IF IT HAPPENS trl EN '
THE DISPATCH
ONLY $10 A TEAM " .
PEOPLE BRAD
THE DISPATCH
. . WHY NOT TOUT
rmblfcbai MOSDAT a4 THTRSDAT
I HEP APE RX T H E P E 0 P LE, F OR t H E PEOPLE AND WITH THE PEOP L E
ESTABLISHED 1881.
AGES TODAT "
LEXINGTON, N.. ft, MONDAY DEO. 4,. 1923
VOL. X III NO. 1
HEW BERil SUFFERS,
FROM WORST FIRE
HI STATE HISTORY
500 Homes Destroyed,
1,800 Homeless and
2 Million Loss ,
'v Later reports on the fire, after
the ruins had been more thor
oughly Investigated, showed that
' probably, more than" 1,000 build
, lugs were destroyed In ' New1 ,
Bern's treat b!aw.' Tlie num
ber of homeless was also raised .
from the first estimate of 1,800
1 to nearly 4,000. ' Over S.OOO of ,
Uiose whose homes were destroy ;
; cd were negroes. , , " A ' thousand '
tents were sens, from Fort Bragg
along with other V. S. army sup
plies on a speeiiil train for the,'
' relief of the homeless. A big
tented city. Is being established
until disposition can bo made of .;'
" those who lost their homes.
. New Bern people resolved to bay
; no Christmas presents but gjre
Instead ta the suffering, while a.
large sum of cash has been raised
. there. . Other cities: asc send
ing largo donations - and the
American Bed Cross Is rushing
relief to the stricken city. Gov- ;
ernor Morrison yesterday ordered
state troops to patrol the city to
prevent possible disorders in view '.
of the fact that the household .,
effects of hundred of families are
scattered over wide area. , An-
other fire thought to have been
of incendiary origin was -started
; in a warehouse yesterday but
was Btoped before great damage
' was done. ,
New Bern Friday sustained pur
haps the most severo loss from lire
, In-the history of North Carolina, when
a big blaze starting in the forenoon
at the Koper Lumber Company plant
swept over the city for nine hours,
, destroying about five hundred rest
",dences and business houses and en
. tailing loss estimated Friday , night
by the mayor of the city as exceeding
two million dollars.. At least 1,100
people- are said to have been made
homeless by the flames,
John W.vLee, Of v
Conrad Hill, Is
: ' Called In Death
John Lee, of Conrad' Hill town
ship, former member of the board of
county commissioners for a number
of years. Confederate veteran and
highly honored citizen, died at . his
home Sunday; November 16, after an
Illness of less than a week from para
lysis.' Funeral was conducted Mon
day- from: Fair Grove , Methodist
church, of which Mr.. Lee had been
a. faithful and consecrated member
for about forty years, with Rev. T. B,
Johnson, the pastor. Rev. p. C. Cox
of the Reformed church and Rev. P.
& Parker officiating. The body was
laid to rest In the cemetery with full
Masonic Honors. Present at the fun
eral were also a number of Mr. Lee's
comrades of the Confederate grey. '
Mr. Lee 'was born , 4n Davidson
County and while still a youth entered
the Confederate army and served with
distinction. - Returning home .'after
the conflict, he migrated to 'Missouri,
where he wooed and wed Miss Sarah
P. Hlghflll and where he made hlB
home for about fifteen years,' after
wnicn ne ana iamiiy returned to con
rad Hill township, where he continued
to grow In the esteem of his fellow-
men through a long life of splendid
usefulness and Christian seryice. He
was a life long Democrat and served
his county well as a member of Us
board of commissioners.' i . j
To Mr. and Mrs. - Lee. were born
eleven children, seven of whom sur
vive together with Mrs. Lee. The
sons are Ben F. Lee, of Hannersville,
former Representative In the Legis
lature; B. H. Lee of Richmond, Vo.,
and William and Everett Lee, at
Thomasvllle;' ,! the daughters, Mrs.
