Skip to main content
The largest online newspaper archiveArchive Home
The Anniston Star from Anniston, Alabama • Page 5

The Anniston Star from Anniston, Alabama • Page 5

Publication:
The Anniston Stari
Location:
Anniston, Alabama
Issue Date:
Page:
5
Extracted Article Text (OCR)

I 1 1 niviviuM valuable busijnis AUjUAllN -IftMUfi, UU WILL VEK HAVE WILL FIND YOU THROUGH AWANT AD IN THE ANNISIO; WASHINGTON TUBBS II MRS; CHAPLIN GRANTED $1,500 STUDENTS CLEBUUNEi MONTHLYPAY VISITORS I Wife Of Comedian Sought Tour Of Manuf actum; V. 967 And Must Pare Household Budget Made By Faculty Uct.U: And Senior Class x-' -By Crane 1 UV" A 6 OOOSf "Sf wool V4HM ft 6 TU ACTttLEftC jj Los Angeleav Cat, Apr. 30. i Ilenin, Ala- Apr. 30.

5pv MONEY TO LOAN MISCELLANEOUS I IMMIGRATION I THE WEATHER NEUTRALITY PROMISED BY STRESEMANN CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING IUtcsi Cub la Advanoe This type costs 4c a word This type costs to a word I per eent discount for 4 la-. eerUona 10 per cent discount (or 7 or more insertions. READ DAILY USE DAILY WANTED wanted to ttu you how to double your salary. Information free. Annliton Business College.

i-tt ANTED To trade ale house 5 and lot In North Annlston tor farm. Stat what you have to of fer In reply. Writ C-38, cars The lr. 27-Ttp ANTED Help. Young man, If to 3i years of age to.

learn the business, with a fast growing chain mercantile concern. State your education, experience, family responsibility, if now employed, etc. Address your letter to C-31, care "The Star. 80-3 tp FOR SALE FOR SALE Pressing machines and boilers. Statom Boiler Works Company.

18-8 tp FOR SALE Fifty pigs and shoats at Jacksonville Monday, May 2nd. Fifty at Piedmont. May 3rd. B. D.

yne. lg-4 tp fOR SALE Underwood typewriter, A-l. Address Box C54. 30-3 tp TOR SALE Sweet pea and chrysanthemums plants. Mrs.

J. O. Tyler. 2034 Christine. Phone 1330.

30-7 tp FOB RENT V- 1TOR REST Immediate possession, 7 room house. Ninth A fculntard. 331.00. Ira Cook. 10-tf CJJi RENT Modern apartment.

none e-J. zs-t tp OR RENT Naw store, with fill ing station site, located oa Jacksonville Pike, at old Bub Stand. yr. E. Fleming, Phone 2703.

30-3 tp FOR RENT Four-room house la near car line, with con- yenlences. Call 2 IS, Oxford. 30-3 tp FOR RENT Six room, two-story, house, one block from postofflce, four room house, 820 8. Lelghtoa avenue; five-room house, 30 East 1 4th Street Phone H. B.

Dent 1471. 10-tf TYLER SAFE. GCJt tunc CO. Safe opened, aeye made. Umbrellas recovered and repaired.

PHONE SOS til NOBLE ST. 10-tf KODAK MOTHER On Mother's Day. Let us enlarge and color it Russell Bros. 27-tf NOTICE Only all-heart flooring in town. Fix your porches now.

Carried In stock, rift edge grain also. Bent shingles, best ceilings, best of all, the price. Flooring $20 per thousand. Quality and service "odr motto. Phono lOOt J.

Worsham Son. 30-3 tp LINEN finish chambray. per yard 10c 81x90 hemmed acamleas blesched sheets, $1.00. Mens' work pants $1.00. Mens Overalls, SS cts.

Mens SO ct Union Suits. 2 for 78 cts. $1.60 House Dresses for' 98 cts. Wiley Johnston's two stores, 1014 Noble 6t 101 West 10th street, Annlston, Ala. 18-tf ADMINISTRATORS SALE Under and by virture of a de- ctee rendered In the Probate Court of Calhoun County, State of Ala bama on the Hth day of April, 1927 in the matter of the application of Charles D.

