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jdiSPATCH THE ' 50,000 PEOPLE BEAD THE DISPATCH WHY KOT TOCt ., if it happens rrs nr TUED ISP A.T C 6 ONLY 11X0 A TEAS THE iPAPER OF THE PEOPLE, FOR (THE PEOPLE AND WITH THE PEOPLfc 1 ESTABLISHED 1882. LEXINGTON, N. C..' WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23, 1918. VOL. XXZYI-WO. 3T ft TWO LIQUOR CASES TRIED. Fifty Dollars Fine for Handling Five Barrels of Llquor-CecIl and Others Continued. Recorder J. H. Moyer placed a line nt fifty dollars and costs on Clarence VI lit. " . . . , .j Ford convicted Friday morning ui am- in and abattinK in the concealment ot five barrels of whickey. Ford served . j iuu than two years .mn .mi hna heen under imnlclon bv the officers practically ever since for repeating ais uiu i" --- nus i "" o"" ui its At the hearing Friday Royal A. even some of these on war orders had experiences in life brought him face fihoaf was found guilty of using the to close. The order went into effect f0 faCe with a downfall, with whiskey n.mpii and good offices of friends to Friday morning and extended through as the moving cause. This decided ecure whiskey In contravention of the yesterday. They will reopen this hls steps and he faced about and has ouart law which allowed a man to morning, but will close each Monday slnce Deen one of the strongest ad Hrrtof for 'his nersonal use one quart; during the next nine weeks. vocatcs of nation-wide prohibition. -vr fiftaen days In the whiskey I At the same time an order was pro-1 He Is said to be an orator of rare seized on his premises nine quarts mulgated that all stores, places of pov.Cr and appeal, warafound which contained the names 'business and amusement and offices, , These speeches are part of a well wereuiuuu. perryman and with certain exceptions, were order- organized and conducted campaign. I! W Sink Mr.'shoa'f admitted that'ed to close on each Monday for ten ,flroughoul the country t0 secure the ho whiBkev was his although the men , !heV!kl? -lined for wTLS i. ..Tv frnn the express "ma"d Mr" Shoa? wasfine ttTand CThe cases against R. E. Cecil, D K. Cecil ana Vf""""- on accent tinned until January 28th. on accsun or tne,inaispD.uou . H-rna- Cecil. A charge aga tost L B. Horn , dy was nol pressed with leave it is understood that Mr no . vice and with full support of Presi has been relieved of his duties as ex- f . u press agent nere. naa oeen the Federal government, as was governmeni. - p v. nitcii. it is reoortea aiso U IB reporieu the liquor companies who shipped the whiskey to R. E. Cecil, in violation of whiskey to K. ti. uecn. in uu - etate and Federal laws, win oe u answer to the Federal government lor their misdemeanors. When the case of R. E. wcii. first on the docket. cal1 Dr. J. R. Terry appeared and stated that he had Just co me ifrom the bedside of the defe"dananlldnnt it was Impossible for him to PPa In court. He could give no Idea as to when it would be possible, but sta . ted that he believed me oeienuuM would not get in snape unui ne ..( wccks wll, effect a furlner large .J I., x V a nn t-A ff artHA 1 H HI 1 111 I lOIl I Dlaced in the care of some Institution - . . . . . u w n ai.ri n Tnn wnere resiraini rouiu uc v him and he could not get wnisKey. Solicitor P. R. Raper. of the recorder s court, stated 'hat at the time of in - dlctment Cecil nao ijeen bi-u wi-ino hi "u.v... o-- - ; . , ber. and that It was understood at tne weeks In which to get tnorougniy o - time he wouia oe sem io celved a telegram Saturday after- some other Institution where he could noon g,vlng th,g permU8lon, get the treatment needed. This nad i The purpoae of the ordcr primarily not been done. to save fuel of all sorts, but Dr. The principal .Interest, of the pro- Garfleld made the rfquegt Sunlay that ceedlngs was In the case against Uir-'all ,aceg of businesg tnlt might have ence Ford, charged with aiding ana contemplated remaining open with abettlng R. E. Cecil In the eonceiltng out heat c)ose the,r doors Many and handling or large quanuura oi ..