Ernest Fouts and Mrs. I. G, Thomas,
of Thomasvllle, and Mrs. Chan. Plum-
mer, of High Point. One brother.
Bert Lee, of Thomasvllle, survives. The
deceased was a member of a family of
eleven children, and of the ten dead
all were claimed by paralysis at a ripe
age with one exception,' Mr. Lee
himself had reached the age of 75
years, 10 months and 6 days. He
was stricken on Tuesday,- November
11. v ,v. . - V .
JUDGE HARDING ..
AGAIN AFFIRMED
III SCHOOL CASES
GEORGES CLEMENCEAU, MOTORIST
SCHKIU'LK OF TEACHF.RS
MEETINGS IN DECEMBER
The following is the , schedule of
group teachers' " meetings for the
month' of December as given by Miss
Cora Jeffcoat, the Rural School 8u-
While, the entire, Ore fighting eoip-4 th. 'TVMe AwaVe "OroP at Ar
radle, on Wednesday.' December t;
The "Better Schools -Group" at Denton
Thursday, December 7; The "Hust
lers" at Reeds Friday, December, 8
ment of the city was engaged in fight
ing ' the big lumber plant . blase the
flames barst out In a neighboring sec
tion and it was an hour before aid
could be rendered at that spot. Fivt
houses were then In flumes and a high
wind sent tongues of fire leaping for
ahead the streams of water being
hurled Into the Inferno. Across streets
and vacant lots the flames jumped
eating up the frames dwellings as If
they had been made of paper.
Hundreds of families lost all their
worldly possessions and Frlduy night
the homeless ones were being cared
for by the balance of the pity. , Sev
eral hundred: negro hemes were in
the number destroyed. Many of those
negroes were boused for the first night
In a largo fertiliser warehouse., Many
of the homeless white people were
taken care of temporarily in the
homes of their more fortunate neigh
bora. So rapid was the spread of the
flames that many people lost every
thing they had in their homes. In
other instances people were warned
and truckv automobiles and wagons
were pressed Into service to help re
move furniture and other household
effects out of the path of the flames,
buildings wese slso , used to house
the homeless for the first night
More than a dosen people, whits
and colored, were Injured In
fighting the firs but none of the
Injuries were expected to prove fatal.
Since the Ore raged in daylight all of
the occupants of the destroyed resl-
- dences escaped. ,
BOMB RAILROAD HVMOKS
OF LEXINGTON INTEREST
The "Excelsior Group" at Bouthmont
Wednesday, December 11; The "Hasty
Group" at Baptist Orphanage, Thom
asvllle, Thursday, December 14; "Up-
To-The-Mlnute Group" at Lexington,
Friday, December 16.
All these meetings are to begin at
nine o'clock a. m. and every teacher
In the various groups Is asked to be
present at the time for opening.
The names as given above are the
names selected by each group as a
special name for the group and each
group has adopted a motto for the
group. ' In addition to-this, the
groups have organized by electing a
president and secretary for each
group. The groups as named and
organized are as follows:
Welcome-Arcadia The Wide
Awake Group. , Mottto: We Do
Things. President. ' Paul F. Evans;
Secretary, Miss Dora Zimmerman.
I Denton Better Schools Oroup.
Motto: One In Progress. President.
Zebulon Teeter; secretary.. Miss Pfoft.
Churchu.!id-Tyro-Reeda The Hust
lers. Mottoi Make It Snappy. Presi
dent, Miss Florence Holton; Secretary,
Miss Lois Trull.
Bouthmont Excelsior t Group.
Motto; Come On. President, C. v.
Peele; Secretary. Mr. E. C. Willis.
Thomasvllle The Hasty Group.
Motto: Green but Growing. President,
W. C. Harward; secretary. Miss Lula
Mntalnser.
Lexington Up-To-The-Mlnute
Group. -President, R. L. Bock; sec
retary. Miss Annie Ripple.
