John Milton Hammer died Novem
ber 22, 1917, at 5 o’clock p. m. at his
Greensboro home 201 North Park
Drive. While hia health had not been
good' for several months. —
The disease was contracted in try
ing to start his automobile, by over
exertion and getting too _coId after
wards. Col Fairbrother in writing of
his death in the Greensboro Daily Rec
ord among other things said:
“While it was hard for friends who
had seen him on the streets just prior
to his illness, apparently in his usual
health, to realize his condition, those
at his bedside had known for days
that the end was only a question of
hours. The dread disease had attacked
both lungs and medical skill was pow
erless to stay the hand of the destroy
er. He wag forty-one years of age,
in the strength and prime of mature
manhood.
“John Hammer was an affable, gen
ial gentleman who madte friends eas
ily and held them. He was kind and
considerate of others and never too
busy to do a fellow brother a good
turn. His passing removes a good cit
izen and one who will be missed by
many.
“Mr. Hammer was bora July 27,
1876, in Asheboro, Randolph county,
and was a son of Rev. and Mrs. W. C.
Hammer, his father being a well
known Methodist minister. He came
to Greensboro about 19 years ago and
was associated in the management of
the .old Benbow hotel before it was
destroyed by fire. He returned to the
city about three years ago and estab
lished himself in business here.
“His wife w’as a Greensboro. gh'l—
Miss Genevieve Jennings, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Jennings. Besides
his widow and three children—John
Milton, Williani Jennings and Jose
phine Hammer-, the deceased has oth
er relatives and a wide family connec
tion in this section of the state.”
The morning daily in Greensboro,
“The News,” said of him;
“Death has removed a man w^hose
friends were warm and steadfast. The
closer men got to Mr. Hammer the
more they liked hig sincere nature, and
•with better understanding, friendship
grew and strengthenedL There are
many with this feeling for him who
grieve his death in the noon of life.
He was only 41 years of age, and ap
parently in sturdy, robust manhood al
though close friends knew his health
iiad been failing for two years. The
quick disaster following the contrac
tion of pneumonia indicates the sever
ity of that disease this season, when
it is claiming many.
“Mr. Hammer was born July 27,
1876, in Asheboro, Randolph county,
and he was a son of Rev. and Mrs.
W. C. Hammer. His. father was
minister in the Methodist church. He
- came to Greensboro about 19 years
ago and was associated in the man
agement of the old Benbow hotel be
fore it was destroyed by fire. He re
turned to this city three years or lon
ger ago, after an absence, and was
settled here in a very successful in
surance agency. His ability in his
chosen work was far above the aver
age and his success was marked by
appreciation of his companies as dis
played from time to time.
“The marriage of the deceased oc
curred here, Mrs. Hammer being Miss
Genevieve Jennings, the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Jennings. They
have three children who survive the
father, being two boys, John .Milton
and William Jennings Hammer, and a
daughter. Miss Josephine Hammer.”
Mr. Hammer’s stepmother, who was
too ill to attend the funeral, survives,
and Mrs. Hammer and his* three chil
dren. His brothers are S. B. Hammer-,
of Lynchburg, Va., and Wm. C. Ham
mer, of Asheboro. His sisters are
Mrs. M. L. Lovett, Co-rnelia A. Scar-
boro, of Asheboro; Hannah- Isabel
Clark, of Oklahoma, and Mrs. Idk M.
Redding, of Asheboro.
Mr. Hammer was greatly interested
in his home town and county and those
who knew him were much attached to
him.
He considered Asheboro his home,
and looked forward to the time when
he 'could arrange his affairs so he
could spend the balance of his life in
Asheboro where he had a comfortable
home.
The Indications are that the 1917 Sale
Will Show an Increase of 300
Per Cent
Dr. L. B. McBrayer, executive sec
retary, State Red Cross Seal Commis
sion, says that such reports as are
being received indicate an unprece
dented sale of seals this season. The
Doctor says, “No Red Cross Christ
mas Seal has ever been sold at Acme
until this year;—we have already re-
cei-ved an order from Mrs. T. V. Moore,
chairman, fbr thx-ee times as many as
the first consignment, which had al
ready been sold; at Clarkton, Mrs. F.