- , ' - . ouor. Mr. Koyai snoai was me in clpal witness. He stated that some - time about the first of last octooer an automoblle came to his house between daylight and sunrise; that CWrence Ford was sending outside the car and that either Ford or Cecil asked per - mission to place the whiskey In the granary and that affer some parleying he consented. Ford, testified Mr. Bhoaf. carried three barrels, contain ing according to his estimate about ten gallons each, with two smaller ' barrels of four or four and a halt gal lons caoaclty. Into the granary. He was of the opinion that there was a third man In the party who remained in me auiomirone. n0 um nui who this was, be sail As they pre pared to drive, one of them said "we will come back after It," Another eeraon returned at a later date and w - rot the liquor.; This person was not Ford. The state did not ask htm who the other person was, It perhaps h&v tng knowledge that the one who came back after the whiskey was not In court at the time but awaiting trial la ter. 1 The defense offered no testimony to ut Mr. 8hoara evidence. The state aaknt tn ha allnwMl tn nffiT wltnrnoA to prove the results of a raid on Fort's bome on Jan. 4th, where two of the; larger barrels and two smaller ones, used coal around manufacturing corresponding to those he placed In plants to use In homes that were the granary, were found empty. This .coMlcss. but he found none at all. was excluded but admitted as explan- Monday morning's weather report atory after, the defendant bad been showed that conditions on the AMan found gulHy. The state also showed tic coast north of here are bad from th-t Ford bad a repntat'on of selling the standpoint of snow. It snowed whiskey since released fro-, the chain gang and contended that he had fol- lowed no regular nsemi work. Sollc - Itor Raper asked the court that Fo-d m giTen a run a aenience, mnce n-s lor - mer conviction had not served to cure vi vi. u u.v,.. mv. j.. asked for a small fine and sat It. uiiii vi ui. v u umiilb. i i n umeniB Practically every attorney in town la employed on one aide or the other. Mr. the ere of the sick will not be ln T: E. Raper represented Mr. R. A.,terfered wltb during the ten Mondays. Bhoaf. Vltb Mr.' Z. I. Walseh assist-1 Anyone who violates the provisions Ing the state. In the case against of the order will be liable to a fine of Ford. Mr.' P. V. Crttoher represented five thousand do'lr or imprisonment ine aerenae, with 'Messrs. E. k. Riper, and z. i. waiser assisting the state. Veasra. J. R. McCrary and J. F. Rntnlll represent R. K. Ceeil The dafense smlllnirly announced It hd always1 been ready and always would be rea.1y ,a .f.tM,- D K. Cecil but this time tha atata Degged to excused frot, pras.inj ana uiiua ant'i a 1 altar Antm i Mr. Royal ffhoaf waa given buck on the whisker found ary, be procured passage ef the ana alcat are eonflaoa - TU lawHlarkseB Mrw"TtaiT ; The Lee-Jackson me"irr,ai aervtoa. In honor of the two moat famous sons f tha old font, was bM fhinday af- . aarnooa tn First leabyterlaa.rtiirolL llrt2?l?.i ,,m 1 , Friday waa tha reiralCea-JiioVson i J-i . ti.15 Day, bt.tn.,..rvke. aW..SewS oVcS. orI.t? ."nd" fol etn Sunday aff rrnoon " "r a .antrr anannaTTV),.- w enian ' mu-lcal Tirogrvn was rarrrtefed by fnembars of tHe d'frerert choirs ft the eltv.' Two fine adrfreea were dally - errd b Rer. U T. Wl'da, Jr.. and P. J. rt""te. patnr of Prashvter'an ar1.Inha-n chtirchea. re-nrcfvely. ri", .vr. wna ayoira oi i t I'fa of wMie Ray. address on Oel Pcvrt r. Le. Vr. p-ie (allverM -at uonerai rmawan .'rKvni. ms large auaimce present. .were highly pleased witn boU addresaea. STORES AND FACTORIES CLOSE. Manufacturing Plants Closed Friday to Tuesday, Inclusive Stores Close on Mondays. Over ninety per cent of the manu- facturing plants east of the Mississ- : i t ; i -ii i. an1 ijyi nnei "u i" icmn wholesale stores except those hand - lini drugs ana rood were aaeciea oy a ruling of Fuel Administrator H. A. Garfield, announced last Thursday ; morning. All factories not working ""cuo, mmue this week. Grocery stores and other stores selling food will be permitted o maintain heat through the day each Monday. Drug stores will be per mitted to keep their fires going until ten o'clock at night. Theaters, at first ordered to close on Mondays, perml98,on to run Mondays, but must close Tuesdays. ord Dr - . . tne ad sorU of fuel and permlt the raliroad8 t be relleved 0, thelr congestion. The .h0, f, lr wneka hid ho;nes of clUes .nfferlne and has tied some . Bufferln and has tiea Bome .. . American harbors. re hey were unab,e tQ take ood and 8Uppiles to our boys in France. be(,use they could not get the coal t0 fin their bunkers. There is coal in coun enmgh fQr tw pernap8i rgroad8 nave bePn congest- ed and unable to deliver It. The (1e daya cioslns order for manufacturing g lg expcctcd to gave about tnlr. ml,on tons- The ciogng 0f stores buslne9S h0USe9 on Mondays for; , i i . Although nractically every manu - .,lrmi. lant - tne coimty c'osed ,d nromDtly. It Is understood that ; gevera, )unlDer plants which use onlyiment must be adopted by a sufficient sawdust and refuse material opened again Monday morning, voumy run , AdmlnIgtralor q. w. Mountcastle re