rela-
lively just as costly. Costs of course
run much higher on account of the to-
biography, grade separations, and ex-
pensive right-of-way in a densely
populated community. On the Lin
coin highway, for Nuisance, there were
cuts 1872 feet deep and $50 foot fills
and on all the projects there are in
Vulnerable bridges.
"But the state, county and city are
not going into this work blindly.
Traffic surveys have been made, and
figures were produced showing that
the savings in time, gasoline, and
wear and tear on motor vehicles, will
pay for each project in compara-
lively short time"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-01-07
1881 PROGRAM TO SELL
STATE UNDER WAY

Questionnaires have been sent from
the Offices of the Ten Thousand
Lakes-C eater Minnesota Association
to all towns in Minnesota with a po-
pu alton OF 400 or more, asking for
, information which will be embodied
in the 1881 edition of the Minnesota
Book.
The new Minnesota Book will be
the most complete publication of its
kind ever published by the Ten thou
sand Lakes-Greater Minnesota Asso-
citation, according to H. C. Hotaling,
executive secretary. The book will
contain information concerning the
industries to be found in each COM
munity; agricultural advantages Of
all parts of the state; resort and
hotel facilities. In the individual
town writeups information will be
given concerning the leading crops of
that particular section as we'll as the
price Of farm lands.
In speaking of the new book, Mr..
Hotaling says: "Of all the publica-
tions published by the various states
through their advertising and publ
city bureaus none have ever come to
my attention that begin to compare
with the Minnesota Book. This book
covers very completely the three pro-
motional activities of the Association,
namely, agriculture, the resort bust
ness and industry. The booklet in ad-
dition to giving specific information
concerning each community will also
contain a complete road log of the
1000 mile state trunk highway sys-
tenn. This log will give distances be-
tween towns and will describe the
composition of each mile of highway.
A synopsis of the game and fish laws,
traffic regulations, list of all tour
list camps with detailed information
concerning their facilities, list of
all the golf courses in the state, a
list of railroad excursion points in
Minnesota are some of the features of
the Minnesota Book In addition to
these will be found Individual write
ups of the various state parks, for
ests and national forests. The book
also contains precautionary measures
to be used in the interests of conser-
Walton" Because of the growing in
terest in aviation the Association is
seeking information concerning all
landing fields in the state this year.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-01-07
ST. JAMES COAL DEALERS
ASK POLICE PROTECTION

Local coal dealers want protection
not high tariff protection, but pol
ice protection from the city or county,
says the St. James Plaindealer.
They say their warehouses along
the Omaha track are being plundered
by some party who drive car with a
trailer attached and although they
have employed Waterman for sew
eral nights they have failed to catch
or identify the thief.
The person who thus levies tribute
on the coal bins is said to be large
man. He drive an ordinary car with
trailer behind to carry off his load
The identity Of the person taking
coal is suspected, and sleuths will be
set on his trail.
Coal thefts are also reported from
rural school school houses. The school
officers of District 80, south of Long
Lake report that the coal bin at the
school house was broken open and &
quantity Of coal taken.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-01-07
OTHER STATES HAVE
HIGHER COST ROADS

eff there are persons who think
Minnesota is spending lot of money
for highways, they ought to see some
of the projects and get the figures in
some Of the more populous states in
the last" c. M. Babcock, commission
er Of highways, said on his return
from the annual convention of the
American Association of State High
way Officials at Pittsburg.
after the convention was over, we
made an inspection trip over some of
the highways in Allegheny county, in
which Pittsburg is located. In this
one county we saw work under way
or recently completed, costing more
than Minnesota has spent on it's en-
tire trunk highway system in the last
two years. Just few of the more
conspicuous projects are the follow
ing:
"Ohio river boulevard, length Az
miles, cost $5,000,000.
'McKees Rocks bridge, steel arch
structure, length $500 feet, 40 foot
roadway, cost 100000.
Point bridge, length 2,247 feet, 80
foot roadway, cost 100000.
Liberty bridge, length $500 feet,
38 foot roadway, cost $3,500,000.
Liberty tunnels, twin tubes, each
with a two lane roadway, length /
1-s mile, cost 100000.
Lincoln highway, 40 foot roadway
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-01-07
80 HUNGARIAN PHEASANTS
RELEASED NEAR NEW ULM