Much Interest Is being taxen in me
a-rouD meetings and the program for
this December meeting promises to
be the best so far. Three series of
meetings are planned for this school
year. The last of these will be held
In January. All who wish to attend
-are Invited, to nrr end all of these
meetings, and the committeemen ana
patrons of schools are urged to be
present for all or par of the day,
Tyro and; Thomasville
Tax Holds Before
Supreme Court
- Tyro and Thomasvllle consolidated
schools will go on and collect - the
special school maintenance taxes In
their districts this year without hln
drance, as a result of the -decisions of
the Supreme Court, announced Thurs
day morning, In whtch Judge W. F.
Harding was sustained in both these
cases in upholding the legality of the
property tax, despite the fact that, at
the same time he held 'that the poll
tax was Illegally voted because of state
law . forbidding collection of poll; by
other, than state or county. v- -
Tyro school is Operating this year
as usual while .the various units In
Thomasvllle township that combined
to vote consolidation are operating
separately this term : while : workmen
are busy erecting a fine new oricK
school building, v ' i V ; ?' i .
Thus It is that Judge Harding is af
firmed In all four of the school con
solldatlon cases brought before him
in Injunction proceedings at a recent
term of court In Greensboro. .; At the
first hearing there the Thomasvllle
and Tyro cases were brought tip. In
the Thomasvllle case-the platntlfl con
tended that the election was illegal
because an - illegal polltax was -voted
at the same time the property tax
carried. Judge Harding ruled against
this contention,.-. In the Tyro case
the same thing was argued, with the
additional ground for the plaintiff
that the case there was covered by
the Hicks and Perry decisions forbid
ding the collecting of a special tax
where non-tax territory was consoli
dated with already special tax terri
tory unless the Issue should carry .Irt
the non-tax district or districts. Judge
Harding ruled here against the plain
tlfls. : In both cases the court affirms
his holding without written opinion
In the Arcadia and Churchland
cases Judge Harding held that the
Hicks and -Perry decisions applied and
granted the injunctions against - col
looting' theleciaj. .maintenance tax,
.Bath these echoW are therefore un
der ' hecBssltj? QfTjperaflng -this yea
without benefit of such tax but botn
have arranged to -carry on their work
.with the least possible hindrance be
cause of the adverse-court decisions.
The Supreme Court several weeks ago
upheld Judge Harding in these two
cases. .- I. -
Already the : school ' authorities of
the state are at work on a proposed
revival of the school law, which will
be submitted to the Legislature short
ly after it meets on January. S. This
revlsal is ixpectod to provide proper
machinery for the present consolida
tion act, which will do away with the
necessity Imposed under the old elec
tion machinery that, taxes must have
majority in non-tax territory before
consolidation with tax- territory can
be effected.
Welcome consolidated district has
been free from litigation while Reeds
consolidated district has enjoyed the
same boon, and It Is believed now that
the consolidated schools of the county
are "out of the woods" as It were and
that final settlement of their difficul
ties will be arrived nt during the com
ing year. With these things out of
the way the countiy board of educa
tion will probably find itself in posi
tion to go forward and grant re
quests for further consolidation that
are understood now to be pending. It
is believed also that eventually terri
tory adjoining present consolidated
districts will seek to Join such dis
tricts as the truck transportation pro
vided has figuratively moved the big
schools near the door of all patrons
within five or six miles.
Iftl
V iTiffiitftiMi
An interesting character study of the "French Tiger," made
on his trip tothe Btcamer bound for the U. S.- He Btarted at an
early hour in storm. He Insisted on making the trip by motor,
and rode with-the chauffeur. He reached the pier before the
attending committee, which went by ruil. . .'