iagajn Monday m0rnlng. County Fuelior It becomes null and void. factories tnnt use hydro-electric pow IflUlUllCS 111 VI UOB Mn.w nvvi tr " forced to close because they ; , . malntain their heating, plantB instead of five days, howev- er mogt of the manufacturing plants ,n thg gectlon Iost oniy three and a half dayg Sunaay wa9 one of the five lday, and tnen m08t ot tne factories give a half holiday on Saturday. A number of factories have planned to run overtime later and allow the op- entlves to make up any loss of wage3 suffered. The Erlanger Mills here . .. . . . . . . .1 notified tneir employes mil may would be given full pay while the min wi, nhnv ni th povprnnpnt or- der General Julian S. Carr, who operates ten textile plants, emp'oy- ln- Bnoo neoDle. will pay all opera- fives lll wacea durina the Derlod the mllln m cloaed. 11 in v viwnnn c .. Tha r.tank mniri it. ui 101 aa is in'4i vu wuiu VOI wm u ma mrv uB certain the order ls being cneerruny . . - . and patriotically obeyed In Lexlng - ton. and Washington reports thot vio- latlons were a minimum all over the.t' each dv. or about four minion country, with those falling to obey al-,"""ng tne yer. A great n'ir m Fourth year h'gh school Ila Sink most without exception doing so be-1 these ties were bought bv the French 96 3.5, Hilda Sheets 96 1-5. Mary Lll oanse they failed to understand.. mvrnment and wis of tr.-i sre an sink 96 1-6, Pearl Hlnkle 94, Da- The order at first raised a storm of donhMess simnortlnw the rHs o"r rtd sink 92 2-3, Elga Miller 91 1-2. nrotesL because' neonle did not 11 n-! which AmerVen snldlero are b'iig derstand the grave necessity, hut the ....14.4 . ...).. bl it h-d arisen. At Charlotte the fuel ad - ,mlnlstrator went out to confiscate nn- fiercely throughout. Sunday at Nor folk, but despite this fact much pro - 'gress was made In getting coal to ships. New York also reported much ; improvement aa a resui' or'-ne o-a?r. Al! county and municipal offices. I m . j v . j . . nman ana nnni m dmiik .Tin iruHi Icnmnanlaa will wialn nnan and tha transaction of public business and ot two years, or both. Price of Wood Is Fixed. It will be ot Interest to all the peo- 01 w learo uat the government has fixed tha prlcg ot mooi ,or fuel PurP"- County Admlalator O. W. fcuntem.- 1 ju vwu iuiuiwou uiat. auw action baa been taken. Farmera or no One la allowed to charge any mora. Honseboldera are notified not to pay ,7 , ,! A r Tini.tZ.' "JrJ' J! , tn lu In bis rnn-. "---" .yzsw-... BWVjursfiMtBt iui ' -i . i. . . ... , , i i ror uia '' .. . set for the duration of the war and! - , - w.Lv TaJiaa n.. "l fnve Hphtmnt jr.: J , m.l rLi ..i.T.ii Lij.ii TlIjlp h.a da-H,? A n'i?j7Zi JLTi -1 ..-h,.,.- , -.... thf!mm BBMllMrr i pncea a Beceseary. ' " . " . 1 Mr. Paul C. Newton, son ot Rev. J. D. Newton, baa luit been signally bon- ored yvhls election as secretary of the Jewel Cotton Mills, of Thomasville He succecdj Mr. John TllWt. who baa gone to an aviation achool. Mr. Newton la but twenty-one yeara old .and la no doubt tne youngest cotton mill aecretary la North Carolina. BIG PROHIBITION RALLY. Ex-Governor Malcolm R. Patterson , to Spenk Here Monday Night in First Baptist Church. Hon. Malcolm R. Patterson, Ex- Governor of Tennessee, and Mr. Lew i - i. t . , ... . n . t-. m n. nonon win speaK ui ijrsi ap- tist church next Monday night at 7:30 In the Interest of a dry America. Mr. Patterson has gained nation-wide fame as a nrohibitlonlst He was elected governor of Tennessee while HON. MALCOLM PATTERSON. adoption of . national prohibition lamendment. which has now been sub- : ... . imltted to the states lor adoption and has been ratified by Mississippi. Vir- glnla and South Carolina. The amend - number of Btates within seven years in connection with the meeting next Monday night an attendance contest is being conducted this week by several of the school grades. The children are distributing, advertising material, which-contains a coupon: When a person will sign the coupon promising to attend the rally it ls torn off and will be turned in. The irraria whlli d.oiipm t V. a lornnct nnrm. n.Hut, u.u av.u.i.a n v, . u her of coupons will be nresented With a large American flag. Valley Tie and Lumber Co. Prospers. The annual meeting of the Valley Tie & Lumber Company, which hag one of its branches here, was held re - cently at the home office at Staunton, Va. Manager R. D. Lusk, and Mr. M. 8. Sattcrfleld of the local office attend- ed the gathering, which lasted for scv - 'crM dayg. At the same time and place .u it . . l n . . me annum mecunsu ui me live a so- ' elated lumber companies were also neo. Tne vaney