Geneva County Reaper from Geneva, Alabama • 1

mm i TWENTY-EIGHTH YjtAR No. 32 1 GENEVA, ALABAMA, FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH 1, 1929 $1.50 PER YEAR- )VANCE Bellwood School News -r The Lat -peal Happenings G. W. King and Bud Donnellwere business visitors in Geneva Friday. P.

C. Andrews, A. V. Broxson and J. -B.

Anderson went before the County Board of Education, which met in Geneva last Friday, in interest of our school The Bellwood Junior High School basket ball team has two games scheduled for this week. Daleville will play here Wednesday and our team will return the game Friday. The faculty and pupils of our local school spent Friday of last week in beautifying the school grounds. Mrs. D.

Mansfield and son, Dennis Lamar, of Albany, spent a few days of last week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Broxson.

Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Anderson, Misses Hughes and Burch attended a teacher's meeting in Hartford os Sat urday.

Homer Metcalf, Mrs. J. B. Albrit- ton and daughters, Juanita and spent Sunday in Dothan with Mrs. Metcalfe.

Mrs. Metcalf (Thelma Al-britton) has been at Moody's hospital for three or four weeks, but is reported to be improving. Mrs. Bert Philpot and children, of Albany, spent the past week end visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs.

C. A. Broxson. Mr. and Mrs.

W. H. Greene and children spent last week end in Gene va visiting Mrs. Greene's sister, Mrs. Albert Driver.

Misses Bernice and Lillian Spear spent Sunday afternoon in Coffee Springs. Mr. arid Mrs. J. E.

Broxson, of Hartford, spent Sunday in Bellwood. Honor Roll for February, 1929 PRIMER Marjorie Anderson and Hugh Eu- banks. FIRST GRADE Marquerite Johnson, Carolyn Lee, Junior. Spear. Athenaeum Club Mrs.

M. B. Davis and Mrs. M. F.

Noblin were hostesses -to the Athen- aeum Club on Thursday afternoon when the meeting was held at the home of Mrs. Davis on Live Oak street Spring blossoms adorned the home for the occasion, while the Washing ton birthday feature was noted in the refreshments and tiny flags given as favors, added an appropnate touch to the meeting. The business session was presided over by the president Mrs. W. D.

barren, and roll call responded to with a quotation from Washington. "The Triumph of the National Spir it," was the topic for study. Mrs. John Reagan read an interesting pa per "The End of. Sectional- ism." Other members having num- oers on the program could not be present Aiier me meeting deuctous refreshments "consisting of sandwiches Bavarian cream, cake and coffee were served to the following guests: Mesdames Berta Brabham, C.

D. Carmichael, J. P. Carter, C. D.

Chap- man w. jj, uarrett, F. M. Fleming, S. F.

Lattimer, J. C. Martin, James iffluiKey, John Reagan, M. L. Strickland, V.

P. Taylor, D. 0. Vaughan, aari tioiioway, jm. W.

Thornton, Z. T. Morris, Wm. Holloway and W. H.

Morris, of Alma, Misses Grace Anderson, Willie Bryant and John nie Miss Tiller Hostess at Bridge lovely social affair of the nasti weeK was given on Friday afternoon when Miss Lillie Tiller entertained the Afternoon dire Club at hr home Academy The receivmg apartments "Were bright with' quantities of fragrant spring blossoms. A bowl of Sacred lilies on a mirror lake formed the center motif for the dining room ine wasnmgton birthday idea I 1 Co-Operative Poultry Sale Storm Sweeps Socth-West Three Business Men Sue SECOND GRADE Dan Hall. THIRD GRADE Alfred Broxson, Jake Bryan, Ed- na Hall, Lee Crawford Yelverton. FOURTH GRADE Thelma Bauld- ree, Graymon Brunson, Melba Eu-banks. FIFTH GRADE Edith Albritton.

SIXTH GRADE Pauline Eubanks. JUNIOR I Willard Bryan, Louise Heath, Wal sons were killed and two score in-ories. lured. Earlier 1 dav wind. Alvin McEacherni Jean Cunningham and C.

B. Myers, of Dothan, were guests on Sunday of Mrs. Alvin McEachern. Hennas Roberts, of Dothan, was a Geneva visitor the past week end. W.

C. Batchelor, of Dothan, was in Geneva on Sunday afternoon. Mrs. J. Parrish and children, of Abbeville, visited Mr.

and Mrs. D. EL Ward on Sunday. Ask your grocer or druggist for R.J S. Brand Vanilla Flavoring.

