THE STAUNTON NEWS-LEADER. FRIDAY MORNING, AUGUST 23, 1935 PAGE THREE cial Items SOCIETY EDITOR Mrs. Harry Wilson Jr. Office Phone 411 Residence Phone 352-J Office Hours to 12:00 Evening- 7:00 8:00 ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED Mrs. Margaret B.
Hudson of Orange, announces the engagement and approaching marriage of her daughter, Anna Rose, to Mr. Harroll David Weaver of near Waynesboro. The wedding will take place in the fall. Miss Hudson is a member of the Wenonah school faculty of Waynesboro, and Mr. Weaver holds a position with the duPont Rayon company in Waynesboro.
REUNION POSTPONED In co-operation with health authorities, the officers of the Gilbert reunion have announced that their annual reunion scheduled for Gypsy Hill park on Sept. 7 will not be held on that date. Further announcment as to when the assembly will be held will be made at a late date. The meeting date will likely be set for the latter part of September. FOR MISS MAUZY Among the delightful, entertainments in honor Charlotte Mauzy, whose marriage to Mr.
Robert Burnett takes place the latter part of this month, was one given Wednesday by Miss Dorothy Byers at her home in Harrisonburg. The occasion was a buffet -supper at the hom*o. her parents, Dr. and Mrs. Byers.
The guests were: Misses Charlotte Mauzy, the honor guest; Louise Davis, Ruth Bodine, Nancy Funkhouser, Barbara McNeil, Clara Rose Hivick, Ellen Eastixm, Virginia Byers. Elazabeth Evelyn Masters, of Harrisonburg, and Miss Frances Wilson, of Staunton. Messrs. Robert Burnett, Edward McAleer, and Harry Burnett, of this city; Marshall Firebaugh, Larry McNell, Conrad Billie Wilson, Layton Yancey, James Lee, John Converse, John Gratton, IrvIne McNeil, and Richard Jackson. McNALLY-MATHEWS Mr.
and Mrs. Thomas W. Mathews. of Winchester, announce the marriage of their daughter, Irene Gladys, to Mr. Robert Jenkins McNally formerly of Baltimore, now of Winchester, the ceremony being performed Aug.
21 Rev. Ivan R. Smith, in the Congregational Christian church. A reception was held in the home of bride's parents, following the ceremony. Later, Mr.
and Mrs. McNally left for a wedding trip, and will make their home in Winchester on their return. The bridegroom is a teller in the Shenandoah Valley National bank. Winchester. HOME DEMONSTRATION CLUB NEWS BEVERLEY MANOR CLUB The Beverley Manor Home demonstration club will meet in the school auditorium, Monday, Aug.
26. at two o'clock. All members are asked to attend, and visitors are always welcome. PERSONALS Miss Gladys, Barkman, of Philadelphia, is the guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Joseph Barkman, for two weeks at their home on North Market street. Dr. F. J. Prettyman and sisters, Mrs.
Magruder and Miss Lilly Prettyman, of Fredericksburg, who have been visiting Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Barkman, have returned to their home. Mrs. John Speck, of near Swoope, has gone to Chicago, where she has accepted a position in a veterans' hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. George S. Curry and daughter, Miss Myrtle Curry, have returned from Richmond after attending the funeral of W. J.
Houser, Mr. Curry's brother-in-law. Mr. Clarence Hume returned Wednesday from Washington, where he attended the funeral of Miss Jeannette Lewis. Mrs.
L. D. Bowman, of 817 High street, who underwent an operaton for appendicitis Tuesday night, is getting along satisfactorily. Mrs. Lincoln Fairiey and her two sons, James and Finley, of Cambridge, who have been spending the summer with Mrs.
Fairley's parents, Dr. and Mrs. A. L. Tynes, of this city, left Wednesday morning for their home.
They were accompanied by Mrs. Fairley's aunts, Mrs. John B. Finley, of Richmond, and Miss Ruth Finley, of Cedar Springs, S. C.
Mrs. L. C. Ware, who has been spending several days in Washington visiting her sister, Miss Linda Todd, arrived home last night. Mrs.
David C. Eberhart and littie daughter, Betty Todd, are spending this week at guests of Mr. and Mrs. John Dabney Neff. Messrs.