Kline aa administrator of the Estate of John Knox Hayes, deceased, to sell the personal property and choses In action of the said estate for distribution, the said administrator, will sell at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash during the legal hours of sale at the courthouse in the City of Annlston, on the 2nd day of May 1927, the following personal property and choses in action, vis: United States Registered bond for $300. War Saving Certificate for $40, War Saving -Certificate for $15, -ten shares of stock In the International Railway Switch Co twenty-five shares in the International Harrow Cultivator forty ahares in the Farmers Union Warehouse S70 Interest in H. C. Dickey Interest, Coke County, one hundred shares in the Birmingham Mortgage and Trust thirty shares in the Circle Publishing four shares in the Interstate Chemical of Georgia, four shares In the Ala-Cola Syrup Mfg Bottling Co- $262 Interest In Texas City Oil Corporation, twenty shares in the South-era Securities fifteen shares in the National Assurance Co five shares In the Commercial Na tional Bank of Annlston, and all other stcok, bonds and securities, also all accounts, notes and mortgages due to the estate of John Knox Hayes, also ons bag of old coins. Witness my hand this 14th day oJ April, 1927.

CHARLES D. KLINE. As administrator of the estate ot John Knox Hayes, deceased. 11-23-30 cp titled to the 'same compensatloa aa at other municipal elections. Adopted the 28 day ot April, 1027.

Approved the 29th day of April, 1927. SIDNEY J. REAVES. Mayor. Attest: W.

O. WARD, City Clerk. 19-8 cp HOOD IKES-TUBES Chaperoned by Mine r.t i Swann, member of the faculty Cleburne County High school, senior class visited a number the manufacturing plants In A niston Friday, This. la about fourth trip pupils of the school have made and they hav been beneficial to the ehen.Utr and other claws. Aroonsr ttH- accompanying llia Swann tum Mlsaea Ruth Bean.

Nelli Brown, Grace Carlson, Frances Gentry, Mildred Slman, Mildren ifcCravcn, Ruth yaughan, Mary Franco Glbbs, Ruth 'Stephens. AUie Mo Elroy, Annie Lou Whiten; Fuhi Lake, Rosa a Owen, LIUo Mae Thrower and Janet Burgess; Walter MerrMU Jr Tucker Jones and John Owea. EDUCATIONAL' DEPARTMENT NEEDS A PIG Axis Club Department Will Serve Barbecue Monday And Have Pig For Sale 'Pigs is pigs" with the Indies of the Edacfrtronaf Departnient of tha Axis club. 5 That department needs a pig and anyone who- has such sn animal to contribute to the euuuauonai cause wiu 'in ur- partment a favor by notifying Mine Iva Cook, chairman Of the pig a ii, committee, 'phone 12SS. The pig.

when donated to the Axis club educational department, will he auctioned off Monday by Mr, J. P. King at the auction sale ot Woodlawn Heights property. This dpearfnent.nas served barbe. cues for the King -Auction company here during the past two years.

The barbecue will be free and it Is anounced there will be an abundance for It ia expected that a large crowd win attend the land sale, as the property Is of a most desirable kind, finely located. BIRMINGHAM MAN SLAIN BY EMPLOYE OF DRUG STORE Birmingham, Ala, "Apr, 3 Q. United Press.) Raymond Clark. 26. was shot and almost instantly killed early today in the rear of the Cross Drue comnanr here.

W. M.r Perkins, employe of the store told Chief of Police Anthony that he hat shot Clark when he found him tampering with his automobile. He said he awakened early adn after seeing the man at the automobile shot twice. One bullet struck him in the stomach and the other in the breast. The man died five minutes later without making a statement.

No charges have seen' preferred aealnst Perata although the cor oner will hold an inquest- TITTAITCvTl TTilTTrQ BUILDING DASUGED BY FLAMES TODAY; Huntsville, Ala Apr. 3d. (Unit, ed Press.) In spite of a blaze which damaged the preea room ot the HuntaviIleIaiIyTlme arly today, the paper will not miss aa issue, the management announced. The blaze, of orig in, melted the rollers oa the press and burned Sk-aualntity' of with a loss estimated at several hundred dollars. No other part of the plant was touched by the flames and arrangements have beea made to continue publication as usual.

