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ISSUED WEEKLY.
PRINCIPLES, NOT MEN
ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR
VOLUME XXXXII
Asheboro, North Caroling Thursday, February 22, 1917
NUMBER S
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I.LF.WXAMS LETTER FROM
THE STATE CAPITAL
(By Maxwell Gorman)
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ltave completed its work, some two
weeks hence, one of the approciabl
efforts of legislation of the practicable
character tirst to be realized will b
experienced by the "traveling men,''
or "drummers." and others, who tind
it necessary to secure sleeping
commedations at hotels and boarding
nouses wmie away i rom im u iioim s.
li' the new laws arc properly (n
foivcilt which can be largely aeeel-,
t rattd l4- the victims of its violation ,
f they will promptly report .all such)
this
uge army ot travelers win
ot travelers
gratetuiiy welcome the impi'ovi menl
the
esigned to aid their physical comtoit
as well as to protect them from seme
forms of extortion.
There has just been incorporated
into the Revenue Bill, which came
over from the House to the Senate this
week, a feature which stipulates that
where two persons occupy the same
room the charge for both is not to ex
ceed fifty cents per night more than
is regularly charged if only one per
son occupied that room. The license
tax on rooms of such hotels or inns
i-hall be twenty-live dollars ($23.00)
per room per annum, down to ten dol
lars per annum according to the rate
charged per room if this practice is
not observed.
It has of late years been a common
practice in hotel circles to collect from
$;i to $5 per night for one room when
a rush of custom compelled the "dou-bling-up"
of patrons. Or if two mm
traveling together elect to occupy the
same room they are often required to
pay a? much as that more than their
meals cost them if they are disposed
to be frugal and patronising, any rep
utable cafes, of the er.fcs which are
operated by the same hotels.
State Prison Farm Reform
The legislative investigation into
conditions at the penitentiary farms
will be conducted tins week, possib y
with the session of Wednesday. 1
Senator Turner, of Iredell, who Is ,
chairman of the joint committee maS-
nr the investigation, is one of the most
level headed and patriotic
Christian
m-n in North Carolina. I knw him
well enough to say that he is not only
an experienced legislator and a lawyer
of eminence in his profession, but one
who loves hi? fellow
ipan, a gentleman
ir cut and sliaily
rl"!n life and clca
defined ideas and principles of what is
right and just as well as what is mer
ciful. There was no member of this Gen
eral Assembly who was better fitted to
preside as chairman of this investiga
tion. There is none whose ability to
rectify abuses and wrongs the unfor
tunate could appeal to in greater con
fidence that such appeal would produce
results such results as will at least
strive to forever put an end to the
hellish conditions that obtain, and have
long obtained at these prison farm
, quarters, and the cruelty features
thereof, which are part and parcel of
the character of some of the brutal 'and
inhuman guards employed there, so
often employed because of their repua
tion for being strict strict with tTie
lash and gun even unto the death of
their victims, and some of the over
seers. I should hate to believe that Supt.
Mann of the State prison was cogni
sant of much of this cruelty and inhu
manity, and I don't believe he has been
although his critics may say it was his
duty to know it. The recitals of the
monstrous conduct of some of the pet
ty bosses not only compel the legisla
tive committee to blush with shame
that North Carolina should be the
scene for such horrible cruelty prac
ticed upon white boys and crippled and
diseased men of both races, but they
call aloud to every member of this
legislature to stop it by changing the
management of these prison camps
and farms or rhoulder the responsibili
ty themselves.
Helping the Small Farmer
Although Gov. Bickett sent a spe
cial message to the legislature Wed
nesday urging the passage of a law
- emboilying his anti-crop ILn views and
to further his plan of "making land
lords of the tenant farmers of North
Carolina," there stills exists consid
erable opposition to the measures so
far promulgated along that line and
it comes from two or more contending
sources.