It's guaranteed to be the best for less. -advc tf Mr, and Mrs. Clyde Ward, of Alachua, are visiting relatives in Geneva this week. fy Mr, andS Mrs. John D.

Riley and children, with the former's nTother, Mrs. Anna Riley, of Andalusia, en- route to South Florida, made a short visit with Mr? and Mrs. D. H. Morns, on Sunday.

Mrs. Lewis Cawthon and children, of DeFuniak, are spending the -week with her mother, Mrs. H. Harris. Let us do your custom hatching.

Wiregrass Hatchery, Hartford, Ala, adv tf Mrs. J. E. Tappan and little daughter, Margaret, of Montgomery, arrived Tuesday evening for a visit t' with her mother, Mrs. Harris.

Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Strickland and little son, Bfllie, visited Montgomery relatives dunng the week end.

Slightly used piano for sale at bargain, terms if desired. Mulkey Morris Hardware Co. adv Jim Johnson, entertained party -of friends with a bird supper at the Johnson home on Friday even ing. Mrs. A.

May returned home Thursday -y evening from Union Springs, where she her par- ents: Dr. and Mrs. J. Onr. Sh accompanied home by her sister; i Miss Martha Orr, who remained over until Sunday afternoon.

Mrs. J. Collins has returned from Montgomery, where she has been visiting her daughter, Mrs. S. T.

Shank. We are giving free One New Coty's Compact with each box- of Coty's face Powder. Corbitt Drug Co. The Methodist W. M.

S. met at the home of Mrs. C. D. Carmichael on Tuesday afternoon.

On account of inclement weather only a few mem berg were present this reason the report of the president, Mrs. W. O. Mulkev. who attended the W.

S. conference in'Demopolis last week, was postponed until a later meeting, when more members would have an opportunity of being present. A so cial hour was enjoyed when refreshments were served by the hostess. We are giving free One New Coty's Compact; with each box of Coty's Face Powder. Corbitt Drug Co.

Several of our young people at tended the opening festivities of the -Hotel. Rawls, Enterprise, last Fn day Rev. Mahan, with Mrs. Ma han and son, arrived this week from Eustis, Fla. -Rev.

Mahan comes to Geneva as pastor of the Baptist church and will begin- his work next Sunday. It is hoped that he will be welcomed by a good attendance at all services. W. A. Watson has started to build a new residence at the corner of Academy and Water streets.

The structure will be of brick stucco with all modern conveniences. The Royal Ambassadors met In a splendid meeting at the home of Mrs. Wm. Holloway on Monday afternoon when eleven members were present In addition to a program rendered by the members, a talk was made by the leader, Mrs. W.

D. Garrett Slightly used piano for sale at a bargain, terms if desired. Mulkey-; Morris Hardware Co. adv C. L.

Watson left Wednesday morning for a business trip to Atlanta, Ga. iyr Miss Lessie Gore 'was called home to Boston, the last of the week by the serious illness of her grandfather. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Matheney and mother, Mrs.

Addie Matheney, of Dothan, -visited Mrs. C. A. Hinson on Sunday. Mrs.

W. H. Morris, of Alma, after spending a few dajrswith Geneva relatives, left Monday morning for Union Springs where she will visit before returning home. Mr. and Mrs.

Z. Tr Morris accompanied her to Union Springs. W. At Ham, of the Alabama Pub-lie Service Commission, was in Geneva on Wednesday for the purpose of ma'-Jng clear to the local power (Coatiaaod Pag Eight) Klany Are Known Dead A series of wind storms and tor nadoes came" out of the jsouthwest Monday and killed at least '21 per son in Texas, Arkansas and jss-. IssippK' 'Probably --100 more' were7 injnred, Apparently unrelated, "except that thev were characteristic tomadic dis- turbanceaof this season in the south- fwrnb thpt nfhrma fnnlr fJififr' fiPfiviAfif toll at Dunfean.

where 15 ner- r--rr-- hail and Tain storms struck north- east Texas, taking two lives at (joop- r. Tpths and two mrtrn at RranH PrairiP. Next the town of Van, near De- witt in south central Arkansas felt the blow of a tomadic disturbance, and a mother and daughter were killed in their tumbling home. Still later, aVout dusk, Duncan felt the heavy hand of Vie wind, and sus tained the heaviest loss of all. neces- I sitatiiur national sruard trooos.

and outside medical aid. D.nl.t.r KilUJ De Witt, Ark. Feb. 2 5.A mother land daughter were killed' and the father seriously injured in a tornado which struck the little community of Van. seven miles east of here about 5 o'clock this afternoon, able property' damage was done and several head of livestock killed.

