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Full Leased Wires of Associated Press Gadsden, Ala., Monday, January 14, 1935 (This is a transcription of all articles related to Alabama and the Gadsden Area. I have not included advertisements (unless they include names) or world or national news items.) Page 1. M'Queen Elected Committee Head State Democratic Body Names Tuscaloosa Man Who Had Support Of Bibb Graves; New Members Elected Montgomery, Ala., Jan. 14 -- John D. McQueen of Tuscaloosa was elected chairman of the Alabama Democratic Executive Committee at an organization meeting here today, defeating three other candidates by a wide margin. McQueen, who supported Gov. Bibb Graves in the Fall run-off primary, received 41 votes. Gesner T. McCorvey of Mobile was second with eight votes, while George P. Bondurant of Birmingham, and E. C. Boswell of Geneva received four each. Upon motion of McCorvey McQueen's election was made unanimous. The new chairman, who succeeds Edward Pettus, veteran committee head from Selma, was nominated by Thomas E. Buntin, of Dothan. Jerome T. Fuller of Centerville, acted as chairman during the preliminaries and Pitt Tyson Maner, private secretary to Governor Graves, was named temporary secretary. Chairman Mcqueen was given authority to name a permanent secretary, but said he had no immediate plans regarding who would be selected. W. W. Beasley of Pickens County, Robert F. Peters of Fayette and Travis Williams of Franklin were elected to fill vacancies in the Seventh Congressional District delegation. Emmett Hildreth of Green County was named as a member of the sixth district group. Ben H. Craig of the fourth district did not resign as several committeemen had expected, and as a result no vacancies existed in the fourth district. Political rumors had been to the effect that Craig, now a Tennessee Valley Authority employee, would resign and that Pettus would be elected to the vacancy. --------------------------- CHEROKEE MAN KILLS ANOTHER IN SUNDAY ROW Chisolm Coffey Shot to Death by Will Ashley Chisholm R. Coffey, 48, successful Cherokee County farmer, and one of the best known men of county, was shot and killed by Will Ashley, 47, at Blue Pond Sunday afternoon at 5 o'clock. The shooting is said to have been witnessed by six people, present at the Blue Pond depot on the T. A. G. Railway where the difficulty took place. Ashley remained at the place of the shooting and sent for the sheriff, according the report, and gave himself up to the authorities. He was lodged in the Cherokee County Jail at Centre. According to a statement issued by Ashley to investigating officers, the shooting took place after the men had been engaged in a scuffle. Ashley told the sheriff that Coffey "abused and threated" him and also that Coffey choked him or was attempting to choke him. He did not make a further statement. A pistol was the weapon used in the slaying and it was reported that four or five shots were fired. Coffey was a member of one of the most prominent families of North Alabama. His mother, before her marriage was Miss Louise Daniel and her family was one of the big landholders of that part of the state. Coffey also owned large farming interests in the county, his place being situated in the valley about five miles above Blue Pond. Funeral services for Mr. Coffey will be conducted at 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon at the home and burial will follow at the Daniel cemetery with Brown-Service directing. The Rev. J. M. McHugh will have charge of the services. In addition to his wife, he is survived by five daughters, Mrs. Evan Owen, of Gadsden; Miss Lillian Coffey, of Round Mountain; Miss Sara Lou Coffey, of Gadsden; and Miss Frances and Miss Mary Coffey of Round Mountain; two sons, William and Tom Coffey of Round Mountain; three sisters, Mrs. Janie Phillips and Mrs. Mattie Elliott, of Gadsden, and Mrs. Carrie Bostic, of West Virginia. ---------------------------- FLASHES OF LIFE FROM AP WIRES Austin, Tex. -- A "homespun" suit will be worn by James V. Allred when is is sworn in as governor of Texas Tuesday. The suit, a double-breasted blue tweed, is made entirely of Texas materials and was spun and manufactured at Texas Technological college. ---------- Reward of Crime Philadelphia,--- An energetic thief climbed five flights of stairs to a roof, crossed to the adjoining building, knocked out a skylight and descended three flights of stairs only to find the door to the Ranstead Cafe solidly barred. Trudging back to the roof, he cut a piece of cable from an elevator, tied it to a radiator, lowered it out a window and climbed down. Finally he got into the cafe. His loot was five or six nickels from a telephone