North Carolina Newspapers

-'. . r - '- . 'I -c : - $L50 A YEAR EN ADVANCE ' vgluml: xsxxin. NUMBER 1 pi"" v - -3 ri'. : - in Cmrier nprestntstire Visits Compi - ay U kt Cmp Srier Interesting if tePlar O rlst!ra Elnner Feut- n ,! The Courier took vacation for L . Christmas and ona of the indulgence ' s as a trip to Greenville aa4 to Camp Sevier to see the members of Co. K. This pleasure had been anticipated for f i. some time and there was Bo disap poinUnwit in any part of the trip. The camp is foxrrniiles rorth of QreenTille en the Southern Railway Paris U the f . station at the camp snd the local train .--V-now stop there." The ,Toad-otJtfronj '- .""Greehviile is Very roodljut every au tomobile dn vet there seems to have forgottea tlie epeed .limit" and aa - a - consequence there are numDerg oi coi lissiona a i wrecksc Several cars, a.nd ' vehicles were along the road telling of ' ' diff e rent kinds of disster : but still the -people .use the cars aa ' a weana - of transportation 4ei 'and;; front the cart p. , - ''To myknowledge one ABhebor. lady t 'vwho 15 more than mree core ana ten in a ear vrhen'jt turned over recently this case none of the occupants were. J. The cajnp comprises more, than thlr " Jty thousand acres of land and Pans the raawaystationti8 about the 'ten 7 ter.- A number of 6tores places of ? amuremenV Y. M C5 A. and. ietheji building "have 'sprung Up- BinctThe r " cantonment "aa located here. ''From . Paria as-lar as theleye canrsee-:liere are tents ; It 1 only' about r fourth , ""of a mile to the I20th drvision-of which . here most of my time vow spent and K. Street t-waa, as cieant-aB- a Iff j i . everriomcer anu, yi"grz r'-.. I J ' ' Dixon'-nd IiuetenaAt Lock's .tent IS, in t&ie with tmarters t of alle Captains and one lieutenanta. "A-little 1 further in front ia thetent of - Lieu-J tenant Walker Mason and -1wett. "i. .w Af K etreet ia-the mesa , " . . ' baU which ta one of the rt import ; rant places of any company It w built I ' i- f irogklumber and is 100 feet lona?. At one end is the latcnen. over wui 'a Mwi pArwmts Irvin Jiurrow -awi . pie. , , T-t, "'Mp.i t .. n, of . -"bcur, t.id v T'irn .1 of Troy tjrebiu3.- Ana : ach boy baa heavy clothing, an over- coat, ' 'xtea t ww - loves. - It was interestingr ; irTrVv - intAmst v.." the . kitchen force r took ' in the preparation of food for the boys and just ftereiay I say that the boys are having more food than the majority of t at homi. I dined with them two daya j. t.w vu a variety of food ana it was in. the greatest abundance, mi tham who snoke of food savs we have plenty of good food. . mi tmn innf - tables covered oilcloTadbencheoneier riAT the boya can he seated while ' J. ' .. , J , - i -. Tnere are six to eignv tent, each, one having his own cot There aresheaters in each tent . ana ' ble. f They have beavy army blankett - for cove To make the fami more homelike there la a mottier bull dog ' with several puppies-rand they do not -;the eompany have dogs Jfresumably for 7 v , company," l was n iuw., N Se feauty of any thenv On one -..it J- m.,in.rf 'Pivmiift of Co.l baa V Trl hWsTfcnd i-ia a. most unique ' . f,'-" wTeasily-located as. Aeycomeinal - i -r " - f."'rT, ,. Pni. Bnv one who in- " dirertion to 120th division and then Co. ' .iinir folks. from home andiahear- ' - - .med to the Company ia an author of 1 ' ' --' P Mnam apent . some tune in ' ' " ; aSHpeaks the French 1an SSfas flue'uy a. he does Engbh - aU be of taesU-abU Value tothe 5lT7S? i... the rermtatwn of being well commandered. - - . i rnae cmVh r-e for one tf the b?ys who had a cold. Ihere seems no . Ksf action or discontent . amonj the " hav cue end in lhatfdoty;vhereverit l0'Ii;h division has its beadquartera, ' c, Y M C. A. and H infirmary, no ii.nre'is a rorsonrtU..-!n.;' fxi..Ur3 h we7n the mon of each $ d .vin over the cTp one, simpresjed ty tr.n un.l 1 t.ou-t j cc-r.try. . ., GOVERNMENT TO CONTROL' -: n,-y , v THE RAILROADS V.Preaident Places All Railroad tines !Tndr, GoTernment Control W. - G. Government Doasession- and! ooerar tlon of the nation's railroads for the war. proclaimed by President Wilson Wednesday night of last week; became effective at noon Friday; --December 28. "TWilMam'G. McAdoo; retaining his place in the cabinet as Secretary of the Treasury, U placed in charge as direc tor, general Ojfjrajuroads. t Every railroad engaged in 'general transportation) with its appurteni'jiceB, including - Bteainship line, .