North Carolina Newspapers

THE GLEANER J ISSUED EVERY THURSDAY. / J. D. Editor. I.OO A YEAR, IN ADVANCE. , The editor will not be reaponalble for | »|awi Entered at tne Postofflce at Graham. N. 0., a* second olaaa matter n .............. GRAHAM, N. C., Dec. 29, 1921. EX GOV. BICKETT DIES SUD DENLY v The sudden illness and death of former Gov. Thomas W. Uickett at his home in Raleiph sent a wave of sorrow and regret over the en tire state. On Tuesday night immediately after giving his sick wife her supper he suffered a stroke of paralysis and died "Wednesday morning at 9:15, never regaining consciousness He was the state's war governor and did well his part. For two terms he was the Attorney Geii «ral of the state and ended his term of four years as Governor last January. He was one of the spate's most distinguished and eloquent orators. Since he left the Governot's office he has prac tised law. He was only 52 years of age. Today his remains will lay in the rotunda of the capitol for two hours and this aftetnoon will be carried to Louisbnrg for burial. COL. HENRY WATTERSON DEAD Col. Watterson, for a half cen tury one of the most distinguish ed journalists in the country, ffnd at his death the most distinguish ed, died at a local hotel in Jhck sonville, Fla , on the morning of Deo. 22. He was born in Wash ington, D. C., Feby. 15, 1840 He made the Louisvi'le Courier Journal the great paper it is. He was a member of Congress at one time, but afterwards persit ent refused official honors. His widow aud a son and daugh ter survive him. Former Presidept Woodrow Wilson wan 65 years old yesterday, Dec. 28th. A Washington dis . patch says many cablegrams, tel egrams and letters containing greetings were received at the Wilson home, and that some of bis more Intimate friends called to extend their greetings in person. Marshal Foch Welcomed Home In Typical American Style Paris, Dec. 21.—Marshal Foch received a typical American wel- come when he stepped onto the platform of the St Lazaire rail road station today, returning from his tour of the United State* "With him was former Premier Viviani, returning from Washin*,- ton, where he was a French dele gate to the limitation of arma . conference. For afew minutes after his ar rival Marshal Foch said he thought he was making a live minuets stop In the course of his American • lour. A lmoat the eutire nieiuber- ship of the Americau Legion hail -assemble*! at the station to wel come the allied ' generalissimo home. Wheu he alighted from the train from Havre there were thunderous cheers of tho A inert 'can variety, the Marshal stopped suddenly, smiled broadly and turning to members of hi party, aaid: "Paris, Paris, thissurely can not be Paris. It must be an Amencau city I am arriving at." He thanked the legionaires for - their welcome, ssyiuK that since veiling tbe United Siaten lie had couie to like the American brand * of welcome. M*ny persona in the crowd did net recognize the French hero. Instead of a marshal's uni , form he wore a business suit and l«rbybat. Bis friends who met him remarked that his trip Hp patently had done him much r. gOOd. • A large group of French mil r tary leader* as welt att a personal representative of President Mil leraod and other governmental Officials were at the station. A* he waa leaving the station Foch said his trip to America had been one of the most wonderful erents of his lite. * ALAMANCE COUNTY CROPS Below is Given The Census Figures on lamance Crops, as Shown by The U. S. Census and The State Department of griculture. Census Acreages. Crops. N. C. U. S. C rn 2'J,010 25,654 Cotton 954 1,577 Tobtcco 7,074 s,Gt>9 Irish Potatoes 529 21W Sweet Potatoes 550 8,. '',30 Sorghum .358 380 Peanuts 104 20 Clover 8,353 2,853 Home Gardens 877 Wheat ** 17,451 20,058 Rye, Grain 2,394 1.183 Rye, Hay sfJl --- Oats, Grain 2,957 1,181 Oats, Hay 770 F. Peas, Seed 809 383 F. Pets, Hay 4,299 -- - Soy H. flay 3,013 ;>oy Deans 238 53 U. S. Census figures relate to 1919 aud those for N. C. to IJ2I crops. U.S. Census-acres in farm* 239,1C5 N* C. Census-acres in farm.