A. Harrington, who came near win
ning the pennant in the United States
for the largest per capita sale last
year, sold one thousand the first aft
ernoon and has sent in for a second
order; at Murphy, last year the sale
only amounted to nine hundred seals,
but Miss Margaret Toland^ chairman,
has already sold three thousand and
made a second order; at Tryon the.
sale last year was four hundred, the
first consignment to Mrs. R. S. Kirsch-:
ner, chairman, was one thousand, she
arranged with the Boy Scouts to con
duct the sale and they closed them out
the first afternoon, Mrs. Kirschner has
made a second and third order, each
one being larger than the first and
we_j?re .e^fnecti’^g to hear from her
again soon; at North Wilkesboro the
sale last year
the past . ^
Grace church, Greensboro,"'
president of the conference. Rev. G.
W. Holmes, the retiring president and
Mr.' A. M. Evans, of Lexington, were
elected as a stationary committee.
In the beginning of the session. Rev.
G. R. Brown, D. D., a member of- the
West 'Virginia conference, was receiv
ed into membership in the conference.
For eight years Dr. Brown served as
secretary of the board of ministerial
education, but recently wag appointed
pastor of the North Main street Meth
odist Protestant church. High Point.
The name of the late Rev. W. R.
Lowdermiik, of Concord, was trans
ferred to the roll of honored dead.
The president’s report reviewed the
work of the conference year. Five
new churches and two new parson
ages had been built. After the read
ing of this report, the new church at
Greensboro, known as the West End
M. P. church, was received into the
conference.
"the following are a few of the
churches which have made gains the
pa'st year: Henderson, Rev.'S. 'W.
Taylor, pastor; number of accessions,
20; Sunday school scholars, 212;'
church membership, 24; raised for all
purposes, $3,700; pastor’s salary for.
next year, $1,500; Greensboro, Rev.
R. M. Andrews, pastor; accessions, 30;
Sunday school scholars, 390; church
membership, 395; raised for all pur
poses, $9,000; pastor’s salary for next
year, $1,500; Burlington, Rev. J. E.
Pritchard, pastor; accessions, 52; Sun
day school scholars, 425; church mem
bership, 417; pastor’s salary for next
year, $1,200; raised for all pui-poses,
$4,843; North Main street. High Point,
Rev. G. R. Brown, pastor; accessions,
six; Sunday school scholars, 350;
church membership, 365; raised for all
purposes, $4,000.
Rev. G,. J. Edwards, 'of Enfield, re
ported that his charge h^ raised $20,-
000 for church buildings this year.
Many other reports as good as these
were read,
The conference took advanced steps
when a resolution was brought in sign-
^— amounted to_ seven vvnen a resomrion was orougnt in sign-
h„ ''J a number of the leading laymen
of the conference to the effect that no
pastor be asked to serve any pastoral
charge, either city or country, for a
but Miss Frances Smott, chairman, at
North Wilkesboro, has already dispos
ed of ten thousand and ordered
many more.”
Rumors as to Confiscation of Money
in Banks as False as Rumors that
Farmers’ Crops were to be Confis
cated.
Many false rumors have been cir
culated as to confiscation of canned • n ^
Mts and also crops of farmers by
salary of less than $800. These same
layment pledged themselves to go back
to_ their respective fields to see that
this is carried out.
A strong address by J. Norman
Wills, of Greensboro, was made on the
subject of foreign .missions. The
speaker declared that, while foreign
the government at 'Washington.
Mr. 'V. A. J. Idol, cashier of the
Commercial Na'cional Bank, of High
Point, writes The Courier about the
false rumor as to confiscation of
money deposited in banks. This false
hood has been circulated in Randolph
county by those who should know bet-
of the church, after 2,000 years of
Christian teaching the church was not
taking this matter seriously. At the
conclusion of this address conference
went into a business session and by a
unanimous vote excepting one author
ized tile appointment of a commit
tee to draft a declaration to be sent
ter. Mr.'Idol writes that: “For quite!!'® President of the United States
a while there has been circulated Methodist
through the towns and country, andi • church^of North Carolina
more especially through the country,'!.? government in
a report that the government is eitherj^"'^
going to levy a heavy tax on airmoneyl-n from the officials of the M.
deposited in banks or confiscate same, i'^' home at High Point were
.These reports seem to have upset the^?f®- superintendent, H. A. Gar-
country people a very great deal, and'j reported that there were 41 chil-
from what information we have had:?^'®^
on Tdie subject, there are some banks 1 of the board' of trustees,
wliich have not been as positive in'!!!,^^ financial report.
making denial of these reports as they
U. S.
TROOPS MOVING
TO FRANCE FAST
J^avy Department Says Ships Are
Plentiful to Transport Big Forces
A million men from the United
States soon will be in France to do
their bit. Secretaries Baker and Dan
iels have announced that the schedule
of troops over-seas is being maintain
ed.