coin box. -------------- ETOWAH MASONIC CONFERENCE WILL MEET WEDNESDAY ---------- Semi-Annual Session To Be Held At Hokes Bluff ______ The Etowah County Masonic Conference will meet with Hokes Bluff lodge No. 470, on Wednesday, January 16. It is expected that all the Masonic lodges in the county will be represented and that many visitors will be present. The master and tiler of Hokes Bluff lodge will be master and tiler of the conference. Other officers are: George W. Hall, senior warden; Joe W. Hirst, junior warden; John A. Gallant, secretary-treasurer; Rosh Johnston, senior deacon; C. Strickland, junior deacon; W. P. Chalmers and L. C. Stephens, stewards. D. C. Springfield, district lecturer, will be in charge of the conference. ----------------------------------- BOBBITT KILLS HIMSELF WHILE FOUR LOOK ON ---------------------------------------- Mill Worker Takes Own Life in Blount County ---------------------------------------- L. B. Bobbitt, 52, a sawmill worker, who formerly resided in this county, shot and killed himself at his home on Blount Mountain, Blounty County, Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock, according to Coroner Jewel Archer. Mr. Archer was told by members of the family and neighbors that Bobbitt had been complaining of being sick for some time but worked as usual at the mill Saturday. Late yesterday afternoon he picked up his shotgun and told Fred Grady, a neighbor, and others that he was going to kill himself. Several persons tried to interfere and take the gun from him but he threatened them and forced them to stand back. He then pulled the trigger with a forked stick, the full load of shot entering his stomach. He died almost instantly, it was said. Four persons are said to have looked on. Bobbitt formerly resided in this county. He has been working at the Mark Jones sawmill for some time. Surviving are the widow and eight children. Funeral services were held this afternoon at Shepherd's Cemetery near Slackland, Brown-Service directing. ----------------------------------- DuPre Appoints Two Chairmen for Ball Music ---------- Musicale is to be Given At Hotel Reich January 30 ----------------------------------- Chairman O. D. DuPre of the President's birthday ball committee, announced today that Mrs. M. E. Stephens and Mrs. A. R. Kabrich had accepted the joint chairmanship of the musicale to be given at the Reich Hotel on the evening of January 30, the proceeds of which will go to infantile paralysis work in Etowah County and throughout the nation. The musicale given last year was so successful and the program so highly appreciated until it was decided to stage a like entertainment this year, many of those who want to help in this movement do not care for balls, so in order to afford entertainment for all tastes this program was followed last year with great success. Mrs. Stephens and Mrs. Kabrich will announce later the personnel of all committees assisting them. --------------------------------------------------------------- A. CHRISTOPHER PASSES SUNDAY AT HOME HERE ------------------ Ninety-Year Old Veteran of Confederate Army Dies ---------------------- Abihue Christopher, 90, pioneer citizen of the county and one of the best known Confederate veterans died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. G. C. Hipp, 1136 Seventh Avenue, at 5:40 o'clock Sunday night, following a brief illness. Funeral services will be held from the Hipp residence at 10:30 o'clock Tuesday morning with the Rev. Roy Hewlett, pastor of the Eleventh Street Methodist Church, in charge, assisted by the Rev. O. A. Bonner, of Alabama City, and the Rev. W. S. DuBose, of Attalla. Members of the Attalla Masonic lodge, No. 383, and of the Gadsden lodge, No. 236, will meet in the local temple at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning in order to attend the services in a body. The following sons and sons-in-law of the deceased will serve as pallbearers: W. T. Christopher, June Christopher, Norton Christopher, Louis Christopher, J. W. Bartlett, G. C. Hipp, Ernest Smith, William Chalmers. Mr. Christopher was born in Georgia, November 23, 1844. He married Miss Lona Bridges at Senoia, Ga., at Christmas time in 1868. Ten children were born to them, eight of whom survive. The family is one of the oldest and most respected in Northeast Alabama. Mr. Christopher joined the Confederate Army in 1862, being assigned to Company I, Tenth Alabama Regiment. He served his full time with that regiment. He came to Etowah County 52 years ago and has resided in Gadsden continuously ever since. He was a member of the first board of alderman of Alabama City when that town was incorporated. He was a farmer and was active until about two