*2(>2,B3i X. C. Idle land cleared 21,92 m Commercial fert ilisters used (5,029 !' No. bearing fruit trees 111,31 i Improved land, acres *' 100,71(5 IN C. Cultivated acres 98,2.V> | ilorses and M- worked .7,910 Bees, Number colonies 2,^22 The outstanding ngriculiur.il featuie of Alamance Con try is tlio dfversity of its crops, it I»>i one of the few counlit s of i in- State which is practically sel;- supporting in this respect. Corn, wheat, hays and good tobacco form the principal money crops. The percentage of the total culti vated acreage devoted to these crops is as follows: corn 2l» l> wheat 17.8°» tobacco 7.v"» Per centages devoted to other crops are: Uye for Kfnin 2.4'; ; ' cotton (of' 1 percent), I.'.potatoes .6®o, S. potatoes .5 per emit, oats for grain 3 percent, peanuts. 1 per cent, cowpeas for grain 9 per cent, home gardens .'J per cent sorghums .4 per cent and all other unlisted crops 17.» i cent. Below is shown by townships the number of acres of cultivated land listed for each of the tax listers. There are three town ships from which no repor.was received, namely; Albright, Haw lliver and Newlin. Alamance County has 98,23*? acres of culti vated land, and of this area, o>ly 4,'},8 J2 acres was reported by tti.e tax listers in Mfiy, 1921, which gives a 4G per cent report for this county. "The ratings of the townships with regard to the completeness of the area reported on, with the percentages of the total cultivated huid actually re ported is listed befow. Patterson 11,108 11,015 > 4i[). 1 Coble 8,740 7,714 88.2 .Morton 1),31>3 4,970 77.7 Tfiompsou 6,i&l ' 3,58!) 57.8 Faucette 7,208 .'{,590 49.3 Boon Stat. 7,253 3,055 42.1 Graliam 5,143 2,0N7 40 5 Pleas. Grove 10,339 4,075 39 1 Melville 6,897 1,858 20 9 Burlington 5,030 1,940 10 7 Albright 5,295 none none Haw Kiver 3,941 none none Newlin 14,027 none none During 1920, 23,492 persons in Gernmiiy were con vie te dof prof iteering. Earliest documents on geome try are those from lUbylon and Kgypt dating back to 2000 B. (J. A TALK WITH A GRAHAM . MAN. Mr. J. \. 11. t'lendeuln. Krtlrnl Farmer, il .•>. >1 nI II Ml., Tell* IIIH IVX|»TI> uri. There is nothing like q talk with ont of our own citizens lor giving hoj»c and encouragement to the anxious sufferer Irom the dread kidney disease. We, there fore. give here an interview with a Gnham tnan: "Some years a >o I %vas bother ed agrent deal b> weak kidneys," sa\s Mr. Clcndenin. ' I had lit tle control o\'er the kidney secre tions and had to get up nights. My back was so sore and lame, I could hardly straighten. In the morning 1 was so lame I could h" rdlv get out of bed. I read so much about Doan's Kidney Pills that I got a supply at the Graham Drug Co. and began taking them A few dose? reliev d the pain in my back and om box cured me, 1 can now go to bed, shtp well and my back is strong." Price GOc. at ail dealers Don't simply ask for n kidney remedy f ►--fcer-Doae's Kidney Pills—tbe iame that Mr. Clendeniu hiul.j 'F&ster Milburb Co , Mlrs., Buf falo, N. Y. . j SIO,OOO for Superannuates and Their Families. A statement, dated Dee. 22, sent out from Durham, nays: Checks totaling SIO,OOO werfc yesterday mailed by Dr. VV. P. Few as pres ident of Trinity College to the superannuates, widows and or phans of deceased preachers of the North Carolina and Western Nortli Carolina Conferences of the .Methodist church. This sum is given anuually a'out Christmas limn by James B. Duke,' of New York. This is the seventh year that the gift has been continued, making a total of $70,000 distrib uted. The amount of each check is in proportion to the amount allowed the "claimant by the cou fttrunce joint board of finance. A letter expressing the season's greetings was scut by Dr. Few with each check, fn theletterhe toon opport unity to pay tribute t > the man who looks back .through the years jil his work as a minis ter. "Von have lived* a life of service and naerifice for olhors. .May tli« memory of such a life be v.