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VOL. XXXVIII, NO. is UAGUE OF NATIONS WOULD O HAVE PREVENTED WORLD WAR ^ Geneva; Switzerland, Dec. 13.-Lauding the League of Nations, the existence of which ' permits representatives. of i.he governments to confer frequently "man to man.' instead of depending: on colorless exchanges rn. of diplomatic correspondence," For- {'; t'jgn Minster St. re soman n of Germany | in today expressed the belief that the[ve World War would have been averted I CI if the statesmen in 1014 had been I given as many opportunities of get- N< ting together as they have at' present O! through the league. lie voiced t hi^ view in commentingj po to the Associated Press on Liie sue-i.j,. cess of the. negotiations just conclud- <:>eel here which assured the ovganiza- ( ; tion of a league system of inveslign- ,:a lion In place of vho inter-allied control of German armaments t'o which ; 0f Ay' his government objected. Remark - \, ;ng that not only Fiance, but all the | jjL. - - * VI viiv:llica OA VieTIlIiUiy IUi(l COT1 tributed to this result*, he said: |'pr "If the statesmen could have met ; jj four or five weeks in 1914, just as' m, the foreign ministers mei at Locarno ! ,1U and Geneva, and discussc.4 the s.itua- niJ tion frankly and unreservedely. I am [ <<u:vioced that the groat war would \t( have been averted. I an "Here, then, is one great service ci, performed bv the League of Nations, which is destined to be a medium in <ja arranging the affairs of Europe." j ,.aJ The league was necessary and use- i ?lo ful for t'he prompt and harmonious; reconstruction of Europe, he assert- J ajj e<l, adding: "Europe simply cannot \ po stand another war." 1 ju, The Locarno security conference 0jf and the meetings in Geneva, he went on, had inaugurated a new sys- j p0 Urn of philosophy in statecraft, and m< that was straight dealing. He paid Qf glowing tributes to all his colleagues, representing other countries with ; <)n whom he had been negotiating. i He had special mention for Forsign Minister Vandervelde of Bel- y>(, gium, who, the German statesman re v r vealed, played the role of mediator ^ in the difficult negotiations. sv, "Ami don't rorgel," he concluded, Ai. t Belgium was the country with ^ which Germany, during the war and {J { became of the war. was on very bad b'rnta. M y'andervehle'fi altitude is -jj imi:calAVo i>f the new Europe; based <w co-operatidn and coin iiiat.ion." MANY VISITORS EXPECTED AT al, BETHEL-EM FOR CHRISTMAS Be:i:b.*hern, Holy Land, Bee. J 8.? . , .. . . - M)! i nousaniir, ot ^ nri^ruins ot ail sec- ^ t-io?y art- converging on Bethlehem t? part icinalr ?ti the Christmas eve i;ti services in the Chiiveh of the Nativity which --'is built ever the stable- in } i "which Jesus Christ was born. It was estimated Saturday about. 4,000 Visitors will be jnescui for the }...( Christmas observance, which is vast ly different here from chat in i.he countries wheree St. Nicirohis i- a V. major figure. Green Chybtma* trees . ate unknown here; Instead of the exchange of presents* there will be rejoicing and the* singing of carols. j The ceremony of singing, praying ( 3ind won.hipping will continue; from Christinas eve until noon Chri tmas ' <!ay. ? Many pilgrims who already have arrived, believe Jesus is coming to , i the earth a second time and that His return is rapidly approaching. "Jesus is again coming to the world,' an Arab Christian merchant told the United Press, "but this time He will not be born in a stable and laid in a manger. He will come as x a king, a great king. "All unrighteous people will perish. but those whc. have lived accord- m< inp ro their light will he saved. All ^ nations will bow to Him and accept Him as their Lord." fr fr PLAY TO BE GIVEN BY THE ov COVE CREEK HIGH SCHOOL re The senior and junior classes of the Cove Creek high school will prevent a V; play, "Son John," in the auditorium hi oi the school building on Wednesday A mgni, ueeenjocr .???