weeks ago when he became ill. He did not suffer from any particular ailment. Apparently he went to sleep when the end came. Mr. Christopher was a member of the Emma Sansom Camp of Confederate Veterans. His death leaves only four members, S. H. Daniel, T. H. Stephens, Nimrod Argo and G. W. Chumley. There are four veterans in the county who do not belong to the camp. He was a life member of the Attalla Masonic lodge and had served as tiler of that body for 50 years. He was an officer of the Queen City chapter of Eastern Star and an honorary member of the Daughters of the Confederacy. The Masons will have charge of the services at the grave. Brown-Service will direct the funeral. --------------------------------- Arthur Shirley Badly Beaten By Unknown Party ----------------------------------- Farmer of Near Attalla Found Unconscious Near Home ----------------------------- Arthur Shirley, farmer of Attalla R. F. D. No. 2, is in the Holy Name of Jesus Hospital in a critical condition, after having been found near his home in an unconscious state Sunday afternoon shortly before 6 o'clock. His son reported that he found his father, who had been badly beaten about the head and face, apparently with a rock, near the Shirley home. It was reported by the family that the man had been shot but an X-ray made after he reached the hospital failed to show any signs of bullet wounds. His head was badly battered and his face cut with big gashes caused by the blow of a rock or rocks. The man has been unable to tell of the attack and his family declared that they could not explain it in any way. ----------------------------------- Dortch Is Named County Solicitor; Others Appointed Acuff and King Named For St. Clair and Blount M. C. Sivley, in taking over the office of solicitor of the sixteenth judicial circuit today, announced that he had appointed W. R. Dortch, of Gadsden, as assistant solicitor in Etowah County. He also announced that he had appointed Henry C. King, of Oneonta, as assistant solicitor in Blount County, and W. F. Acuff of Ashville, as assistant solicitor in St. Clair County. Mr. Dortch is one of the best-known young lawyers of Gadsden. He served as assistant solicitor under Mr. Sivley during the later's incumbency several years ago. He is regarded as an able and hardworking lawyer and his appointment will meet with general approval, it is believed. Mr. Acuff and Mr. King are both experienced lawyers and their friends say they will prove to be able assistant solicitors. ----------------------------------- PAGE 2 Kirk Funeral Held Today At Centre Church ---------- Prominent Cherokee Woman Dies Here Saturday Night ----------------- Mrs. Hattie Mae Stinson Kirk, 63, one of the best-known women of Cherokee County, died at a local hospital at 12 o'clock Saturday night following a week's illness from pneumonia. She was the widow of the late Lother Kirk, well-known and prosperous Cherokee County farmer. Mrs. Kirk was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Stinson, one of the pioneer families of that county and one well known throughout the state. Mrs. Kirk owned and operated a large farm herself and is said to have been a successful businesswoman. Funeral services were conducted at Centre at 2 o'clock this afternoon with the Rev. W. A. Parker, pastor of the Centre Baptist Church officiating. The burial was in Hebron cemetery with Brown-service directing. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Tom Richardson and Miss Annie Ruth Kirk, Centre; four sons, W. S. Kirk, S. J. Kirk, John L. Kirk, all of Centre, and J. L. Kirk of San Antonio, Tex; two brothers, B. L. Stinson, of Centre and Dr. W. P. Stinson, of Blossburg. The following nephews served as pallbearers: T. W. Stinson, John L. Stinson, B. T. Stinson, John Stinson, Howard Stinson, Joe Stinson and Julius Stephens. Honorary pallbearers were Charles Ward, Sr., Capt. Frank Savage, W. A. Cobb, Ed White, William Wood, John Wood, E. B. DeJernett, Dr. H. J. Tatum, Tol Shropshire and Dr. Will White. Flower girls, nieces of the deceased, included Minnie Lee, Lydia, Willie Tommie Stinson, Mrs. Homer Hicks, Mrs. Bennie Durham, Mrs. Frank Hogue and Mrs. T. B. Sewell. ------------------------------------------------ Eleventh Street Plans Conference ------------------ Wednesday evening at 7:15 at the Eleventh Street Methodist Church the first quarterly conference of this year will be held. The meeting will be held in the main auditorium of the church and there will be no prayer meeting. It is hoped that the entire membership of the church will be present as important business will be discussed. ----------------------- Dubose Speaks At Colored Church --------------- Dr. Wilds s. Dubose, pastor of the