- is ' taken over, ana all systems, will be operated as one under the director, generaL Secretary McAdoo, director general of the railroads,-has delegated to the railroads' -war board the iask of oper ating the roads for the present.. The war board, comprising five of the coon try's: foremost "railroad executives, have been in supreme charge of the roads for the last nine months." Fair fax Harrison, president of the South em railway, is chairman of the board Mr. l!cAdoo -has issued . bis first formal order designed ta speed ui freight movements, telegranhing Sli railroad' presidenta and directors in- st ructions to mov tramc oy we room convenient and direct routes. .At the same time he ordered -them to contin ue" the operation of their lines in con formity with the President's proclama tion putting tnem unoer government controL " Tbii order stakes irom : tne shiDner'Hhe' right to route; his -ahip ment arid leaves to the traffic managerJ the right to send the shipment by-te most direct route, r wnere wiere i least eongetion. - j fTifrector o-eheral McAdoo has notlft fed aU offieers. afirents and employee of transportation systems that they may continue, m the ' periormance oi .ineir regular duties, reporting to the. same officers as heretofore.and on the same terms of employment.'? Any who desire to leave the service must givereaaen able notice to tiie proper officer.xAll transportation systems will -be oper ated as one national system, the na. tional needs' -being paramount in-all - WalterTJ. -lime has beon. . appouMPl ed assistant pro tem . to" the director genera,. aito- o. bduw Vai-v a nnointed assistant nro tem to the director general, in charge of transportation in the trunk line ter ritory east of Chicago and north of tVia ohin and Potomac rivers. . ' Two hundred locomotives under Mnstruction in this country for Rus- -via. will be taken over as a part of the government's pians ior quicn to nrovempnt in American railroad equip ment;, and 100 locomotives ready for shipment to trance .win ,oe taicen tem- norariiv. The rai!vorta have definitely re fused the demands of their organized employes for a 40 per cent increase in nav and have turned the responsi bility entirely over to the government. U. & As Ljfe Insurance Company It was onlv a few weeks ago that th Government of the United States toolt up the business of life insurance. Already the nanon nas Decomo greatest uie insurance company m wro world" In November the life risks paflsed the billion-dollar mark; To that time there were 120,000 ; policies ; in force", and.hundreds more were on the wav from France, not included in the figures here given. The Average. poi4 icy is anout asjouu.a iuo owen m w Government m going ttto life insur ance la to protect the soldiers and their to forestall inDart the need of nensions- later.", insurance. f ... . - furaished muca cheaper man priv.ive companies will pjsrform tius sei-yice, Vi-1. H- I.nther Killed 1 1" : wr..i V.'!!. in R t.a r ! ..it t ' i rin cf t 1 t t' 1 l ,o f.f v-i-.r- ! i 1 I Randolph Can at Least Get a Car Load - At XeRKt 18.000 tons at nitrate of so da wilt be available at once. Thia will h Hpivwd-t Wihninsrton and other Southern porta during the.-month .of January at a pnc tw"s uuu ton-at the port of entry, 'This state ment was made by. the Secretary of Agriculture Mr.. Houston..the r,pMt week. Mb. Houston assures ne peo ple that the government will-be eble te supply -the nitrate 'Mn " sufficieht quantities to take cars of the needs of Souuern farmersT 'S-Wrt . This nitrate of soda is to come irom Chili nd will be tielivered direct to Ahef armers, the farm- demonstration aarent wilr act as' the collecting argent for the government and the farmers willKhave to deat direct, tnrougu tne agent ef bis.ountyv : The farmers of Kanrtornh countv anouia mase use oi. thebpportunity-jand -secure; some f this soda to put on tneir wneat ui me mriniF for it will bay him; and pay him big. X am" ceratin that every ;dollar spent for this material wtf 1 net the pur chasers who uses it t least two dol lar an hi investment. -1 dont hesi tate to aay that 100; pounds of this material applied , to, an acre will , in crease the yield of wheat on most all of ur bands' at jeast ft Dusneia wnncn Would at least amount to $10. 