- a?. i ;ou o ciock. ; rc The public is cordially invited. An x admission of 1"? certts for children, n; 25 cents for high school pupils and o5 cents for adults will bo charged, the proceeds to go to -.the school piano fund- c? i S Mayor Joe Adams, of Wast City, tt Illinois, was shot i'o death in front n; of his home Sunday night by alleged p, Y gangsters. Two previous lattacks had been made on the life of the j mayor. j o i ATA1 A Non-Partisan Ne BOON! Vadium Springs To Be Developed in Ashe Co. illicit Dollar Corporation Planned y To Develop Only Spring of Kind t in America. A deal which will tram for approxi- .3 atcly 12.00 acres in western North 11 irolina and the only radium opringj1 America liito the hands of u tie-1 * loping corporation was closed in'11 jitrlottV I'arr. Thurday night, ac-j rding to ir.dgx i'. B. Finlev. of' ?i.th \\ ilkesboro. : the (.'harloite ' xservor. i ^ The deal, it is known, has been j vfing for sometime and has been N finitely closed, with plans ahead v: awn for the application of a North, iroiina charter that will have a!^ pitaJization of Si,000,000 or nibre. | ^ The promoters include capitalists: 1 New York and North Carolina. | -He xxurtn ?. ax*oima group will ' 1 .Judge T. D. Finley, J. Gordon ickctt, W. A. McNeil. Clem Wrenn. ^ evident of the* Bank of Wiikesabro, of Wilkesbox'o; A. E. McNeill, . reliant, of Jeffer-on; E. E Eller, '' rchant; ,1. B. Williarns, insurance, in; C. D. Coffey, Jr., and others*. * Thomas Dixon, of New York and :rtl? Carolina, noted playwright, d others of New York, are also in- * ided. * Mr. Dixon was in Charlotte Tues- * y night for a few minutes en ^ ite from a visit to North Wiikesro. .Judge Finley said that although S the details could not be anunred at' this time that he was at J " ertv to say the deal had been 1 ised and that a North Carolina urter would he sought for the collation with probably a "million or 1 >re dollars" authorized in "he way capital stck. n The corporation, it is said, will at f re, upon obtaining its outltori/.an from the state, bring to North j F xolina, Dr. William Biernian, of !\V York, said to be one of the C rid s first authorities on radio;rapy and psycho terapy,, to advise 1 th t'he promoters about In vine; out ounds, baths, hotels and sanatoria > i?C-h I he corporation will erect as-j tlep toward making the mcw devel- r; ment into what' is intended to iiu~ ! N cafce the famous Spa watering ice in Germany. Dr. ffimar. is J r thor of Iiierman's jVledicM Guide, publication which is raited as an-<ihority op waters of curative qpaiw < Thr chvm that. Ulje "indium" ring in the proposed deyolpjnweiit w i only one discovered in Amorita made on the testimony of Froehg ami Robinson, chemical engir C ei's of Richmond, Va., who have h ted the wafer. This firm is on record with its cor- h ication that the. percentage of ho activity is superior to that of !; ihv of the German sm*msrs. i The spriiifc^ cire located seven h !es front J offer; on and abom 10 t from North W'ilkesbord. i: is repotted Chat a Xev York yuriicare has made prelimi-! C ry advances with a view to acquir- I ( ? the property by lease or other-1 I se: The plans, however, are for' t c* corporation now forming lo de-: n lop the property itself after Dr. i t erman has come here to supermno the laying out' of grounds and li sugge t plans for buildings which ci 11 mark the initial development of ,1 ^ property. - ? s )C1AL MEETING OF SNOW r LODGE ON DECEMBER I8TH j ; i On Saturday night, December 181r? 7:30 o'clock there will he a social j ^ cting of Snow Lodge. A. F. M. All members are invited and j e wives, daughters and special |, sends are also cordially invited. Re- \ eshments will be served during the ] ening and a short program will be , hdered. t ? 