Gov. Bickett wants what is cul.eel
the Beasley bill passed. Senator Golf
(himself a merchant for a quarter or
a century or more) and what arc
known as the "time merchants" are
not satisfied with the pending bill,
although it has been ratified the
original bill having been killed in com
mittee. The Farmers' Union element is
said not to be entirely satisfied with
the present bill, either and there are
others who are aguhui, Uio u.easuic.
The chief objection now stems to be
, the provision fixing a cash value
price on which to hp?? the ten pee
, cent advance limit lor "lime' charges,
.which is characterized as nothing sluit
of an invitation to litigation in the
courts botwei n merchants and small
farmer.-, or the holders of the paper
of the latter. For the new bill pro
vides that "all liens and mortgages
made under the provisions of this art
shall be valid for their full value in
the hands of juprhast rs for value and
before maturity, even though tin
charges made are in excess f thosi
V. ill I owed in this act, bit in such ipso:
'ie party to whom the advance.- ?'(
the
i3'de shall have the rigi.t to ie.oM-
REV. J. C. TROY DEAD
Death of Minister and Writer Followed
A Lunc Illness
I Key. J. L. iroy cied at his home n
I Mangum street, Durham, February lo
following a lunir illnos;
following a long illness. The deceased
I had been confined to his home several
years and had been critically iil tin
days. Heart trouble was the cause
of his death and the end had Ik en
momentarily expected several davs
Mr. Troy, who was a son of Major
W. C. Troy, of Fayetteville, moved to
n.yt
im liftein years ago from Ran-
illcman where he lived lor sivcial
years after his failing health com
pelled him to give up preaching. He
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W. H. Hardin, ot Salisbury, and Mrs.
E. I. Vtyohe. ot 1-ayetteville, w. re
with him when he died. Dr." J. V.
Long, of Greensboro, a cousin of iho
deceased, was also present at the bed
side when the end came. Mr. Troy
was 3! years old. He was educated
for a lawyer and practised law for a
while.
The deceased was a man of strong
character and possessed high ideals.
He was respected and admired by a
large circle of friends and acquaint
ances. On account of ill health, ne
was unable to preach regularly, but
so long as his health permitted he
devoted his time to the ministry. Mr.
Troy also attained considerable repu
tation as a writer and some of his
writings had been published by the
Herald and other papers under the
nopi de plume, "Trojan."
The funeral services were conducted
at Trinity church, Durham, February
l(i, and the remains were interred in
Maplewood cemetery. Rev. C. J. Har
rell, pastor of frinity Meth..:ist
church, conducted the services.
Mr. Troy is a descendent of An
drew Balfour, the Revolutionary pa
triot, ne being a vreat grandson ol
the h.te Tihbin Balfour, the only child
of Colonel Balfour, and married John
Trov of Rowan county
Senator Simmons In Tilt With Senator
Penrose
In the Senate, a few days ago, wnen
h 1 Vnnsvlvania Senator tiei!:.red
tnat the minority numbers of the c m-
miti.ee u:v allowed only two min tes
in the committee room in the heading
on the revenue bill, Senator Penrose
.fviili'mnod the Sunday caucus, wherc-
J upon Senator Simmons declared ir he
i Witiitel to get Lessons in morality he
XVould certainly not go to the Pmnsly
vania Senator.
"The Senator complains that he did
not have an opportunity to attend the
sessions of the committee or to see. the
bill until it was presented to him for
a vote on yesterday. Neither did I,
Mr. President in 1000, as a member of
the finance committee, have an oppoi
tunity to see the Payne-Aldrich bill
until)' the Democrats were called in at
the final meeting of that committee,
when the bill was laid down on the ta
ble and we were told to take it or re
ject it.
"With reference to the hearings,
thev were exactly like the hearings
held on other revnue bills. They were
open hearings before a sub-committee
of the majority membership. Anybody
who desired to be heard was given a
hearing. I took extraordinary precau
tions this year to see that there should
be no ground for complaint."