'I insist thatthe .farmers- of-lhis county try this on at least-five , acres; of your wheat, spending $4-per 'acre iorthe soda -and I am sure-that you will be well paid for the, investment and , the trouble apent inapplywgr. fV ' .. J .nnnnt statA V OT7l(T Vv "W illi - LUH price will be, buUit jll be -around $4 per hundred -,It'will cost per hundred on board cars at the seaboard, fii-mm will have to nav " XreiCTi ini-D-oii tn' their local- stations." and the Spate fertilizer tar ee au oLwrnt-n la not expectea to arooun w wj, i; .t irnnw ttint If. he" neonle of i.the county-jyant-iHbat.I can atleast.de- The Pricis ef jSnceeaa. . t o-night my heart dwells with un feigned delight upon the broad and beautiful theme of - success. Success carries with itself price and he who woui't achieve it must pay the utmost farthlngVTLere are two elements which Lt coupled together can but lead to the accon-Dlishment of life's highest ends,' namely, ndeuty to one's eapscls ties and opportunities, and the power oi visions It h sad but true, that there are many' who pass through life with never - thought ox its duty and responsibili ties. , They never meet any opposition, never encounter anv foes. ' Thus as to lifejrt its trust meaning they know it not, - t'or neyer has a man lived a suc cessful' life and died and left a name that will be honored through air ages without meeting' opposition and being confronted by difficulties that requir ed xaithrul effort to surmount them. He, whe wishes toie without making this faithful effort wishes to die but half a man. Some of the greatest men of the world are those ho were rocked ia the cradle oof adversity and pillowed in tie cells of poverty:- but by the sweat ox tneir own orow they became master of their surroundings and step by step ' they ha7e ascended tottie heights, they nOw occupy. It was- hot intended : that - you and 1 should mount the rounds of fame and carve our names near that ef Washington without faithfully applying ourselves to our task and first meeting and ov ercoming many and grave obstacles. K AIL that is great, noble, and true in the. History of the world is uie result of infinite, painstaking, and perpetual struggles for mastery of the situation. The "Vrorld keeps its eye upon the faithful man. And in the words of Longfellow, "Verily shall he stand be fore princesses, for he himself shall ber a -prince. The men who have ex- LLEWXAMD LETTER - -FROM THE CAPITAL Dm Aft A. aQ1 lniwrtif thU sodasf or thiai celled in the annais of achievement bounty, and 3 'know, that it should . ba have .been of this type. The men who used here. ,We;.are v not - proauomK ; tuuaj- are startling me won ; witn tne enough wheat per acre -and this is the jbrUliancy of their accomplishments Mit. nrow' k. .srhtrih; vim .can" now 4t 'are.' f ; this same character. As the crease your yield per acre this yeii - beautiful river rolling, in tke pri-.ie of t KoV.irH owArv1oTi nf us vto make,- its rrJfi-btv-waters owes its creatneas Just as much, wheat ha we" possibly unseen springs, so do the achieve iift6hly aihake55MHltbe hrpps- wd-greatetf dateArfrJgin aibit'ior me to see we iarmcm yi u iivurs vi imru uvuujr uiu vj. uor ."VWhile crossing Summit avenue, in Greensboro, j near -tne f;.resiaenfe i Clarence Cone, Friday evening of last week, James H. Luther-was run into by the automobile of W.C. Beasley and receivea injuries rom. Saturday morning. The deceased was Bointant foreman of' the weave room at Proximity; He' is survived by his wife and two children, Elvin and Myr tle Luther. He was years of . age and the, eon of Mr and Mrs, J.' L. Luther, of Ramseur, Randolph county, who also, survive him. - The body was brought to Ramseur and the funeral