Secretary Baker said:
“We have all the troops in France
that in the beginning of our prepara-
tion.s we estimated we would have
there by this' time.” Lest he be mis
understood the Secretary of War re
verted to the subject explaining “all
that we expected and planned to have
there by tiiis time.” '
—An authoritative statement from the
Navy Department set forth:
“As fast as the War Department
can get its troops ready tb go we can
provide the ships. We have enough
ships and more than we are at present
asked to prov.de for troop transporta
tion.”
should have been.
“We this moraing received a letter
from Secretary McAdoo, which "we
quote below, and it occurs to us that
if the newspapers throughout the
country would use -this circular letter
as a basis for some good, sJ;ro.:,g edi
torial comment they could go a loag
way toward eliminating this fear and
distrust which seems to be in the
minds* of some people. We are writ
ing this -with the hope that if it meets
your approval you will use your edi
torial columns in this cause.
Among the many absurd and
vicious rumors put into circulation
these days, probably through pro-
German influences, is one that
the United States proposes to
confiscate money on deposit in
banks. The absurdity of the state
ment is obvious on its face. These
rumors are wholly without foun
dation and probably circulated for
an evil purpose. The Government
has no power to confiscate the
money of depositors in banks.
$9,500 had been raised for the insti-
Mr. D. R. McManus, of Harper’s
Cross Roads, Chatham county, recent
ly killed a three-year-old hog which
weighed 539 pounds and which brought
$108.
The Means Trial On
The jury as been obtained in the
trial of Gaston B. Means at Concord,
and the trial is going forward as any
other ordinary murder case, despite
the attempts of the sensational news
papers to magnify it as of unusual
interest. The trial wilt probably last
ten days. The public is familiar with
th« evidence in the preliminary hear
ing.
Cotton Ginned in Randolph
Mr. J. S. Ridge, special agent, writes
The Courier that -'he-census bureau
report from Washington shows the
cotton ginned in Randolph county
prior to November 14th, 1917, was 200
bales, compared to same time 1916—
397 bales.
tution during the past year.
Five young men were ordained eld
ers. Their names are as follow
Paul B. Kennett, S. M. Needham, J.
D’Briant, A. D. Shelton and S. M.i
Williams. The ordination Sermon was
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erty. Three more young men graduate
from the Theological Seminary and
will apply for work in this conference
next May.
The officers for this year are as
follows; President, R. M. Andrews;
secretary, Rev. C. W. Bates; treasur
er,-Rev, S. W. Taylor; statistician.
Rev. L. W. Gerringer; reporter, C. B.
Way. To preach the'conference ser
mon next conference Rev. J. E. Pritch-
ardi To preach ordination sermon
nex^ conference, Rev. T. M. Johnson,
In the estimation of many men this
has been the best conference in their
memory.
The report of the stationing com
mittee is as follows: Alaman-ce, G. W.
Holmes; Anderson, T. E. Martin;
Asheville, T. M. Johnsort; Burlington,
J. E. Pritchard; Charlotte, R. T. Stub-
bins; Concord, E. G. Lowdermiik; Da
vidson, J. W. Huiin; Fairview, J. H.
Bowman; Flat Rock, J. R. Hutton;
Graham and Haw River, R. S. Troxler;
Greensboro, C. W. Bates; Guilford, W.
H. Nefese; Haw River, E. M. Williams;
High Point, Geo. R. Bro%vn; Lebanon,
Edward Suits; Lincoln, J. W. Self-
Mebane, W. F. Kennett; Midland, J. I-'.
Alexander; Mt. Hei-man, J. A. Bur
gess;. Oak Ridge, A. 0. Lindley; Page-
land, J. W. Quick; Randloman, J. A.
Ledbetter; Richland, J. B. Trogdon;
Reidsville, L. W. Gerringer; Saxap-
haw, J. Clyde Auman; Siler City, Paul
S. Kermett; Stanley, A. M. Hamilton;
Thomasville, W. D. Rcide; 'Vance, H.