Mr. Howard A. Banks Becomeg Editor
Of Sunday School Times
Mr. Howard A. Banks, who has been
Secretary Daniels' private secretary,
has accepted the editorship of the Sun
day School Times, published at Phil
adelphia. Before going to Washing
ton Mr. Banks was editor of the
Hickory Democrat, published at Hick
ory, N. C. Mr. Frank Smith, confi
dential clerk to Mr. Daniels, has be
come his private secretary.
from the party making the advances
any sum he may be compelled to pay
a third party in excess of the charges
allowed by this act." The new bill
also contains this clause: "At the
time of each sale there shall be de
livered to the purchaser a memoran
dum showing cash prices on the ar
ticles advanced.
The message from the Governor al
ready was chiefly relating to that
feature of the Beasley bill providing
for the exemption from taxation of
notes to the amount of three thousand
($:S,000) dollars in good faith for tne
purchase of farm homes.
The who! 3 fchrme is to be threshed
out again in committee meetings dur
ing the ensuing week.
Constitutional Convention
The bill of Representative Harry
Stubbs calling for submission to the
people the matter of holding a con
stitutional convention is likely to go
through th" Senate any day now, it
having been passed by the House with
only eleven votes against it. In his
speech Mr. Stubbs advocated to the
lact t.iuc Norta Carolina is the only
State in the Union that has not held
such a convention in over 40 years.
Legal Ad. Bill Again Referred
Those lawyers in the Senate vh'o
plainly "have it in" for the newspa
per publishers' till to regulate the
rate of legal advertising, have hit
another blow. When it was reported
favorably (for the second time) Wiley
Person of Franklin, Jones of Bun
combe, Long of Alamance and Bur
gwyne all jumped on it and alter o--fei'lnir
an amendment to reduce h"
rate from ( to 1 c uts to 4 an ' 2 c, n;.i
a line, but it was iv-r "I'u.e d (for the
third t'mo.i They s em aniou- to
kill it. But MoCo:n may yet pull i
through. J
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Major General Funston Dead
Major General Frederick Funston.
cmm-indav if tha cmithurn .l..norrmanr
of the United States army, died suit- Th.e Pa.st xveck has brouKnt forth
denly in the lobby of a San Antonio n. v,,tal developments in the interna
hntpl Mnmtnv ovi.nino- Hi .lonfh tional embroglio. nor. it seems. haB
due to the hardening of the arteries
ot the heart which caused an immc-
diato and nainles Honth r...n, t-.,i
Funston was !l veara old.
In February ll15 Major General
Funston was made commander of the
southern dennrtment of thn i? s nr.
my. Since March 1916 he has been
in command of all United States
forces on the Mexican border. The
handling of the troops at the various
stations, the Pershing expedition and
the late rearrangement of the regulars
whi e nrovidinir for the return of thp
national guaid has given General
t'.mtlU ..L. .1 I. -
bly fallen the lot of any commander
general or the United States army unnmiiw nunur I""
since the Civil war. He was the Dispatches) from Washington indi
youngest major general of the aimy cate that President Wilson is consid
and had been counted on by his su- ering the advisability of not calling a
periors for many years of active serv- special session of the Senate imme
ice. His death was a shock to the diately following his inauguration,
otlicials at Washington. Secretary This would be another age-old prece
Baker made the statement, "Gtneral dent. It is understood the President's
Funston's death is a loss to the purpose is to avoid a special session of
army and a loss to the country." the Senate unless an extra session of
General F'unston is a native of the entire Congress is necessary. This
Ohio. He was reared on a farm m would greatly alter the plans of the
Kansas and educated at the University inaugural committee, which have al
of that State. He began his life as ready been much disturbed by reason
a botanist with the Department of of the fact that March 4 falls on Sun
Agriculture and traveled through day.