New Ulm Chapter, Izaak Walton
league, received consignment of 80
Hungarian pheasants, recently, which
were taken to that city by truck from
the State Game farm, near Madelia.
The birds were released in that vici-
nifty by members of the league, as
sisted by Game Warden Raymond
Neuman.
During the spring of 1929, large
consignment of Hungarian pheasants,
the first to be brought to that COM
munity, arrived in New Ulm, and the
birds were given their freedom in a
suitable environment, near that city.
According to the Game Warden. the
pheasants originally sent are doing
nicely, and seem to be propagating
satisfactorily.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-01-07
WANT BRADY RETAINED AS
DISTRICT GAME WARDEN

The Cottonwood County Fish ard
game Protectice league, with men,
bership of about 200 sportsmen of
the county, went on record at re-
cent meeting, as being very much in
favor Of the re-appointment of Chief
District Warden D. P. Brady. The
action is taken following rumors that
there is to be wholesale cleaning
out in the Fish and Game Department
when the new administration comes
in. There has also been said to be
very vigorous move to GUST Brady fol-
lowing a recent arrest he made.
A little vision goes a long way
too much vision has wrecked more
men than too little.-Ex.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-01-07

The old bridge, which has served
traffic across the Minnesota river at
st. Peter for many years, and which
after years of duty, fell into the riv-
er several years ago only to be re-
placed by the highway department a
few weeks later, has been removed to
new setting, to permit the construc-
ton of new bridge by the state.
The removal of the old bridge requir-
ed but day and a half. While this
activity was being accomplished traf-
fic was detoured across the bridge
farther to the south, over No. 5.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-01-07
ALREADY DEAD

A certain Missouri editor refuses
to publish obituary notices Of people,
who, while living, failed to subscribe
to his newspaper, and gives this
pointed reason: "People who do not
take the home town paper are dead
anyway, and their passing away has
no news value.'
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-01-07
GAINS SHOW BY
FARMERS CO-OPS.

Cooperation in the production and
shown gains in Minnesota in the last
two years, the report of N. j. Holm
berg, commissioner of agriculture,
dairy and food, to Governor Theodore
Lhristianson, showed recently.
There are 1926 cooperative asso-
Citations active in the state, Mr..
Holmberg said. These include pro-
ducers and consumers associations.
marketing, telephone, insurance and
miscellaneous bodies.
approximately 100000 worth
of business was transacted in 1929 by
production and marketing organiza-
tions alone. Hail and cyclone insur-
ance totaling $624,145,279 was carried
by II farmers associations, while
fire insurance to the amount of $685.
689,59S was carried by 161 farmers
township mutuals. In addition, the
Minnesota Farm Bureau Federation,
which introduced mutual automobile
insurance in 1928 has issued approx
mately $4,000 policies.
Of the 175,056 Minnesota farm
families, practically all are Unidentified
with some local or regional co-opera-
tive or mutual organization, Mr..
Holmberg pointed out. A draft of a
law to be submitted to the fegisla-
ture seeks to simplify the laws re-
garding co-operatives by elimination
of all duplication. Representatives
of the co-operatives are working on
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-01-07

The Robson Grocery Company of
Pipestone had $4,000 worth of cigar
cites stolen from their warehouse re-
Gently. To add insult to injury, the
thievest took one of the company's
trucks ito haul away their loot.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-01-07

The world is for the man who is
able to put more butter on it's bread.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1931-11-07

BRISBANE md BABSlH SAT
SILVER COMEBACK IS NEAR

Higher prices CIR silver in the immediate future.
garded both snd likely by whose opn
ions held authogsAafive by millions.
Roger W Babson Naaarded by che worlds lead
ing statistician and eeenemst THIS week:
"A sound predlefipn that by boosting the vaae q
silver world Commodity prices and world conditions Will p
improved The that ratio Of ~ 20 should
be accepted On h Basis the purchasing power q those
countries silver haai would be doubled.
Brisbane in bis synasested column
Write this your tablet The money system OF the world
viii be modified
Ninety per 81 the world people e gold
dard Two countries have gold the Uaited States and France
The others must sonefng for money and viii use silver
the only other precious meEal
The Of silver produced during the last 10 years
has averaged less an II times the amount Of gold produced
weight for weight and geld is selling almost 70 times the
price Of silver weight for weight
That win not iass Al the gold ia the world to
about II cent of years income OF the United States
good times The world cannot do business that amount
of money. hokuspokus or juggle il you will
Utilize silver on proper basis and you will stop hoard
ing President Hoover and Secretary Mellon win realize
that and act energetieally and promptly they will start
business going trade All the world and
peciay among billion human beings that have gold
And incidentally tAey win meet wisely very big dan
ger for the Republean party in 1882
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