res uumosr Jo-n- R. pany Is one of the largest concerns Second year high school Mary Nor- of Its nature In the South and has nowlman Hargrave 97 1-6, Jacob Leonard nve nrancn omces, wim seven omces for the concerns with which It Is af- I filiated. Forfv-wo peraons are e - n - 1 - - r HnvH In itn diffprnt nfflrM. vMa 1 - , 1 ma men empmvea in otner capacities, 1 -v 1 1 . a a . , 1 Dur'n the nat year it "ie the re - cora or ion,ng nny car ioana or rrcw, curt to fa front. The cn-njvnv mlivl tof the nnslMnna of nn , ren eV o the rr.'o w"M b hMd rr th-i nntn rr rnrn from var. Vr. Pn'rh D. Lti'k. man gr or 'he incni nfice. was e'ec'd see- !ond v're-nr"s',ent and treasurer of ine parent company, Csmn Sey!er Boys Are Well. Mr. Ke-,rnv R Riirmtl rptnrnpd Punday night from Camp Sevier, where i inent several days w'th h's broth- iT'vaie t-csrue nnrraji. co. u. "9 InfL, and also paid a visit among - He found all the men of the Lexlng- tnn MumnT In anml ho.lth anil an an. i a . . did sp'rlta. In fact he beard of no Davidson county soldier but who It enjoying god health now. The meas les, pneumonia, and meningitis epi demics have a'l ben licked to a s'and- rtlll and be wss Informed that there was no nuaranine in an or tne co - i - panics of the Thirtieth Division. He was taken over the several miles of trenches and attended trench target nrartlce, wbrre the bos fire from five hundred ysrds at objects that loo ''k" tha hal-iats o the Pochas In oe- posite trenches. Tha b'ts are acorM , and Its a proud snid'er who leads h'a fellow. In tha nnmr of Boehaa touch- ra, mm doh prv ni'17 equipnea wun the latest modal rlflea nd bare full Talm Ionian Ttaad. I v.inr u.nr a tnn fnnaaa of Chatham Record and Its editor 1 ,or ,ort iM 8und,T at .n"a at Pittaboro. after an I'lnesa of ,Ter"1 ' "Major London waa bad at one thne before. Let the good BNir,I,,r "nd For forty, work go on. . I!?"J b. J!T M'. '.? """ ana buuim iii. wi ,h t',- MJr LoB,,on' arr4 ,H the Civil Wsr and ww the courier th.t carried tha last order at Appotiatta. epnrising oanari wirox that Lee naa surrenaared to urant. Mrs. J. .F Bowers, formerly of this county, sends a renewal to Tha Die- path frot br hn-ne at Tavlor. Tex- ss. and writes, "We can't do without the dear old D'apateh, and look for- ward to Its comlne at the end of each tiara la urged ty the pra-iidant, Mrs. wak. It Is like a visitor from borne.",!, r. Lo"j. WATCH-TOUR LABEL The,' Dispatch has formcrlv made t a Custo-n to send out pontal cardi to our subscribers in advance of the exp'ra'ion of their subscriptions. Postal card-? have now doubled in price and phould iwe .continue to follow this p'an it would amount to a considerably sum In the course of a year. 5. We feel that the necessity fof this will b') elim inated If ubscrlbers will kep a watch on the da.e appearing on the Hhel. ; Iook at vour la bel now. and If thens shnn'd be a mistake have It corrected If your tlne Js nearly out r.end In your renew 1 in fin e so that you will not tn'ss a single cr.py. Vou cannot offord ti) be with out the Dftpatch ,ln l'JIS. This is go'ng "fo he a ymr of big news new tba; will br- of vi-- ln'erest'to evory person 'n Davidson conniv -and The D'i pMch willilurnMh you with news you c3 get from no other source. Graded School Leaders. The following students of Lexine- ton Graded School led their grades In the recent testa and mid-term exam- lnations with the averaged marks op- posite their names. The marks that appear for the high school students show the total averaged standing for all tests given BO far this year. i Lower fourth .grade Nellie Hunter 90, Troy Wilson 86.8, Howard Leon- ard 86.8. Glenn Finch 84.8, Hubert Cross 84.2, Ruth- Smith 83.8. Higher fourth grade Frances tr?nt v.'ho his not sent in nis ques Thompron 93 Stephie Bragaw 98 tionnairc It is their duty to report the 3-4, Druzilla Evans 98 1-2, Frances Fame immediately to the board. They Barbee 98 1-4, Varner Sink 98, Ham- w'U thus do a service both to their iltoa Hargrave and Wood Dorsett 97 eountry and to the registrant, vhn rn.vv 3.4. thioui;h lack of information not intend Advanced fourth grade Mabel Wea- to neglect, a duty. 98 1-4. Robert Rflker 95 3-4. Mildred The Dispatch is publishing herewith Tate 93, Hilda Tate 02 1-2, Nellie Leon- i ''st rf the questionnaires returnod ard 86 3-4, Iva Weaver 88. and the postollices to whjch they were Lower fifth grade Mamie Everhfcrt 96 2-5, Ernest Lnmsden 96 2-5, Turn- er Wall 94 Ronald Wall 94 1-4. - - - Esther Cross 93 3-6. Loyce Hancock os. ;; j Hlener fifth trade Martha Braeaw and Martha Bufkhead 100, Mildred Lindsay 98. William Lancaster 97 3-5. Ruth Owen 9T lnB, Maurice Wilson 96 i-b. F.ldrcdge Smith 91 2-6.' i Alien v. i. .Mcitee, mu iusyuio. Lower sixth grade Hallle Murdock Albert Bostlc. Thomasv'lle. 85 1-4, Alton Beck 84, Farrell Wall 83 June Albert Vernon, Thomasville: 1-4, Allen Hege 83, Clio Cartee 81 3-4, Joseph Brown. Thomasville. Wilfred Jimea. TAJt&-z T.JvcaWadv-TliA3wma.