C. Thos. Hildebrand and Mr. Thos. Hassett have returned from Washington, D.
C. where they attended the funeral of Miss Jeannette Lewis. 2 Barriers To Quitting Swept Aside (Continued from Page 1, Col. 4) numerous changes, including the Borah Ida.) amendment requiring operators to abide by antitrust laws, which the Idahoan said would ban "price-fixing." Conferees were still in disagreement over the liquor control and gold suit prohibition bills, which were on the "must" calendar. Both senate and house had yet to approve the conference agreement on the $250,000,000 tax bill.
Ship subsidy legislation apparently was dead until next session, but action, was expected on a resolution proposing extension of present ocean mail contracts which ex-, pire soon. "The senate has very little work to do," Robinson said, "and finish quickly, provided the conference reports are brought forward promptly. We ought to finish tomorrow, but something may delay it." Representative Snell, the Republi-17, can leader, said the house could be ready for adjournment by midnight- "if the Democratic leadership" would cease "needless debate." He suggested that a list of "essential bills" be written down on a slip of paper for guidance of members. Speaker Byrns replied that many members had worthy bills for consideration, and announced his intention of recognizing them, "even though the bills are not absolutely essential for consideration before adjournment." Cotton Loan Nine Cents, Davis Says (Continued from Page 1, Col. 2) of approximately $700,000,000 for this year's crop exclusive of rental and benefit payments under existing contracts.
This compares with an income of $613,000,000 for lent cotton in 1934, $634,000,000 in 1933, and $424,000,000 in 1932. Washington, Aug. (AP) Aroused by the AAA's announcement of a nine-cent a pound on the 1935 crop, Senator George tonight asserted this "will be disastrous to the entire cotton growing South." In view of the action, he added, he would never "ask another Southern farmer to sign a contract with the government." Luther Hammer and D. W. er, both of Crabbottom, were brought to the King's Daughters' hospital yesterday with injuries received in an accident.
Hospital officials did not know how the accident occurred. TWO BROUGHT TO, HOSPITAL FROM HIGHLAND MINER ARRESTED ON VANDALISM CHARGE James Miner. Negro, of Barerbrook, was brought to jail Thursday by Deputy Sheriff Gayhart on a vandalism charge. -0 MINISTER'S SON FALLS FROM TREE: ARM IS BROKEN Waynesboro, Aug. 22.
Dick Steck, son of Rev. and Mrs. C. F. Steck, suffered a broken arm in a fall out of a pear tree near Wayne inn yesterday afternoon.
He was removed to Weems-Watkins hospital, where the fractured bone was set. He is reported to be resting comfortably today, X-ray picture revealed that there were no other bones broken, despite the fact that he fell a distance of twenty or more feet. CHOIR SINGER INDICTED IN DROWNING OF WIFE FITCHBURG, At. (P) -Newell P. Sherman, twenty-six, former scoutmaster and choir singer, was indicted late yesterday for murdering his twenty-three-yearold wife, Alice, by overturning a canoe on fog-bound Lake Singletary near Sutton on the night of July 2 20.
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Staunton, Virginia OBITUARY WILLIAM J. HOUSER William J. Houser died at his home, 1813 Powhatan street, Richmond. Monday, Aug. 19, after an illness of two years.
Bright's disease se was the cause of death. Surviving him are his wife, formerly Miss Bertha Curry of Staunton; two, 'sons, Herbert and Clay; two brothers, Ralph and Gus Houser of Newport News; also brother-in-law, Geo. S. Curry of Staunton. Mr.
Houser was a well known paper-hanger. -0 MISS JEANNETTE LEWIS The many friends here of Miss Jeannette Lewis, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. P.
Lewis, will regret to learn of her death at her home Covington, Saturday, Aug. after an illness of three days. Miss Lewis was formerly a resident of Staunton, and attended Robert E. Lee High school. She WAS eighteen years old and the family resided here almost three years ago while Mr.
Lewis was connected with the Standard Oil Co. The body was taken to Washington, where the funeral services were held. MISS FANNIE RHODES Mt. Crawford, Aug. services for Miss s5 Fannie Rhodes, a resident of Harrisonburg for twenty years, will be held from the Mt.
Crawford Methodist church Friday morning at ten-thirty, the Rev. F. H. Strieby officiating. Interment will be in the Mt.
Crawford cemetery. Miss Rhodes died, unexpectedly Wednesday morning at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. V. G.
Harlin, on Paul street, Harrisonburg, where she had made her home for the past ten months. She been in ill health, but her condition not considered critical. Miss Rhodes was the last survivmember of the family of Jackson and Grace Rhodes. She was born at Mt. Crawford.
Surviving are four cousins, Mrs. A. W. Koontz, Harrisonburg; J. H.