First Methodist Church in Attalla, will speak tonight at 8 o'clock at the St. John Methodist Church (colored), according to an announcement today by Robert W. Wells, pastor. The colored pastor urges all of his members and friends in the city to attend the meeting. ----------- Child Breaks Arm Mildred Davis Sanford fell while skating and suffered a broken right arm Sunday afternoon. She was carried to the Holy Name of Jesus Hospital where the limb was set. She was reported as doing well this morning. -------- Spanish Veterans Name Officers At Meet Here Sunday ------------------- Members of the Elija L. Higdon Camp No. 17, United Spanish War Veterans, met at the Gadsden city hall yesterday and elected officers for the ensuing year. J. R. Turner was selected as commander of the local camp. Other officers chosen included Joe Kahn, senior vice commander; R. L. Lipscomb, junior vice commander; Charles T. Wilson, adjutant; John C. Anderson, quartermaster; Edward J. Coley, trustee; George L. Oldman, historian; Charles A. East, surgeon; Gus Adding, chaplain; John B. Collins, officer of the day; Walter Burns, officer of the guard; Jack Smith, sergeant-major; J. D. Daughdrill, quartermaster sergeant; Tom Stallings, senior color sergeant; W. A. Bell, junior color sergeant, and John T. Guest, chief musician. ------------------------- PAGE THREE NEWS OF SOCIETY -- WOMEN'S CLUBS-- PERSONAL MENTION -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The annual parish meeting of the Church of the Holy Comforter will be held at the Hotel Printup at 6:30 Thursday evening. A delightful evening of entertainment and fun has been planned. Mrs. A. W. Graves, president of the Woman's Auxiliary is general chairman for the event. ----------------- Baptist Business Circle To Meet This Evening Mrs. Howard West, Miss Floy Boen and Miss Loretta Winkles will be hostesses this evening at 7:30 to the members of the Business Women's Circle of the First Baptist Church, entertaining at the home of Mrs. West and Miss Boen at 103 Chestnut Street. ------------------ First Christian Society To Meet Tomorrow The Woman's Missionary Society of the First Christian Church will meet at the home of Mrs. C. T. Casimes on Turrentine Street Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock for a spend-the-day party. The morning will be spent at sewing and after a covered dish luncheon a chapter from the mission study book will be taught. ------------------- ALABAMA CITY Mrs. L. H. Kerr Phone 909-W Mrs. Lee Brown delightfully entertained with a party Saturday afternoon in honor of the fifth birthday of her little daughter, Mary Jean, at her home on Sansom Avenue. Many games and contests were enjoyed and prizes were won by Louise Payton, Jim Bailey, Louise Brown and Howard Warren. Mrs. Brown was assisted Mrs. James Payton, Mrs. Jim Warren, Mrs. Dewey Elkins and Mrs. F. N. Brown. Those enjoying this affair were Mary Ann Whitten, Willie Mae Higgins, Martha Jane Bain, Grace Higgins, Iris Earl Hall, Louise Brown, Bobby Ruth Brown, Jim Bailey, Robert Lee Brown, Billie Jones, James Mayo, Frank Beard?, Lorene Yo?her, Gene Beard, Howard Warren, Sara Lou Warren, Lorine Elkins, Louise Payton, Merriel Payton, Doris Dean, Peggy Dean and Mary Jean Brown. ------------------------------ Mr. and Mrs. Irby Chitwood have returned to Fort Payne after spending some time here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Pritchett. ---------- Mrs. and Mrs. A. J. Young visited Mr. and Mrs. John George at Glencoe, yesterday. ---------- Mr. Marion Morgan, of Nashville Tenn., is visiting relatives and friends. ------------- Mr. and Mrs. George Radford and son, George Henry, of Albertville, were the guests of relatives her yesterday. ------------ Mrs. C. L. Sullins, who is in the Holy Name of Jesus Hospital for treatment, is doing nicely. -------------- Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Thompson and children, of Cave Spring, Ga., were visitors here yesterday. -------------- This evening the Business Woman's Circle of the Methodist Missionary Society will meet at the home of Miss Gene Adamson on Elliott Avenue. All members are urged to attend. -------------- Mrs. W. A. Gilbert returned a few days ago after spending some time at Fyffe on Sand Mountain. --------- Mr. and Mrs. Roy Gargus and little son, Charles, visited his parents near Gallant yesterday. ---------- Miss Myrtle Lee Cowan, of Anniston, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Powell, of Jacksonville, spent yesterday with friends and relatives. ---------- E. P. Thomas and family have moved to near Snead to reside. ---------------------------------------------------------- SOCIETY 10 YEARS AGO IN GADSDEN ----------------------------------------------------- With 15 members present the U. D. C. held an enthusiastic meeting yesterday afternoon at the home of Mrs. J. E. Wood on Randall Street. The living room was aglow with growing red geraniums and white narcissi, the colors of the Confederacy. The nominating committee composed of Mesdames C. L. Guice, A. P. Hamilton, W. A. Leach, was elected to report at the next meeting of the annual election of officers. Misses Harriet Cox and Ruby Claire Christopher gave enjoyable readings and Mrs. E. P. Murphy assisted Mrs. Wood in serving tea and sandwiches to the members. The names of Mesdames T. B. Riddle and W. J. Glazner were added to the U. D. C. roll. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Northside Garden Club To Meet Tomorrow Mrs. Carl Lay will be hostess to the Northside Garden Club Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock at her home on Chestnut Street. ------------------------ Mrs. Edgar Bellenger To Entertain Club The Thursday Bridge Luncheon Club will be entertained this week by Mrs. Edgar Bellenger at her home on Chestnut Street. ----------------- Tuesday Contract Club With Mrs. Pollock Mrs. Sam Pollock will be hostess tomorrow to the meeting of the Tuesday Contract Club. ------------------- Embroidery Circle To Meet Thursday Mrs. A. E. Swanson will entertain the Embroidery Circle Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock at her home on South Ninth Street. ------------------ D. A. R. Chapter to Have Meeting with Mrs. Dupre Christopher Gadsden Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, will meet Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the home of Mrs. Oscar DuPre on South Twelfth Street. Mrs. C. W. Vance, Mrs. Amos Goodhue and Mrs. E. O. McCord will be joint hostesses with Mrs. DuPre. Mrs. Forney Hughes will present a musical program. --------------------------- Presbyterian Circle to Meet Tonight Misses Margaret Sewell and Myrtle Farrar will be joint hostesses to the Business Women's Circle of the First Presbyterian Church this evening at 7:30 at the home of Miss Farrar on Chestnut Street. --------------------------- Carriers Auxiliary To Meet Wednesday The Letter Carriers Auxiliary will have an installation of officers at the home of Mrs. Allie Black on South Eleventh Street Wednesday afternoon. --------------------------- Baptist Association to Meet Wednesday The annual associational meeting of the Etowah County Baptists will be held at the Twelfth Street Baptist Church Wednesday, beginning at 10 o'clock. --------------------- O. E. S. Conference To Be Tuesday A meeting of the Northeast Alabama conference of the Order of the Eastern Star will be held at the Masonic Temple Tuesday beginning at 10 o'clock. The Gadsden and Anniston chapters will be hostesses. ----------------- East Gadsden P. T. A. To Meet Wednesday The East Gadsden Parent-Teacher Association will hold its first meeting of the new year Wednesday afternoon at ?:30. An interesting program has been arranged under the direction of Mrs. Essie Bell Gable, Miss Hazel Adams and Miss Fannie Cobb. A group of readings and songs will be presented by the Junior Third and Junior Fourth grades. The Senior Third Grade will present a reading called "How Do They Know?" by John Smith; a play, "Bedtime Song," by Mingnon Freeman, Louise Kilpatrick, Betty Ann Stinton and Betty Linn Ratliff, and a reading "Whooping Cough," by Syble Carnes. -------------------------------- Mrs. J. H. Holcombe To Entertain Club The Inter Se Club will meet Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. J. H. Holcombe on Chestnut Street. --------------------------------- Personals Mr. and Mrs. Richard Bowron, of Birmingham, were weekend guests of Mrs. and Mrs. Hugh Agricola. A number of informal parties were given in their honor during their stay in the city. ------------------------------ Mrs. Leslie Cox, of Mineola, Tex., who has been spending some time with her sister, Mrs. Bee Cockrell, left yesterday for Washington, D. C. ------------------------------- Mr. and Mrs. B. R. Pegram were weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs. John Cartwright in Birmingham. ------------ Miss Mary Jo Pruitt is improving at her home in Tarrant Court, after a tonsilar operation. -------------------- Mr. and Mrs. Bert Hughes and son, Roscoe, of Ashville, spent several days here with relatives recently. ------------------ Mrs. Harley D. Roberts and little son, Jimmie, are visiting friends and relatives in Anniston and Atlanta. -------------------- D. C. Springfield is somewhat improved after an illness at his home on South Twelfth Street. ------------------- Mrs. S. S. Caldwell, Mrs. Morgan McCall, Mrs. J. E. Line and Miss Maud