1 Furnace Creek ranch in Death j alley, California, is the hottest ; town inhabited spot on the globe. " gisteied 124 degrees in the shade, j he coldest recorded locality is in , orthorr Siberia, where the mercury ops to 00 degrees below zero. More than two million pounds e/ } >pper were required by the United ^ fotes treasury department in 1025 > mint $5,115,675 .in pennies and \ ickels. The "nickel" contains 75 r*r cent copper. Motor-driven roller skates form ne-of the latest fads in Europe. i UGA wspaper. Devoted to th 2, WATAUGA COUNTY. NORTE THIRD MONTH HONOR ROLL OF BLOWING ROCK SCHCK Following is the list of honor st loots of lh?_* Blowing Rock school f ho third month of the present ten First Grade Daniel Klutz, fawvis Lowdermi ewol Hartley. Frances Pitts, Ma >iUV.. Xoilic Gray Sides, Lucy Wo en, Mary Louise Williams, Eveh >ro\vr?. Mary Klutz, Alma Lowde nil C Second and Third Grades George Suddevtli. Xoonati Pit! >ess Keller. Deniiis Coffey. Char! tobbins. Gladys Tea-tor, Emma Fe l i. Ruby White, Elisc Pitts, Blanc! Vooten, Evelyn .Tonkins. Fourth and Fifth Grades Carrol Greer, Luther Green Luughu Hartley, Edward Coffe Mward Robbing, Kent Church, Pa ir,e Greene, Oral Pitts. Irene Jo ins. Ruby Coffey, Graet- Red Panel: Toaster- Bessie \VootohT Vi ola Walters. Arlcne Jenkins. Ma Putz. Dare Has dev. Sixth Grade Virginia Coffey, Dorris Whit jjizaheth Waller., Edward Coffe )ee Cannon. jack Greene, Sidn< 'arm on. Seventh Grade Parks Knight, Haricot Green )trier Coffey. Arnold Coffey. Frai HutvJ, Dewey Story, Ola Coffey, Co rreene. Virginia Sudderth, Mai Vooten, Maud Mays. Eleanor Stor Eighth and Ninth Grades Lucilc Roid, Lois Klutz. Margar luddertk. Byhum Crisp. THE PATH ACROSS THE HILL' WILL RE PRESENTED AT MABE The play, "The Path Across tl [ill/' will he presented by local tii til at the Mnhol school on Saturdz ight, December 18 at 7 :.'10 o'cloc 'ojihwihg is the cast of character Samuel Crawford, grandpa, JoV !. Combs. Robert Post, the visitor, Fys !hurch. Waller Conrad, Ruth's b rot he 'oii.i Low ranee. Dr. Jimmy Recti, with ambitir, H. F>tout\ Alexander, Salamander John He y Jones, Zulu's choice, Grovi ! orris. Mr-1. Davis, grandma. Hazel No is. Ruth Conrad,; nicknamed "Llo . " Miss McMillan. Flo Gray, Ruth's cousin, tiweb. I/at i*y a tomboy, Ruby/- Johnson Zuzu. tho cook, Mona Greer. Synopsis Act 1 The living room of Uu lonrads home-in in an eastern Act 2?The same scene; two wee! ite r. Act. |j?The same, scene a ye; liter. Ruth and her grandpa -in hat love is stronger than hate, appy ending. NEWS OF COVE CREEK Sugar Grove, Dec. 15.- The Co reek high school will clp;.e for tl 'hristmas holidays on Thnrsdn )'eoember 23, and open for the sprh erni on Monday, January 3. T ii'id-term examinations will be giv< he '.irsi week in -January. Rev. R. A. Taylor, who suffered troken knee from r. fall recently, loing nicely in the hospital at Ba icr Elk. Prof. Chas. J. Greene, of the hij chool faculty, has been confined sis room for a few days with an i ack of influenza. Miss Rebecca Taylor, of the 11 ratio, and Ray Ellison, of the nifi rratie. represented the school nars Hill College in the recitatii md declamation contest on last F; lay and Saturday. Twenty-(o ngh schools of western North Car ina engaged in the contest and rroved interesting and helpi hroughout. Principal S. F. Hort< icconipanied Miss Taylor and M Ellison and served as one of t judges of the final contest on St irday morning. The high school attendance h (>een unusually good this fall, av? Ftgi??? 15S-li>0, with an enrollment' 165-165. The eighth' and ninth grade*- of I f-ove Creek high school, defeat the junior highs of Boone 011 Thu lay of last week in a basket b ?ame. Two games were play* both boys and girls ol the lo< school ?>asily winning. Mrs X. L. Mast is still pnimproV to any great' extent. There are s> eral cases of influenza in the co munity, also. DEMC e Best Interests ol Northwes ! CAROLINA, THURSDAY. DECEMBER )L News of a Week At Blowing Rock or J Happening* of Interest r Past n; ; Seven Days in and Famous Resort ' * uj ? ry Hv RpPERT. # ETT o-! RIoumgr Rock, Ig ?With the pn ; arrival of Blow' .Jock's $(>.500 rr* | i"re truck last . ;he youmr m*so of the town ?