\ >i, to you; and may your re jiiaiuinu years, dispite disappoint inei, i iinil lia rdshi'ps, bring to you ever Hi -re,ir-inir personal satigfac tii'o.i iin i lie eJM I abiding peace," said Hi. let iei•./ Cobbler Kinds 55,000 In Toe of Old Shoe. Fr.ink Seville, a cobler of B y onue, N. -I , early this month found §5,1 00 in largeiiot.es tucked away in the toe of a shoe, accord ing t> a dispatch to the New York Tillies. .Just as the shoe-maker ui"l his wife were mentally pur cii.ir tlie. chicken farm they aspired i>, a Polish woman dash ed into the shop, claimed the money and left a £2O bill as H reward. The shoes had beeu left for re paira few duvs before the cobbler discovered the hoarded fortune. Ihe shoemaker explained to the newspaper correspunclent that he had picked up one of the boots of the brogjin typebut couldn't put it over # the hist until lie had dug out what lie thought watf a roll of green paper. Later he dis covered that it consisted of one 81,0u0 note and forty *sloo notes. Excitement, a poor memory, and worse English prevented Se ville from supplying the name of the Polish financier. Tliero In mora Catsrrah in thin section of tic country than all other pui to gether. and until tfie tist few years was sup posed to 1)0 incurable. For a great mauy years doctors pronounced it a local disease and prescribed local remedies, and by con stantly failing to cure with local treatment, lTonouncod it incurable. Science haw proven ( atari ii to be a constitutioual disease, and there!, re requires constitutional treatment. Hall's ('atarili Cure, nianufactticod by F. J. Cheney A Co.. Toledo, Ohio, is tbe' onty Con stitutional cure on the market. It Is takeu internally in dosfes from 10 drops to a tea spoonlul. 1' aoUt directly on the blond and mucous surfaces of the svatcm- They offer one hundred dollars for anv case It falls to cure. Send for circulars and testimonials. Address: F. J.CH KN KY & CO,. Toledo, Ohio. Hold by DruggUt*; 75c. Take Hall'* Family Pills for oonstlpa ioo. | adv Strange, But True. The Providence (It. I.) Journal. Talk about carrying coal to New- CHUtle, importing pepper into Hin dustan, sending fir trpw'jo Nor way, or pouring vjfHtiy into the sea! According to '"Secretary of Commerce Hoover, British coal is being delivered at our Atlantic ports at a pr co to compete with the !>r»»duot of American mines a Pew miles dHtaat. ' • o>'.o in a ])fH'BcrhpfJoti for Colda, Fevev and LaGripj*:.. It's the most SJH OD V remedy We know. Truck For Hire. ' Let us »b> your hauling of every kind, in-jviiig, etc. Have a new truck. Terms reasonable. Bt't.wisiuw & FI LLER, Pli.»np 05i Graham, N C F#r • m * - \ v c ~>d **** \ VA\ •cauringpats 1 ud pans, uaa 1 rr sapolioJ AD M I.V'ISTItATOR'S NOTICE. H«v tia qualified pa Administrator, of tut- r«Nit> i>f ) Kaurett* Moore, drc'd. tbe hr-r -bv notifies all pertona hold n>4 i'iinn Mild estate to present ilw '.nor, •inly au>heinicjtrj, on or before lh- IWih dur of I>pc. IWJ, ur ibis notice will b-. | In Imr of iln.ir recover); »nd all l-«v»«ni iniictitwl to wi'l -atale are requeat iii t in ike imlnedi&te settlement. This IKc »j h. ISKI. GHASE. MOOKG, Adln'r, U. Puucett* Moore, dee'd,, MaeK tiuUecnae fur THt uLEANBft- THE AUMAK6I OLIAMBfi, OEAHAI4, H. 0. "UNCLE SAM" RIQHT ON HAND Her* Is One Man Willing to Take Off Hit Hat te the PestefTtoe Inepeotert. , Uncle Sam works swiftly sad surely tgainst riolaters ef federal laws, as is preyed ky as experience related ky H. H. Waseea, postoffloa inspector. Mr. waa working oa depredation cases ia Jlerida ia- Telring ths tkaft ef money artier remittances. The money was di»- apearinf with