CENTRAL CHURCH a enntrrpre? CLOSE ON SUNDAY. The series 'of special services started at the Central Presbyterian church last Sunday will close Sunday night when Rev. Ivaa H. Trus-ler, pastor of the FfrstFtesbyte-rlan church of Gadsden, will preach oa "IlelU At the morning service Sunday his subject will be: The Application of the Gospel." Truster will preach at o'clock tonight, his subject being? "Heaven's Mighty Magnet. A large number of people have been attending the services throughout he week.

WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR COMING WEEK Washington. Apr. Press.) Weekly weather for period May 8 to 7, inclusive: South Atlantic and Eat stale Mostly fair except for a period ot showers and thunderstorms about the middle ef week. Moderate temperatures. 13,000 TO LOAN on City property.

M. C. Sterne. 23-30-1 cp 11 1 LOANS NEGOTIATED SEVEN PER CENT aet to lender. To lend or borrow oa city property, see Agte Bibb.

MISCELLANEOUS IT IS EAST to reach us when you want your clothes cleaned, pressed or repaired. Just phone B8(. We'll call. George Summers. 10-tf CITY Or ANNISTON ORDINANCE To order an election to be held In the City of Annlston.

Alabama, for the the qualified electors of said city to vote upon and decide the question as to whether or not its bonds to the amount of $100,0000 shall be Issued for the purpose of acquiring, providing or constructing school houses. Be it ordained by the city council of the City of Annlston as follows: 1. That an election la hereby ordered to be held in the City of Annlston, in the State of Alabama, at the voting places hereinafter designated on Tuesday, the 31st dsy of May, 27, for the purpose of enabling the qualified electors of said city to vote upon and decide the question aa to whether or not bonds of the City of Annlston to' the amount of one hundred thou sand dollars bearing Interest at the maximum rate of five (S) per centum per annum, payable semi-annually, and ruir-nlng for twenty years from date of Issue, shall be Issued for the purpose of acquiring, providing or constructing school houses. 2. That the Mayor be.

and hereby is, authorised and directed to prepare the ballots to be used at sold election, In form substantially aa follows, to-wlt: "CITY OF ANNISTON SCHOOL BOND ELECTION MELD MAY 31, 1137. "Shall the City of Annlston iasue Its bonds to the amount of one hundred thousand dollars bearing Interest at the maxl mum rate of five (S) per centum per annum, payable semi-annually and running for twenty years from date of issue, for the purpose of acquiring, providing or construct ing school houses? (- For 1100,000 Iasue. twenty-year school hond Against 1 10 0,0 0 0 twenty-year school bond Issue." 3. That notice of said election shall he given, signed by ther mayor; for thirty days by publication In The Annlston JB tar, a newspaper published la the City of Annlston. once a week lor tnree successive weeks, pursuant to section 2200 of the Code of Alabama of 1138.

4. That voting places for said election be; and hereby are, designated as follows, to-wlt: In Ward Ons, at the City Halt In Ward Two, at the Firemen's Hall on West 15th Street In Ward Three, at the County Courthouse. Ia Ward. Four, at the Annlston Motor Company garage, at the corner of Wilmer avenue and Tenth street la Ward Five, at the Junior Chamber of Commerce, at the corner of Wilmer, Avenue and 14th street I. That managerg and returning officers for the voting places aforesaid shall by resolution of the eounoll be hereafter appointed to conduct said "election.

I. That all expenses for holding said election shall be paid out of the city treasury and said managers and returning officers shall be en- V. S. Department Or Agriculture Weather Bareaa Forecast: For Annlston and vicinity: Partly cloudy and cooler tonight; Sunday fair. Local Data Rain for last 7 days, 0.