* day night and organized a ye r fire department, ts. The following f iter:- were elected: , os President, C. S. Prevetie: secretary,' >s- .} E. Holshouser; fire chief, .1. A. he Pattella; assistant chief. L A Underwood; second assistant chief, Lloyd Bobbins. Chief Panethen e. -elected seven n?en as student drivers y, ito learn the ope ration of tile truck v u-1 under the direction of Robert L. n- iYirgle. ehgiiieeg for the American d,lLa Franee Company, who i's here to r-J ;iv( M:s! r v?.clions t? the department, (y ' i'ho s iudenf drivers arc Torn. Sides, . Vh;l Tea.-tov, Rob Giei>)ie, Paul Kluttz, " doe Panella, Androse Underwood, .<>. ! Wiivl Ruivktio ......I M . - ? | ".'v ? vvf??--i?ir? mm UJ'.TJ V/UDjltT. i The instructions began the next . 11. py j morning with the first test of the j ! ruck. Drawing water from the j j May view lake, t he motor pumped 109 ' ^ e. gr.llons a minute, according to Mr. ik i'ringle's gauge, although the official ' ra capacity of the pump is only 100 j cy gallons a minute. Both Mr. Pringic y. and Chief PancJIa expressed themselves as highly pleased with the re et suits of the test. { 1 Monday, the instructions continuI cd, with the men devoting their time < ' I to the formula for making chemicals '.J..! and to the operation of the chemical j tank. Meanwhile, workmen were enie gaged in demolishing the Pcndly d- garage, which has been leveled fur ty the purpose of erecting a fire station g k. on the site. As sot n as the demo -j s; lition is completed, the city will call in for bids from local builders for the ; construction of t he station. . in As only $5,000 was raised last j x summer for huvlag the tiuck, an oys- Tv r, ;J -upper will be given Saturday .. night to rabe money toward paying ^ n, the balance, The supper \vi)l be given in Young's cafe, which ha-* been ^ n- closed during the winter. hut the !?er dies of the town are now putting it : :,.n.r. .. ,u. .... IV.. mv,?-ap|n:v. )" : The tfuin who .soiled vhir f.U'o do) yar.titH nt on C e night are T. II. b-! OofXev. ?r . G M. Siiddbrtli. Stuart* Cnnhbn, Paul Klutfcz. G C. RnbbhV.s, \ B. v . A. Lhiderdown, X. C. Greenb> ' i Clyde i)u!."., Kiimlnll KiksUm*. Spencer Greene, G. W, Beaverley, P<>*> John ^ son, Benjatnni Greene, A 0. Coffey, * L D. Tes(i?V, Marshall Hicks. W. H. f. th Dougherty, Henry ThnrCngion, ( I Lloyd Robb'ins; R. M Coffey. Mai shall Foster, T. H. Coffey, C S. Pre- ? k:; vet lb, A. tv Mercer, &0b Clay, T. A. Winkler. Thcb Greene, Wiley Vanar jnby, it W. Triplet;;, A. C. Moody, Dan c W j Kluttz. A. M. Critclier, V> K. Jen- \ A j kins, J. A. Jhtnclla, Donald Greene; 1 ? W: M. Muore, .John William.-- and : Rupert Cldictt. ? iA second meeting of tl-.v s ment was cullea by Chief Par ol in for new Tuesday night. y> j Tc Revise I n.^uranee Rates 1*? ? i, ..-.i.-.i.i- ,i - | i. pi^oo^uib a ncprcsjprativ;'., ^ <n" the state in i: ranee commission s ^- j will be asked to come to Blowing J Rock to revise Vi e insurance rates. ? a ore as a result of the organization is of the volunteer fire department and n" the installation of the new fire truck, i?: v.-as said last week by Mayor Geo. \ b Sucldevth. ,1 ust when the examiner jr t? would he asked to come had hot been ^ lt~ decided, but it was expected that a > materia' decrease in the rates would j [ result*. f The difficulty of surveying town at limits at an altitude of feet \ was iliustrated by Cyrus C. Babb, j f] r'- consulting engineer, last week when I'd ur he related how the line was surveyed r from Blowing Rock itself down an j, d almost sheer drop of several hundredjj ul Iqpj i?ito the valley. The rodman, oh W. H. Dangherty, manifestly could j jj ^r- cot be expected to find a foot5.old inj he a crevice,- hang by one hand to ajt R- laurel root and hold Ins rod straight It at the <ame time. Hence, the dis-1 + afi lances had to be measured by calcu-jy -r_ lation of angles with the stadia. The js Rock will form the corner stvme of: ; It lie new town limits. The survey is I \ be I being made for presentation to the J \ general assembly in connection with, <. rs- the bill for the annexation of May- j * nil v?ew P*vrk and Green Park. T. H.!.] ~d. Coffey, Wafauga county's represen-i< cal tatiy'e, i expected to introduce the : annexation bill. Surprise Birthday Party ev' Hubert Holshouser was surprised m (Continued on Page Eight) )CRA' t North Carolina. 