and interment was at-Pleasant. Ridge rhnrrh. near RamReur. He was an .' momber of Walnut Street M. E, church. - Mr. Beasley was placed under bond, but the case was continued for tw T-rpKminarv hearing oir- Monday of tl.i3 werk because of absences of material witnessps. J.ir, Luther, with his son, was crossing the street, and fused. His son - walked ttmi'vi t r' "ml and-was not injured. r.!r". Lu - s a i !;u!l was fractured when his 1- 1 1 t Uie asjihalt pavement. -t 1 r R. l u c:.r: ' ' ' room t"''e w r! ' an ! ' county personally abouC,; purchasing this fertiliser: for them, but all you have to d is to write me telling how much you want and I can get it for you provided we can get enough to make up a car load and I feel safe in that we can sret that amount. Rpmemher that vou cannot get thia nitrate of sjjda through your 'dealer for all speculation on this fertilizer is forbidden, and you will have to buy direct from the government through the farm demonstration agent. -Write me at once about this matter, for we. must get in our orders just as .soon as we can, - D. S, COLTRANE, County Agent. Additional Clerks Required .to .Pis- tribute Cheeks to Dependents Distribution of allowance and 'allot ment checks to dependents of enlisted men of the United -States has required an extra night shift of clerks . and typists in the Bureau of War Risk. In surance. The first checKS represent allotments made by enlisted men front their-'November pay, together -' with stimilAted Government allowances, r ' Every enlisted nn in the military! and naval forces of the United States who has a wife and children-dependent on him ia reauired to-allot for their suDDort at least Jio a month, out not mora than. half lu pay.- To this the Government adds mommy allowances. Commissioned officers . ; are not . re-? nuired to make allotments, and the Government does-not provide 'Uow? ances for their dependents; ' Exnlosion of Ranee In Mrs.... Under- wood's Kitchen Sunday Results via - Painful Imurv. , '- An explosion of the stove In .Mrs. W. A. Underwood's kitchen - Sunday morning resulted 'in. painful injurtea of i Mrs.- Underwood and considerate damage in kitchen.- Mrs. Underwood was prepanng breaKias wnen tne ex nlosion occurred, b'oinsr caused , from frozen water pipes. -. The, stove .was completely demolished none ' of . tht nieces Deing any size.'-" Mrs. .Unaerr wood was knocked to the floor-by a piece "of iron hitting her forehead and another breaking her ntwej the is also badlv bruised . from; the v shock . and pieces striking ber. -The windows: of the-kitchen were blown out and a part of the ceiling and door facings badly damaged.- Mr. Underwood hearing the explosion rushed, in and carried Mrs. Underwood out. ' She was covered In ashes . and blood,- and it was . at first thought her injuries were fatal... bhe is improving and will recover. ; 109 German Ships Damaged by Crewj Now in Service, for the Nation - .Sailing under American names In the service of the United States are 109 German. ships damaged by their crews prior to their seizure by the daunted courage ed struggle for mas tery of the situation. He who. has not fought his own way up to his own place and does not bear the scar of des perate conflict does not know the high est meaning of success. Sometimes when we see othres who have reached the highest success we are prone to forget the path by which they ascended, the price which they paid Upon investigation we find that it began 'years" ago with a vision of life and its possibilities find one strong determination to succeed There is no object more beautiful than an upright youlh with a vision of duty to his God and hie Mlowman, .struggling to ful- nil mat vision. ine woria waicnes him as it watches a star in the heav ens. Diticulties mr.y arise that impede his -progress but it knows that they have a silveV lining and that soon his light shall beam forth again. - Each of us achieve only in propor tion te the splendor of our ideals, the earnestness with these efforts are put forth, and the faith and zeal with the ever toilsome guest of our efforts is pttrsued As we roll back, the scroll of