Humidity: Noon yesterday, 38; 7 a. m. today, 71. Temperatures: High yeeterduy, 9 Si Power of Man Fails Against Rush of Water (Continued From Page 1.) bringing in thousands of sandbags to throw Up a temporary levee which may save the station and landing places from complete inundation. A hundred trucks moved flour and large stores of provisions from the wholesale district to bluXf points throughout the morning.

A call for help from Glen Allen far up the delta region, was received here today and boats were, ordered rushed there the nearest points available to remove several hundred, persons seeking to get out as the water -w. Hoover Confers With Baker Memphis, Apr. 30. (United Press) Herbert Hoover, secre tary ot commerce, conferred with Henry M. Baker, head of the Red Cross flood relief organization, here today on the situation' In the lower delta, region of the Missis sippi river, Decision on whether the Red Cross will raise the goal of its drive for relief funds for the disaster-o 310,000,000 will be deferred until Hoover returns to Wash lngton with his report it was Both relief leaders haye express ed their belief that the fund now being raised will fall short of financing the rescue and rehabilitation work.

Hoover returned to Memphis with a clear vision of the extent of the disaster between here and New. Orleans after a thorough in spectlon of the devastated zone. New High Bute at Vlcksburg Vlcksburg, Apr. 30. (United Press) The Mississippi river had reached a stage of 67 feet here today, setting a new high re cord for all time, and appeared likely to go a foot higher.

The highest previous mark here was 14.9 feet la 1983. Tbe-great -wetof man-agalnst water la now being waged along widening front as the flood tide increased In the lower delta. Crisis Past at GroemMe Greenville, Apr. 30. (United Press) The worst ot the menace from flood and distsse was blleved past in Inundated Greenville today.

There was a' slight drop overnight la the depth of the water that has covered the city, many feet deep la places. Outside the levee the mala current of the Mississippi was at a lower stage. 'While some of the flood refugees here, particularly among the negroes camped oa the levee, have I contracted Illness, the general health, eltuaUon is Improved. Regulation of health authorities are being strictly enforced and more national guardsmen have been concentrated In Greenville to control the situation. A large shipment of food and medical supplies la due here tonight or Sunday from Memphis on two government bargee sent from Memphis.

OFFICERS KILL' STUDENT FLIER Young Ohioan Suspected Of Being Chinese Smuggler Slain In California Los Angeles. Apr. 30. (United Vrei.) A. J.

Daugherty. student aviator of Somerset, Ohio, vva3 shot and instantly killed by three federal immigration inspectors, who hhot down an airplane believed to contain Chinese smugglers here today. His pilot and companion. How- ard Da: eapw umnjurcrnej ullct riddled plane fell to the ground at. the Kagle airport, at Gardens, a suburb of this city.

The inspectors, F. G. lillls, A. R. Dick and J.

A. Kelson, declared they had information that mem- ber of a large smuggling ring was' about to land several Chlcese at the airport this motnlng. ArmeJ with rifles, tho agents went to the airport early this morning and at about 6:30 o'clock Daugherty'g plane swooped down upon tli6 field, appeared to make a landing an dthen turned back Into the air. The Inspectors, believing th "smugglers" were sbout to make their escape, fired a volley of bul lets, one of which struck Daugh erty in the head. The plane went Into a spin and fell to earth with a terrific crash According to Day, who miracu lously escaped injury, he and his companion went up in the plane about an hour before to "take a apln." After circling the field, they were about to mak landing when me inspectors opened nre.

Day declared he had no knowl edge oi nis companion being a member of any smuggling rlr.g and informed deputy sheriffs that Daugherty merely had been visit lng him at the airport. An lnqucet was ordered immedi ately by Coroner Frank Nance. New Orleans Relaxes With Crisis Ended (Continued From Page 1.) explosion, not knowing what might happen to the cracked embank. mcnt, engineers made a hurried In spection of the damage. except 200 residents of the parish had evacuated to rcf.

ugce cam 1)8 In New Orleans before the flood waters were released-. The othera refused to leave and old state guardsmen, sent to sound the final warning, that they would take a chance with the water. Living on lpicr Floors Today some wore still living In the upper floors of their homes several miles from the scene ot the crevasse. Eight small and two large coast guard boats are standing by at New Orleans awaiting any emergency call. The fleet is in command of Commander Erockway.