- ;,i ! H'gher sixth gr-de Christine Mc- Lonnle El'as Walton, Thomasville. Crary 95, Carrie Pickett 88. Agnos-Tim le Ren R'rkard. Thomasville. Peacock 86 3-5. Gertrude Shemwell Frnest Gordon, Newsom. and Griffith Snlth 81 2-6. Kathleen Arthur B. Courh. Newsom. r A 04 CO OK Plriint. NeWSOm. V U 1 1 1 ail O",, i l C L .JUlUail O. It'U. . Lower aevanth Brado-Paiillne Leon- lard 94 4-5. F.uEcnia Webster 93 1-6. Palnh PlfUorH qi nind I.nn'tis Qfl 3-5, Lucy Belle Leonard and Lena j Young 89 3-5. Iola McAdams 81 2-5. Higher seventh grade Annie Co- hcn 97 2-3.iMary Noble Evans 97, Jon- es Hedrlck 96 1-2. Paul Welch 94 1-2. Robert Sink and Wrenn Willis 94 1-6, Arline Lindsay and Rachel Phillips !93 j.j. First year h'gh school Rubv Davis ! .. - . . . ... i ! ;-3, Miry H ll 95, Kattier no Barr 93 2-3, Nick Hunter 93. Ellen Owen ii s.i iinvoniirr Snrin 05 1. 96 2-3. Vivian Cec I 95. Grace Buchan- an 91 1.2. Har.l Clndfaltnr 8.0 1-2. ; Martha Tuaaev fw l-S. .ub' ma a uooc Oil a-w Tut- kik ir - 1 uii u icbi 11 1 as li wuvui raturi n o iwalger 97 1-8, Harold Wll U 96 1-2. I 0 .. .. I'aiati v I X U wia n inn rv 1 i ;ciyde Hunt 95 1-4. Mabel Evan 94 3.4 Joe Rippie g5, Annie Ortmes 81 3.4, jags for Coal S'iotpK n tr cA..intj cnt of the LeXington schools, has re- ,ceVcd from State Fuel Administrator A. W. McAllster at Greensboro, a sup- nlv nf laua fnr ima bv the school chll - dren on "Tag-Your-Shovel Day, Jan- uary 30th. - On that day, school children will tie tags bearing Ins'ructlons for coal aaT - . .... ... . n . i i , itniIlw. o,;,, fh. n,lmn.. this being to remind each man. wo- rin and child who uses a coal shovel thst a shovel full of coM Is equal to pan a iot or oreaa. ana tnai every ihol full of cosl ..red means Just ! v .m.i i x v.lwv r i, mui n .uu I iiiiibli iMi.rr .1111 nna in and snnnort for tha A-narlcaa aol. dler and sailor on tha Faring Line. . The t&gi bear theee hlnta oa ur- In)? wi: .abastos, or o'her Insulation; also a . v tiva-i lUI 'lBI.B amiltl II ' IltTM W ID iuaa - A Ku Hlat. I i weather strip your windows, or stuff cracks with cotton. . Keen vour rnnme at 61 degreei (bet bt for health.) " ' jt. Tapt vonr sahes bv alMng. If von fin much rood roal. there la enietMt; wrnna with your beater. 8ea a ftirnaee ernert. 4. Heat only tha rooms you use all fba lla. 1 K Wrlta tn the maker nf Tnur fur. t'ace or eove for nrartii directions nalnr efpro-Tjejur-. ... '."iJ aja Mar trie. ltht aa rpa-Tble-iOils win sare coal nation.. Red Cross Ketes. Tha Red Cross' rooms presented a uarirViSTber: PParanca ware wore work a orkera thaa we have ever n- lanias in ine country wno are noi to a to the twi and sew. Who will vo'nntaer to tark these flul'ts If the Ft fsa will furnish tha cotton and llnlngT ne League KfacHnf. There will be sn Important meet- I 0f tie Clvle Leagna In tha Rd Cross Roe-s. at ths Virnr Build- ip nn nevt Monday afternoon at :30 o'clock. A full attendance of mam REGISTRANTS ARE WARNED. Those Who Have Not Received Qucs- Slate Experts Fass on System Belug Well Whip Germany Only When th tlonuircs Should Notify Board Installed Here Organized Op- Hnndrcd Million at Hone Back Quickly or Loie uli nights. po: Uon Answered. the Two Million is Arms. Ninety questionnaires have been re- Lots of people will sign any sort of Not till every man, woman and turned to the mv.dbou county exe.up- a petition that it presented to them, ohlld in America does their ntmost L.on ti.aiu, lia.iiig been unc.ahued at and in many instances sign them toward the winning of the war will the posionices to wh.ch thay were ."coming and going," that is sign both Germany be whipped, said Hon. GiU sent A large nu.nber of o.hers have sides. It is reported that a p:tition 'bert T. Stephenson, who at noon Mon not been returned to the bond either has been surreptitiously circulated in day addressed a small gathering at iioai the pos.oiuces or by the reg vjrome sections of Lexington against the Lyric Theatre In the interest of trants to who.n they were mailed, 'i he ; the enforcement of the new sanitary j of War Savings. Our ways of jextraw board gives warning to all taese men laws, which were passed with a view agance must be abandoned and w Jiat unless they bestir the.nsalves they i of preventing the recurrence of such! must save and lend to Uncle Sam un will lose