THE GLEANER
188DID BVEBY THDBSDAT.
J. D. KERNODLE, Editor.
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ORAHAM. N. 0., NOV. 16, 1928.
THE TURNOVER IN ALAMANCE.
It has been a generation since
Alamance Connty has been in
control of the Republicans.
In 1892, '94 and '96 politics got
in a turmoil and the Republicans
landed on top. This was on ac
count of a coalition betweeu the
Republican and Populists. The
latter party came about by the
injection of politics into the
Farmers' Alliance.
It was the undoing of the Al
liance, and the new party, com
posed largely of Democrats, when
it had served to foist designing
ones into office, passed into his
ory.
It was during the Dan Russell
regime, Governor from 1896 to
1900, that the stomach of the
people was gorged and revolted.
in 1898 in most of the counties
of the State Democrats were
restored to power, and in 1900
Ayeock was elected Governor.
Since 1898 there have been few
Republiean County officers In Al
amance?a Sheriff for a term of
two years and an occasional
County Commissioner.
The Democrats have had com
paratively smooth sailihg, and
possibly had become rather over
confident. If so, a little scourg
ing will prove wholesome.
Now that the tables have turn
ed, there is something to think
about and scan in the new situa
tion.
That the county has had effi
cient county officials cannot be
trufh-fully gainsaid. All of them
genteel and capable. They have
held office a long time, as office
holding goes.
There was compbtint that there
were too many "jobs" with sizea
ble salaries attached. For this
complaint there appeared to be
some jutification, especially in
view of the fact that the tax
payer was having a scramble to
get money to pay his assessments.
The present tax levy, however, is
reduced ten cents on the $100.
What the Republicans will do
about the "jobs" is yet to be
seen. If they retain them, there
' will be no trouble in finding some
body to UVa thftm
The Ooanty Commissioners have
been progressive?rather too
much so to please the tax-payers.
They have made a number of
bond issues, thereby inoreasing
the county's indebtedness. They
had a commendable ambition to
give the county a system of good
roads. Road building is expen
sive, money was necessary and
hence the bond isanes. It will be
possible for the incoming admin
istration to show economy along
this line, as the roads are already
here, and maintalnanee will be
the chief outlay.
Wherein the Democrats havo
erred, it is hoped the Republicans
will be wise enough to profit, and
that the burdens will not be in
creased, nor the benefits to the
county at large lessened.
TRAGEDY AT SEA.
An Knglish ship, Vestris, sank
Monday about 300 miles off Hamp
? ton Raads, It left Mew York
j Saturday bound far the Bar
badoes and South America. It
; carried 140 passengers and 210
seamen. Other ships went to its
' Sid. The loet number about 114.
i Timber as a farm crop should
generally comprise not only
rough timber products, such as
saw logs, poles, piling, hewded
crosstiess, pulpwood and cord
wood. Keep out of the sawmill
business unlsss you knew it.
The average farmer should be a
'producer and not, as s rule, s
manufacturer of timber products.
Hotchpotch.
Gov. Smith apoke to the coun
try at large over the radio Tues
day night. It whs not the kiud
Of speech that raauy expected. It
was not the wail of a defeated
candidate. On the contrary be
extolled the principies of' the
Democratic party?great iu defeat
as in victory. He urged the peo
ple to give the President-elect
nnited support as the President
of the entire country and net of it
partisau organization ; and 10
staud by the constructive princi
ples of Democracy, and that he
would continue to stand by them
and battle for them. His speech
increased the admiration of the
people for him.
Is a party dead that polls
around 15,000,000 votes for its
candidate for President? Not
mnch. That's Republican pro
paganda and expressive of a wish
for a foe it would like to have out
of the way.
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Demo
cratic Governor-elect of New
York, is Id the grooming process
for Democratic candidate for
President in 1932.
Had not Gov. A1 Smith been a
Catholic, notwithstanding his
views as to the 18th amendment
and the Volstead act, the election
returns would have read very
differently. He was bitterly
fought by some of the Protestant
Churches under the pretense that
it was on account of hisNqroliibi
tion views, when, as a matter of
fact it was religjous intolerance.