18 Bodies Discovered Shelby, Feb. 25. T. S. Meek; local drug store operator, re- norted nnnn his return from Duncan.

saves miles north4 of here, that 18 bodies had been taken from houses that wp.rn rased bv the windstorm! thrA hi nffprnnnn. nnH ihnt. aoATch-1 line narties still were diesrine into the ruins for others. He would not ven- Itnr an estimaW thtt nnmhpr nf nersons iniured hut said there were many, v' Number Injured Feb. 25.

An unde- termined number of persons were injuredand heavy property damage resulted from a windstorm that hit a portion of Quitman county in the vicinity of Marks today. At Laut IS Dead Duncan. Feb. tor- Inado that- ironed through Duncan this afternoon left at least 15 Der- sons dead, two score injured, some perhaps fatally, and a large section of the town in wreckage. Rescue workers, working by torch light searched the debris tonight for more bodies believed in the ruins.

The village was in darkness, due to the power lines being down. The storm came about 2:30 o'clock this afternoon. D. Walker said he saw it coming and was just barely able to get into a house before it struck. At Alligator, six-miles north of Duncan.

Mrs. N. P. Oswalt and baby and Mrs. Rollins Oswalt and i Dothan Eagle and Others Three suits for damages aggregat ing $150,000 were filed in Houston circuit court last Monday morning against The Dothan Eagle, Julian HalL editor, and S.

E. Tranum and E. Potter Smith, state' law enforce ment officers, by Ras Faulk and Mal colm Farmer of Samson and J. H. Radford of Hartford.

The plaintiffs allege libel and in connection with the publication of a news story contained in The Eagle February 15,: concerning the arrest 6t the three men by the state law enforcement officers, and charge that the story was published "with intent to defame." f. Says Reputation Destroyed The men who were indicted by grand jury in. Montgomery county, according to a sews item in the Montgomery Advertiser, charge that The Eagle story that plain tiffs were members of a band of auto thieves," and aver that they were greatly injured as a result in reputation and business and suffered mental pain and anguish. The plaintiffs also aver that their "reputation has been injured and destroyed, all by reason of said false and malicious publication." W. O.

Mulkey and E. C. Boswell of Geneva and T. E. Buntift of Do than are attorneys for the plaintiffs.

The story upon which the plain tiffs base their suit was news obtain ed from an interview with Potter Smith, state law enforcement officer, who voluntarily divulged the inform ation contained in the item. Dothan Eagle. One Held for Questioning in Avant Murder Birmingham, Feb. 22 Chief of Detectives Paul Cole today announced that Robert H. Knowles, of Moulton, Alabama, is being held in communicado at the city jail for questioning by representatives of the attorney general's office in con nection with the investigation into the slaying last September of Claude F.

Avant, Slocomb high school principal Knowles was arrested at a Salvation Army refuge home here late last night Cole said Attorney General McCall or one of his assistants is coming to Birmingham tonight to question the prisoner. McCall recently completed a personal investigation at the scene of the crime. Cole declined to divulge the nature of the evidence upon which Knowles was arrested. Avant's body was found near the Florida-Alabama line several days after his disappearance on September 23. He had been stabbed.

His wrecked automobile was found nearby. Several suspects arrested shortly after the discovery were released. Rooms For1 Rent Two large unfurnished Mrs. Alvin rooms A poultry car will stop at Grace-ville, on Monday, March 4, at Geneva, March 5, and at Samson on Wednesday, March 6, when poultry will be bought from the' grower at the car door and cash priees paid. v'These sales are held under the auspices of the Geneva Cpunty Farm Bureau.

'J Heavy hens will bring 24c, Leg-hprn hens, 22c; Friers, 35c; Stags, 22c; Old Roosters, 10c and Turkeys 28c. The farmers are asked to brine their poultry in baskets or crates, and not to bring them in sacks or with their feet tied. A co-operative hog sale will also be held in Geneva on. Tuesday, i 1 T. E.

L. Class Holds Business Meeting The T. E. L. Class of the Baptist Sunday- School held its monthly business meeting at the home of Mrs.

M. L. Strickland on Monday afternoon with ten members present Among other business items was the election of Mrs. M. 11.

Harper as class president, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Mrs. J. M. Gilchrist -who has accepted a class in the Sunday School. Mrs.