Death Valley, Alaska, Bering Sea, and
the British North-west. J. B. Tomlinson of High Point Dead
man ,kSfr"f' ,? a f!" lagrippe J. B. Tomlinson, aged 71
E?htVi ?f J- V it2' ulon years, died February 16th at his home
fn.?nl deceased had
EnTOte vZ f bpa"V He NAn -'S made his home in this city for a num-
Sw M X 11 f r for captunng Agu.n- ber of and WM -thep w, , ,
t'.? LC WM V romrnanj' ?f he known. H was twice married and to
; 4l" Tuji i. "'""'eei i.uanuy
t ,r J V I i, , T u S. E. Tucker and Mrs. Holden, of
..rnv j ka" .lvtt w-th tneig- Greensboro. To the last union were
Sv u ' r ,ls,0a ',u"n th? ,San born five children: .1. W. Tomlinson,
I ? ; f SrYlL'SJ u.nst.on n,a'e. a Bascom Tomlinson. Miss Vanah Tom
ma k for hmself by declaring martial ,j MiM Haz,,, Tor,l)inson an(,
aw and set about to obtain homes for MjM ert TomlinSi0n. His Iast vvjfe
the homeless and by keeping the cost .i, .no .u. .i,..,i,i r,u.ii.
of foot by those who took advantage
of the less fortunate. While he was in
command of the troop at era Cruz
i irr,uitMii tinsou iiiuiie- mm major gen
eral Physically, Funston was one of the
smallest men in the United States Ar
my. He was five feet five inches tall
and weighed about 120 ounds. In civil
life he was modest and retiring. He is lirmative of a question involving the
survived by a wife and three children. ' propriety of government ownership of
railroads, while Guilford College had
Deputies Gulley, New ton and Neely the negative. The constitutionality cf
Make Discoveries in Montgomery the proposed ownership was waived.
The latter part of last week depu- A. and M. debaters were D. Kerr
ties Gulley, Newton ami Neeley pros- Scott and David S. Coltrane, while
pected in the neighborhood of Allreds Rheta S. Newlin and Itimous T. Val
postoftice in Montgomery countv. Their entine debated for Guilford.
attention was attracted by some
smoke, following thev found a coDDer
distillery in operation. A man was shaw, W. P. Bynum and A. L. Brooks,
there but he escaped. The still was ' At Statesville basket ball team won
38.80 gallon capacity. Six hundred over Guilford College's team at States
gallons of beer, eight fermcnters, ten ville Saturday night.
gallons of liquor and other distilling
apparatus were captured. Tracing a I Republican Promises
path another unique brandy distilling! A correspondent to the Davidson
was found in an old house; judging ; Dispatch writes as follows:
from pumies, etc., this still was op- We Randolph Guvs down hers in
erated last fall. Still followinsr an- the sticks are looking fnvu-v.l to
other path another still was foun,?,
this being a thirty seven gallon capaci-
ty copper still with cap and worm,
recently used. Also seven gallons of
whiskey was captured. The deputies
were very mud fatigued but happy
over success in woods of Montgomery.
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National Guard o Go Home ;
The Secretary of War has issued
an order to bemn at once sending the
National Guard home from the bor-
dor. More than 2.".000 are liiher
home now or on their way home. The
r.-maining rf.th will b, gin to move
the first week in Mivch and it is ex-;
pected that they will all be away from
the border by April 1. There ill Jim :
lift on the bord.r p-trolling toe n-j
tji" international 1in of 1MMI mi:, s
fmm California to the Gulf, of t.'io
regular army less than 50,000. ,
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The European War Situation Contin
ueg Serious
the overt ait been committed by Ger-
m""-v " P'unge mis county in
to the European war. President Wil
son, the dispatches announce, has his
'inIJer n every phase of the situation,
anH eacn ncment is studied and con
sidered in the most careful and pains
taklnK manner. The situation contin-
u"s a8 serious as it possibly could b?,
sho.rt of actual war. The Norwegian
collier Dalbeattie, on board of which
wer two, Americans, was sunk by
shel1 "r.e on Saturday last, the shell-
nK taKing t.ia"e while the crew were
tak'"S tohi bouts. No lives were losf
-'
President dson Considers Breaking
thp firgt umon was bo,.n thre3 chil(i,.en.