? "
Mr. Hoover will sail on an
American battleship about the
20th from a Pacific coast port on
a "good will" junket to South
America. He will have about 40
in his party. Will traveling in
such royal style have an awe-in
spiring effect on the South Ameri
cans ? And, by the way, who
foots the bill ? If something for
a closer relationship in good feel
ing and business is attained, the
expense will be recompensed.
"FOOLISHNESS."
If we knew a better word, we
would use it|instead of "foolish
ness." It is with reference to
two things done since the election
?no doubt there are many more
on all-fours with these, to-wit :
Down in Mississippi, a day or
so ago, a member of the legisla
ture offered a resolution to re
quest Virginia to permit the re
moval of the bodies of Jeffersou
Davis, the only presideut of the
Confederate States of America,
and Geo. "Stonewall" Jackson,
one of the bravset of the heroes 1
of the Civil War, to the soil of 1
tnat Slate.
The resolution assigned as a
reason (or the request that the ,
State of Virginia had gone Re- |
publicau and that the bodies of i
these great men ought to rest ii> ;
Democratic soil. 1
Another act along the same 1
line is the removal of the portrait 1
of Qov. Zebulon B. Vance from
Buncombe county court house by
a descendant of the Governor, j
the reason being that Buncombe]
had gone Republican and it was
not desired that the picture
should haug in a Republican
citadel. Vanoe was a native of
Buncombe.
No doubt Davis, Jwcltson and
Vanoe would all frown on such
littleness.
Sunday marked the 10th anni
versary of the signing of the
armlstioe and the end of the
World War.
Gov. A1 Smith passed through
the State via Raleigh Wednesday
light on his way to llias'iasippi
for a few days rest and recrea
tion. ___
There is talk of contesting the
election of Kaj. S ted man to Con
gress. It has been charged that
a large number of University
students voted. This charge is
denied. Major Stedman's major
ity, according to latest figures, is
about 486 over Mr. Harden.
Did You Ever
Stop To Think
(Copyright 1928)
By Edson R. Waite, Shawnee, Okla
Spent the day at Memphis,
Tenuussee, with Tom Sharp,
editor Jot the Memphis Press
Scimitar. As Sharp toured
me around town I discovered
he was not "Mr." Sharp,
"Thomas" or "T. E." He was
"Tom" to all who addressed
him.
Ninety feet above river level
on the Chickasaw bluffs, Gen
eral Andrew Jackson and two
historically noted associates,
Overton and Winchester, found
ed city of Memphis. That
was in 1828. Built on this
high bluff, no flood ever can
reach Memphis. As the ancient
city of Memphis was the com
mercial and cultural capital of
the alluvial empire of the Nile
valley, so is its Tennessee
namesake the capital of the
alluvial empire of the Mississip
pi valley.
What a Stranger first notices
is the friendliness of the towns
folk. Nowadays friendliness
seems confined to the small
town; but here is a city of
250,000 population in which
folks who never saw you be
fore and never will see you
again are eager to devote time
and trouble to be of service to
vou
?r ?
Tho Memphis lays claim to
having the largest and most
elaborate park system in the
South, the third largest public
zoo in the world and the finest
group of public buildings, the
first thing it shows the stranger
is the river front. Here of old
was the famous levee fringed
with scores of packet boats and
piled high with cotton. But no
more, this sight. Instead you
are shown the first floating
terminal on any American river,
and still the largest of these.
Steel, grain and package freight
comes down the river by barge
from Pittsburgh, Mineapolis and
way points. Sugar, coffee, oil
come up the river. At Mem
phis the incoming freight is
transferred to railroad cars for
distribution inland. Bail cars
bringin cotton, tobacco and lum
ber for barge shipment to the
ports of the world. But there
was a difficulty to overcome in
facilitating this interchange
between rail and barge. The
Mississippi river at Memphh
has a rise and fall of 40 feet
Only in the famous Bay 01
Fundy is there a larger rise and
fall. Obviously, fixed docks
and piers were out of the ques
tion. So the city of Memphis
built a tremendous freight ter
minal, the whole of which floats.
This floating terminal carries
two huge warehouses with ca
pacity of tens of thousans of tons
freight and has railroad track
age on board sufficient to carry
30 freight cars and a locomot
ive. It is arranged so that any
stage of water, railroad loco
motives can run from dry land
on to the floating railroad
yards. There freight is loaded
direct from barge to railroad
;ar. Not even in the flood
stage of 1927 was service of
this terminal interrupted.