L. Powell; Wqst Forsythe, J. M. Rid-
enhour; Winston, J. D. Williams; Yad
kin College, C. A. Cecil; Albemarle,
to the .county board. If he registm-
ed insid'e the city he should inform
the city board if he has moved. This
request is made so that every man
may receive his copy of the question-
aire to be mailed about December 15.
Bunk Summers was killed ip Iredell
county by being caught in a traction
engine wheel.
J. H. Morton; Asheboro, C. L. Whita
ker; Buncombe, H. F. Fogleman; Bess
Chapel, W. B. Surratt; Cleveland, J.
H. Stowe; Creswell, J. H. Abernethy;
Denton, Geo. L. Reynolds; Fallston, S.
M. Needham; Forsythe; C. H. Whita
ker; Granville, D. R. Williams; Green
ville, J. M. Morgan; Halifax, N. G.
Bethea; Henderson, S. W. Taylor; Ivy
and Pensacola, J. S. Riddle; Lenoir,
H. D. Garmon^-Littleton, W. E. Swain;
Mecklenburg, Atlas Ridge; Mocksvilie,
T. F. McCulloch; Mt._Pieasant, A. D.
Shelton; Orange, H. F. Surratt; Pin
nacle and Mt. Zion, W- C. Lassiter-
Randolph, W. M. Pike; Roanoke, Cr J.
Edwards; Roddngiiam, James Troi-
linger; Shelby, J. B, Morris; Spring
Church, J. B. O’Briant; Tabernacle, G.
F. Milloway; Uwharrier D. M. Loy;
Welch Memorial, A. L. Hunter; 'Why
Not,_W. F. Ashburn; West Greens
boro, R. A. Hunter,- Yarborouffh. 0. B.
Williams.
Rev. C. L. Whitaker, who has been
pastor of the Methodist Protestant
church in Asheboro will return. Mr.
Whitaker has many friends among all
of the people of the town who will ex
tend tc him and his splendid''wife a
ffiost cordial welcome.
^TTiir food
as regularly as you can get it, and nei
ther eat immoderately nor go a long
time without food, if you can avoid it.
Especially be careful not to eat to ex
cess after long fasting.
I hope you will never disgrace your
self by any profanity or obscenity, and
will_ avoid all conversation and com
panions where they are practiced or
allowed,
“Try to preserve a cheerful and con
tented spirit and encourage it in oth
ers. Bear hardships without gi'umbl-
ing and always try to do more, rather
than less, than your duty. You will
have occasion to be patient more often
than to be brave.
_ “The duty of a soldier is unquestion-1
mg obedience, but beyond this I hope I
you will cultivate a kind, respectful
and considerate temper toward your
officers.
“I hope you are going with a love
lor your country and your cause, and
with a determination to be faithful to
every duty you have undertaken." My
Doy, you bear the name of one who to
the ond of his honored life, never
shrunk fioin a duty, ho-w-evor painful
A dispatch from Detroit s^yg the
report recently published that the
Ford Motor Co.j ''^'ould discontinue-
the man'ufacture of passenger cars
and that the government has accepted
the entire Ford plant to be used for
munition work, is without foundation..
The Ford company will continue to-
build passenger cars and trucks as in
the past. The report mentioned was
sent out in a dispatch from Washi’''o'-'
ton. -* ^
^®‘^’ these
thoughts keep you from temptation
and encourage and strengthen you in
I sickness or danger.
I And now, my dear boy, I commend
you to God, and to the power of His
grace. May God bless and keep you.
Think of your Heavenly Father in
Health and in sickness, in joy and in
sorrow. Go to him for strength and
guidance. You are very dear to tmr
Hearts, and your absence loaves a
great place vacant in our home If it
be according lo His will,
come back to -- - - - ” '
s in safely and honor,
selfishness. Reme'niHer always your
home and your frieftds, those who will
welcome your retura with prido and
joy if you shall come back in virtue
and honor; who will cherish your mem-
faithful and true, you have giv-
en up your life; b'ut to whom your dis-
§Tace would cause a pang sharper than
Heath. Remember your obligations to
,, . E. H. HOAR.”
Now, in conclusion,.-let’s ail do our
duty and see to it that no soldier’s fani-
fiy lacks for anything winch thev necu.
of Bol'enso ^iil help you.
To the soldiers from Eamlolph coun-'
ty—your families-shall not suffer
Yours for service,
C. C. CRANFARD, Chairnran.