Rhodes, Athlone: A. W. Rosenberger, Broadway, and G. S. Rosenberger, Staunton.
JOHN E. L. McDONALDSON Keezleton, Aug. -John Edward Lee McDonaldson, forty-six, a lifelong resident of the Penn Laird community, died at four 0'- clock yesterday morning at his home on the Keezletown road following several months of ill health from heart disease. He was engaged in farming.
He was a son of Thomas and Mary V. McDonaldson, of Penn Laird, who survive. He was a member of the Cross Roads Presbyterian church. Besides his parents, he is survived by his wife, who was a Miss Rogers; three sons, Vernon, John, and Franklin, at home; five daughters, Mrs. Orley Simmons, Palmyra, Mrs.
J. R. Smith, Gladys, Lorraine and Bessie at home; two sisters, Mrs. Robert Taylor, Palmyra, and Mrs. W.
Armstrong, Penn Laird, and three brothers, Algernon, of Weyers Cave; George, of Island Ford, and Benjamin, of Keezletown. Funeral services were held from the Cross Roads Presbyterian church this afternoon two clock, his pastor, the Rev. Bolling Hobson and the Rev. C. E.
Long officiating. Interment was in the Mountain Grove Cemtery. 0-- CHARLES F. DIXON Lexington, Aug. F.
Dixon, fifty-eight, a native of Rockbridge county, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Herold Owens, in Cincinnati. Funeral services were held at the. Presbyterian church, Buena Vista, Saturday afternoon, conducted by the Rev. T.
H. Patterson of Timber Ridge, and the Rev. E. B. Cook of Wesley Chapel, with burial in Green Hill cemetery.
He is survived by his widow, who was formerly Miss Pearl Sherman, Staunton; three daughters, Mrs. Raymond Masterson, Washington; THE NEWS-LEADER DAILY PATTERN: You Can Sew This Yourself Make This Model at Home Send Order to adaress Below FOR "BUSINESS OR PLEASURE" THEATREGOERS PAY TRIBUTE TO ROGERS Staunton theatregoers joined thousands in all parts of the United States yesterday in paying tribute to the memory of Will Rogers. At three o'clock the shows at the New and at the Strand were stopped for two minutes. From the stage of each this announcement was made: "At this time in Hollywood, funeral services for the late Will Rogers are being held. "We ask you to join us in one minute of silent tribute to the beloved philosopher and comedian whose life brought added moments of happiness to us all." LAUNCH MOVE FOR ELECTRIFICATION SURVEY COUNTY Eleven communities in Augusta were represented yesterday at an assembly of county people which met to draw up plans for development of rural electrification.
The meeting was held in the office of Joseph C. Coiner, county agent. After discussing the plan, each of the representatives took back to his community the papers upon which a survey of the amount of electricity needed and other details would be recorded. The survey in each community will get under way shortly. Communities represented at the meeting were Craigsville, Stuarts Draft, Quick's Mill, Centerville, Deerfield, Middlebrook, Spottswood, Midway, Steeles Tavern, Swoope, and Mint Spring.
ATTENDED A POULTRY MEETING IN MARYLAND C. S. McLearen, agriculture instructor at Churchville, attended the meeting at College Park, last week of the Northeastern Poultry Producers' council, at which some very interesting phases of the poultry industry were discussed. Diseases, marketing conditions, future poultry shows, the need for more real cooperation of producers and consumers of poultry, and the poultry products of the different states were among the major topics discussed. F.
F. A. and 4-H club members may be interested to know, Mr. McLearen said, that there was a discussion of plans to have participate in the national poultry exposition to be held early in February, 1936. If these plans are realized, some boys and girls may go to the exposition from this section.
The plans are still in the making, but Mr. McLearen advised the girls and boys to keep in touch with the county agent and agriculture teachers for information that may result in one or more of them attending the exposition in New York. DRILL SHOCK IS FIRE ALARM CAUSE The fire department first aid crew was summoned to Staunton Military academy yesterday to treat Clemmer Fitzgerald, at. employee, who receive a shock from a grounded electric drill. Fitzgerald was given stimulation.
and recovered. The department was called at one-forty-five o'clock from box seventy-one. At eleven-six o'clock in the morning the department was summoned to corner of Central avenue and West Frederick street to extinguish a fire in the C. W. Matthias store basem*nt.
There was no damage. Paper burning in a stove in the home of Mrs. Roy Roby, 221 Kalorama street, was responsible for a call the department two-ten o'clock. The alarm was sounded from box twenty-three. THIS FROCK WITH TAILORED FEMININITY PATTERN 2381 By ANNE ADAMS Both college girl, and business woman will find their prayers answered in this double-duty frock which may be dressed up a bit after school or office hours.