Cicero Tomlinson, of High Point; Mrs.
Pe w, n , t Ran(,.nlan manv
vear'bpfore movin(r to Hifrh Poin ,
pm.e(led him to the grave only a few
months.
Quakers Win One and Lose One
On last Saturday night the debat-
era for A. and M. College had the if-
Guilford won but not by unanimous
vote. The judges were G. S. Biad-
great and noble things this year. We
are rejoicing over the many good rotuTs
that are to traverse every seciion of
our county, and are to be given by that
forward looking party that V-ver
breaks a promse. This 'wonderful and
magnificent body of men have prom-
ised us greater things still which we
ai - e anxiously waiting and watching to
see nut into exernt i,m Tin v hnv,. il.l
us that they are going to put the tax
'rate down so low that wo would forg.-t
there ever was such a thing as paying
taxes. It is gratifying Ir, liw in the
boundaries of such good things tlvt we
are going to receive at the hands of
this promieo-mnkinr set of angels
! "
George W. Riley who recently die,!,
aged 81 years, for mane years was
onrnit'-d in the mirsory biiVne-:s two
miles north of Tliomiisvillo.
STATE AND GENERAL NEWS
Lexington is going through an epi
demic of measles, more than one hun
dred cases being under treatment.
The Lexington Chair Company has
awarded contract for the erection of a
40x(0 foot addition to their plant. The
building will be two stories, and will
will increase the outpu of the plant
about 2; per cent.
H. M. Diu.lev !!iro,l 7(1 ,hi..f -Inlm
'agent for the Southern- Railway, died
at hjs lome jn Washington Sunday af -
tor a short illness from acute indiges
tion Burial was at Knoxville. Tenn.
The railroads of the United States
have informed resident Wilson that tlic
resources of their organizations are at I st'1'VK t'tf Wl" l conducted by the Ma
the disposal of the government in thes"n
event of war. Ollicials of IS roads I Lieut. Armstrong went with his
were appointed a special committee of i lt)mlany to the bonier when the na
national defense. President Fairfax
Harrison of the Southern Railway, be
ing cnairman.
The navy armor plate plant board
left Washington Sunday night for the
South to inspect sites for the propos
ed $11,000,000 armor factory. The
points contesting for the plant are E g
Stone Gap, Va.; Johnson City, Kings
port, and Chattanooga, Tenn.; Middles
boro, Ky.; Anniston. Tuscaloosa, and
Gadsden, Ala.; and Rome, Ga.
F'ifteen new passenger locomotives
of the powerful "mountain" type have
just been received by the Southern
Railway and will be paced in service
between Washington and Atlanta.
Governor Bickett granted a pardon
Saturday for Melville Humphries and
William Rolas, two youths of Brook
lyn, N. Y., who went through Wil
mington on a "wanderlust" journey
south and stole an automobile. The
boys were 16 years old and had just
finished the high school. The Gov
ernor says that the Voya seem to have
got'.en out of moiK'y iwtl rather com
mandeered tha ntp-sm to continue
their travels. '
The raiiroa Is w ill giv a rate of one
cent a mile to the Con - lerate reun
ion ai rvasnington june o, i. riee
board and lodging will b- cfiven those
ion at Washington June " 6,
veterans who desire same. Gen. Metts
has appointed Mrs. Alex Webb of
Raleigh, daughter of Gen. Hoke, as
matron of honor; Miss Melba McCul
lers, of Clayton, granddaughter of
Ashley Home, as sponsor; and Miss
Katherine Smith, of Raleigh", and Miss
Camelia London, cf Pittsboro, as the
maids of honor.