all righ.s to deterred cia3i-an epidemic of typhoid fever ai rased til it actually hurts us before we will fication or examination. Thoe who jn this town in the summer of 1916. be doing our parts, said the speaker, do not fill out questionnaires will not pver since that epidemic the health o long as we are Joy riding, wearing even have the beuellt ol tne position in Class one that they were entitled to, but will be certified for immediate service and will be included in the ( next call sent to the board for mora f men. I The registrants who have not yet received qucst'onnalrea, or who hiv- ing received them and did not fill hem cut, are running a considerable risk. They are deliberately gumming up the machinery whereby the United States is selecting the men to fill up Its armies for service In France. Ev- ery registrant who fails to do his duty promptly is causing worry, delay and extra eupcnse to the government and the officials of that government cannot look with equanimity upon the men who contribute to such a cause, and cannot but question the brand of their patriotism. The local board hoi Is that It ls the duty or all citizens or tnis couniy 10 cooperate with and assist them In ev- ery possible manr.er. If any person knows of the whereabouts or a reg s roa'lcd. If anyone Kno-.s iae present address df anv of ther.e men i tney are uriler obligation -to notify the local . . . ... l'oarrt and aiso me rcsiauuu The llrt follows: plm A. Jackson. Lexington Bcrjamln Saunders, Thomasville. T ee Kepley, Lexington. 'Rent. Lee Hairston, Thomasville. - Irf-rls Dunn, lewrom. Albert Louey, Newsom. .Toe ParrOW, leXmgtOn. Jno. Henry Bidding. Lexington. 'Will Donald. Lexington. Floyd Stinson. Lexington. Joe Pullum. Lexington. trea -oaiin oooai, . Will Dobey, Lexington, Jacob Harvey Craven. Lexington, ; Harry Mobley, Lexington, Carl Lee Fields, Lexington. V. I l.nnlrlln T.M IIP fill ' 1,u o-- Dindsay Motslnger, Welcome, R. 1. jnieg n. oueuuu. iiiii&.. Ernest Kerney P"rlEh- jd. -'ames Moorthead. Lexington. worse ojuum, v.-; Tdd Lee Bailey, Thomasvuie. I Filmore Holt, Lexington. i ... t t 4 An Clarence Hamilton, bexingron. . , , . " "" " 0 . .11 1 Am n KawgAn . tnarne umon, n o.... .:' .v. " wnir.W,. TZ Tt,n.a Inthnnv Williams. Lexington. . A uuti.no IWm. E. Rhodes. Lexington. James H. Wilson. Llnwood, R. 3. Fred Hege, Lexington. 1 Lewis R. Alexander, Thomasville. Craig Shuford Daganhart, Lexington. Rdbt. Jeffries, Newro-". Wcslev Lewis. High Point. B"De Elv nasV s;cr- 1 nf,7'"" ""0- "T"0' ' ' n,.. ,Menry Jamea """' "" Amos Raper. Hickory. I "''" , . - llcnJZ 'fl8' t0";t lBrtm O - orga Albert Br stow. Lexington. ' Tnn llnfCia TlOTlinn 1 Inn Hnrrls. Denton. Noth Webster Klndiey, Thomasville. Cleophfjs E. C.Chllders, High Rock. v ester r.ane. f 'ul"" . Oscar K. Broadway. Southmonu , ?, . n CharUe Allen Wataon, Clemmona 2. Tn ri ColumbUS Leonard. Advance. . Paul Hodges, Thomasville, Joseph N. Floyd, Thomasville. Wm. Lee Hunt Thomasville. Douglas Baldwin, Thomasville. Marshall Galther, Thomasville. i - - ... Orvllls E. Grimes. Thonrivii a. . j cnoneia ampoeu. Harvey James Ramsey. Thomasville. i Walter Chamlln, Lexington, I George Dobey, Lexington. Arthur Henry Perry, Thomasville. ; Ambrose Orubb. Thomasyllle. I Jamea Payne, Thomasville. (Allle Ball. Lexington. cnarua cooper. '"; ; - Ferlla flummua. Thomasville. Charlie Webster Miller, Lexington. Wta. Copley Jamea, High Point, R. 4. J. Hamilton Weaver. Kerneravtlle, R. 4. Wm. David Steel. High Point. R. , Cbaa. M. Hedgecock, Kerneravllla. , J. Oscar Everhart, Erlanger. . Mod Everbart, Thomasvllla. Ed Halraton. Lexington, firiffln vullar Parrlah. Cld. t-r" Doe. R. Neehani, Lexington. . Robert Lee Peela. Thomaa villa, Lonnle Wright Morrla, ThomaaylUa. Pennle Psrls, Thomasyllla. Marvin Hill Kep'ny, Thorn Mvllla. Reuben Crissen, Thomasville, Vr. 1. T. Hedrick returned laat week from Chicago, 111., whera be attended tha furniture exposition. Ha waa in that city during a terrlfie bllmrd which tlfd up all sorts, ot traffic. when Wf left there the snow was still piled In v placea higher than be could nil- i ' .1. P. I. Paror wnt to Cr . i SANITARY PRITX IS BUST. authorities and the city commission- rr3 have studied the subject o" pre-1 food in wasteul manner ,we are do vention of typhoid and after consult- lng less than the part of a trae Amer ing the bst known experts in the,ic-n. The speaker asked his audience land, decided on the sanitarv privy what sacr'fice they coulj make her as the surest Droventive. It only costs at home that would eoual th aacrU tv,-0 to three dollars to Install one of thcsPi nnd tncre ls an insprctirn foe of