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N. Y. Mrs. Harold Owens. Cincinnati: and the following brothers and sisters: E.
M. Dixon, Rockbridge county; Harry Dixon, Walton, C. Dixon, Detroit, Miss Pearl Dixon and Mrs. Ray Scott, Norfolk; and Mrs. Thomas Moore, Lexington.
JUSTICE COURT In trial justice court yesterday, a charge of reckless driving brought against Miss Dorothy Bryant, of Craigsville, was dismissed. R. L. Angus entered a guilty plea to the charge of having an unlicensed dog. The dog was orded killed.
Thirty days in jail and, payment of costs amounting $11.57 was the punishment meted out to Elick, in an assault case. Anderson Wells, Negro, charged in a warrant sworn out before Magistrate P. V. Coffey, that Elick "assault me and my grandson in the public road without any provocation and knocked once my grandson Sylvester down and he got loose and run and then he knocked me down three times as he did it he said he intend to kill every in Stuarts Draft." 0 3 P. M.
TODAY DEADLINE ON FREE CLASSIFIEDS Readers are urged to scan the classified sections carefully Saturday, as there are expected to be scores of want and I for sale ads, which will be of interest. All who have not sent their copy in for A free ad are urged do so, as three o'clock this afternoon is the deadline. There are no strings attached to the offer, except that the ads must bear address or telephone number; must not be over twentyfour words, counting the address, and must be either brought or mailed to the Leader office. No ads on the free offer are taken over the phone, but they will be written by an ad-taker, if the advertiser comes to The Leader ofoffice. CHARTERS REVOKED 2381 Three Adams Announcement of the revocation and annulment of charters of three Waynesboro corporations was made Thursday in the office of the clerk of the circuit court.
The notice was sent here by the state corporation commission. The corporations whose charters were revoked were: Hughes-Magee Motor Waynesboro. It was incorporated Sept. 25, 1931. Ivey Motor Waynesboro; incorporated June 7.
1932. Princeton Development Waynesboro; incorporated Nov. 17, 1928. The charters were revoked for failure for two consecutive years 1 to pay the annual registration fee and franchise tax due, after having been duly assessed for the years 1933 and 1934, and for the failure having continued for ninety days after the expiration of the two years. BALTIMORE WHEAT Baltimore, Aug.
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Secure a supply now soap. On sale at this price Friwhile selection is complete. day Saturday only! -Main Floor -Main Floor CLEARANCE HANDBAGS 49c TO 69c -0- Values! A ocmplete clearance of attractive Summer styles (mostly whites) in pouch and underarm Large and small sizes and shapes. Leather copies, celluloids, etc. Each CLEARANCE CLEARANCE WOMEN'S Children's Summer Silk SUMMER DRESSES COATS (that were $4.95 and $5.95) $298 $198 Included in this lot A complete clearance of reg- are actual $5.95 to $8.95 ular.
$4.98 and $5.95 styles. Values! Tans, Greens and Mostly whites and pastel varied Tweed All Wool Mixshades. Practically all sizes tures. Some are slightly in the group! soiled! -2nd Floor -2nd Floor FINAL CLEARANCE OF SUMMER FABRICS Complete Variety Wash Goods and Silks! 250 Yards of Tub Silks Honans. Printed Stripes.
Dots and Figures of every description. Clearance price 25c YARD 29c to Sheer Goods Printed Voiles, Dimities, Lawns and Batistes that were 29c to 39c per yard. Clearance price 19c YARD Embroidered Fabrics Laces A Clearance group of Embroidered Fabrics. Batistes and Cord Laces. Values to 69c 39c YARD 39c Seersuckers stripes.
plaids and checks were 39c color, Clearance price 25c YARD COTY'S Borden's Prints Combination Pkge. Fine count, fast color Borden's Prints that were Pull Powder sized and box Flacon of of Coty Perfume. 19c yard. Clearance 15c Actual $1.55 Value price for 69c YARD -Main Floor Unb. Cottons Cello-Shades Puil standard count 36 in.
and 39 in. Cottons, regularly 10c to Standard size Window Shades vard. Specnot crack, crease or pin hole. that are easily cleaned. Will ially priced at 9c In Green, Pongee YARD and Ecru.
EACH 39c -Basem*nt -Main Floor PUGH "SHOPPING CENTER OF THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY.