a regularity that for some time thwarted the authorities. Finally ky trailing a marked letter that contained a money order, Wes son apprehfnded a mail olerk who not enly had in his poessweioe the decoy order, kut also an erder for SIOO that had keen mailed e»ly a few hours before ky a rural post master a short distance fr«H the place of the arrest. It was with much astonishment that the postmaster heard »f ths re oorerf ef his money erder frwjn, a thief. "By Heary," he confided te a fel low-townsman, "ye can't pot notliin' orer on yer Unele Samuel. A wimrt Aleck trani elerk te st«d MI tf »y sme erlen Vet, kf gtrm, they'i en effleer rigfrt fltere to grak him as seoa m ke takes fke asewej." —lndianapolis News. MEAN FLINQ AT NEW WOMAN Bt«ry Tele by Arrti-Feminiat Would »eem te Have More Then a Trace ef Malloe. Dr. Oner Wainright, the Chicago anti-feminist, was talking altout the late Ledy Randolph Churchill. "Bhe was a typical Twentieth-cen- he said. "She claimed all a man's privileges. In fact, if she could hare had her way, man would hare been the under dog. "Her idoas remind nse vf a story about two wenien who sat smoking and playing poker and driukiag whisky-and-soda in a dub. "'How's yonr husband?* safß fcke first woman. " 'Slowly mending,' th« seeond woman answered. "'Slowly mendiag? I didn't know he was ill.' " 'He isn't ill,' the first woman explained. He's .slowly mend ing my white buckaki* rrfli»f breeches.'" BOTH ON WHEEL*. The sight #fi joung girl fakttf* her Iwby brother for aa aatfag 4i tipper Broadway, Hwr Twk dtj, *»t long ago brought miles 4L aaoi ment to th# facet cf malt tfm tefvm and fromM mt amameMit male emafcwiance. laa about twelve, was saddled with k«r year-old brother for hi» regtfkr «vt ing. She wanted ts rol!a»-sl*t» wd saw no reason why to while she pushed (hfe patvplUfeir. The result was a baby mmAqjf ijlfk a crowing infant *f aWtrt a tk ing whirled along by a ytou Ama zon on skates. Wu tho imbrt 4ia pleaeod with the rid«f "Jltw# whs 6aw will say he wasa't. DIFFICULTY SOLVB« "We were jud aWati te g» te : prfs» la«t week," sail the adftec of I the ChifrffersriHi OWml Nhen we discovered we K&rt kvre my | ink." ' "R* re* •* m *a **cr u Lu*u»lf* "Oh, Tee. 2 ka4 * lhiypf fcsnjkt. I ; rubbed the efflae teed mmt Mm tjP® forma ttl we pcliiM a pretty fair Hit inn *• JWnttnjhtt Agt> Herald. L FWND BUT. "Weald jea Kk» U hew a aecret involving Mr*. 2T«jLore in a dre«d. ful scandal?" "Goodnew, yea. Tell Hto me." "I don't know any auch secret But 1 rauit aay you hare a very mean disposition."—Boston Tran script. THKY ANNOYED HIM. Visitor—Plenty cf deer about here, I suppose? Gillie—Waal, there waa one. But the gentleman kepi shootin' and shootin' at the pair thing. Aam then kin* she left the neighborhood. —From Punch, London. _ . S FILM SHOW* PLUMBINB. For . the guidance ef raral dwell, era, New York state educational aiv thorities will eircnlata a motion pie tua tlm showing the eorrectway ef installing plumbing aad its impea* I 4 *- "ii *■ m ■ ■■ Mm . » • ..•••• ■ t : . Our Christmas Deposit Plan AHE ARTY welcome to the many people who did not" get in Before Christmas. Our stocks have been newly replenished. Our service, instead of suffer ing from the usual end-of-December let-down is alive with lirst-of-the-year freshness. We are still prepared to supply you with the Phono graph Comparison Card—which helped hundreds of shoppers to make scientific comparisons and score what they heard. And we are glad, to extend lor your bene fit, our wonderful Christmas Deposit Plan. jnarCelous NeW Edison delivered for $ - ( Fill in your own first peymtnt Many people long to have this marvelous instrument which sustains the test of direct comparison with living artists, —and brings Mood Music, the music which soothes them when nervous, cheers them when sad, refreshes them when tired. But they believe the New (/) Edison beyond their