. Henry Ford's proposals are always
of. interest and Just at this time of es
pecial Interest to Lexington, in view
of certain possibilities of develop
ments that may greatly benefit this
city. According to a special to the
Roanoke Times from Whltesburg,
Ky.. there la a well founded belief that
Mr. Ford has purchased a number Of
very valuable coal mining properties
la Letcher county, Kentucky, and that
he will extena tne weirou, l oieee ana
Ironton railroad, which he ewns, from
Ironton, Ohio, to about Elkhom. Ky.
Letcher county Is on the op
posite side of Kentucky from
Iron town a distance of two to three
Jiundred miles. However, it Is Just
across the border line from Vir
ginia and railroad connection could
be easily extended across to about Big
Htone Gap, where It would afford ad
ditional connection Into this territory
over the Norfolk and Western. Stories
have been rife In Kentucky for some
time mat Mr. Ford was getting hold
In the Cumberland coal fields, with
possible extension of his Interests Into
Buchanan county. Virginia, whic h has
valuable coal fields yet almost un
touched because of lark of rallroada.
Another Interesting railroad possi
bility thsr would affect Lexington la
the probability that the Norfolk
Western and Atlantic Coast Line
might Jointly buy the Carolina and declared stats champion bread bskers
Ysdkln Itlver road and extend u on 'si tne contest nem at in, win ru-,
DAVIDSON GIRL ALMOST
WINS SPELLING CONTEST
Miss Ruth Cllnsrd. of Thomasvllle
towaahlD. who was selected to repre
sent Davidson County schools In the
statewide spelling contest at Ralelgb
last week, was among tha leaders but
was nosed out In the final rounds by
several others. - In the first list of
words given to the eighty-four con
testants Ulsa Cllnsrd and Miss Doris
Rmlth, of Durham county, who Anally
won first honors, headed the entire
list. . Second, third and fourth lists
of words were given and when the
averages were counted up It Was found
that Doris Hmlth, of Durham county.
was first, Ralph Thnrnburg. of Cabar
rus, secend, and Virginia Aderholdt.
Of 8talesvl)s third.
Two Davidson County girls
BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION
ALSO SCENE OF WEDDIG
from llls-h N'nlnt to Greensboro.
Some dlspowtion will undoubtly be
made of this rosd at no distant dste
and If It la bought by another rail
road company it will likely be by the
Houthbound company or the two roads
Jointly Interested In Ihe gouthbound.
Mr. snd Mrs. Chrl-s ft. fledwlns
are the hipy "rnt of s fine 1"h
It will be recalled, while a Davidson
County boy proved himself champion
Individual boy swine Judge In -North
Carolina. The One showing of M fas
Cllnsrd In this later contest sdds fur
ther to ths laurels of the Davidson
County srhools.
MUs Helen McCrary spent ths week
On Thanksgiving day W. F. Pope,
of Llnwood. R. 1. celebrated his 41th
birthday by giving a barbecue to a
host of his relatives and friends.
Just as the clock struck eleven It
wss .announced that H. Clay Koonts
and Mrs. Amanda Cox were to be
married, which came as a surprise to
the guest. From an adjoining room
cams the bride and groom attended
by Master Sidney Bl mer son with little
Mies Helen Hlmerson; Howard oimer
son with Miss Alma Hlmerson; John
Cox with Miss Leona Koonts. The
reremonv was nerformed by Esq. L.
F. Bnlder. great-uncle of the bride.
The bride la the second daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Cox, of High
Point, while the groom la tne son oi
Mr. and Mrs. N. W. Koonts, of un
wood. K. I. Both these young peo
pie have a host of friends who wish
them a long and happy lite togetner.
Those present for the occasion
were Mr. and Mrs. II. T. Cox and
family, Mr. and Mrs. Llndo Leonard
nd children. Mr. and Mrs. Beck and
famllv. of Guilford eounty, Mr. and
Mrs, Charlie Pope. Mr. and Mrs. Will
Ha do and family of Trinity, Mr. and
Mrs. Beuford Pope and daughter of
High Point, Mr. and Mrs. Thedle Pope,
Mr. Z. T. Bhsrps of tne jersey sec
tlon. Mr. snd Mrs. J. A. Hharpe. Mr.
and Mrs. D. C. Sharps. Mr. John
Pennlnger and children, ' Miss Jane
Bowers, of Lexington! Mr. and Mrs.