B. L. Pledger was elected to fill Mrs. Harper's place as third vice-president and Mrs. R.

H. Phillips was elected class reporter. At the conclusion of business, delicious homemade candy was served by the hostess. Baptist W. M.

S. Reon'nninir on Mnnriav tn lantiflt will nfiQorva room 1 or annual season of prayer for Home Missions. The meeting for Monday afternoon will be held with Mrs. C. P.

Gay and at this time Cuba and Panama and the foreigners in' America will be studied. 'Tuesday the regular Circle meet ings will be held as Circle No. 1, with Mrs. C. H.

Watson; No. 2, with Mrs. B. L. Pledger; No.

3, with Mrs. J. M. Gilchrist; and No. 4, with Mrs.

Carey Dancey. On Wednesday, the meeting will be at the home of Mrs: S. Latimer when the study of "Home Missions" will be resumed and Mountain Schools and other phases of the home mission, work discussed. Birthday Party -Miss Ethel Sizemore entertained with a birthday party at the home of her mother, Mrs. J.

H. Sizemore, on Commerce street Tuesday evening. The evening was spent in various games after which delicious refreshments were served to the following guests: Misses Ruth Grantham, Alice Holmes, Hazel Morris Elsie Clements, Pallie Brown, Myrtle Campbell, and Vona Jones; Messrs. Fred Grantham, Horace Bullock, Enunett Brown, Gid Morris, Cor-nelious Lowery, Francis Holloway, Hill Clements and Ewell Heath. I American flags, were passed by little luet-e oi me nos- teSS, and tiny hatchets Were iriVen as favors.

In a series of games played at the lour tables, Mrs. Henry Crenshaw was awarded a box. of -stationery for top score prize, Later a tempting salad plate was served by the hostess assisted by -mm- 1 u. martin. Those participating in the games were: Mesdames Karl Winter, J.

C. L. Strickland, Martin, James Mulkey, JJ. L. Pledger.

J. A. Mav. John Keagan, Henry Crenshaw, W. A.

Watson, Louise Chapman and A. u. Adair, Misses Erin Stallworth, Hepsie Martin, Grace Anderson, Thelma Watts, and Mattie Thomas. he tea guests coming after the games, were: Mrs. P.

McEachern, Mrs. A. J. Latimer, Miss Johnnie Payne and Miss Virginia Lee. Aid for State Farmers Near Washington', Feb.

26 Before the end of this week a federal fund of Will be available for re-1 lief storm stricken farmers in I Alabama and five other southern states. President Cooledge signed the measure todav. The fund will be. administered hv I me aepartment oi agriculture and a I first come, first served" policy will be stnetly adhered Alabama farmers who desire to obtain the benefit; of the governmental assis- tance are advised to communicate with their vsenators or congressmen immeaiajeiy. The relief fund Was first pronosed lor farmers of the South Atlantic states, which would have left Ala- bama out but Representative Stea- gau oi the third Alabama district 1 succeeded in putting through an I amendment applying the measure to I Alabamiana.

Stegmll said many of the farmers in his district as well as in other sections of the state suf fered frpm last year's storms and from floooS waters. In some instances he declared, crops were damaged at least 60 percent Federal aid will be extended on a basis of 8 an acre for cotton and io- bacco Jands and 3 an acre on other wa carriea out tne Dridge access- The score cards designed as lace Spear. JUNIOR II Lillian Spear. JUNIOR ra Leo Broxson, Eudell Lee. Methodist Church Services' Sunday School at 9:45 a.

m. Preaching at 11:00 a. m. Subject: "Feeding on Ashes." Hi-League, 6:00 p. m.

Senior League, 6:30 p. m. Prayer meeting Wednesday, 7:15 p. m. Woman's Missionary Society Tues days at 3:30 p.

m. C. A. CORNELL, Pastor Manuscript covers at the Reaper office, 2 for 5 cents. Envy the Bird That Has Only One Bill Speaking of bills, pay your bills by check.

It is more convenient, and you have a receipt that eliminates all ar gument. Fcm I.Cri. GENEVA. ALABA1IA "TIwn No Sfctitat for Safety" crops. Representative Steagall esti- Searching parties continued to-mates that if their applications are night to search the debris for other received in time Alabama farmers victims.

will get approximately $1,000,000 of the relief fund. Blank Bond Typewriter Paper at we iieaper utrice. (Coatiaaad om Page Two).