one noiar per voir, paid by the own-1 er of 1ne premises. Dr. Long h-s recently receive tors fro-i hip state heaUh ofTlc'als romend'na; the system prop-sed here Txp-ilnations have been conducted v..n-rh nav proven the sanitary privy o be absolutely safe and the best nv prp,Tntnr on the market In v'ew or , the fact that any setback to the plans opportunity hi business who hd re now would "queer" health measures cently married a beautiful wife: th for ye-rs to come, the following let- third was a young man in blue ove 'er to the public from Dr. Long will alls, without wealth, learning or op be of r"uch Interest: Iportunlty but with the heart of a Fcc'lon four of the Sanitary Ordl- ,. n. tnp Tovnn nf Lexine'on and ThnTn(,SViie provides, that "AM resl- hotels, boarding hoires, pas-! sencer depots, fictorlcs. stores, orer to shoulder to the trenches. If othT p'acea of bu?ineps wnere huwe are i to be anything like as gooll i"an bMncs live, work, sleep, or con- Americans as they, sMd Mr. 9!erhenr gretrate shrvll tc provided with a rcerel water cloiet. septic tinX or properly conrtructrd Binitary privy. Th's s-et'nn does not apply 'o places of employment where less th-n five peop'e are e-iplnved or work Prnv d ed that definite arnngcirnt shll be -!-Hc for the nse rf every eirfloyee, ! i. .l . i HnJ ,...1 r. 9 Bninor nr u-jry prvy whPnPVer renu'red." This lav becomes effective February first, i 1918 Bv agreement, the county depart-i ncnt of health has assumed con'rol of the s-nitary ordinances in the Towns cf Lexington and Thomasvil'e. The acrrenient and ordinances are Iden-, tical I Mr. John May. the sanitary Inspcc-' tor. Is systematically surveying the premises. In-. bo(;h Ljxlng'o: -and ThoroasvIlTe.' The Brst three' days of the week are devoted to Lexington and the last three days to Thomasville. A lorse prcpcrtlon of the 'premises are already approved or new locations recrmmended. It is not necessary to see Mr. May personally. A fee of one dollar per annum for each privy or pepilc tank, payable by the owner of the property on making application for permit during the month of Jan- uary is conpulsory. j Make applications and leave re - quests at ihe offices of the county de- ; partmcnt of health in Lexington and I at the office of the City Clerk In Tho- Imasvllie and your case will be at - tended to as early as possible. Where I already surveyed, permission to build, together with lull lnror.nat.on ana upmirxunuy io save money, an oppop lnstructions will be given at the tunlty that may not be afforded sa time of making application. I well after the war has ended. Tha i ' So few applications have been re- money saved now can be used to help ccived to date that It Is evident most develop the country after the war, anil people expect to wait until the last muych of K can be loaned to the ra mo.nent to begin to comply with the turning sokMera and give then, a regulations. chance to pick up the threads of life: 'ihe argument has been advanced where they dropped them In xtefeesa that officials provide a good many . of their country, things that are not expected to be1, Every hoarded dollar to the worst enforced to the letter. That may be ln ataoker, said Mr. -gfepfaeav true In some instances, but every ton. It Se neither working for-it citizen la hereby notified that the country or tt possessor. .Tha fv provisions of the sanitary ordlnan- ernment eaa secure the money at ces will be enforced exactly as pro- needs, oven If It baa to connsaajp. vided by law. It may be that con- projer'y, tn a thne of national dan tinuances will be granted in rare cis- Ber, but K does not .desire to do rhav es whero the owner has earnestly at- Uncle Sara onry asks the loan of thca. tempted to comply with the law but boarded dolhire and he will ,p1J four has been unable to obtain necessary per cent interest, compounded avas rra erial or labor, but no such con- terly, and will pay back principal wlta tinuance wil be tolerated unless the accrued Interest In five yeara. St tha department of health is furnished con- pesseseor of a war savings stamp vlnclng evidence that every effort has should need tha money before raea been exerted to effect the full pur- they ono aeenre tt at any postolca,' pose and intent of the law. We will with three per cent mtereat Ths not be disposed to regard with favor, spoakor said he believed there waa aa applications for continuance, in case told thousands of dollars In this eoaav where aplication for permit was .ty that are lying idle, dolug notklaf made during the last dayg of January, for tholr posaessora or the nTra- Beglnnlng February first, an addl- tinnnl