N. W. Koonts and family. Mr. and
Mrs. E. W, Koonts snd children, Mrs
Karris Slmerton and children. Mr. and
Mrs. B. R. Hlmerson and children, Mr,
U F. Snider, and family, Mr., and
Mrs. J- Hush Urubb and son, Mr. and
Mrs D. Bsrnes. Mr. Frank Lannln
Davidson Crops
Turned tut Well
During The Year
'' Vi '.'-." - " ''"''
- Only five counties in North Carolina
made a better percentage average for
the thirteen principal farm crops this
year than -did Davidson, while four
other- oounilea nsslle 's'grtsil mvw--
age. ' And of the counties excelling
Davidson In percentage of crops only
one is considered as important an
agricultural county,, this being her
neighbor Randolph. Another neigh
bor with the same high average of 92
per cent as Randolph Is Forsyth,
which is likewise an important agri
cultural county, -
Randolph does not grow, as much
tobacco as Davidson but made an
average of 87 per cent in condition
as against only 80 per cent for Da
vldBon, Forsyth, which Is an Import
ant tobacco county, had a percentage
of 88. , Davidson led In percentage
of grain with 94 against 83 for Ran
dolph and 87 for Forsyth.
Davidson County's percentage for
the thirteen crops of corn, cotton, to
bacco, wheat oats, Irish potatoes,
sweet potatoes, apples, field peas, soy
beans, peanuts, sorghum and grapes
was 88 per cent of a perfect crop.
Dare led the state with 81 per cent,
Forsyth and Randolph had 92 - per
cent and Caswell and Person 90.
Lincoln, Watauga, Yadkin and Orange
had the same percentage as Davidson,
89. About forty counties In the State
had a crop average of below 80 per
cent, the principal low percentage
group being in the east, where ex
cessive rainfall cut some of the ear
lier crops. , "
The figures given are taken from
the Farm Forecaster, the publication
of the Co-operative Crop Reporting
Service. Two Items In which Da
vidson County went well above the
average for both state snd nation are
the yield per acre of Irish potatoes
and sweet potatoes. Davidson Coun
ty produced 115 bushels of Irish po
tatoes per acre, against 95 for the
state and 101.1 for the United States.
The county also produced an average
of 144 bushels of sweet potatoes per
acre this year, against 111 for the
state and 97.8 for the United States.
Only Martin. Greene and Northamp
ton with their alluvial black- loam soils
exceeded Davidson's per acre yield for
sweet potatoes, Greene producing 145,
Northampton 148 and Martin Its
bushels per acre.
LONG SERVICE IN
PUBLIC OFFICE
Through Service T
To Cincinnati Is
Asked At Meeting
r - .--'.. .- -
In session at High . Point Friday
night, members of the Central North
Carolina Development Association
passed resolutions providing for action
to be taken looking towards the estab
lishment of through train service be
tween Goldsboro and Cincinnati over
the tracks of the North Carolina Rail
way to Salisbury and via Ashevllle,
and also looking towards establish-,
ment of better train service In other
ways. While In session the assocla- j
tlon also acted upon other matters
principally matters of organization j
and endorsed the proposed state
chamber of commerce.
In regards to train service the as
sociation passed two resolutions. In
the first ' it was resolved "that the
Southern Railway Company be re
quested to place in operation ; a
through train between Goldsboro and
Cincinnati through Salisbury and via
Ashevllle at a date as neap January
1, 1922 as practicable and that such
a train render service comparable
with north and south main line pas
senger trains."
The resolution also provided for
steps . to be taken towards properly
presenting the matter to the of
ficials of the Southern Railway Com
pany and if necessary, for efforts to
secure state legislation In the matter.