Daring the time of the levee blasting the small cutters patrolled the river near the scene of the crevasse. Machine guns, manned were mounted on deck to" protect workers along the levee from possible attempts at sniping by the bitter trappers of the parish. The one-pounders were made ready for any signs ot violence by parishioners who had threatened to prevent the leveo from being blown. But a heavy patrol of 600 guardsmen on land prevented all persons except those actually con nected with the placing of the dynamite charges from approaching; The skins of more than 000 Tabblta were' imported by the United States last year to he used In making lmUatlpna of expensive furs. By Blosser German Foreign Minister Pledged Not To Interfere In Affairs In China Berlin.

Apr. 30. (United Press.) Foreign Minister Streesnunn, of Germany, in an exclusive interview giving the first official expression of Germany's Chines policy Void the United Preess his country would observe "meticulous neutral ity toward the various Chinese groups, toward China's relations with he-Powers and toward the relations of the Powers among warned that attempts by great na-At the same time, Strescmann tlons to. exploit the. ferment and turmoil of periods of transition such as that through which China is passing "always prove disastrous.

usuilly causing international Com plications and often becoming the source of war-like conflagrations." Germany's policy of neutrality has resulted In gain In rolltlcal preitlge and German merchants in China have reaped a harvest of business as a result of native feeling against the other Powers, it is felt here. The talc deposits In Hastings county; -Canada. have sup lied the manufacturers of talcum powder In Canada and the United States for a number of years. NOTICE NoUce is hereby given that a bill in the following form will be presented to the Legislature of Alabama, at the 1927 session thereof, when it again convenes, and that application will be made to the Legislature for the passage of such bill, to-wlt: A Bill to Be Entitled An Act: To- provide that In Calhoun county, the assessment lists or sheets shall constitute the hook of assessments as required by the General Revenue Law. Be it enacted by the Legislature of Alabama: That on and after the passage and approval of this act.

that in Calhoun County, Alabama, the tax assessor shall not be required to prepare a book of assessments as provided for ia the General Revenue Law, hut ia lieu thereof shall be required to arrange in alphabetical order, accord ing to beats, the original assess-. mcnt lists and cause the same to be permanently bound, and such assessment lists, when bound, shall constitute the book of assessments as provided by the law. Such assessment lists, when bound, shall be preserved the same aa assessment books. Provided urther that In making the tax collector's ab-tracts such abstract ahal lbe made direct, from the assessment lists. All laws and parts of in conflict with this Act are hereby repealed.

Approved 1927. 23-30-7-14 cp So rapid Is the spread of fash-Ion that- recent travelers through China and across Manchuria and Siberia report they never loat sight ot shingled hair and silk stockings. Loans Made on Real Estate We will help yoa buy or build a home oa the "Building and loan pUn." Pay for your bona with easy monthly payments. Anniston- Banking: Loan Company jsJITHTJR WELLBORN, President Commercial National Bank Bulldlac (United Press.) Mrs. LIU Grey Chapiln todsy was engrossed In the problem ot adjusting her house hold budget of 31.S00 a month.

The amount was granted to her yesterday as temporary aUmony pending trial of her divorce ult against her comedian husband, Charlie Chaplin. Mrs. Chapiln testified at the hearing- and explained that It was necessary for her to have 34,907 month for living expenses. was the matter servants, she said, in running the huge Ueverly Hills mansion. She listed nln servants with a weekly wage total of 3367.

SO. Superior Judge Guerln f.ecldeJ that four servants were enough and that 11,500 would suffice for her needs. The order he, signed for the temporary alimony was re. troactlve to January 10, thr date Mrs. Chapiln filed her divorce comp'alnt.

WOMAN DIES RESULT OF PUPPY'S BITE 18 MONTHS AFTERWARD Huntsvllle, Apr. 30. (Unit ed Press.) The bite of a puppy, 18 months ago, resulted today In thi. death of Mrs. Mimla Rarher Huntsvllle citizen.