history, review the lives, of those who .Raleigh, January 1. Although the cold weather which has prevailed here for the last several days has xrosen the horns off of every brass goat in Raleigh, and searched for more- some of the. folks whose think tanks - are. thawing out express the hope on this glad New Year's dajr that government control of railway transportation will serve to deliver more coal and wood in this latitude and cut the exorbitant freight rates on provisions in two be fore the undertaker is called in. The only edible that has not doubled or tribled in price is sugar and that can not be had for love or money at the maximum price allowed to be charged. The New xear promises to cut short if it-does not cut out our erstwhile perennial habit of devoting too much time and attention to politics and pol iticians. The average voter has sev eral other fish to fry and the array of alleged aspirants ior ''congressional honors' in several of the North Caro lina districts , are billed te get a slim hearing this Anno domini.' This is no year to be breaking new horses to harness, in the national leg islature especially, where seasoned and experienced heads are needed of all places. And this is. said without re- gard to the personality of any con gressman or any person who desires to "succeed" him. . In France' this principle is regarded as so vital to the interests of the country that last w,eek it was deter mined officially not to hold any more elections till the war ends. Holiday week developments furnish ed very little to write about in these letters, but the opening of the New Year, which bids fair to be the most important of a life time in making history, will give us all much to think and write about and, let us hope, to profit by international and personal development. C. R. Wharton and Miss Lindsey Married Last Saturday Mr. C. R. Wharton of Greensboro and Miss Lessie Norma Lindsey were married at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs.jW. L Lindsey of McLeansville. W Mr. 'Wtotojidfrk A. Wharton' W GibaonviUe andk grad uate of the "University ofjldrth Caro lina. He was at one time principal of the Asheboro high' school and has a host of friends here who wish him suc cess. PRISONER BURNS TO ' - , -DEATH IN A CELL; Walter Bine Believed to Have Tossed Lirhted Stubb ofJCigarette to Flow . ' Careless dropping of a cigarette oa the floor of a cell is believed to have v caused the death early Monday night of Walter Hine, a prisoner in tne Granite Falls jail Hine, who was arrested for 'drunk- v enness earlier in the day, was eotv- , ;. fined in a celL He is believed to have -tossed the lighted stub of a cigarette to the floor, igniting the bed clothes.! , Hine's cries attracted a crowd te e the jail, but he was so badly burned when removed that he lived only a 1 short time. ;--- The jail is not badly damaged A Beautiful Marriage at Ramseur On Dec. 27th in the home of the bride there Recurred one of the pret-- - tiest marriages ever witnessed in s Ramseur. It was the marriage of Miss Mabel Spoon to Mr. Lacy W. . Black, two of our most popular young people. Misses Madge Moffitt and S' Maude Lee Spoon sweetly sang I love . . you truly," after which Miss Moffltt ' rendered Lohengrin's wedding maron very skillfully. The handsome couple then took their places Deiore JKev. i. E. White who m his most impressive and happy manner united them in holy wedlock. Immediately after the cer- emony the happy couple took the 11:16 train, amid a shower of rice and good -wishes for Washington, D. C, where- they will spend their honeymoon- The " bride was most becomingly attired in Ve in divisional infirmia- . i .... i frufnn t i.r i r i ) (Oilier and in .tha : store ' Government when war was declared. ii h f. nork. cakes, nuts. nry wia moro viran ouu.iwv K i 1 c lory, potnloca, beans. c. kruut I tonnage to the transport and cargo i fleets in war service ior tne 4 unaea n for n.risitmf dinner was i' , clcry, mn.-.hcd fniit rv.hf, fruits, fitntrs. 'll.cre i 1 t In evidence tliat a-Gn-msn ' r-.l nullioriy gave orders for ! tn . - ( so tliat none ro im- ! in I.