The second resolution called for
presentation to officials of Southern
Railway of a request for Pullman
service from Greensboro, Salisbury
and Charlotte to Jacksonville, , Fla.,
during the winter months. This reso
lution also called for efforts to be
made "to secure a southbound con
nection at Monroe with train number
5 from New York and Washington,
thus giving main line points five hours
earlier Inall, express end passenger
service from the east."
The resolution endorsing the pro
posed state chamber of commerce was
passed unanimously, the resolution
provided for the support of the asso
ciation In carrying a state chamber
of commerce bill through at the next
session of the legislature. '
DAVIDSON COUflTY
SHOWING THE WAY
FOR BIG SCHOOLS
FORMER LEXINGTONIAN
WILL SING FOR RADIO
aft
will
Lexington people generally
learn with Interest that A. G. Jonas,
of Lenoir, -for a number of years a
well known citizen of Lexington, will
sing In the radio concert at the West
inghsuss .bseadeastlag- stsrteat, Jtomr -district ' lww -t Httle
Mr. Newton Visits Some
of Leaders and Tells
of Observations
By J. D. Newton '
When the future historian writes
ths educational progress of the state
Davdlson county's schools of the
present time will share- largely and
shine grandly In its pages. One
could with safety assert that more
battles had been fought in the ter
ritory hereabouts relating to consoll- -dated
rural schools than in any other
section of the same size and Ithe
same period in North Carolina. . ..... If
proof of his statement should be re
quired, It would only be necessary to
show by the records of the education
board of the county that within the
past two years one-third of ithe ter
ritory in the rural districts of the
county , has been covered by taxation
tor, schools under the plan of con
solidation. In other ' words thirty
five or forty districts with their in
adequate accommodation have by vote
of necessary majorities been flung
with one mighty heave tnto consoli
dated groups of seven.
The honor of - carrylngyHl he first
district to vote a tax under xonsoll-
dation will always fall to a graup of
four schools west of ThomasvilleNand
In Thomasvllle township whose school
building Is yet to be completed, tn
brick wall having been finished. This
handsome building will be an orna
ment and a monument, standing as It
does on a knoll in a perfect grove of
majestio oaks with doors and windows
facing the new concrete highway
from Thomasvllle to Lexington.
Within full view stands the earthly
home of the late John H. Mills and
on these premises are also his church
and his grave. Some of the neigh
bors well remember hearing Mr.
Mills say, "There ought to be a high
school for this community built in
that . grove." pointing to the Bite
where the new school house .' now
stands. Some of the neighbors sug
gest the "Mills High School'' for a
suitable name, j A census . of . this
JOHN H. MOYER ' v
John H. Moyer, who retires today
from the judgeship of the Lexington
recorder's : court, has been many
years In the public service. . ,He serv
ed several terms as mayor of Lex
ington when that office bad judicial
functions. (Later he was deputy
clerk of court for eight years and has
just completed a four year term as
recorder. ,
'Squire Moyer, as he is known to
everybody here, was appointed United
States Commissioner during the Wil
son administration and still holds
this office. He is not a lawyer but
it is said that perhaps few judges
of higher courts are more familiar
with the . North Carolina statutes.
'Squire Moyer. spends his spare time
In roading and Is a great student of
literature. However he is perhaps
a still more profound student of hu
man nature.
- Though long an office haMer, Mr.
Moyer has never been a politician and
never made a canvass for votes.
burg tomorrow night. The Pitts
burg station Is ths one most easily
heard hsre and doubtless all local
radio fans will cut In to hear Mr.
Jonas, who has had much success In
the mirror manufacturing business
but whose prattcular hobby is the
study of voice. He has under several
noted teachers at New York and other
points. ' '
A special from Lenoir under date
of last Thursday said
, "A. Q. Jonas will leave Saturday
for Pittsburg, Pa., where he has made
arrangements to appear on the radio
phone program of the Westinghouse
broadcasting station. Mr. Jonas will
take part in the program of a radio
concert on the night of December S.