Here at Memphis are two bridges
?cross the Mississippi. The only
bridges across the "Father of Wa
ters" south of the Ohio river.
"Spilled Milk."
Th-a- 1 1 _ i :
mora iiiut uuon a popular im
pression that a cow should not
only be milked regularly hut also
that she should be milked each
timo by the same man, which
doubtless has had much to do
with mauy person's distaste for
dairy work. Persons who have
to milk cows may take heart
from statements of U.S. Depart
ment of Agriculture dairy special
ists, who say that with average to
good oows, milking may be done
occasionally at irregular hours
without any marked effect on
production, and that production
is practically the same whether
the milking is done by the same
person or by different ones, pro
vided the various milkers are
equally profloient.
Silage or roots furnish a good.
Inexpensive feed for sheep at
times of the year when pasture is
not available. These feeds are
especially valuable for keeping
ewes in good condition dunug
the winter.
Election Results
In North Carolina. 1
i
Statement by Congressman Charles
L- Abernathy. ,
Washington, I>.'C.
November lOtli, 11128.
Charles L. Abernathv of the,
Third North Carolina District, |
who has just been reelected by
the usual Democratic majority,
lives in the same city with Sena
tor F. M. Simmons.
Until the Houston Convention
both Senator Simmons aud Con
gressman Aboruathy were oppos
ing the nomination of Governor
Smith for the Presidency. Wbeu
Governor Smith was nominated
Senator Simmons contiuucd his
light against him, but Mr. Aber
natliy decided to support him and
he spoke and worked for the en
tire Democratic ticket. Senator
Simmons' home precinct went for
Governor Smith by 48 majority, i
Congressman Abernathy's home j
precinct went for Governor Smith j
by a majority of 07. Craven |
County, the county of both of
them, went for Governor Smith
by a majority of 257. Mr. Aber
natliy issued the following state
ment to the press to-day :
"The political situation in
North Carolina brought about
by the recent election demands
the most serious attention of the),
Demociats of the. State for the
^'utnre. The members of tiio
North Carolina delegation in the
House with the exception of one,
followed Senator Simmons in his
opposition to Governor Smith un
til his nomination at Houston
aud then Senator Overman aud
the entite delegation in the House
supported the straight Democrat
ic ticket.
"It now turns out that the
electoral vote from North|Carolina
was not needed to elect Governor
Smith. It now appears that ft
was not necessary for the North
Carolina leaders of the anti-Smith
forces to have joined hauds with
the opposition and to have waged
the strenuous campaign they7 did
to have insured Mr. Iloover'c
election.
"Now, a calm survey of the re
rults of this strenuous anti-Smith
campaigu in North Caroliua
shows :
"1. That the majority of the
State Democratic ticket was
greatly reduced.
"2. That Congressman Zeb
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Weaver, a Democrat, and a strong |
anti-Smith man before the Hous
ton Convention, was defeated.
"3. That Congressman A. L.
Bulwinkle, a Democrat, and a
strong anti-Smith man before the
Houston convention' and a gal
lant sol tier and officer of the
World War, was defeated.
"4. That the Democratic Con
gressman of the Fifth District,
that grand old Confederate sol
dier, Msjor Clias. M. Stedman,
was only elected by about 500
majority when he had been elect
ed by great Deinocrstic majorities
in previous elections.
"5. That the Democratic Con
gressmen of the Seventh and
Ninth Districts were in the bal
ance for a long time and were
elected only by greatly reduced
majorities, ami both of these men
were anti-Smith men before the
Houston Convention.
"6. That as a result of this
strenuous anti-Smith campaign
in North Carolina, every Con
gressman's election was endan
gered, and each had to fight for
his political life as never before.
"7. That the Legislature
heretofore overwhelmingly Dem
ocratic is now very close between
tlie Democrats and Republicans,
the Democrats having a reduced
majority.
'"8. That great Democratic
Counties like Mecklenburg, Run
combe, Kowau, Guilford, New
Hanover aud many others strong
ly Democratic went Republican.
"9. In the Third District the
couniiesof Sampson and Carteret
went Republican. These counties
were Democratic two years ago.