-, -i t'-'n l'i Judges Long and Webb Exchange Courts Judges James L. Webb and B. F. Long exchange courts so that Judge Webb will try the docket in the four teenth district beginning January 7, 1918, with one week in Mecklenburg: two weeks in Gastor.ia beginning Janu ary 21: three in Mecklenburg February 4. Juda-e Long goes" to Cabarrus for one week beginning January. 7; one week in Montgomery January 21: two weeks in Iredell January 28, and two in Rown February 11. -r 1 1 a blue traveling suit with gray trim j -mings, and hat and gloves to match T and was tne persomncation oi Deauty and love lines. The bride is the second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Spoon and is loved by all who know her, while the groom holds a respon sible position with the R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., with headquarters at Pittsburgh, in which city Mr. and Mrs. Black will reside. A Mr. J. Mat Poole of Utah Dead . Mr. J. Matt Poole died at the home of his daughter-in-law; Mrs. Frank Poole, at Ulah, Sunday following a stroke of paralysis on Saturday. Mr. Poole was about 75 years of age. He married in early life a daughier of the late Frank Kine.who died several years frame ac-o. To this union one son. have been led on by a vision to a full-poole. was born. He died a .number of . - II il - m 1 ? it . fJ. . 21 1 'i.: - ' v -r 1 1 J 4. New Farm Loan Association "Mr. W. C. Hammond, farm loan ap praiser, who has recently finished an assignment in appraisal of farms in South Carolina, was called ; to North Carolina-last week. He has returned tfnwilLAlong with, ether-appr local farm loan associations. . -, Up to December 1, the farm loan board had chartered. 1839 local co-v operative associations, consisting of 10 or more farmer borrowers , each, association being required to borrow at least $20,000. More than one hun- ' dred million dollars has been approved, with some eighty millions of dollars., applied for not yet acted upon, and nearly five millions rejected. Miss Leonna Hobson Becomes Bride of Mr. Flavius Trogdon Last Sunday afternoon at the home of Rev. Joel B. Trogdon the officiating minister Miss Leonna noDson Decame the bride of Mr. Flavius Trogdon of Asheboro Route 1. The bride is the-- daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Will HoD son while the groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Trogdon. lhe anair was a quiet home wedding. Mr. Zell Brown and Miss Urslie Williams were present. ' Their many friends and relatives wish them a long, happy and a very successful life. realization of life and its possibilities .we "no longer doubt the power; of a great ideal. ' - --'This land of ours was once'an un biased forest inhabited by a hostile and warlie race: but by long and bloody . , ,i n 1 i . Ul- struggles -ana oy sacnucmg er uuuic sons she is today, "The . land of piV grims prided :lt was through such" struggles as that of Washington when his noblaTtrmy of patriotic sons Kit years ago, Flag Springs Tuesday. Mr. Poole was buried at To the Woraens' Organizations of Asheboro Here's to you, each and every one, accept ray thanks ior what you nave done in remembering me at jjibi mas. You have gladdened one sol dier's heart by sending a box to phow ou'have not forgotten uie soi- thnt u the trail of their blood upon the frozen dier boys from Randolph. - I happen ground at Valley. Forge and with the to ba a corporal. May each of you all brush - of - patriotism ', painted ; their names in letters of fire upon the eter nal walls of greatness that k America has won this name,-4! ;..;.vrA Abraham Lincoln as he toiled and split rails upon the side of tlie Blue Kidge dreamed or a Droader woria be yond the peaks of those ' mountains. It was that dream plus- honest -toil that led him to become our most hon ored statesman; Cyrusr W. Field while onlv a bov worklna on a farm had a vision of two nations 8000 miles apart united by! a cable of communication. For fifty times he plowed the waters of the boisterous Atlantic, for thirteen years he endured almost superhuman struggle and then laid from shore to shore that gigantie connecting link the Importance of which Is next to the dis