16. 1!)2G CHAT W1U. BE ISSUED > ON TUESDAY OF NEXT WEEK As announced last week. The : \ Democrat will be published as ureal next week, the paper not suspending an issue at Christmas a* has been the custom heretofore. However, the publishers de- j * sire a little period of rest the I ^ latter part of next week, and an ! ' effort will be made to issue the i 1 paper on Tuesday afternoon inj.tead of Wednesday right. . We are making this announce- : j; iner.t so that correspondents and advertisers may have their j n copy in r.ot later than Monday r, night. ! j BANQUET AT DANIEL I BOONE HOTEL TONIGHT , ; I-I nap - cne OU$?y3.JKI\ng SOCJSJ j vent of the Christ mas season will ake place at the Daniel Boone hotel c his (Thursday) eyeiuhg. ?\l 7 o'clock. t vhei: husbands of members of t'he j . Vovth While Club will entertain ! heir wives at a Christinas turkey tinner. Sixty plates will he laid and j >rofs. B. B. Dougherty and I. G. Jreer will have charge of the pro-, ^ rratn, which will include speeches. ,, tiusic and jokes. The following menu wili be served n n the spacious hotel dining room: ; ;| ('ream of tomato a j ^ Sweet mixed pickles toast turkey with dressing, erauhcpry ! sauce 'ellerv Candied Yams j Green peas Salad lot rolls. Biscuits { Ice Cream ; 11 Cake Coffee j d j fj 0,510 YANKESS KILLED |e IN WORLD WAR BATTLES: j v Washington, Dec. 11.?-A carefulTh e-chock of American army World a Var casualties shows that aO.alO'jT vjh?ici> ! tit-v?ivt"u outtie neatns, in- ffl] lead of a number variously estimat-! a d at upwards of 70.000. ' h Those figure* were made public in I n he annual report of the adjutant b enbra! Of the army today. fi Those actually killed in action to nled .17,.7<1S while 12.1)12 died of ?; oniid rect ived in act .en. < ] The to .:! number of battle parti ties was 2 ? A.i 73. This includes the s; esrths 133.06;; nott-mprUd > s: round* which were treated. Those o.u sided-, howevt ? , were only lsj.67 1 ,p .vihddual - a.- \ o.i?s:? soldiers were \ i rated for mot e than one wound, a In a urnnuu/y of the causes of g ea;h some popular beliefs vvero ox-.h \lo'ded..\ The first is that, gunshotjp ootids caused the major proportion i'a l* casualties, 127,2^8, ? ? ?> 1'.(* nor e ent, while jras accounted for 0?>i974 i .! per .em. Shell fire casual- v ICS were or l.r.l't per rent ; air aids, 229 or . i! per cent. The bay- j commonly supposed to be the. Mi V Handy weapon of soldiers, oul$ fi auscd id I casualties, of .07 per _ ev.L ! North Carolina lost 90-1 in halites. v nth 3,670 not fatally wounded, j { inking: a total casual list for vhcjr ate of -J.5S0. i f iOUTHERN AIR MAIL ROUTE i ,] LIKELY BE REALIZED FACT j Washington, Dec. 13.- Call for * >ids on a contract to operate an over- ^ light air mail route between New a fork, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Wash- v ngtpn and Atlanta will be issued by postmaster General New within a j ew days. t The question of the route from > Vashington to Atlanta has been un- j ler CGiisideiation some time and irilications are that the call will designee the middle route through Richnqnd, Greensboro, Winstpn-Salem. d ligh Point and Greenville, because of j \ he prospect of t'he largest mail busi-, r iess.. j n Marked interest has been shown by J J he cities on three routes proposed j ( entalively. One route would go. , krotigh Roanoke, Bristol, KnoxvjJle j t md Chattanooga and one competitor! end a plane over that route obtain- \ rig pictures which showed ample \ andirig fields. The middle route vhich probably will be chosen bee- i :aut<; of heavier mail possibilities presents some difficulties in the way of | anding fields behnv Chralotto, hut communities along