"10, Johnson County in the
Fourth District, while it went
Democratic two years ago, this
year went Republican as a result
thereof two State Democratic
?Senators were defeated.
"II. And then our State was
carried by a majority for the Re
publican National ticket for the
first time since the Civil War.
"I seriously contend that it
was never necessary to have
brought such destruction and
disaster to the Democratic party
in North Carolina in the interest
of "saving the Democracy from
that Body of Death" as it has
been termed.
"Now comes the serious sug
gestion from Senator Simmons in
an interview, that to save the
party further it muse be re-or
ganized.
"With all due deference, it pi
?teems to me,that it is much bet
ter and will do more to bring j{
about a rehabilitation of. the q.
Democratic party for Democrats .
to stand by the regular Demo
cratic organization that has made J(
the splendid light for the straight D'
Deinocratia ticket. I believe the
safety of our party in the future X
, lies in strengthening our present g
Democratic organization, rather oi
than undertaking a reorganiza- jj
tion under a leadership which ^
has brought about so much dis
cord, disaster and destrnction in
our ranks.
"Speaking for myself, I shall c<
abide with the regular Democrat- tl
I ic organization of the State."
p
Fall is the most advantageous
time for the cow to freshen, win
ter the next best season, and ,
spring and summe-i the least ad
vangtageous, according to dairy a
specialists of the U. S. Depart- c<
meut of Agriculture. Cows that b
freshen in the fall rank highest, cl
on an average, in yearly produc- le
tion of milk and butterfat and in f(
income over cost of feed ; and r
those freshening in spring or
summer produce the least milk w
and butterfat and retbru the
smallest income over cost of
feed. -b
Do not throw away commercial E
feed stuffs that have spoiled, if
rViov hnraimfi mnldv or otherwise _
unfit for feed, apply them to the _
soil. All commercial feeds make "
good fertiliers, and those rich in
nitrogen, such as cottonseed meal,
bran, and beef scraps are espe
cially valuable.
? P<
6 6 6
la a Prescription for
Colds, Grippe, Flu, Dengue,
Bilioui Fever and Malaria.
? at speedy remedy known.
EXECUTOR'S NOTICE.
Having qualified as executor of the es
tate te of the late Geo. 8. Rogers, deceased,
of Alamance County. State of North Caro
lina, this Is to notify all persons having
claims ^against said estate, to present them
duly authenticated to the undersigned on or
before the 1st day of October, 1929, or this
notice will be pleaded in bar of their recov
ery.
All persons Indebted to said estate are
requeeted to make prompt settlement.
This Heptember21 ,1928
w. m. Rogers, Exec'r
- Estate of Geo. 8. Rogers, Deceased.
84-4
C ASTORIA
For Infants and Children
In Use For Over 30 Years
ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE
Having: qualified as Administrator of the
estate of John J. Snyder, deceased, late
of Alamance countv.North Carolina, this is to
notify all persons having claims against, the
said estate to exhibit them duly verified, to
the undersigned at Graham. North Caro
lina, on or before the 1st day of Nov, 1909. or
this notice will be pleaded In bar of their
recovery.
A1 1 persons indented to said estate wll
please make Immediate settlement.
This the 84th day of October, 1928.
ALLEN D.TATE
Administrator.
J. Dolph Long, Atty. 38 6t
ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE
Having qualifle.i as Administrator ol the
estate of Egbert L. Stuart, deceased, late of
Alamance county. State of North Carolina.
thl8ls to notify all persons having claims
against aald estate to present them, dulj^
uerlfledto the undersigned at Graham, ii
C., on or before the 16th day of Oct Jo29
or this notice will be pleaded In bar of their
recovery.
All persons Indebted to said estate will
pleas make immediate settlement.