covery of America," - - 4r r - -" Thirty odd years ago a boy while in school in a North Carolina, college had a vision. It "Was vision from God He made it real. Since then he has un furled the American' standard of peace and Justice, not only over the bosom of the sea, but even over the trenchos of the struggling nations. He "has championed the cause of America wherever he has found it oppressed. He has planted the stnrs and- stripes on tne nignmi jwukb vq which iiueuhh hitve a merry Christmas and a happy ew i ears, .inese are tne grceuno I send to you. . WADE YORK. ' - ' York-Brown On December 20th Miss Etta Brown was married to Mr. E. A. York, both of Ramseur The young couple were married In Asheboro at the Register's office, Rev. C, L. WhiUker. officiating. 1 The" city" of : Gautemala, capital ; of the little' Central American - republic of. Guatemala, has been laid in ruins by a series of earthquakes beginning Christmas . day ' continuing - Sunday night with violent shocks completing the destruction; numbers being killed by falling walls, with 125.000 people in the streets without shelter.: More than 60,000 persons are homeless. - . 3 "'1 row Wilson - ".K i".-;- These men and many more "possessed the two elements that have invincible and their names immortrJ. God puts the highest price upon U.e greatest worth. ' He who "would attain '; that greatness -must vay the price,' ' must make himself master ef tie situation. I appeal to each of you who may chance to read these lines, through the it y has yet aspired. And when the silent tongues Of those who trod the hi; tory of our country comes to oe written and the children of tomorrow rcu l t''eir nations story when the t'wn i r '.l have diBp:llcd all miocon ,i. t ii!i( the ymrs ahnll have thpir I v - '.ct, or-n nnme will shine ' ' -t ' ' ' it r;"n ',,e . t n 1 sema paths, to arm y uraelves with a pnre faith, with a spotless chararter, will from the frown lakes of the North and with irresistible vision. Co if you to the gunny seas of the South, from the sun first turns nlftht into day to where It sinks sp-ain, end there ir- Vo in ;ity if Iher" I R I 1 ! ' 1 ! ' Engineer Students May Stay in School- to Complete courses The next examination through which. graduates of approved engineer schools may apply ior commission? an provisional engineers, corps of engi neers, will beerin January 21. Another will probably be held about the middle, j- yA Students in approved technical..., schools who are considered as rating. .; in the upper third of their classes may ii enter the enlisted, reserve corps, . and .:. so enlisted will be permitted to remain T ' on the inactive list until they - have completed their college courses. .When they leave their colleges these stu- r aents will be called fox active service "7 of the engineer service of the 'Army. '(. or will be ' discharged to take, their , -chances under the . selective service i Vw. .,--.',' --. ,v: 'two Million Dollar Fire tn Norfolk J A aeriea of four separate and du- :- tinct fires broke out in Norfolk, Va -last Tuesday. The loss of-property is estimated at $2,000,000 and at least three were killed and a score injured. -. The first three fire were preceded by a "mysterious explosion and the fourth which broke Tuesday night ia , the Atlantic Hotel, was of a suspicious nature..: There, la no question in the , opinion of the police and fire officials , that all were of an Incendiary origin Five arrests of suspicious characters' have been made." -f - ''-v.-. 'J'l'Ch C'0t v '"-- " " '4 ' ' - ', "" Church Social at ' M. P. Church ' : On last Thursday the Sunday school . classes of the M. P. church gave a so- . cial to the members and friends of the church. The primary department en-. t tertained the children In, the afternoon and the ether classes entertained the , grown people' at nigh. "On both occa sions the vktrola furnished the music, Dr. Whitaker read a Christmas story m the evening. Fruit was served. . ; - ; . S 7. " - ninshsw-Free .: , Miss Mabel Free, of Asheboro SUr route wos married on Dec. 24 to Mr. Cl'.Tord llinnhaw of Kandleman. 1h r v., rerformed by ju-'iii ' .". ' ' " rt I '