McCall spent Saturday in Birmingham. ---------------- Mrs. Vannie McDonough, of Atlanta, was the weekend guest of Mr. and Mrs. John D. Willis. --------------------- Mrs. R. O. Wilhelmi and Miss Louise Taliaferro returned Saturday from a delightful visit to points in the West, having gone out to attend the Alabama- Stanford football game in the Rose Bowl on New Year's Day. ---------------- Mrs. Herman Schmuck is improving after an illness at her home on South Eleventh Street. --------------- Lawrence Cantrell, little grandson of Dr. and Mrs. W. T. Cantrell, underwent a serious operation at the Holy Name of Jesus Hospital Saturday and is resting fairly well. ------------- Little Miss Betty Lou Brown is ill at her home on Alabama Street. ---------- Buddy Roebuck is ill at his home on Hill Avenue. --------------- Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Beck and little daughter left yesterday to spend a week in Sumpter, S. C. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 25 YEARS IN GADSDEN -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fire Sunday night burned two store buildings at Boaz, broke plate glass fronts of several others and caused a property loss estimated at $2,500. The two buildings that burned were the property of Bob Lackey. They were frame structures,, one occupied by the Stamp store and the other by a meat market and restaurant. The heat from the flames broke the plate glass windows in the Creel & Son store, in the post office building, R. E. Burough's jewelry store, and the Dr. Freeman dental parlors. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ATTALLA Mrs. C. B. McElroy Phone 265 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mr. Abihue Christopher, 90, died Sunday afternoon at 5:30 at the home of his daughter, Mrs. G. C. Hipp, on Seventh Avenue in Gadsden, following an illness of two weeks. He is survived by sons, J. I., of Attalla; Norton and Will of Gadsden; and Louis, of Columbus, Ga., and the daughters are Mrs. Dora Bartlett, of Boulder, Colo.; Mrs. Ernest Smith and Mrs. G. C. Hipp, of Gadsden; and Mrs. Louise Chalmers, of Attalla. Funeral services had not been announced at this writing. ----------------------------- Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Rose, of Attalla, announce the marriage of their daughter, Mary Kathryn, to Mr. William Thomas Pardue, of Bristol, Va., on December 30. the wedding being quietly solemnized at the First Baptist Church, Rev. Leroy Priest performing the ring ceremony. The bride is popular in church and social activities of Attalla. Mr. Pardue is a young businessman of Bristol. After the ceremony they left for Virginia, where they will make their home. --------------------------- Noccalula Chapter No. 136, O. E. S. will meet this evening at 7:30. All members are urged to be present. ------------------ Friends of Mr. E. B. Reed will be interested to learn that he is resting comfortably at the Forrest General Hospital, where he underwent a major operation Sunday night. ------------------- Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Campbell, of Fort Payne, were the guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. L.K. Wear. -------------------- Master Robert Barnett Metcalf is recovering from several days' illness at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Metcalf, on Fourth Street. ------------------- Mrs. Ed Rothrock has returned from Washington, D. C., where she spent several weeks with relatives. ------------------- Mr. McKinley Gilliland, of Howard College, spent the weekend here with his parents, Mr.a nd Mrs. W. L. Gilliland. -------------------- Mr. Leslie Quarels, of Bridgeport, Ala., was the weekend guest of his wife, Mrs. Mabie Reed Quarels, who is a teacher in Etowah County High School. ------------------- Mrs. Sallie White has returned from a visit to Guntersville. ------------------ Messrs. W. J. Hinson and A. B. Stutts are attending the inauguration of Gov. Bibb Graves in Montgomery today. ---------------------- Mrs. W. W. Beason is improving from a recent illness at her home on Fourth Street. --------------------- Mr. and Mrs. V. V. Pruitt and children spent the day Sunday with relatives in Anniston. ------------------- Mr. and Mrs. George Atwood, of Tuscaloosa, were the weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Little. ------------------- Mr. Max Block was among those from Attalla going down to Montgomery today for the inauguration of Gov. Bibb Graves. -------------------------- Mrs. M. V. Moore, of Boaz, who has been the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Aubrey Tarpley for several weeks, is visiting relatives in Birmingham. -------------------- Mrs. W. I. Warren is spending some time in Hill City with her mother, Mrs. G. W. Adair. --------------- Mrs. A. E. Priest, who has been visiting relatives in Glencoe, was the guest of her son, Rev. Leroy Priest and Mrs. Priest Saturday, en route to her home in Birmingham. ------------- Mr. and Mrs. Tom Russell will arrive Tuesday for a visit with Mr. and Mrs. Geo. P. Walker, Sr.Mr. Wiley Alford is spending the week in Baltimore on business. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Caldwell and children, of Glencoe, were the recent guests of Rev. and Mrs. Leroy Priest. ----------------------------------------MORTGAGE SALE--------------------------- State of Alabama -- Etowah County. Whereas, James Andrew Kilpatrick, and wife, Jennie R. Kilpatrick, executed to the Federal Land Bank of New Orleans, on to-wit: November 15th, 1923, a mortgage upon the land hereinafter described to secure an indebtedness described therein, said mortgage being recorded in the office of the judge of probate of Etowah County, ?????????????????????? 11, Page 188, and Whereas, default has been made by grantors in payment of the indebtedness secured by said mortgage and in the performance of the terms of said mortgage: Now Therefore, the Federal Land Bank of New Orleans, having declared due and payable the entire indebtedness secured by said mortgage, will sell, under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in said mortgage between the legal hours of sale on the 2nd day of February, 1935, at auction to the highest bidder for cash. in front of the courthouse door of Etowah County, in the town of Gadsden, Ala., the following described property, to-wit: The east half of the southeast quarter of section 12, township 10, south of range 5 east of Huntsville Meridian, Etowah County, containing 80 acres. Said sale will be made for the purpose of realizing the mortgage together with all expenses of this including a reasonable attorney's fee. The Federal Land Bank of New Orleans, Mortagee.W. G. Rains, Attorney for Mortagee. J7-14-21 ------------------------------------------------ PAGE FIVE NOTICE Application will be made to the 1935 session of the Legislature of Alabama for the passage of a local law in substance: AN ACT To Alter and Arrange a Part of the Boundary Lines Between Etowah, Marshall and DeKalb Counties, and Transfer the Territory Described from DeKalb County to Etowah County. Be it enacted by the Legislature of Alabama: Section 1. That the south half of Section 22, the south half of Section 23, the SW 1/4 of the SW 1/4 of Section 24, the W 1/2 of the NW 1/4, the SE 1/4 of the NW 1/4, the SW 1/4 of the NE 1/4, the SW 1/4, the W 1/2 of the SE 1/4, the SE 1/4 of the SE 1/4 of Section 25, Sections 26, 27, 34, 35, and 36, in Township 9, south of Range 5, east of the Huntsville meridian; the NW 1/4 of the NW 1/4, the S 1/2 of the NW 1/4, the S 1/2 of the NE 1/4, and the S 1/2 of Section 31, the S 1/2 of the NW 1/4, the S 1/2 of the NE 1/4, and the S 1/2 of Section 32, the SW 1/4 of the NW 1/4, and the W 1/2 of the SW 1/4 of Section 33, in Township 9, south of Range 6, east of the Huntsville meridian, which now lie in DeKalb County, are hereby transferred to and made a part of Etowah County. Sec. 2. That the boundary lines between Etowah, Marshall and DeKalb counties are hereby altered and arranged to include the territory described in Section 1 of this act within and as a part of Etowah County. W. V. Sutherlin. George Perry. J - 2 - 10-17-24 ----------------------------- LEGAL NOTICE Martin Wunderlich hereby gives public notice that he has completed work called for in contract with the State of Alabama Highway Department for the construction of United States Public Works Project No. NRH 208 A and B, Calhoun- Etowah Counties, Alabama. The said State of Alabama Highway Department has set the 21st day of January 1935, as the final settlement. D-24-31-J-7-14 ----------------------- PAGE SIX -------------------------------------------- FIRE CHIEF GASOLINE GOLDEN OILS NUNNALLY'S TEXACO STATION Washing or Greasing ...........50c Quick Puncture Service.........50c Havoline Oil....Was Free......Tar Free 100 Per Cent Parafin Base Pennsylvania Oil FREE ROAD SERVICE ANYWHERE IN THE CITY Phone 778 Corner 4th & Chestnut Sts. -------------------------------------------------------------------- CLASSIFIED ADS ------------------------------------------------------------------ COAL AND WOOD Our good coal is cheap; our cheap coal is good. Phone 315, Smith Feed Co. Altoona Coal. Phone 623. Myrtle Pentecost. .............................. HOUSES FOR RENT Nice 5-room house on Forrest Ave., Sam Templeman, 1346 S. 19th St., Birmingham, Ala. --------------------------- MORTGAGE SALE State of Alabama--- Etowah