John P. Cameron, a leading Penuh
liean and chairman of the Republican
I'Xfe'uiive coiouiieeee 01 iticnmumi
county, died at his honjp in Rocking
ham, February 14, ofifctomach trou
ble. The deceased hail been operated
on for stomach trouble and did not
rally, erysipelas and other complica
tions having set in and causing death.
Miss Mary Johnson, of Randleman,
Becomes Bride of Mr. Orastus John
son On Sunday Feb IS, 1017, Miss Mary
Johnson, of ' Randleman, was married,
to Mr. Orastus Johnson, of Ramlleman
Route 1, Rev. J. B. O'Briant perform
ed the ceremony at the bride's home.
The young couple drove to Mr. John
son's home where relatives and friends
had prepared a sumptuous feast,
which was very much enjoyed by all I
man's most, nonul.nl vnnncr lurtips nnH!
the groom a splendid voung man, who He was married more than 20 years
has manv friends. The bride was aK to Miss Flora Willard, of Baitf
beautifuliy attired in brown and car- more, and they have spent their eh
ried a lovely bouquet of white roses, tire married life in the village of Sax
The contracting parties have a hostaPa"aw, where they both have for
of friends, who extend congratulations
for a long and happy life
Farlow-Ferguson
Feb. 17th, 7 o'clock p. m. at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. W. R. F'ogie-
man, Randleman, Mr. Troy t-arlow
and Miss Hazelle Foeleman were unit-
ed in marriage. These young people
are DOtn oi Kaniueman and are pop-
ular and have a host of friends who
are wisning mem a nuppv uihi pros
perous journey through life.
Mr. Farlow is a plumber by trade
and at present has work in High Point
and they will make their home in
High Point for a while,
Miss Farlow is the last one of the
girls of the family. Mr. and Mrs
Fogleman are now in one sense like
they were when thy first started Mr;
together. The undersigned officiated.
J. B. O'BRIANT.
Federal Aid For All Public Roads
The Secretary of Agriculture has
given out a statement that states de
serving aid from the $85,000,000 ap
propriation must build expensive
roads.
"There is not the slightest truth in
such a report," said Secretary Hous
ton. "This department, which is
charged w ith the administration of the
federal aid road act, has placed ab
solutely no restrictions, either direct
or implied, upon the kind of highways
to be constructed. States may submit
for approval any kind of road, even
an earth road, and approval will be
given if the construction be substan
tial in character, suitable for traffic
needs, ami meets the terms of the fed
eral act."
Pay up Week
Ends Saturday of This
Week
Manv
this wc
cvi i vhoi
w iping tho slate clean l,ils' ' ' "j ui e aroima ami was
'lie time is short for, heard with much interest.
to pay everybody else I
to h , - big. (Mr-;, M:-ml' P.elh, Salvation Army
' ; v., is nntVnalj Worl.er ir. (In on-dioro February 2.
! . ' j "-Mi-can hi accom-i Mis. Meu.io '!;.lli:i: t n IVoth, wi.h--.
i i"."iii of debt j:ay-1 1 v known as a SaUatien Army mh!
ft:! i !' biiv-'n. ! n siniv'e ; prim r. form V"rl.-i is t make :n
( v." d-ys it .-.llowct, address ni ',!,, ft -to N orn d and In-.iu.-ti
ial Colli .uo I 'l id.iy night.
irculate free!
Lieutenant -Bill," Armstrong is Dead
On Border
Following an ihness of several
weeks at trie base hospital at Fort
' 1 aso Tl'xati' Lieutenant
Lilly Armstrong, Co. M, North Car
olina National Guard, of High Point,
died Saturday night at H:2.") o clock ot
cerebro spinal menincitis. Tho i,..
!.wi" be "fought to High Point for
lu""111 ruuay. l.ieut. Armstrong
ws " years of aire, ami wsw l...n
:'1 1,allly Lodge. Dauby, Wkshiie,
1 .s'lul11'- hls residence :n the United
onus u.ti.'u i rom llie summer of 1N;.