the way have piomised such fields. The third route was through Richmond, Raleigh. Columbia and Augusta, but this was not believed to be attractive as either of the other J rouVes in the way of revenue. ) ' s? ' p ^;;>4?? ' i r FIVK CENTS A COPY iVould Establish Farm For Delinquent Women Vorth While Club Would Support Bill to Establish Farm For Those Who Travel Primrose path A committee was appointed by the Voi-th While Club at it's meeting ridaj :o oor-fcr with Representative ;h<uiias II Coffey i? an effort to ob? air; ixj:r support for a bill to be iilrcdueod in the jrenerai assembly providing for t'he establishment by he state* of a farm eolony for tie nquunt women. Mrs. tfi ,M. Movet:c w.u- named chairnan of the comniiue. The other iK-mbers arc Mr . W. Gre- Mrs. khvin N. llahri it fir! Mrs. -J. L. Qualis. The proposed farm would < are for 100 women who are now sent to the tai'e dmII ti&trtuUoTis. !" is aigued hat when the.-? women are released rom the ponai in-;Rations they bourne either "rouea'ers" <>;- public hargg* Jt i- the object' of the farm 0 g:ve then such ??:*t\iriu." as will enible them to regain their places in a < abi society. The elub decided ithat instead of ir:\-i *:ec a regular Chr'ctaia. tree and "ogfam, members wool I help make a uppy Christmas for . the less fortu1 ite of tiie community. The club met Friday at the Comnereia! hot'el with Mrs .1. 1.. Quails s hostess. The next mooting will be nth Mrs. R. L. Clay .January' ft. 11SS COUNCILL HONORED AT DELIGHTFUL PARTY Misses Carrie and Ruth Coffey enL'lTuiiud delightfully on last Thursday evening in honor of Miss Virinin Council!,i whose marriage is an vent (if this month. A surprise feature of the occasion as a shower of lovely gifts for the onor guest, including linen, silver nd .other pretty and useful articles, he so v/ore presented to the bridelect by littie Miss Grace Council! nci Master -foe Greer, dressed as ride and groom. After much merriiont over an original contest, the lank spaces in which were to he iled by the names of the guests; the a*!>:y v.ir iter's prix.e went to Mrs. L fli'Ti', who in torn gave it t<> Miss o an (.all. Templing refreshments of fruit dad. asparagus and date lnViwiclies. peach pickles coffee and ilt'od almonds were served, with apropriate favors on each plate. The guests were then given paper nd pencils and te'd to write in oriipal verse their good wishes for the ride t.o-be. which, in a dainty, handainted f<Jpver, were presented to her t the close of the very pleasant vening. VAT A.UCA MARINE NOW GUARDING TT'E MAILS Airomr tlir I'S Marines wh.? w.tp irst selected to guard the mails .gainst' possible; art nek* t>y bandits' is Spencer- R. Or<M')\ of Zicmyille. who . tationc-fl at Parns Island, S. C? >riqr. to his assignment to this im>V>itant,d?ty. He is one of several picked men mm Harris Island who began their luties as mail guards immediately fter President Coolidge gave his apsroval. They are now furnishing rptection to the mails in transit, Warding important postal centers nd insuring the safe delivery of aluable mail packages. Young Greer is the son of Mrs. *61110 Greer, of Zionville, and joined he marine corps in January. 1924. >EATH OF REV. R. L. PALMER ON DFX. 10TH Rev. R. L. Palmer, of Beech Creek, lied on Friday morning. December 0. after a brief illness with pnetrnonia. He is survived by his wife ind six children, Roy Palmer, of lark Ridge ; Vance Palmer, of Senia; Charles Palmer, Mrs. Geo. W. Harnrn ard Mrs W. S, Harrison, all of Jcech Creek. Rev Palmer had been in declining iealth for several years, but endured lis suffering eery patiently, always ooking on the bright side of every:hirjr. Funeral services were conducted t>> Rev. Ed. Farthing. David Greene and L. C. Wiiscn. Int'enmmt was at the old Ml. GHcad jrraveyartC and was attended by a largt; number of relatives and friends. In 1020 there wore more than 44.000 illiterate white native women in XorLh Carolina.
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