Lenoir people are looking forward
with a great deal of interest to hear
ing Mr: Jonas in this concert.
"While away Mr. Jonas will attend
a meeting of the mirror manufactur
ers where he said it is planned to dis
cuss plans for Increasing the prices
of mirrors.'
The concert In which Mr. Jonas
will take part begins at 8:80 tomor
row night. Mr. Jonas will be as
slated by Miss (Leona Friedman, plan
1st and accompanist; Gertrude Wtlley,
arttstlo whistling and bird imitations,
and Miss Lettie Austin Smith, reader
and entertainer. According to Ra
dio Broadcasting News, Mr. Jonas
will give the following solos: "Be
neath Thy Window," E. dlCapua
Mate O" Mine," Percy Elliott; "Even
the Bravest Heart," Gounod; "Torea
dor Bong," Bizet; "Give a Man a Horse
He can rids." O1 Hara.
Dr. and Bra, E. F. Long, or Ra
leigh former resident of this city,
spent a day here! last week Iwlth
friends
DOUGHBOYS TO HELP
RUIN ELAND CHILDREN
Coblens. Dec. I. The American
doushbova In the Rhtneland are mak
ing up a purse of many millions ot
marka with which to give German
youngsters a res' Christmas. The
Rhinelsnd post of veterans of foreign
wars alerted the purse With 800.000
marks, and every soldier In ths Ameri
can forces la giving at least tne equi
valent of one dollar, which Is more
thnn 8.000 marks. Top sergeants are
entrusted with the task of seeing that
none of the soldiers forget to contri
bute. Relief work already has begun
among the German poor. A number
of soup kitchens are opening, sup
ported largely by offlcers, and - the
veterans' committee Is collecting
clothing and tops which are to be
distributed to ths German chlldrea
at ths customary Christmas tree of
the American forces In Germany.
RED CROSS SEALS AID
LITTLE GIRL OF COUNTY
Dr. Perry, county health offlddr.
went to Gitstonla Friday and accom
panied home little Mlsa Glorsle Hill.
of the Cedar Springs school section of
Emmons township, who- had been a
patient for several weeks at the North
Carolina Orthopaedic II ok pi till. Thlsi
child had been suffering front tuber
culosis of the bone In a limb, which
made her practically a rripple. ; Un
der the skillfully surgery and care
ful nursing received at the state's
hospital for crippled children she Is
returning apparently cured and will
probably be restored to the lull use
of her limbs. - -
The treatment received by this
little girl was made possible from
the sale of Red Cross Christmas seals
In Lexington Inst year, the funds be
Ing furnished locally. The parents
of the child had not felt sble to bear
ths expense of treatment but through
the county hearth department and
the local Red Cross seal management
ths funds were made available and
she has successfully taken the treat
ment. Hed Cross seals will again be of
fered for sale' here and tinder the
direction of Mrs. W H Mendenhall,
local chairman. fleventy-ftvs per
cent of the proceeds Is used, local to
fight tuberculosis. .
.M with f rinds at Trlnltv College, snd Mr. G. C. Orrell, all of Llnwood.
l.r, bor on fli last ytiK. tx. Jje wbtc bImUIuUob ihe is a raduau Mr. Pope received many useful
presents which attest ths high esteem
In whlrh he Is held by his friends.
Late In the afternoon all the guests
left for their respective homes wish
ing Mr. Pope many more happy btrtb-
' . .
;Mr. P. V. Crltrher, Democratic
county rhalrmsn, attended (he dinner
gives at the Terbrough hotel, Ualrlgh,
Isst week to ths Democratic county
chslrmen ot tha State, with Stats
Chairman J, D. Norwoe as host.
MOTOR TOUR PLANNED
WILL PASS LEXINGTON
A big motor tour, with about 80
cars participating, io .be piloted
the two Carolina, will be msde early
In December, the first cars to leave
Boston en December t.