County. Whereas, G. W. Thrasher (also known as George W. Thrasher), and wife, Mary Thrasher executed to the Federal Land Bank of New Orleans, on to-wit: March 2nd, 1925, a mortgage to secure an indebtedness described therein, said mortgage being recorded in the office of the judge of probate of Etowah County, Alabama, in mortgage book 156, page 58, and which, as subsequently reformed by a decree of the Chancery Court of Etowah County, rendered on December 8, 1934, and recorded in the office of the Judge of Probate of said county in miscellaneous book "L", page 364, embracing the property hereinafter described. Whereas, default has been made by grantors in payment of the indebtedness secured by said mortgage and in the performance of the terms of said mortgage. Now, Therefore, the Federal Land Bank of New Orleans, having declared due and payable the entire indebtedness secured by said mortgage, will sell, under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in said mortgage, between the legal hours of sale on the 2nd dy of February, 1935, at auction to the highest bidder for cash, in front of the courthouse door of Etowah County, in the down of Gadsden, Ala., the following described property, to-wit: Parcel No. 1 - The east half of the east half of the northest quarter of section 18, containing 40 acres. Also, a tract of land described as beginning at the southeast corner of the southeast quarter of the southeast quarter, and from thence running north along the east line thereof to Bristoe's Creek, thence in a westerly direction along said creek tot he public road; thence in a southerly direction along the public road to the south line of said last described forty; thence east along said south line to the point of beginning, and being a portion of the southeast quarter of the southeast quarter of Section 7, containing 11 acres, more or less, all of parcel No. 1 being in fee simple. Parcel No. 2 - The northeast quarter of the northwest quarter of Section 17, containing 40 acres. Also, the west half of the northwest quarter of section 17, saving and excepting five acres lying in the northwest corner, north of the Walnut Grove public road, leaving the amount in this tract to contain 75 acres, more or less. Also, the northwest quarter of the southwest quarter of section 17, containing 40 acres, more or less, saving and excepting all the minerals, mineral and mining rights, privileges and interests, in, under and upon all of the lands in said parcel No. 2, all of the foregoing described lands in parcels No. 1 and 2, being located in township 11 south of range 4, all in Etowah County, Alabama. Said sale will be made for the purpose of realizing the mortgage debt, together with all expenses of this sale, including a reasonable attorney's fee. THE FEDERAL LAND BANK OF NEW ORLEANS, Mortgagee W. G. RAINS, Attorney for Mortagee. J7-14-21 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NOTICE OF SALE State of Alabama-- Etowah County Under decree of the Hon. E. L. Hurst, judge of the Probate Court of said county made and enetred on the 5th day of January, 193?, I, Mrs. May Tullis, guardian of Emma Smith, Incompetent, will sell at public outcry to the highest bidder, for cash, at courthouse door in said county, on the 28th day of January, 1935, at 12 o'clock, noon, the following described property, to-wit: A tract of land described as beginning at southwest corner of the SE 1/4 of SE 1/4 of section 36, twp. 12, south, range 5, east, and from thence running in an easterly direction and along the south line of said forty to the intersection of said south line of said forty with the northwest line of Rainbow Drive, thence in a northeasterly direction and along said north west line of Rainbow Drive a distance of 37 feet and 8 inches; thence northwesterly in a direct line to the northwest corner of said SE 1/4 of SE 1/4; thence in a southerly direction and along the west line of said forty to the point of beginning, said description embraces a portion of SE 1/4 of Se 1/4 of section 36, township 12 south of range 5 east, Huntsville Meridian, Etowah County, Alabama. Said sale is made for the purpose of reinvestment. MRS. MAY TULLIS J7-14-21 Guardian -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr. W. C. Day Chiropractor Weis Bldg. 315 1/2 Broad St. Opposite Kress ------------------------------------- COAL! HULL NUT COAL....................................$5.75 TON NAUVOO EGG COAL..............................$6.50 TON GOLDEN PHEASANT NUT, Kentucky ....$6.00 Coal And other grades FENN COAL YARD ATTALLA New Yard on 6th Avenue ------Office on 5th Avenue Phones---Office, Attalla 14-----Residence, Attalla 231 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------