Lieui. Armstrong was a member el
several Iraternal orders, among them
I ut lnt ''lKs smd Shnners. Funeral
tional guard was called into federal
service last year. He was very toi.i-
lar w ith the members of his compu; .
and had many freinds in the Kates
He lived at Mackey's lodge, neor High
Point, and was well known to hunters
from this and other States.
Several weeks ago he was stricken
with pneumonia, while with his com
pany and was sent to the base hos
pital where he developed cerebro spi
nal meningitis. At several times lira
condition was reported improved, but
when Company M was ordered home
he was lelt at the hospital. It was
just a few days then before all hope
for his recovery was given up. Mr.
Armstrong is survived by his wife amr
two children.
Mrs. J. Ed. Foy, of Lexington, Dead
Following an attack of peritonitis
Mrs. J. Ed. Foy, of Lexington, died
last week at the hospital in Salisbury
where she had been taken for treat
ment. Mrs. F'oy, from the beginning
of her illness, was very sick and her
system did not respond to medical aid.
Mrs. Foy was the daughter of Mrs.
Eva M. Bullock, of Eufaula. Ala., who
Free'wa8 at the bedside when death came.
, , . r . r iouu-.
"er late father was a prominent Ala-
liama cotton planter. Three small
children survive with the young hus
band. The deceased was 151 years
old. She was married to Mr. Foy in
June, 1006. In 1008 they moved to
Lexington, when Mr. Fov became
cashier of the First National Bank.
Later he and Dermont Shemwell,
president of this bank, formed a part
nership known as Foy & Shemwell,
vhicli is now doing near a quarter
million dollars business a year.
Funeral services were conducted
Saturday morning from First Metho
dist church, of Lexington, by Rev. W.
H. Wills. Interment followed in the
Lexington cemetery.
Mr. George Williamson, of Alamance
County, Dead
Mr. George T. Williamson, a lead
ing cotton mill man of Saxapahaw,
died at the hospital in Salisbury Feb.
15tn-. JIr: Williamson had grippe and
'"P"cauons louoweu. tie underwent
an operation but to no avail.
Mr. Williamson was born in Caswell
county but in early manhood went to
Alamance county and began in the
cotton mill business and had gone for
ward in the business until he became
manager of the Saxapahaw Cotton
mill, one of the biggest in the countv.
"".v jeurs Deen loved and highly es-
teemed for their manv excellent
qualities. He had perfected himseir
in the line of cotton manufacturing,
the industry for which the Holts and
Williamsons are famous in this sec
tion. Georp-e Willi-. r,-w,iA
ne is survived oy nis wit, one son.
Jr., and two
daughters. Misses Ethel ' and Bonner
Williamson; one sister, Mrs J W
Menefee, of Graham, anil two broth
Ben Williamson, of Sax :m:ih:iw.
and John Williamson, of Georgia.
Another Big Dam Will Be Built on
ladkin at Bad in
Another big dam on the Yadkin
river constructed by the Tallashasee
Power Company about four miles be
low Badin and a railroad is being built
from Badin down the river so as ti
convey materials and supplies for tne
work which has already been com
menced by 200 hands. A big reservoir
dam is to be built several miles up
the river at the head of the big lalte
which wil be made when the water is
stopped by the big Badin dam which
is now well on towards completion.
It is said that this big reservoir dam
will be about four miles above the old
Whitney site, and this is to he us d
only as a reservoir for any drought
that might cause a shortage of water
on the dams lower down.
Mr. R. D. W. Connor Addressed Stu
dents at State Normal College Fri
day Night
Mr. R. D. W. Connor, secretary of
the North Carolina historical com
mission, delivered an address to tho
students of the State Normal and In
dustrial College Friday night on the
history of the State for the year
101(1. It was in the nature (if aii in
terpretation of the activities of the
ry
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