No effects from tho bite were noticed until last Monday when Mrs. Canterbury complained of pains in the, region wheie the puppy had bitten her. Physicians pronounced the attack hyduphola. Mrs. Canterbury is survived her husband and four sons.

by REV. C. W. PEEK TO PREACH SUNDAY AT WEST END CHURCH Rev. C.

W. Peek, of Rome, Ga. will preach at the West End Bap tint church at the morning service Sunday. Song and class, services will, be conducted at the evening hour. The public is urged to attend both morning and evening serv ices, PHILATHEA CLASS TO HAVE MUSICAL PROGRAM SUNDAY Mrs.

Emmett Led.better will teach the Phliathea class of the First Methodist church Sunday morning. At the opening session Mrs Walker Collins will sing a solo, accompanied by Mrs. Arthur Pearce and Mrs. A. D.

tan man will play a piano solo. POSTPONE NAMING DATE FOR SECOND FORD SUIT TRIAL Detroit, Apr. 30. (Unit- ed Press) Determination of a new date for retrial of the Aaron Sa- plro-llennr Ford 31.000,000 libel suit was postponed until July today when attorneys for the two sides met with udge Fred Raymond of Grand Judge In deferring naming definite date, said that he understod a third ludge for this district was to be appointed. and that the case "might be" taken in charge by the new FARMERS BUSY PLANTING COTTON Heflin, Apr.

80-(Special) This week has been a busy one with Cleburne county farmera. Cottoa seed has been planted In many parts of the county and con siderable corn land has been prepared for the planting next week. Farmera In many sections are hoping for warm rains before planting cotton seed and corn. thereby assuring better stands. Great Acadian' Tragedy Enacted (Continued From Page l.t lighted up in a smile.

Another man rides by a veritable knight-errant ot old in ragged modern costume. On his wrist perched a huge par rot, resplendent la plumage ox scarlet, gold, and green. To, we parrot- the man retailed an end less story of the sights they would see In New Orleans. Farm wagons and carryalls loaded with green vegetables dotted the procession, marking the migration of certain thrifty souls who refused to leave their first crops to the flood. Barefooted boys, huge-1 yenjoyjng the upheaval, trotted up and down the line beating the calves and lambs- back Into the procession.

A consent babble of voices French, Spanish, English and a host of intermediate dialects arose frwn the roads wltVtthe dust. But the refugees huddling In Improvised shelter la New Orleans, do not complain nearly as much as one would expect from those who have made such a great sacrifice. The- endurance of jred la -their- TICKETS PLEASE you wish you wsa a boy again, Abler "Sure. Thon could travtl tz't FOR RENT Furnished, four room apartment. 210.

East 11th. jpall 1488. 4 20-3 tp i FOR RENT To couple, small, downstairs apartment. Phone 700 Lelghton avenue. 24-3 tp RENT To couple, small, furnished downstairs apartment JUione 263.

700 Lelghtoa avenue. 14-1 tp 'FOR RENT Nine-room house, corner 13th- and Wilmer, Immediate possession. L. G. Jones.

21-4 tp MONEY TO LOAN J40NET TO LEND On Improved city property. No delay. O. H. EFarkr and Phone IS.

Car.tOtkaSl fti Uiatof FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS Burned Out! ipl 1 1 ffW OJtoA I i emrr lf Iiiad hukgs i I VVU II I'LL 7UBAi.S(MK& I NAoLI UflStt. Woo wsu. AAUESJN COINS AM ALU 1 Ajifiweuas- 7A40TAW.1AS WAS SAVJEOUP TDEAjayAoawiMS ACCfXW7EO Pek AiO TicACB. OF AJM lj 'SMJ'rJ (I iDcwrr cabs ABoor joy VIUAM) I OWW-BOrr-V BCfV U1MER6 Jsj -mnrB 7.j"' i i I i 1 1 4 0 J- u. 1 f--.

Get access to Newspapers.com

  • The largest online newspaper archive
  • 300+ newspapers from the 1700's - 2000's
  • Millions of additional pages added every month

About The Anniston Star Archive

Pages Available:
849,438
Years Available:
1887-2017