means,—because it cost Mr. Edison three mil- V/ lion dollar* to perfect. If you feel this way, come in now. Name the amount you feel able to pay. As long as it is sufficient to in- Jr dicategood faith, we'll accept it as initial deposit,—and deliver your / New Edison at once. The balance you may budget according to ft your convenience. So —why delay any longer. You can niake the ✓ / New Edison yours—now. Conje in. '" ' f / y / Green & McClure Furniture Co. / / GRAHAM, N.C. ///& If you can't come, mail the coupon. It ✓ / / ?' L will bring full details of the wonderful Jr / / y A Christmas Deposit Plan —and tell you how f / y\ - you may at last own your New Edison. " Ay j, J? \ ',y . / /* jjoßDOflflflnnnHß3 J® Accept OH No Substitutes gj New Stock j ® i Silver, ia Thedford's 1 Cut Glass * BLACK-DRAUGHT mZS*, B Purely 9 °^ s . • Vegetable § z _ T _ Had)ey 8 Liver Medicine P " v "^" n no p.» BO BBBBBBBOOOnng EXECUTOR'S NOTICE. c _ ... Having qualified as Executor of the will of Sylvester Spoon, dec'd, the underslKned here- ' by notifies all persons holding claims against aald estate to present the same, duly authen- 1 tlcated, on or before the 80th day of Dec.. HO, or this notice will be pleaded In bar of Ihelr recovery. All persons Indebted to said •state are requested to make Immediate set tlement. This Dec. 15th, 1031. O. N. HOBNADAY, Ex'r of Sylvester Hpoon, dec'd. Kdeeflt Liberty, N. C„ Houte No, 3 Rub-My-Tism, anticeptic and pain Jailer, for infected sores, tetter, sprains, neuralgia .rheu matism, —ad. r Smoke Without fire: "Smoking strictly prohibited" notice* caught the eye of a commercial con sultant who had been called In by a north »t England Arm to Investigate and report upon the efficiency of Its business methods and to suggest pos sible Improvements. So soon as he mw the sign precluding the fragrant weed be commanded: 'Take all those Mticea dowa, paint ttfem out. What will visitors .think?" The factory was completely occupied for the manufae ture of asbestos. Belgian National Song. Brabanconne it tbe national song cf the Belgians, originally sung by the Insurgents during the revolution ef September, 1830. A young French j player Of. the nam* cf Jenneval was i the author of tbe song, which was set fee music by a singer named Carapen koet. Jenneval fell In a combat with the Dutch at Berchem.—New Interna- . Honal Encyclopedia. Lengeet Shakespeare Play. "Hamlet" la the longest of Shake speare'rf plays, with 3,930 lines, and, Mtt "Ce*#tly at JCrfor*" the shortest p ■tt 1.T77 liaae. _ 1 Summons by Publication. NORTH CAROLINA, Alamance County. In tlieSuperfar Court. •Luther Morrow vs Flattie Morrow, Hattie Morrow, the defend ant, will take notice that an action entitled "Luther Morrow vs. Hattie Morrow" has been commenced in the Superior Court of Alamance County, North Carolina, by the said Luther Morrow for the purpose of securing an absolute divorce from th« bonds of matrimony existing between the said Luth er Morrow and Hattie Morrow and the said Hattie Morrqw will further take notice that she is required to appear at the office of the Clerk of the Super ior Court of Alamance County in Graham on or before Mon day, February 6th, 1922, and answer or demur to the com plaint filed in this action or the plaintiff will apply to the Court j for the relief demanded in said complaint. Done this the 29th day of i December, 1921. D. J. WALKER, Clerk Superior Court. Parker & Long, nttys. 29dec4t U —-fp Culture of cotton in the United States dates back to 1621. Hall Tree / • This new Hat, Coat and Umbrella Tree is neat in appearance, moderate in price, takes little space and can stand around in any corner out of the way. Made in various colors to match your room, hall or furniture. Will hold more articles than any hall stand on the market. . Every home needs one or more. Manufactured by TRIPLETEE FURNITURE CO., Phone 260. Graham, N. C,