This the 8rd day of October. 1928
M. M. 8TUART.
J. Dolph Long, Att'y. Admlnutrator.
Receiver's Re-Sale di
Real Estate.
| Under and by virtue of the
power of sale contained in that
certain Mortgage Deed of trust
from Sam Troxler and wife,
Rebecca Troxler, to Piedmont
Trust Co., Trustee, dated Sep
tember 2, 1920, and recorded
in the office of the Register of
Deeds for Alamance County,
North Carolina, in Deed of
Trust Book 87, page 176, and
securing the bond of the said
Sam Troxler and wife in the
sum of $125.00, default having
been made in the payment of
said bond as in said deed of
trust provided, and further puy
suant to the authority of an or
der of the Superior Court of Al
mance COunty in the action
therein pending numbered 3682,
.upon the civil issue docket, the
undersigned Receiver of Pied
mont Trust Co. will, on
MONDAY, DEC. 3, 1928
at 12:00 o'clock M., at the court
house door in Alamance County,
offer for sale at public auction
to the highest bidder for cash,
the following described real
?operty, to-wit:
A certain tract or parcel of
intj in the County of Alamanc,
;ate of North Carolina; ad
ining the lands of Joel Tickle,
>hn Cummings, Eliza Sum
ir and bounded as follows v
Beginning at a stone on Joel
ickle's line ; running thence
H deg W 15.28 chs to a post
ik near the railroad ; thence
86 degW 3.93 chns to a stake;
lence N 1? deg E 15.28 chs to
stone; thence S 76 deg E
93 chns to the beginning,
mtaining six acres, but to be
le same be there more or less.
Situate on the above described
roperty is a five room cottage.
Terms of Sale will be cash
pon date of sale, and the pur
laser will be -furnishod with
certificate by said Receiver
srtifying the amount of his
id, upon receipt of the pur
lase price, and the sale will be
ift open ten days thereafter
or placing of advance bids as
equired by law.
This is a re-sale and bidding
rill start at $55.00.
Done this the 15th day of
lovember. 1928.
THOS. D. COOPER,
Receiver, Piedmont Trust Com
pany.
eceiver's Re-Sale of
Real Estate.
Under and by virtue of the
)wer of sale contained in that
certain mortgage deed trom
Dan Isley and wife, Nancy Is
ley, to Piedmont Trust Co.
Trustee, dated October 31st,
1919, and recorded in the
office of the Register of Deeds
of Alamance County, in Deed
of Trust Book 84, page 84,
securing the bonds of the
said Dan Isley and wife in
the sum of $800.00, default
having been made in the pay
ment of said bonds as in said
deed of trust provided, and
further pursuant to the author
ity of an order of the Superior
Court of Alamance County in
the action threin pending, num
bered 3682, upon the civil issue
docket, the undersigned Re
ceiver of Piedmont Trust Com
pany will, on
M0NDA7, DEC. 3, 1928
at 12 o'clock, noon, offer for
sale at public auction to the
highest bidder for cash, the
following described real prop
perty^ to-wit :
Two certain tracts or parcels
of land situate, lying and being
in Albright Township, Ala
mance Dounty, North Carolina,
described and defined as fol
lows:
Lot 1. Adjoining lands of
Dan Isley, Henry Capps and
others, beginning at a white
fiint rock, corner with Dan Is
ley in Henry Capps' line; run
ning thence N. 3 deg. 15' E 8
chs to an iron bolt in the said
Capps line in the old Mt. Her
mon road; thence 3.46 deg
W 10.35 chs to an iron pipe,
corner with said Isley on North
side of said road ; thence 3.85
deg. E7.07 chs to the begin
ning, containing 3.04 acres,
more or less.
Lot No. 2. Adjoining Dan
Isley, Sallie Ifoust, Henry
Capps. Mike and Jeiry Foust
and Clay Holmes, beginning at
a rock, corner with Mike Foust
in said Capps' line ; running
thence N 82 deg. W 14 chs. 87
Iks to a rock, corner, with
said Mike Foust in Mike
Foust's line ; thence N 3? deg
E 8.75 chs to a roek, corner
said Holmes in said Jerry
Foust's line: thence S 815i
deg E 14.92 chs to a rock,
corner with said H o 1 m es
in said Sallie Foust's line ;
thence S 3J deg W 10 chs to the
beginning, contain i n g 13.8
acres more or less.
Terms of sale will be cash
upon date of sale, and the pur
chaser will be furnished with a
certificate by said Receiver cer
tifying the amount of his bid,
upon receipt of the purchase
price, and the sale will be left
open ten days thereafter for
placing of advance bids as re
quired by law.
This is a re-sale and bidding
will startat $275.00.
Done this the 15th day of
November, 1928.
THOS. D. COOPER,
Receiver Piedmont Trust Com
nanv.