um nf ten rpnt fnr Mich t ""tt "nf "L? OI delay in applying tor permits Will be charged, up to February 10th. Af- ter this date prosecutions for f illura ... . . . . . i 1 . a.w . a lor comply with the law will be Insti tuted. ' The officials Investigated the effec-1 weather will permit R a owrniy-csrhta tiveness of the different methods of oanvaeB wOl oa made, , disposal and are satisfied that, both j So far the aaVa of theee trstmpa baa from a standpoint of economy and ef-, been rather alow In the county. Bww fectiveness In eliminating the enor-1 eral tbcueajad dolhvrs worth barce sltk mous loss in life and money value er been parctiased or proapeeflyB p from sickness due to Typhoid fever, chaaera have) the cards on hand t dysentery, diarrhoea, and other dls-1 fill oot One elOcen has bougtit e! eases, the methods adopted will be hundred dollars worts, ataOn'. Bus highly auccesful under ths rigid sys-'he coneMerti 8da to be tha aeat to tem of Inspection provided. Both method and system have been approv - ed by the North Carolina State Board af Health. We anneal to evtrv citi zen to comply with the law.sjadVBO his bit" In stamping out unneeeaaary dlseaaea. ' E. T. LONG, M.'D. County Health Officer. Jan. I2nd, 1911 ; . i ftriUah Soldier TTspeak. . At Grace IDplecopel church bext Sunday morning, Jan. 27, an address will be made oa war conditions in the Western Battle Front, by Mr. Jamas McOlIl. Mr. McOIll was honorably discharged from the Brttleb Army af ter being severely wounded at Vhny Ridge. All are Invited to bear this timely address. The offering to be taken will be for church work among our fighting men. , Mr. Odoll Yarborourth, of H'rli Point, spent Sunday here with rela Uvea, I ' Mr. Jo1 a A. T WE MUST BO OUR UTMOST. gcod clothes or eating too much rici flee of the men who have offered their Uvea to Old Glory and are on their road now to the trenches, The speaker illustrated the true let-lrplrit of America by three young met he raw the other day on a train, oa 'heir way to the training ' camp at Fort Tho-nae, Kentucky. One was a young attorney of high learnlne who his just been given a high positions another wa a young man of splendla true son of Unce Sam beating be- neath the ovorallH. These thru me fre go'ng shoulder to shoulder t the training amp and will go shoul- on, we must stand shouifler to shouW dor at home to Ree that they hare vr Tithing possible to help them In the fleht. The American peonle are not b"cl Ing the men In uniform like they ouirht to. The sneaker gave httan res of this whfrh he savs shoull tmiS aMv mon'tt c rn 1 Tn lA'n. n our training rtps soldiers d'd not have enouth shoes, not beewse tha rovemTient Is Inefficient, but becusa the people at hoe Insisted on buy- Ing new shos end exhausting tha ' leather suppW, when they could get Monjc as well with old shoes.. Tha hosp'talfl at thi training camps wera , filled with so'dlers suffering from: pneumenla, who caught cold beeausa they did nbt bare overcoats, not be , . cause canjJajdl.Pi-rhr, gnTflTamftnt.,,. , lut '. because people. ho reaTTf dl not need new woolen clothing tad : used up too Touch of the Bupply of ' wool. : . t ' Mr. Stephenson's visit here was Is. the Interest, of War Sivtnga. Th government wants to raise two billion dollars this year by war savings cea Kficatea. No man can buy mora thaa a thousand. dollars worth. If a man could buy more,' said Mr, Stephenson,, olg financial Interests would have ini - en me wnoie onermg, ror tnis la he best Investment the war baa se far offered. The Idea la to give al the people a chance to buy one or . : more certificates and thus teat all the people to save their money. Tha ar brings h!h prices and wit ft tha ment that made urera. A the conclusion of Mr RtrmtMvm. 1 Jfi, 1? Y' Httakhat eye-yen, vi . v. r. nulla county chairmen for war savtnfa ee I'tifioatea, announced that ha wduU ..m... - . .. 1 jmII aka )aaal 4v-,V VMI iMV LLM 111.11 1 L MTCB) HPXI" 11 II SHe an early data and that aa ooa a tfesi vestment mm a Business , that m baa aeard of. - p tfata! rrwa- Atfetfaar i ErS, ''iT ' Mr. P. JC jiAnt frruL a a- Dlatrlet Na 1, Cotton drove tovku.: waa todkavea Beat week wndae mm p vistas of flat xtmputaary aohaa4 '4 tmwWwee avw tjr talhrre tn ana t i. children wrtlnii the f pnw. 1 by hnr to fhw pnWIe er- n. ) piravi rS-iy tn. ihe ir,-- ' . 0ae4 L j:m t" nef and i s metit e s"" " - d rmf i Mr. fin', fi r. r arrl 4 ren to I t '. ' Tbla to t.j 1. I li.; - " county, t I t. P. Ia '. .that tt - I ' r unlws f e 1 arhool t.' ' porannj " but h'a i tt C'T t
The Dispatch (Lexington, N.C.)
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