The prime object of the tour Is
to encourage motor car owaera com
Ing south to drive through rather than
make the trip otherwise and have
their cars shipped. During the past
few montha such tours In other psrts
of the country .have been Instrumen
tal In having hundreds of tourists be
taking themselves to the balmy South
go through the country Instead of
traveling by rail - and having their
automobiles sent by freight..
It Is believed that the tour will
add considerably to the tourist move
ment In North and South Carolina,
the advantages of whloh are very ob
vloua. Representatives pilot the
string of csrs from the Virginia line
to the Georgia tine. Florida will be
the objective of Ihe caravan.
A number of stops will be msde
la North and South Carolina, and
It Is believed that the tour will result
In many tourists of the best clsss In
"knowing Carolina," and beemmtng
conversant with the great highway
program of North Carolina.
. Officials of the Carolina Motor clu
are now working out details of the
lour.
Greensboro la headquarters ot th
Oarollna Motor Club and It la eon
sldered certain ths proposed tour will
pass through that city snd also
through Lexington, as do the ma
lorlty-of tourist cars headed for
rtorlde.
three hundred and fifty of school age,
while : new residences are rising in
all quarters of the district and new
families Inhabiting them; It will
probably not be many months until,
this highway will be lighted with
electricity and the school and homes
adjacent will enjoy the benefits.
Another benefit that will surely come
soon tp this progressive rural com
munity is water works and sewerage.
The present session of school Is being
taught in the same buildings as for
merly and under the old conditions,
but next session the great change will
fall, the hundreds of bright . faces
with all b- turned to one center and
gather first each morning Into one
splendid auditorium from which they ..
will radiate into separate rooms
where teachers of first grsde will
conduct the teaching exercises.
DENTON GOES FORWARD
' Denton, twenty miles south of
Thomasvllle, the last, but by no
means least, to vote a tax under con
solidation, has a splendid brick
building under construction which
will cost 840,000, or more. At that .
point a battle royal was waged and
for twice went down in defeat, but
perseverance In and devotion to a
great cause urged the majority of
the men and women in that district
onward until the fight ended In vic
tory. The minority in tnis instance
is accepting the Inevitable and will
eventually chime In with the majority
and sing together the song of triumph.
The best site obtainable was selected
for the school, with suitable athletic
grounds. The construction work la
modern In all respects, wiring for
lights and piping for water and heat:
This little city, nestled- down by the
mountain sides, will soon fise and
shine for Its people are preparing to
appropriate the best In educational
circles to themselves.
Denton Is finding Itself In a ma
terial way, most ef Its citizens hav
ing had valuable lessons In ths school
of hard knocks and some of these
knocks by means ancient, but there
is still determination enough left to
build a city. When the Atlantlo
Coast Line and Norfolk and Western
sre able to get hold of the now
High Point and High Rock line and
tn build It on Into Greensboro, then
Denton will soon become a city In
deed, for the citizens are . already
there to make It so, but othsr pro
gressives will be glad to come In and
m f rtrt, k.M S n a, nf .mi nil,
B IUV1 ..'... M ' .
good roads envelops that part of the
county and with a high grade school.
1th thrifty farmers on good land
and out of debt, the future Is brighj,
with promise.
WELCOME, ARCADIA. REEDS
Six miles above Lexington on ths
Wlnston-Kalem highway, faring this
road and sun rise stands Welcome, an
attractive two-story brlrk structure
sltusted on a knoll In the aildst of
six seres, offering an Inspiring land-
srsps view In various directions.
There are ten finished rooms and all
occupied, with four unfinished and
not needed at present. Ten teachers
eomprlss ths leaching forre at Wel
come, Including the principal, A. V.
Nolan, a graduate of Wake Fort
college. This school Is In the vil
lage of Welcome, a stillon on the
Southbound railway, and the soli of
the community la of the s'.nd i-luy
(Continue! to fi 4)